undertaken, and (2) makes it imperative on the minister. to look after its being carried out. These, we think, are not of very great importance as reasons for adopting a rite of the Old Church upon which the special New Church teachings are absolutely silent. The importance of the religious education of the young being conceded, it seems to us that parent and minister alike cannot fail to do what in them lies to ensure it, without regard to any rite of Confirmation. Beyond this it seems to us that admission to Church membership is an individual matter which should be left to each to undertake in his own time and way. The Christian life should, at the time which marks maturity, be adopted in the full exercise of freedom and rationality. To adopt a rite of Confirmation, which all must go through at a comparatively early age, and as a matter of course, strikes us as being advantageous neither to the Church to which they belong nor to the young people who are intended to undergo the process. To institute a rite which should even proximately fix a time when young people should join as members and come to communion seems to make it a routine matter, which will be too apt to degenerate into a stereotyped form, characterized by no true inward religious life and vigour. B. W. ခြား CYPRUS. HE island of Cyprus is referred to in the Old It was from this place that Balaam prophesied, "Ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever (Numb. xxiv. 24); from this it would appear that even in those days the island was a place of considerable maritime power. The Phoenicians had a settlement there at a very remote period, and it would appear from Isaiah xxiii. that the island was intimately associated with Tyre, and from Ezekiel xxvii. 6, that it was noted for its produce or commerce in ivory. In the New Testament Cyprus is mentioned (Acts iv. 36) as the country of Barnabas, and it is recorded that after a sharp contention with Paul "Barnabas took Mark and sailed unto Cyprus" (Acts xv. 39). A correspondent of the Rock hazards the conjecture. that our ships may (after Cyprus becomes a British naval station) be justly designated "the ships of Chittim," and may be employed sooner or later to fulfil the rôle referred to in Daniel xi. 30! THE SALVATION OF THE HEATHEN. EAN STANLEY in a recent discourse upon missions is reported to have said, that among the better circumstances of our time giving greater confidence for the future, was "the better knowledge of the Divine nature acquired by the extinction of the once universal belief that all heathens were everlastingly lost." It would appear, however, that this belief has not yet arrived at a state of complete "extinction." A defender of the old faith has been found who compares the Dean's ideas to the act of Judas-"betraying with a kiss." In the same category he (Dr. Cheever) mentions Peter's act of rebuking the Master, and John's request to be allowed to call for fire from heaven to consume the Samaritan villagers. We think most people will see a closer comparison between the old belief that the heathen are necessarily lost and the request of John, than between the sentiments of Dean Stanley and the said request. WHO ARE THE WICKED? HE Christian World, in a notice of Dr. Thomson's pamphlet, entitled "The Scripture doctrine of Future Punishments," calls attention to the fact that the question, Who are the wicked? has never been cleared up in the controversy respecting the future of the wicked. The question comes up in connection with a remark made by Dr. Thomson, to the effect that "God's Word knows nothing of indefinite and mixed elements of Christian character," a position which is strongly controverted by the Christian World:-"Years ago the late Mr. Lynch remarked, when this question was being discussed, 'When the three Baptist worthies (Mr. White, Mr. Jukes, and Dr. Angus) have done telling us how the wicked will burn out, burn on, or burn clean and good, perhaps some one will answer the further question, Who are the wicked?' We are, therefore, only echoing Mr. Lynch's question, asked so long ago, and never answered in a straightforward and consistent manner. is a clearer understanding on this point, we repeat, the question of Punishment must always be a matter of the gravest dispute. What people want to know is, Whether men are held to be 'wicked' in the sight of God because they fail to believe certain doctrines which their fellowmen tell them they ought to accept, whether they can honestly do so or not; or whether they are wicked' because they hate goodness and live lives of iniquity? That the latter description of men are 'wicked' all will allow; but what about the former, who are often patterns of virtue, and lovers of everything that is of good report, and who seem to be, on the whole, themselves good, and not bad, though Dr. Thomson tells us they are not, and cannot be? How, then, again we ask, are we to know if we are indeed 'wicked'?" Till there It is a great pity that leaders of the Christian Church should not have come to a clear conclusion upon such an important subject. Much of the uncertainty that exists upon this and kindred topics is due to the disposition to regard sin as something of an abstract nature, and punishment as an arbitrary infliction. The concordance would be a valuable help to any one who really wants to know who are the wicked? THE SCRIPTURE TERMS FOR "HELL" AND "EVERLASTING." 