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places, for help in the good cause. We are aware that, in almost every locality, the Church has necessities which it requires no little of energy and self-denial to sustain ; but our Jersey friends have manifested, by their help to our institutions for printing and missionary purposes, how desirous they are of upholding the interests of the church in other places, and they now look for a reciprocation of their own feelings on the part of their distant friends. There are many receivers of the doctrines, especially amongst our brethren who are unconnected with any New Church Society, who have few claims upon them of this kind, and who have been blessed by our gracious Lord with the ability to assist in building up the walls of Jerusalem. To them we would especially appeal for help on behalf of our Jersey friends. They have already manifested much both of zeal and of prudence in disseminating a knowledge of the truth, and the present step is, we believe, one more in the order of Providence, tending to the advancement of that glorious consummation when there shall be one Lord in the earth, and his name One.

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toWe understand the first stone of the new church was to be laid on the 20th of September, and hope to be able to furnish particulars in our next number. Subscriptions in aid of this church may be forwarded to Abraham Jones Le Cras, Esq., St. Helier, Jersey; to the Rev. Robert Abbott, Upper St. Stephen-street, Norwich; or to Mr. Henry Bateman, 6, Islington-green, London.

INQUIRY RESPECTING THE USES OF APPAPOL RENT TRUTHS IN THE WORD.

TO THE EDITOR.

SIR,Will you have the kindness, through the medium of your periodical, to inform me what we may suppose to be the uses intended by the Divine Providence to be effected, by the Word being written according to the appearances of truth? The thought has often occurred to me, that in our desire to communicate genuine truth, we are in great danger of losing sight of, or of unintentionally disturbing that order which an all-wise Creator has established, and intended should be invariably observed in the instruction and regeneration of the mind. As we cannot conceive the Word to have fallen into its present form by any mere accident, like the falling of rude heaps of rocks, occasioned by some internal convulsion of the

earth; but rather, as the result of the combined operation of the Divine Love and Wisdom, are we not bound to esteem it, not merely as an optional or allowable practice, but as a positive and clearlydefined duty, to bring the minds of children acquainted with all the appearances of the Word; and this, too, without seeking in any way to shake their child-like and implicit belief in them as realities? The cause of my making this inquiry, and the great necessity there appears, in my own view, to be, of a better understanding on the subject, has been suggested by not unfrequently meeting with members of the New Church who have entertained such a fear of injury arising from the knowledge of such appearances, as to declare that they would never allow their children to know that it is stated expressly in the Word that "God is angry;" but would seek rather to initiate them from their very infancy in its naked, genuine truths. This appears to me to be an evident misapprehension of the nature and uses of the Divine Word, as well as a gross misapplication of the knowledge of genuine truth; whilst at the same time it implies that the Word of God is not so well adapted to the capacity of the natural mind as human ingenuity could have de vised, which is at once a libel upon the Divine Wisdom, which dictated alike its spirit and its form. But I trust, Sir, that enough has been said to shew the urgent necessity there appears to be for some explanation upon a subject fraught with, so much vital consequence to the spiritual interests of both young and old. I remain, Sir, Most respectfully yours,

JUVENIS.

Manchester, September 13, 1848.
To the Editor of the CHRISTIAN WITNESS.

SIR,-Your able advocacy of religious liberty, and the general usefulness of the Periodical you edit, called the "Christian Witness," have considerable claims on our acknowledgments and thanks. Permit me, I trust in the love of truth, which I also believe to be an attribute of your own mind, to recall your attention to the "characteristic notice" you have given in your September number of the "Witness;" where at page 437 you state, in reference to a work by the Rev. T. Fysh, M.A., entitled "An Examination of Anastasis,' the late work of Professor Bush; exposing the fallacy of the arguments therein advanced,

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and proving the doctrine of the resurrection of the body to be a Scriptural and a rational doctrine,”-in reference to this work you say, "At first sight, one is tempted to "wish that Mr. Fysh had selected for the "exercise of his talents and superior learning a worthier antagonist than Pro❝fessor Bush, who would in England have "been deemed beneath notice; for any Iman that should here avow himself a disciple of that amiable but maudlin dreamer, Emanuel Swedenborg, would "be supposed silly enough to refute him66 self; but in America it appears to be "otherwise. One claim, at least, Profes66 sor Bush has to our thanks, he has "stimulated Mr. Fysh to the production "of a very learned, instructive, and interesting volume, which apart from its im66 mediate cause, has rendered good service "to the doctrine of the resurrection, while, 66 -nor did the deed require much heroism, he has ground Mr. Bush to "powder."

