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Died at Mirfield, Yorkshire, April 23rd, 1848, Mr. Joseph Hirst, aged 82 years.* He had been a Wesleyan Methodist above forty years, but about nine years since he became acquainted with the doctrines of the New Church, which he received with great delight, as the means, through the Lord's mercy, of enabling him to understand the Scriptures in a light much more instructive and edifying than formerly. He was one of the trustees of the chapel at Mirfield, and, till infirmities prevented him, he was a very regular attendant at the public worship of the Lord. His end was peace. J. H.

At Mirfield, July 4th, 1848, aged 32 years, Mr. John Hirst. He was seven years a teacher and superintendent of the Sunday School. He was also treasurer to the society. His exemplary life and his active usefulness cause his loss to be greatly felt by the society. But the Lord's will be done! J. H.

Died, at Holbeck, Leeds, on the 29th of September, Mr. George Oliver, aged 58 years. Our friend, for some years, had been afflicted with a disease of the heart, which, however, was not considered dangerous. A few weeks before his death he caught cold, but soon apparently recovered so as to be as well as usual. The day before his death, however, he became worse, and at night was seized with difficulty in breathing, which brought on apoplexy, and terminated fatally. Thus, in this sudden manner, was the society at Leeds bereaved of one of its most estimable members, and one of its most liberal supporters. Mr. Oliver received the doctrines in 1818, during the short sojourn of the Rev. Mr. Bradley in this town. See this Periodical for 1840, p. 288.

Ever afterwards he considered it as one of his greatest blessings to be acquainted with them, and he became a useful and beloved member of the church. His love was sincere and unbounded, which, in addition to many other forms, was frequently manifested in generous hospitality. He had risen by care, economy, and industry, to comparatively comfortable circumstances, but he never turned his back upon the class from which he had sprung. "The poor were ever with him,” and in him they found a good friend. He was remarkably patient and resigned under every trouble. In business he was just and upright, and had a great aversion to being in debt. But of all his virtues none was so prominent as his love of peace. He would do anything for peace, give way, forego his own opinion where principle was not absolutely compromised, and even suffer pecuniary loss. He was not, however, a simple good man-he was intelligently good; for he had obtained, particularly in his latter years, a very good knowledge of the writings of Swedenborg. It was his custom to read the Word daily, and almost every day his beloved wife and himself read a portion of some of the works of Swedenborg together. He was known and respected by a very extensive circle ; and was attended to the grave by nearly all our friends at Leeds. On Sunday evening, October 8th, a sermon on his death was preached by the Rev. R. Edleston, to a large congregation. We pay this humble tribute to his memory, for we feel that he was a good man, and loved his brethren. R. E.

Departed this life November 6th, 1848, in the 33rd year of her age, Mrs. Betsy Unwin, of Bowden, Altrincham, daughter of the late Mr. Jos. Harrison, whose death

is recorded in the number for August last;
she was consequently brought up in the
faith of the New Church, to the sublime
and consoling doctrines of which she
always evinced the greatest attachment.
In conversation with one of her sisters, at
the funeral of her father, she dwelt with
much pleasure on the happy release, and
on the blissful realities of the spiritual
world; but doubtless little thought that,
before the year had rolled round, she too
should have to leave this transitory abode,
and her earthly tabernacle, for one of the
66 many mansions," and " a house not
made with hands." Her short life was
one of purity and beneficence,- was cha-

racterised by a love of use, order, and
peacefulness, and her end was calm
resignation to her heavenly Father's will.
We have, therefore, the comfortable
assurance that having "made herself
ready," she has left her duties here to
act in a sphere of greater usefulness.
Among those nearest and dearest to her
in this world of changes and trials, she
has left a loving husband to lament his
sudden loss, and a young daughter, the
only pledge of their happy union.

Let us who survive, the kingdom pursue,
Place all our delight in things good and true;
So follow our sister, that we may obtain
A mansion in glory, and meet her again.