萬 HE Rev. Dr. Landels, in the course of a sermon on "Christ's Tear over Sinners," preached in the City Temple in connection with the British and Irish Baptist Home Mission, dwelt at some considerable length upon the future punishment controversy. The following extracts seem to us likely to be particularly useful to those whose minds have been affected by the statements of Canon Farrar and others: "In view of His tears, we cannot but regard some recent utterances which, because of the source from which they have come, have been received with a degree of approval to which their intrinsic importance does not entitle them. The utterances themselves may be technically true, but the impression they have produced in some quarters is to our knowledge essentially false. When the statement is broadly and sweepingly made, that there are no such words as 'hell,' 'damnation' and 'eternal,' as applied to punishment, in the New Testament, it may be argued in favour of the statement, that the word rendered 'hell' is Tartarus, Gehenna, or Hades, and that the word rendered 'damnation' means sometimes 'judgment' and sometimes condemnation,' and GENERAL CONFERENCE. the word rendered 'eternal' means 'age long.' And it further be argued that because the words in question may have come to bear a too harsh significance, they ought IN not to be used. But it cannot be denied, after all, that what they represent means something awful, and it ill becomes the Christian teacher to speak in such a manner as to leave the impression that there is little or nothing behind them, and to lead men to say exultingly, as we have heard them say, that 'it is something to know that there is no hell, or damnation, or eternal suffering.' When it is said there is no such word as 'hell' in Scripture, it should also be said that it is difficult to find a word of milder meaning which will serve as an equivalent of the original and as a representative of the thing to which it is applied. Whether there be a hell or not, there is a place and state to which our translations have applied the word because they can find no word more suitable. There is a Gehenna fire, into which the wicked are cast, 'where their worm dieth not, and their fire is not quenched.' There is 'outer darkness where there is weeping and gnashing of teeth.' "Should it be admitted that much of the language of Scripture is not to be literally interpreted, that admission. does not divest it of its awful significance. The 'fire' may not be literal, and the 'worm' may not be literal, and other things may not be literal-we have no conception that they are. We do not suppose that literal fire, literal worms, have any power to touch the spiritual part of our nature; but whether literal or not, when so applied, they mean something, and that must be a terrible something which such figures are employed to represent. Can it, indeed, be other than a terrible something which is involved in the soul being lost, cut off from its proper relation to God and the universe, at enmity with its Maker, and exposed to His righteous indignation? We are not speaking of any direct infliction as coming from the Divine hand. God has power to express His displeasure without that, and may do nothing more than. leave the sinner to endure the penalty He attaches to the violation of His own law." “That infants will be doomed to the everlasting weakness and helplessness and ignorance of infancy seems to my mind impossible. No mother would ever want to see her darling babe stunted to an unchanged babyhood even here. It would become a pitiable monstrosity. Half the charm of childhood is its constant growth, its delightful openings, like the rosebud, to new thought and development. The idea of an undeveloped infancy in heaven would be almost a libel on the Creator! My darling boy will be none the less my own child in the 'Father's house' because (like another child at Nazareth) he has increased in stature and knowledge and in favour with God and man. That I shall know him there-if God's rich grace doth bring me there-I have no more doubt of than I have of the existence of a heavenly rest. Good Dean Alford struck a chord in every Christian heart when he sang: 'Oh! then what raptured greetings, On Heaven's happy shore; N addition to the subjects mentioned in the Secretary's circular, the following questions of interest are likely to receive the attention of Conference : 1. The Report of a Committee appointed to consider the desirableness of preparing a new Hymn-Book. 2. Report of the Council as to the most efficient means of employ. ing the Education Funds at the disposal of Conference. 