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In this "notice," Dr. Campbell, you are indeed "characteristic," but of nothing but flippancy and ignorance totally unworthy of a man of your standing and experience. In the first place, Professor Bush, as is generally known, has not only a widespread American fame, but also a European celebrity. As Professor of Hebrew, his merits have been acknowledged in Germany; and as a profound and elegant writer, his contributions have been solicited by first-rate publications in this country, as for example,-Dr. Kitto's Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature, "and other works which might be mentioned. He wrote his "Anastasis," before he became a receiver of the doctrines of Swedenborg; actuated by the love of truth, and elevated above party and denominational spirit, he was free to inquire into the doctrine of the Resurrection, and he arrived at the conclusion which the celebrated Locke demonstrated to the Bishop of Worcester, that the resurrection of dead bodies is nowhere taught in Scripture. How then could you assert that Professor Bush would in England "be deemed beneath notice"? Secondly, you call Swedenborg "an amiable but a maudlin dreamer." Surely, you, who are generally so dexterous in the use of our language, have here applied a misnomer to Swedenborg. Maudlin means, according to Johnson, drunken, fuddled. What would you think of the man who, deliberately, in print, would call you the drunken Campbell ? Yet your designation of Swedenborg, al

though you may mean by the term sickly sentimentalism, is equally false and calumnious. Your only excuse is your entire ignorance of Swedenborg's writings; not a single volume of those works, I dare presume to say, you have ever read. When will men rise from party spirit and from party denomination, to hail and welcome the truth, through whomsever it may come from the great fount of truth-the Lord Himself. Until men can shake off prejudice and bigotry, the truth has not yet made them free. What are we to think of a so-called "Christian Witness" who pronounces judgment upon a man whose writings he has never studied? Are we not rather reminded of the false witnesses who were suborned to condemn the Innocent? Let me intreat you, Sir, to read Professor Bush's "Statement of Reasons for embracing the Doctrines of Christianity, as delivered from the Scriptures by Swedenborg." I am, &c., » Z.

MISSIONARY INTELLIGENCE.

EDITOR.

To THE SIR, We have been favoured by a visit from the Rev. D. G. Goyder, from Ips wich; and as he declines sending any account, I thought I would send you a few particulars. Having obtained the use of the Methodist Chapel at Snape, Mr. Goyder lectured in it, on Monday, July 24th, "On the Sin against the Holy Ghost." The Chapel was crowded, and the subject was so discussed as to afford very general satisfaction. It appeared, however, that the number which attended so alarmed the proprietor of the chapel that he was afraid of giving offence to the Methodists, and refused to grant it for the next meeting. In this dilemma, I gave notice that Mr. G. would preach in my barn, and that the subject would be explanatory of "eating the Lord's flesh and of drinking His blood." (John xi. 6.) Although my barn is a considerable distance from the village, yet a great number attended, and again the subject appeared to afford great satisfaction. There were several persons from the neighbouring villages. During his stay, Mr. G. baptized two infants at Snape, and three at Benhall; and, by request, delivered two lectures, one at Aldborough, which is five miles from Snape, and one at Saxmundham, three miles from Snape. At both places the lectures were well attended. Altogether, this has been a pleasant, and, we hope, profitable visit; and if we could have had some tracts for dis

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During the past year, the Rev. T. Goyder paid missionary visits to Salisbury, Southampton, Norwich, London, Bristol, and Twerton, in September and October, 1847; and in the month of April, 1848, he visited Exeter and Bristol. In Exeter the Royal Subscription Rooms were engaged, in which Mr. Goyder gave four lectures to rather numerous and attentive audiences, preaching also on Sunday, April 16th, in the place of worship belonging to the society. A particular account of these visits will be found in the Repository, and in the report of the parent institution. In the absence of Mr. Goyder, Chalford has been visited by the Revs. D. T. Dyke, J. Keene, of Bath, W. Dimock, of Bristol, and Mr. Larkin, of London. The efforts of this branch extend over the counties of Gloucestershire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Monmouthshire, Wiltshire, Dorsetshire, Hampshire, Somersetshire, Devonshire, Cornwall, and the Channel Islands, but are not confined to these localities. Subscriptions and donations in aid of this branch are received by the treasurer, secretaries, committee, and collectors. Applications for missionary visits to be made to either of the secretaries.

Treasurer, Mr. C. T. Hook, Chalford; secretaries, Rev. D. T. Dyke, Salisbury, and the Rev. T. Goyder, Chalford; collectors, Bristol, Mr. Joseph Williams; Exeter, Mrs. Lowry; Chalford, Miss Hook; Salisbury, Miss Foster.

RESURRECTION OF THE MATERIAL BODY INCONSISTENT WITH SCRIPTURE AND REASON.

A lady, a zealous evangelical, addressing a female member of the New Chuch, of

inferior condition to her own, said, "I understand you expect there are trades in another life;" to which she replied, "Such a belief is consistent with your expectation that the material body will rise again, for all trading in this world is for the sake of the material body; but such a belief does not agree with my opinion that the material body will never be raised, for when the spirit has been separated from the body, and has entered into the spiritual world, no trading can be required for its support; and therefore, you perceive that I cannot be a believer in the existence of trades in another life."

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SIR,-Could you oblige me by stating what Paul means when he speaks of being baptized for the dead? (1 Cor. xv. 29.)

Also, what we are to understand by his fighting with beasts at Ephesus? (Ibid, verse 32.)

Is the last verse of Jude's Epistle properly rendered in our version? I find the Unitarians, following Archbishop Newcome, insert the words, "through Jesus Christ our Lord," after the word Saviour.

