AND TRACT SOCIETY, was held, on the 23rd of May last, at the Chapel in Waterloo Road, the Rev. T. Goyder in the Chair; which was numerously attended. A very satisfactory Report was read by the Secretary, which will afford some interesting extracts for our next number, but it has not as yet got through the press. Several friends to the cause addressed the meeting, which evidently was much animated to perseverance in the sacred determination of contributing, by supporting Missionary exertions and the printing and distribution of Tracts, to the extension of the influence of pure truth and goodness among mankind.

NEW-JERUSALEM-CHURCH FREE SCHOOL. The half-yearly public examination of the children belonging to this Institution took place on the afternoon of Sunday, May 8th, at the Chapel in Waterloo Road, by the Rev. T. Goyder, and gave great satisfaction to a numerous auditory. A dialogue between a lad recently admitted into the School and one who had had the advantage of longer instruction in it, in which the crude theological notions of the former were rectified by the latter, excited great interest. We are happy to be able to state, that, all impediments to the engaging of the piece of ground first fixed upon as eligible for the erection of a New School-house for the Institution, having been removed the lease, for 60 years, has been executed, and the contract for the building concluded, which will certainly be raised, though not completely finished, before the ensuing meeting of Conference.

THE SIXTEENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LONDON PRINTING SOCIETY, was held at the Freemason's Tavern on the 20th of June, when, after hearing the Report for the past year, which is a very satisfactory one, and electing the Committee for the ensuing year, between fifty and sixty of the friends to the Institution sat down to an elegant but temperate repast. The enjoyment of the Meeting was much heightened, by again beholding at its head the respected President, Cha. Aug. Tulk, Esq. M. P.; whom domestic afflictions, during the two last years, had compelled to be absent. After the cloth was removed, Mr. Tulk delighted the company by delivering a most striking, beautiful, and eloquent address, which we are happy in having been enabled to present to our readers in our previous pages. When he so pathetically adverted to "the divine doctrines given to man in the works of E. Swedenborg," as enabling him, far beyond any other, to bear cheerfully the storms, the wrecks, to which his temporal happiness is exposed;" and when he said, "Let us then, who have had the test of experience to try their worth, never cease from pressing them earnestly, yet charitably and with forbearance, upon the attention of men;" all present, deeply sympathizing with the feelings of the speaker, who, since the last anniversary, had lost all that can be lost by death of his truly amiable and excellent lady, felt, perhaps more powerfully than they had ever done before, that the doctrines of the New Church are indeed those which alone can impart the true balm of life, make the sincere receiver

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almost independent of external comforts or distresses, and open heaven to him while he lives on earth. Some other gentlemen alsó gratified and animated the assembly by suitable addresses; and, altogether, a more satisfactory Meeting was never held.

Answer to Mr. Beaumont'S WORK INTITLED "THE ANti-SweDENBORG." Our readers are apprised that a work with the above title was published at Norwich about eighteen months ago, and that a zealous friend of the New Church in that city had given a pledge to the author that it should be answered; that as it had appeared in consequence of some Lectures delivered in Norwich by Mr. Noble, he had been requested to frame the answer, and had promised to do so, after his work on the Plenary Inspiration of the Scriptures should be finished. As however the magnitude to which that work reached kept him occupied till within a few months past, it became difficult to tell in what manner the interest of the subject could be revived, so that an answer, published after so long an interval, might attract any attention. But here Providence opened a way. The friends of the cause in Norwich becoming desirous to be again supported by a visit from London, succeeded in obtaining the use of a large Chapel, in the suburbs of the city, for the delivery of some discourses on Sundays the 12th and 19th of June and in the intermediate week; and the Missionary Committee, to whom the application was made, devolved the task of complying with it upon Mr. Noble, and suggested to him to select such subjects for his discourses as would afford opportunity of giving full answers to Mr. B.'s objections and misrepresentations. This was done accordingly. Notices were issued, announcing that a series of discourses would be delivered, on those Doctrines of the New Church of the Lord, called the New Jerusalem, which have been called in question in the Publication intitled the Anti-Swedenborg.” Not to anticipate too far what will regularly appear in the Report of the London Missionary and Tract Society, we will only say, that the success, upon the whole, appeared to be great: notwithstanding, on occasion of reading, for the purpose of explaining, some of the Memorable Relations quoted in derision by Mr. B. an attempt was made to excite a serious tumult, and the most desperate threats against Mr. N. were uttered in abundance; but a protecting Providence did not suffer the rage of the mad multitude to proceed further. This was on the Wednesday evening. But on the Friday, when curiosity brought greater numbers to the place, the explanation given of the cause and nature of the particulars deemed objectionable was most eagerly listenedto, and seemed to have the effect of quite satisfying many, while it completely disarmed the opposition of all; and on the ensuing Sunday, though the subjects treated were such as most decidedly distinguish the New Doctrines from the Old, the strongest expressions of satisfaction were heard from every part of the immense congregations which assembled, and, as Mr. N. himself describes his feelings, he could not but adore the Omnipotent Goodness which had so turned the hearts of the hearers,