3. The question of introducing into the services of the New Church a rite analogous to Confirmation. A trustee will have to be appointed for Mr. George Meek of Manchester, deceased. ITEMS OF INTEREST. The summer excursion of the Sunday-school scholars, teachers, and friends took place on Wednesday the 24th July last to Kingswood, Sydenham, the residence of Thomas Tapling, Esq., who very kindly placed a large field at the disposal of the children, and gave permission to the senior scholars and friends to wander about and enjoy the private and spacious grounds attached to the residence-a permission, it is needless to say, greatly appreciated. It is very gratifying to add that, in addition to his other acts of kindness, Mr. Tapling provided abundance of milk and hot water. The weather, which at first was of a somewhat threatening character, cleared up before noon; and although a heavy thunderstorm raged over the metropolis during the latter portion of the day, Kingswood fortunately escaped, and the children were enabled to thoroughly enjoy themselves. Cricket, swinging, skipping, races, and the other many items connected with an outdoor fête, were freely indulged in. Mr. Walton kindly provided the greater portion of the necessaries for the various games, and all were much indebted to Mr. Howell for an unlimited supply of lemonade. Over 160 children and friends sat down to a first-rate tea, under a spacious tent, and did ample justice to the good things provided for them. Before leaving, the children formed in line, and marched in procession to the lawn in front of the residence, and (under the direction of Mr. Camp Penn) sang several little pieces, concluding, at Mr. Tapling's special request, with the National Anthem. An early start for home was then made, and Camberwell New Road Station reached shortly before nine o'clock, bringing to a conclusion one of the most enjoyable excursions in connection with these schools. At the sitting of the Wesleyan Conference, now in session at Bradford, the Rev. Dr. Rigg was elected President by a very large majority. The Farnley lecture by the Rev. G. W. Oliver dealt with the Future Life question. The lay members of Conference, who will this year assemble for the first time, do not take part in matters of a ministerial and pastoral character. The full Conference assembles on August 5, and will consist of 240 ministers and an equal number of lay representatives. "If we are going to fight the battles of infidelity and atheism, we must have our bulwarks made strong by a true conception of God, whose nature is love, and who administers the affairs of the universe in a spirit of love, and by love cleanses and purifies His creatures. Divine love is Divine justice; and all the works of justice throughout the world are emanations of Divine love." We wish these sentiments were more generally realized in the Christian world. A learned and highly respected gentleman in London has intimated his intention of setting apart the sum of £500 for the special purpose of aiding the Italian friends in translating and publishing such of the works of Swedenborg as may be considered best fitted to promote the cause of the New Church in Italy. Though four important works, namely, "Heaven and Hell," "The Divine Love and Wishave already appeared, and a fifth, "The Brief Exposition of dom," "The Divine Providence," and "The Heavenly Doctrine," Doctrines," is at present passing through the press, so many remain untranslated that, even with this munificent gift to aid, judgment must be exercised to undertake the work of translation and publication as nearly in the order of importance as possible. As regards the works which will then still remain untranslated "the Lord will provide." the The following letter has been issued to the readers of the Catholic Gazette. It no doubt records in a very plain unvarnished manner the projector's views of the regard which Catholics have for literary efforts even in connection with their own system. It is worthy of being recorded: "I regret to feel it advisable to end the existence of the Catholic Gazette. It has now been before the Catholic public for three months, and as a result I find that a certain educated section of the clergy and laity have supported me by becoming subscribers, yet the Catholic circulation is not sufficiently numerous to warrant my carrying it on except at a loss to myself. I have thought over the matter, and as I am single-handed, and, with the exception of an occasional outside article and reviews, have the whole of the writing to do, I have come to the conclusion that not only spare money but time is sacrificed without a sufficient return. The three months of its existence shows that a 'free-lance' is needed and appreciated; but it will require three