Were there ever seven churches literally, as mentioned in the Apocalypse, chap. i.?

Does the following passage in Zechariah (chap. xiii. v. 7) favour the common doctrine of the Tripersonality and Atonement; if not, how must it be explained?

Was the condition of the people of this globe, before the formation of the Adamic Church, a state of evil-either positive or negative, or of ignorance ?

Information on the above points will be very acceptable to

A NEW CONVERT.

Obituary.

Died, at Accrington, June 14th, aged 66 years, Mr. John Kenyon. He had been a receiver of the doctrines for more than forty years, and was universally respected. He had held a responsible situation, as manager of a large print works, for the greater portion of that time; and such was the order, judgment, and kindness with which he acquitted himself of its responsible duties, that he had the entire esteem of both masters and men, until he retired from business, from a desire of quietude and retirement in his old age, a few years ago. He had been an active promoter of the interests of the Church in his own society during the whole time of its distinct existence. The society entered upon the first place of worship it had of its own on the first Sunday after our friend was married; its meetings having been held previously at the house of Mrs. Kenyon's father. When the necessity arose for an enlarged place of worship, and the chapel had to be built which has lately been pulled down, our friend was one of two who went to Manchester to obtain subscriptions in aid of the erection. He was the treasurer of the society for many years; and one of the latest acts of his life was to give a handsome subscription to the new building fund. But it was in his life he mainly aided the Church. His grand aim was to shun evil, and to be a good man. The doctrine of uses was his delight. He did all the service he could, both to his society and to individuals, and would do harm to none. Another feature of this same disposition was a studious avoidance of debt. He was greatly averse to that easy spirit of self-indulgence which will gratify its desires and appetites by obtaining luxuries and indulgences, careless whether they can readily be paid for, and with risk to their neighbours whether they can be paid for at all. In the early part of his life, our brother's income was small, and his family numerous; but he always reflected with satisfaction upon the fact, that they had lived in the plainest manner to avoid the incurring of debt, or to provide for its speedy payment. Our brother's doctrine was, that the love of our neighbour is greatly wanting when, for our love of dress

and the indulgence of the palate, we will take his goods without payment, and place his well-being in danger. It was evidently with great delight that he assured the writer, a short time before his departure, that he had through life acted on this principle, and felt happy that he did not owe any man a penny. He was constant in his attendance at worship and at the sacrament, and led a life of piety at home. He delighted in the feeling that the Lord was his Father. He relied upon Him like a child. He bore the assaults of his disease (the asthma)—with the completest patience. He had not the slightest fear of death; but looked confidently to the pleasure of meeting the worthy members of the society in its former days who had gone before him. "I shall follow them," he would say, "but at a great distance." Thus in virtue and humility he lived, and thus he entered at last upon the life of heaven. J. B.

Died, at Glasgow, on the 25th July, 1848, Mr. Robert Bain, printer, aged 26; one of the most promising young men in the Glasgow society. His whole delight lay in the Church; and whether acting as conductor of the Sunday School, leader of the music, librarian, steward of the social meetings, or occasionally filling the pulpit, or performing any other duty, he was always at his post, and actuated by a sincere love of use. He was blessed with an innocent and gentle disposition,—with great firmness of mind and clearness of judgment, and at the same time with the most simple, unostentatious, and retiring manners, all which tended to endear him in the affections of his many friends. The truths he loved so much while in health were the source of great consolation and comfort to him during his protracted illness. He had learned to possess his soul in patience, and to await the Lord's will with the meekness and resignation becoming a Christian. death-bed showed that calm dignity, peaceful composure, modest fear, yet humble trust in the Lord's mercy, which the genuine New Churchman is especially enabled to manifest.

Cave and Sever, Printers, 18, St. Ann's-street, Manchester.

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Solitude has great and awful instructions. Shakspere, Chaucer, Homer, and ཚ་ Dante saw the splendour of meaning that plays over the visible world; they knew that a tree had another use than for bearing apples, and corn another than for meal, and the ball of the earth another than for tillage and roads;—they knew that these things bear a second and finer harvest to the mind of man, being emblems of his thought, and conveying in all their processes and natural history a certain mute commentary to human life.'-Emerson.

THE nature and use of Emblems are so well understood by cultivated minds, that it would be difficult to supply any observations regarding them that should possess decided novelty. Yet flowers are always new, and the stars of earth,' like the stars of heaven, are not less beautiful to-day because we saw them yesterday. All we shall attempt to offer therefore in our present paper, will be such a series of examples as may render the subject still more familiar and inviting. We may perhaps also endeavour to give such a portraiture of the connection between the aptitude for perceiving the relationship of things visible and invisible, and that intellectual faculty which men designate the poetical, as may prove the latter to be wholly dependent on the former for its development. We will at all events commence by briefly stating our views upon this subject.

The poetical faculty-a thing distinct from poetry, which is the manifestation of the faculty through the medium of language-does not belong to any age, or country, or condition of life, but is a component part of the mind of every human being. It consists in the perception of truth and beauty in all their infinite forms, and in their correlations, both visible and invisible; exhibiting itself in less or N. S. NO. 107.-VOL. IX.

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