B.

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"Butter and honey shall he eat, that he
may know to refuse the evil and choose
the good."-Isaiah vii. 15, 41

Causes and Uses of Sleep, 298
Confirmations of the Principia, 18

Lamartine, M. de, and Swedenborg, 181
Marriage, in the Universe no effect can exist
without a Passive and an Active, &c., 306
Metaphor and Correspondences. Letters to a
Friend, 262

Mind, on the future growth of the, 148

Conference, or Assembly of the New Church Moral Culture, Materials for, 176, 287, 371,

in Germany, 327, 441

Controversy, the Hampden, 98
Correspondence and Metaphor, 113
Davies, the American Clairvoyant, 67
Disturbed state of the World, a Preparation

for a more Full Development of a Truly
Spiritual Church, 321, 383

Educational Training, 421

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Elucidation of a Passage in the Last Judg- New Church Doctrine of Repentance, the

ment respecting Louis XIV., 25

Emblems, 401, 451

Evangelical Magazine, the New and Old, 61

Explanation of John xx. 17, 106

Friend, Letter to a, 10

Friendship, Genuine, 109

Practical Utility of, 142

Orthodoxy, Shiftings of, 5

Peace-making, on the Blessedness of, 58
Refreshing, Times of, 292

Remarks on 1 Corinthians xi. 29, 461
Rock on which the Church is Built, 366

General Baptists, Improvement in the Views Roman Catholic Church, Assumptions of the,

of the, 379

Ghosts and Ghost-Seers, 222, 252
Golgotha, or Calvary, 185

Good Works, the necessity of, irreconcileable
with the Doctrine of Salvation by Faith
alone. A Letter addressed to a Clergy-
man, 64

Good to do, and not to combat against Evil,
is to do Good from One's Self and not
from the Lord, 329

Heavenly Life, Spiritual Aphorisms, 409
Hints to Parents on the Religious Training of
Children, 44, 129

Inquiry respecting the Uses of Apparent
Truths in the Word, reply to, 418

365

Salvation, Philosophy of the plan of, 21
Scientific Works of Swedenborg, &c., the Re-
lation between the, 308
Self Love, the Origin and Birth of, 161, 311
Singleness of Heart, on, 459
Spiritual Beings, by Influx, communicate with
Man, in what manner, 59
Spiritual or Saving Faith, how acquired and
how it is distinguished from merely
Natural Faith, 81

Stone not Hewn, Exod. xx. 25, 121
Spiritual Signification of the Drink offered to
our Lord at the Crucifixion, Thoughts
on the, 147

Spiritual World, the real Existence and Na-
ture of the, 296

Symbols and Correspondences in Nature, and
their perception by the Human Mind,
331, 373

Swedenborg's Theology and the Massachusetts'
Review, 341

Swedenborg's Doctrine of the Soul, Psycho-
logical facts illustrating, 463

Trine in the Church, 49

Universe, &c., Government of the, 304
Worldly Mindedness, 88

Writings of Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, in
Africa, 91, 134
Watchfulness, 95

World, and the Evil of the World, 137, 281
World, on the Cares of the, 168, 213
World, on Nonconformity to the, 241

REVIEWS.

Divine Law of the Ten Commandments Ex-
plained, &c., in a series of Sermons, by
the Rev. S. Noble, 327, 349
Emanuelis Swedenborgii Economia Regni
Animalis in Transactiones divisa, quarum
hæc Tertia de Fibra, de Tunica Arach-
noidea, &c, by Jac. Joh. Garth Wilkin-
son, 26

Letters of a Man of the World disposed to

Believe, by J. E. Le Boys des Guays, 389
Literary Gleanings, by an Invalid, 469
Little Poems for Little Readers, by William
Lloyd, 470

