upon a deed would involve an absurdity, another reading should be adopted, not carrying such an effect along with it. I would suggest that some such rule should be applied in the present instance; and instead of pertinaciously insisting upon what is so evidently the wrong meaning, the very opposite of the intention of Carlyle, we should take what is good of him. And let us remember that his system does NOT hold the "relation of opposites" to the New Church, unless he has received the truths and perverted them! There can be no rejection if they are unknown; there can be no perversion of them if they are unaccepted.

EXCELSIOR.

THE NEW CHURCH COLLEGE.

To the Editor.-Sir, In attending the Conferences in bygone days, and in listening to the observations made in reference to our London Free School, when we had one, I was frequently struck with the remark, that our Day-Schools for poor children did so little for our Church. So few, it was said, became members of the various Congregations with which the Schools were connected. Considerable disappointment was expressed on this account, and the question naturally arose in the mind, are we justified in expending so large a proportion of our small means, in the work of educating the children of our poor neighbours, when our own children have no New Church Schools in which they may receive fitting instruction alike in religion and science?

Since that time, our Free Day-Schools have asserted their claims to support, not only as charitable Institutions, but also as powerful agents, more or less direct, in Bustaining the credit of the New Church, and in disseminating her heavenly doctrines. But before we had such an amount of evidence in their favour presented to us as we now possess, the germ of an Institution for the education of our own children, and of preparing such as are suitable for the Ministry, was planted at Islington.

It had been my privilege to introduce the knowlege of the truths of the New Dispensation to Mrs. Philpot, the widow of a Naval Officer, some 17 or 18 years ago. Being possessed of a considerable fortune, and endowed with a liberal disposition, this lady assisted us in our efforts to erect the Church in Argyle Square. Mrs. Philpot also joined me in devoting £100-£50 each-towards the commencement of a fund for a New Church College.

To attempt to carry out the design of a College with such a sum, would have been simply absurd; but knowing that drops accumulated become brooks and rivers and seas, and that all oaks, however large, were once nothing more than little acorns; we gave our hundred pounds in full assurance that He who had stirred up in our hearts the desire to begin this work for the good of His Church, would, in due time, so operate upon the minds of others as to augment this small fund sufficiently for its purposed work.

Our faith has been well-founded. One subscription of £10, by Mr. Day of Brixton, and some smaller contributions, were soon added to our own. I invested the money in Debentures on the Church in Argyle-square, at 4 per cent., and subsequently placed it in the hands of Mr. Watson, who had become the husband of Mrs. Philpot. The accumulations thereon now make this amount belonging to the College, which Mr. Watson holds, about £200. In addition to this sum we have also the freehold property in Devonshire-street, Islington, worth fully £1,800 more. And, as one of the Conference Trustees, I had a short time since the pleasure of receiving from Mr. Crompton's executors the sum of £10,000, to be de5

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voted, under the direction of the General Conference, "to the maturing or extending" of this Institution.

The New Church Society at Islington has, by the Deed of Gift, a right to occupy, at a rental, a certain portion of the College premises for Church purposes on Sundays, and on two evenings in the week. This has been already an advantage to the College funds. Certain expences of repairs have been shared with the Society, and some new subscribers obtained from the Soclety, so as to further increase our funds. Finding at our last College-meeting that, after all deductions, I had nearly £150 in hand, it was agreed to invest this sum in the 3 per Cent. Consols, in the joint names of two of the College trustees, Mr. Baily and myself.

Perhaps this hasty resumê of our past and present position, chiefly as to money matters, may be sufficient for this number of your Magazine.

Perhaps it may please our Lord, in His good Providence, to open the hearts and hands of our brethren, to help us still further in this matter, and that right early. Perhaps still further delay may be necessary before this valuable property-now some £12,000-be devoted to the education of young members of the New Church in various branches of literature and science, and especially in the doctrines and life of the New Jerusalem, and for preparing such as are suitable for the Ministry, can be usefully applied to its object. Whether I shall remain in this world to see it so applied or not, is very uncertain. But I desire publicly, whilst here, to express my thankfulness to the Lord for what has been already accomplished in the way of preparation for a New Church College, and to acquaint all our brethren with these facts as an incentive to further effort, and as a prelude to further information.

