Evening star., 1930-06-23

Among the mystics of history, Eman-
uel SWedenborg seems to be outstanding,
since he also was great man of SCI
ence, q theologian, an inventor, one
of the most learned scholars Of his day,
and the founder of a sect of religionistS
which flouriShed $50 years after his
death.
We already have narrated how he,
while at Gottenburg, gave the news Of a
disastrous fire which had just broken
out at Stockholm, 800 miles distant al
though there were not any natural-as
We would Say-means by which he could
know of the catastrophe. This instance
of his clairvoyancy is perhaps the most
historic of all, yet he figured in many
other remarkable happenings.
There was, for instance, the case in
which Nine. Marteville, widow of
the Dutch Ambassador at Stockholm,
was called upon, soon after her hus-
bands death, to pay for a silver service
which the Ambassador had bought from
Groom, a well known Swedish gold
smith.
Mime. Marteville was convinced that
M. MarteVille, a man of the most pre-
else habits, must have paid for the
service, but could find no receipt among
his papers. AS the sum involved was
large, she invited SWedenborg to see if
he could communicate with her huS-
band about the matter.
The mystic readily agreed to make the
attempt. Three days later, while Nine.
Marteville was entertaining company at
coffee, he called upon her.
II have conversed with your hus-
band" he said coolly. The debt was
paid seven months before his death and
the receipt is in bureau in his room
upstairs"
But the bureau was thoroughly
cleaned out" said the lady, and the
receipt was not found"
There is secret compartment" re-
piled SWedenborg, and he went on to tell
how the Ambassador had described it to
him. The whole company went up.
The secret drawer was located. In it
was found the receipt.
A more mysterious case was that of
the secret of the Queen of Sweden.
Queen Louisa Ulrica was the sister
of Frederick the Great of Prussia. A
highly intellectual woman, not at all
superstitious, she sought a meeting
with SWedenborg for the purpose It
seems, of deriving sport from his inag-
nation" rather than obtaining infor-
nation from the other world"
AT her wish, Count Scheffer invited
Swedenborg to court toward the close
OF 1851. The Queen asked him If he
would undertake a commission to her
lately deceased brother"
With all my heart" rejoined Sweden
borg.
1t should be explained that Louisa
Ulrica's lately deceased brother" was
the unfortunate August William, Crown
Prince of Prussia, brother of Frederick
the Great, and destined to succeed the
latter as King OF Prussia until the bat
tie of HaStenback. AS Augustus William
lost this battle, Frederick compelled him
to retire in disgrace. He died within a
| year.
Swedenborg came to the very next
court reception. Boldly entering the
white room, where the Queen stood sur
rounded by her ladies of honor, he
walked up to her majesty.
Louisa Ulrica, upon seeing him, said,
presumably in bantering way, do not
| forget my commission"
| Swedenborg bowed. "It is already
done" he said. Il greet you from your
| brother, who sends his apologies for not
| your last letter. He wishes to do so
| through me-"
| We must recall the circumstances of
| the time to understand what now hap
! pened. The fact was that the Queen
had kept secret the circumstances of
her correspondence with Augustus Will
liam. Sweden and Prussia had been at
war and she could not let it be known
at Stockholm that she was writing to
some one in the enemy country. She
hastily drew Swedenborg aside, with the
result that no one heard the answer to
the question she had asked him on the
first meeting.
When Swedenborg delivered his
answer, astonishment seized her. She
we'll nigh tainted. For a moment she
was so overcome she could not speak
Then she exclaimed This no mortal
could have told me. No one, except
God, knows this secret"
What was the secret? What had the
Queen asked and what did Swedenborg
bring In his reply? It4-never will be