or four persons to sink a certain amount of money every year if it is to be done. At present there is no public opinion' among Catholics; all are reduced to one dead level of stupidity, thanks to the régime which has existed for the last fifteen years or so, during which time Catholics have unceasingly found that the Inquisition, although not yet formally established in Great Britain, yet practically exists. If, at any future time, any of the Catholic public who have in writing and otherwise assured me of their sympathy and goodwill, feel inclined to put their desires to the test, and subscribe, or put every year a certain sum into a drawer for a 'free Catholic paper,' I shall only be too happy to resume the work which single-handed is rather too much for me. Till then, with many thanks to my numerous supporters, I say—'Vale.'-Willis Nevins." In America a Mr. Murray is advocating a junction of all denominations for the purpose of building a church in which they may meet and he may minister. Here are his grounds: "In the highlands of faith there is but one clan, and Christ is the head of it, and all of us clansmen are called by His name. In my ministerial capacity I am a Christian. If Congregationalism means that, I am a Congregationalist. If Methodism means that, then I am a Methodist. If Baptist, then I am a Baptist. If Unitarian, if Episcopalian, if Universalist, if Spiritualist, if Swedenborgian, if Presbyterian, if Ritualist-if these all mean Christian, then am I, as minister, all these. I fellowship them all in so far as they represent the true nature and purpose of Christ." Indeed! if Mr. Murray knows anything at all of Swedenborgianism he should know that it cannot "fellowship" doctrines which it believes to be false. So far as any one approaches the New Church standpoint, be it from the Unitarian, the Trinitarian, or any other, he recedes from his former standpoint, and should cease to be labelled by his former name. Mr. Murray's invitation shows either that his own intellectual capacity is not of the greatest, or that he has no belief in intellectual capacity as a general attribute of Church members. The Family Herald in its answers to correspondents passes the following judgment upon the Writings: "The works of Swedenborg will offer no facilities for the study of 'theology.' We cannot recommend their perusal, as they are morbid, and calculated rather to weaken than to strengthen the mind." If we recollect rightly, this reverses the opinion formerly expressed in this journal respecting Swedenborg, but irrespective of that it is a judgment which is not likely to commend itself to any who are acquainted with the writings referred to. The almost unanimous opinion of those who have studied them has been favourable. Such a man as Samuel Taylor Coleridge, for instance, who though he cannot be styled a Swedenborgian, yet thought so highly of Swedenborg's writings, that respecting one he wrote as follows: "I remember nothing in Lord Bacon superior, few passages equal, either in depth of thought, or in richness, dignity, and felicity of diction, or in the weightiness of the truths contained in these articles. I can venture to assert that, as a moralist, Swedenborg is above all praise; and that, as a naturalist, psychologist, and theologian, he has strong and varied claims on the gratitude and admiration of the professional and philosophical faculties." From the high literary position Coleridge occupies, and from the undoubted knowledge he had of the subject, his opinion surely will have greater weight with the majority of intelligent readers than the verdict of an anonymous writer in the Family Herald can possess. Some ingenious individual has discovered that the recent Congress was foretold by the prophet Zechariah, and that in the leading part taken by our Premier in an assembly constituted of representatives of nations speaking ten languages we have a fulfilment of the words, "In those days it shall come to pass that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you!" It would be well that those who place such absurd meanings upon prophecy should show us how such an interpretation "is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.' The Committee of the Manchester and Salford Missionary Society have made arrangements to supply the pulpits of the New Church Societies in the vicinity of Manchester with ministers and teachers from a distance on Sundays, August 11th and 18th. On the 11th, at Peter Street, the Rev. W. H. Benade of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, will preach in the morning, and the Rev. C. A. Dunham of Riverhead, New York State, in the evening. On the same day the Rev. C. Giles of Philadelphia will preach at Salford both morning and evening. SUNDAY-SCHOOL LESSONS. JESUS' TEMPTATIONS IN THE WILDERNESS. August 11th, Morning.