Before concluding, I may mention that there is a meeting held at eight o'clock in the evening of the last Tuesday in each month, at the College in Devonshire-street, at which all friends of the Institution are welcomed.

Mr. Baily, of 2, Panyer's Alley, Paternoster Row, is the Treasurer of the College, and its Secretary is yours, faithfully, HENRY BATEMAN,

32, Compton Terrace, Islington.

PUBLISHING IN BLOOMSBURY STREET.

To the Editor.-Sir, Without wishing to enter into details respecting the proceedings that have taken place at this unfortunate establishment, or to provoke any remarks from yourself or your correspondents on the subject, perhaps the following remarks from the American New Jerusalem Magazine for October last, expressing their views as far as they were acquainted with the particulars, may not be uninteresting.

"The general question," says the Editor, "is interesting to us, of the liability which our English brethren seek to guard against, that Swedenborg and the New Church will be popularly held responsible for spiritualistic and other new-light ideas of an equally antagonistic tendency. We are heartily glad that the Swedenborg Society has at length purged its office and its name of everything of this kind. How direct and positive is the tendency in the popular mind to connect, by reason of accidental association, things which are really wide as heaven and earth asunder, a single instance, from experience, will illustrate.

"The writer happened, some dozen years ago, to be riding in company with two clergymen, strangers to him, who were conversing aloud on various subjects of interest. Presently they spoke of some new and absurd psychological theory which had been promulgated by 'Fowler and Wells.' After properly ridiculing the idea one says, But that is Swedenborg's theory, isn't it?' The other did not know. 'Yes,' says the first, it is, for the book is published by the publisher of Sweden

borg's works.' And, strange as it may seem, on this slender foundation these two grave clergymen, then and there built and established a belief that the absurd idea in question was Swedenborg's own. The writer, waiving scruples of delicacy, ventured to interfere, and begged leave to assure the gentlemen, on his long acquaintance with Swedenborg's works, that they were adopting an error,-that Swedenborg's teachings were entirely opposed to the views they had been speaking of. They were unwilling to be convinced; wanted to know if Fowler and Wells's books were not published by the publisher of Swedenborg's works. It was answered that they were indeed sold, not published, by the same publisher, as well as some other books on quite different subjects, but that they had no connection with Swedenborgianism. The gentlemen were, in a manner, silenced, but evidently not convinced, and doubtles retained their opinions.

"It may be said, with justice, that these gentlemen must have had a predisposition to associate Swedenborg with fanciful theories, or they would not have done it so readily and persistently in this case. Undoubtedly it was so; and it is this very predisposition, existing with the large majority of all who have ever heard his name, that requires of us the greatest caution, to protect him, in the public mind, from every occasion for such association." H.

CROSS STREET SOCIETY.

To the Editor, &c. Sir, The present unsatisfactory state of this Society is much to be deplored; and without some determined effort be made on the part of the members, it is not likely to be improved. The chief cause of the present difficulties lies in the physical incapacity of the Minister to perform the duties of his office, which have been suspended for little less than two years, in the hope that a restoration to health might enable him efficiently to renew his services. During the whole of this time the exchequer of the Society has been regularly drawn upon for the stipulated payments. Instead of attempting to remedy this state of things, as might have been expected, at the General Meeting in March last, it was then determined to extend the furlough of the Minister, he undertaking to remunerate an assistant who should be approved by the Society; and, as a most extraordinary mode of giving life and activity to the Society, and increasing the number of its Members, it was resolved to discontinue the Evening Service-the only service at which many of the Members are able to attend! Yours, &c.,

Miscellanca,

U.

THE SWEDENBORG SOCIETY AND MR. WHITE, IN CHANCERY.-A motion on behalf of the Committee of this Society was made in the Court of Chancery, on the 20th December, before Vice-Chancellor Stuart, for an injunction to restrain the defendant White from any longer acting as their agent in the sale of the works of Swedenborg; one of the grounds of complaint being that he sells the publications of another body of religionists, namely, the spiritualists. On the 22nd the ViceChancellor delivered his judgment, which concluded as follows:

"As this was a mere interlocutory application, the Court thought it would be most improper to refuse the injunction which the plaintiffs asked for in order that they might protect that legal right of which they were the guardians for the Society. The Court thought it right to grant an injunction on these terms-that the defendant White be restrained from acting as the agent or manager of the Society, and from selling any of the books of the Society, and from receiving any of the moneys due

or to accrue due to the Society, and from selling, publishing, or advertising at or from the house of the Society any books or periodicals unless with the permission of the plaintiffs, and from molesting the plaintiffs in the possession of the house; but with this qualification, that for the next two months the defendant should be permitted to occupy his residential apartments in the house. The rest of the motion would stand over until the final hearing of the cause, and in the meantime liberty would be given to all the parties to apply to the Court."