Popery and Infidelity in the Last Times. A

Sermon preached before the University
of Oxford by the Rev. J. Garbett, M.A., 74

Reply to the Rev. Dr. Wood's Lecture on
Swedenborgianism, by George Bush, 150
Revealed Nature and Orderly Operations of the
Divine Omnipotence, &c., by the Rev.
E. D. Rendell, 273

Rising in the World, by T. S. Arthur, 390
Science of Correspondence Elucidated, and

shown to be the True Key to a right
Interpretation of the Word of God, by
the Rev. E. Madeley, 428
Sermons, Doctrinal, Miscellaneous, and Occa-
sional, by Thos. O. Prescott, 188
Spiritual Reflections for every day in the
Month, with Morning and Evening
Prayers for every day in the Week, by
the Rev. Thomas Goyder, 155

MISCELLANEOUS.

Abstract of the Report of the Exeter Society
of the New Christian Church for the
Years 1847-8, 473

Donations for the erection of a Sunday School
Room, in connection with the New
Church, at Ipswich, 279, 477

Accrington-Laying the Foundation Stone of Erection of a Sunday School at Ipswich,

the New Jerusalem Church, 234
Answer to Queries at page 399, 475.
Annual Meeting of the Manchester Tract
Society, 317

Annual Assembly of the New Church in
Scotland, 356

Anniversary of the New Church at Jersey-
Laying the Foundation Stone of a Temple
to be dedicated to the Worship of Jesus
Christ, 434

Anniversary of the New Church Society,
Bristol, 473

Appeal to the Members of the New Church
in general, in behalf of the Worsley
Society, 114

Brightlingsea, 319, 439

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Bush, Professor, and the English Edition of Lectures at Malton, Yorkshire, by the Rev,

his Statements, 37

Catalogue of New Books, 198

Cape of Good Hope, 319

Conference, Minutes of, 37

Conference, Forty-first General, 354
Christian Witness, 397

Conversazioni of the Swedenborg Association,

118

R. Storry, 474

Life and Character of Swedenborg, 38
London Printing Society, 35, 437
Martineau Miss, Eastern Travels, 360
Minister's Endowment Fund, 35
Missionary Intelligence, 357, 398
New Publications, 79, 318

Nsw Church in Australia, 116

New Church Public, Notice to the, 159
New Tracts, 199

New Church Repository and Monthly Re-
view, 195

New Church in America, Thirtieth General
Convention of the, 314

New Church, St. Helier, Jersey, 396
Opening of a New Temple at Glasgow, 313
Opening of a New Place of Worship in
Paisley, 315

Prescott's Rev. T. O. visit to Ireland, 274
Prospectus of the New Church Repository
and Monthly Review, to be edited by
George Bush, A.M., 77
Publication of the Works of Swedenborg in
the French Language, 157
Queries, 399

Religions State of Germany, 199
Resurrection of the Material Body inconsis-
tent with Scripture and Reason, 399
Sermons, Volume of, by the Rev. T. O. Pres-
cott, of Cincinnati, 79

Society for the Diffusion of New Church
Literature, 237,279

Suggestions regarding the New Church
Tracts, 115

Sunday School and Youth's Temperance
Journal, 37

Swedenborg Association, 37, 78, 359
Swedenborg's Motto, 399, 475
Tracts for the Poor, 36

Translation of the Works of Swedenborg, 358
West of England Branch Missionary Society
of the New Church, 399

Young Men's Weekly Meetings, 158

Birth-Day, to my Wife on her, 394
Convert, Aspirations of a Young, 156
Copernican System, 35
Correspondence, 471

Child, on the Death of a, 353

POETRY.

Harvest, 34

Lady's Album, Lines written in, 312
Man the care of Angels, 472

Sea, on beholding the, in an agitated state, 34
"Thy Will be Done," 191

LONDON MISSIONARY AND TRACT SOCIETY, 116, 216
LONDON NEW CHURCH FREE SCHOOL SOCIETY, 395
LONDON NEW CHURCH SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION, 277
MANCHESTER NEW CHURCH TRACT SOCIETY, 439

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