-Luke iv. 1-13. When Jesus was baptized the remains in the human principle were opened and subThe jected to temptation as the result of the Spirit's descent. Spirit (vers. 1, 2) does not tempt, but imparts that degree of bitterness which makes temptation possible: no spiritual life, no temptation. Wilderness-general state of temptability; forty dayssuccession of the states of temptation; days and nights (not here mentioned)-the alternations of such states. The devil-the affection of evil, in us and in hell. The Lord's human principle had such affection, or there would have been no temptability and could have been no temptation. In the first strong assault of evil (ver. 2) conjunction with the Divine is not yet possible (He did eat nothing); only when their bitterness is past does the Divine desire assert itself (He afterward hungered). Evil (ver. 3) will pursue Him even here by endeavouring wrongly to direct that desire: "Divine good is your aim (If-Son of God); be it so, but you can only have it in natural truth (this stone); that is the only Divine; eat and find it good (bread)"-the temptation of Eden over again-substitution of natural knowledge for Divine good. But (ver. 4) Jesus, on this great matter, appeals from nature (indeed, from all external truth, Jewish or other) to the written Word: "natural truth accepted as the only good is delusive-by the Word of God or Divine Truth man must live;" and temptation is thus resisted on the lowest plain. Evil (vers. 5, 6) will now attack a more interior love-the love of power and of the world (and the Lord had all loves), bidding Him accept these gifts on the condition of worshipping the giver. The choice is only "a moment of time" in the thought before the repellent "Get thee hence, Satan," is uttered. It is seen that "the earth is the Lord's and the fulness thereof," and to Him or to a good man the very thought of its enjoyment in severance from God is an instantly rejected torture. Thus more interiorly is temptation resisted. But evil (vers. 9-11) has one more shaft. Nature and sense may not be accepted in place of God, nor may the world and its glories, but might not self be? The inflation of becoming a law to ourselves, doing what we list, acting contrary to Divine order, casting ourselves down at will from the holiest truth and good (pinnacle of temple in Jerusalem), and dreaming that all will be well (angels supporting) because self-determinations are law-might not the soul be stormed by making man to think himself God? Yet there was and can be no hesitance-"Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God." All love of self is a tempting of God; and doubly in this self-willed lawlessness—in doubting and in daring Him. ELI AND HIS SONS. Vers. August 11th, Afternoon.-1 Sam. ii. 12-19. By this wickedness of the priests is represented (ver. 12) the truths (sons) of the Church and worship (Eli-the offering) wholly perverted to falsities of evil (sons of Belial) in which there is no acknowledgment of the Lord; and the consequent appropriations by evil (vers. 13-16) of all the goods of the Church, even (ver. 17) to denial and desolation. 13, 14. When rational truth would worship, evil, by its servant falsity, and through the agency of abounding natural scientifics (three-teethed flesh-hooks), steals the good thus being formed from the truth with us (the flesh in seething which the priest took for himself). Even spiritual men (Israelites) entering on peace (going to Shiloh) may be so bereft by the prevalent evil in them. Vers. 15, 16. Insatiable evil will assault not only the spiritual but those desiring to become celestial, but before celestial things can be produced (we can burn the fat) the evil to good (raw flesh) out of which they can be formed is stolen from us. Even if we desire the Lord to have His portion (let them burn the fat presently), we consent also to the evil appropriation (take as thy soul desireth); the result of which concession can only be the parting with our very good itself (thou shalt give it now-I will take it by force). Ver. 17. Wherefore falsities originating in evils (the sin of the young men) may turn us to hell from the presence of the Divine Love itself (the sin very great before Jehovah), and thus lead to the scorning of the Lord's worship and the final desolation of the Church. Vers. 18, 19. But there may yet be a remnant or saving principle in the Church. What we have truly desired and "asked of God" (Samuel) will be kept in purity and innocence (a child), serving the Lord in the sanctity of external truth (girded with a linen ephod); and in due time the Divine Truth from the Lord through the heavens in the Church (his mother) will prepare and bring to us, according to the progressive states of our growth (year by year), the corresponding internal truth (the little robe), as that Divine Truth becomes continuously united to its good in spiritual worship (as she, the mother, comes with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice). 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