NOTTINGHAM NEW SUBSCRIBERS TO SWEDENBORG SOCIETY.-In the List of Places where New Subscribers to the Swedenborg Society have recently been made, our readers are perhaps aware that 30 names were given in from Nottingham, We are requested to state that not one of these Subscribers is connected with the original Society in Trinity-street. The object of those who canvassed for these New Subscribers and of those who subscribed, is said to have been to assist in making the house in Bloomsbury-street a Central Depôt for Harris's Books.

LIVERPOOL, LIME-KILN LANE.-On Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 21st, a General Tea Meeting of Members and Friends was held, in their place of worship. Upwards of 80 were in attendance. Mr. F. Smith, one of the Manchester Missionaries (who also preached in the morning from Gen. xxxvii. 7), presided on the occasion. After tea the Lord's Prayer was offered, when the Chairman read the chapter selected (Rev. iii.), and gave a succinct view of the subject in his usual clear and able manner. Mr. John Monk, Mr. E. M. Sheldon, &c., addressed the meeting n a pleasing and profitable style. Mr. Smith, having to return to Manchester at eight o'clock, the leader of the Society was called to the chair. He delivered an animated and effective address founded on verse 20. The meeting was closed with hymns were sung, Miss S.

singing and prayer. During the evening, several Martin presiding at the organ.—A MEMBER. NORWICH.-Three Lectures were delivered at the Free Library in this City, by Mr. Hyde, of Brightlingsea, on the 18th, 19th, and 20th of December. The subjects were Death; Resurrection; and Life. These Lectures were very well attended, considering the inclemency of the weather. Great attention was paid to them, and considerable interest was manifested. The truth of the principles announced was enforced with an earnestness and sincerity not always witnessed. Many marks of approbation were shewn by the audience, and it is hoped that good will result from this effort.

Departure into the Spiritaal World.

At Kingsland, London, on the 6th of November last, aged 28 years, Mrs. AMELIA MARGARET WHYTE, wife of Mr. James H. Whyte, after an illness (typhus fever) of eleven weeks; leaving two children,-a boy of four, and a girl of two years of age. The departed was the youngest daughter of Robt. Woolterton, Esq., Surgeon, Norwich. Her mortal remains are interred in the "St. Mary, Islington, Burial Ground, at Finchley."

TO READERS AND CORRESPONDENTS.

MANCHESTER.-The Review of Mr. Brotherton's Pamphlet has been received. It is hardly equal to the occasion.

THE SUBSTANCE OF A SERMON, DELIVERED BEFORE THOMAS JEFFERSON, ESQ., THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, AND THE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, AT THE CAPITOL, IN THE CITY OF WASHINGTON.

BY JOHN HARGROVE,

MINISTER OF THE NEW JERUSALEM CHURCH, BALTIMORE.

THE foregoing is a brief and candid statement of the leading or principal doctrines of the New Church, and you will pardon me if I add, that, in my opinion, they are so Scriptural, rational, and self-evident, that they "commend themselves to every (unprejudiced) man's conscience in the sight of God." I shall now,

2ndly, Take some notice of those leading and popular doctrines in the old churches, which we are led to reject.

But here, let it be remembered, that while we reject and oppose those particular doctrines, we greatly respect many who espouse them, not only for their scientific attainments, but for their solid piety and attachment to revealed religion.

The benevolent and heavenly doctrines of the New Church, teach us to distinguish between principles and men; the act and the intention; the understanding and the will: but, as in exhibiting a finished picture, its shades must be regarded as well as its lights-so do we prove the propriety, as also the necessity, of the discriminating position just advanced.

And 1st. The members of the Lord's New Church cordially recog"Hearken unto me, I also will shew mine opinion."-Job xxxii. 10.

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