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when he saw numbers eagerly devouring his words, instead of, as a few evenings before, being ready to devour himself. Indeed, in all respects, the triumph of the New Church seemed most decided. But to render the benefit permanent, it is necessary that the vindication of the Heavenly Doctrines thus delivered, should, as to its substance at least, be printed. For the subjects treated of, and the form and manner of the proposed publication, we refer our readers to the advertisement on the wrapper of our present number; only adding now, that Mr. N. has endeavoured so to treat the whole, as to unravel every difficulty which can present itself to the mind of any one upon every one of the points, and by unfolding the general principles on each, to supply a clew that will not only solve all the objections of Mr. Beaumont, but all objections that either have been or can be raised by any person whatever.-[While this was in the press, a letter was received from the society at Norwich, in which, much to their credit, they warmly express their acknowledgments for the efficient manner in which the cause of truth had been advocated among them, and inclose the sum of £5. to be applied towards the expence of publishing the defence, and to assist in keeping down its price to the public.]

NEW PUBLICATIONS. We have mentioned above the appearance of a new work, "On the Human Soul, its Immateriality and Immortality, and its Peculiar Characteristic as a Form and Substance deriving its life, continually from God," from the pleasing and instructive pen of the Rev. Mr. Clowes. We understand also, that the long announced, Hymns for Sunday Schools, and Hymns for Children, upon the principles of the New Jerusalem Church," will be published with our present number.

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NOTICES OF MEETINGS. The Warwick (formerly the Hawkstone) Meeting of Admirers of the Writings of E. S. will assemble at the Warwick Arms, to dinner, at 5 o'Clock, on Tuesday the fifth of July. The Annual Meeting of the Subscribers to the New Jerusalem Church Free-School will be held at the Bedford Arms Tea-Gardens, Camden Town London, on Wednesday, July the 6th. Tea will be served at 5 o'clock.. The General Conference of the Ministers and other Members of the New Church, will asseinble in the New Jerusalem Temple, London Terrace, Derby, on Tuesday, August 9th, at 10 o'Clock in the morning.

OBITUARY.

DIED, at St. Heliers, Jersey, February 12th, 1825, in the thirty-sixth year of her age, Mrs. Gaudin. She was a truly affectionate and zealous recipient of the doctrines of the New Church; and she met her dissolution with that resignation and composure which a firm conviction of the truth of those doctrines, and a life according to them, are so well adapted to produce. Before she received the enlightened views which the New Church

presents of the Lord's kingdom and the certain road to it, herself, her husband, and her numerous family belonged, to the Methodist Connexion; and every endeavour was made, by her former religious associates, to draw her back again: but having once seen the light of truth, and of day, and been enabled, by the blessing of the Lord, to rejoice in it, she was not to be persuaded to relinquish it to return into the shades of error and darkness. To her domestic virtues, her husband, children, relations, and friends, all unite in bearing the fullest testimony. She is the first fruits gathered from the little branch of the Church-militant in this place to increase the hosts of the Church-triumphant above; and there is every reason to rely with confidence, that she will there be received by the Great Manifested I AM, and admitted to a seat in his new and everlasting kingdom.

On the 30th of April last, in the 58th year of her age, Mrs. Ann Manton, wife of Mr. William Porter Manton, of London. This lady was introduced to the doctrines of the New Church at a very early period of life; having been, with Mr. Manton, an attendant at the Asylum Chapel, when the late Rev. Jacob Duché was the minister, before their marriage, which took place when she was eighteen years of age. She had long been afflicted

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* Respecting Mr. Duché, and the infant state of the New Church in those days, the following short notice will be gratifying to the present generation of the receivers of her doctrines. Mr. Duché was a man of very extraordinary eloquence, and was one of the most popular preachers of his time. He was rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's, Philadelphia; but came to this country, and was appointed preacher at the fashionable chapel of the Asylum for Orphans in St. George's Fields, on the breaking out of the American war; after the termination of which he again returned to Philadelphia. He at first was a reader of Law's works; but on meeting with some of the writings of Swedenborg, he embraced the sentiments he found in them with joy, and was very active in recommending them to others. He translated several of the smaller works, among which were the Doctrine of Life and the Doctrine of the Sacred Scripture; to which he prefixed suitable prefaces. He published in 1779 "Discourses on various Subjects," in 2 vols. 8vo. which display many beautiful and enlightened views of truth, and exhibit a mind well calculated for the reception of the doctrines of the New Church. He was also the author of a well known entertaining and instructive work called "Caspipina's Letters." As no place of worship for the New Church was then open in London, and Mr. Duché's discourses at the Asylum, though somewhat guarded, were always in agreement with the truth, that place of worship became frequented by most of the receivers of the New Doctrines then resident in the metropolis. After the service, he used to receive a few friends in his apartment for conversation upon the doctrines; among whom were the late Mr. Clarkson, Mr. Adams the celebrated optician, the late Mr. Prichard of Doctor's C ommons, Mr. Manton, and Dr. Hodson; the latter of whom was bere introduced by the former to the family of his after wife.

with an oppressive asthma, which withdrew her from her attendance in the public service of the church, though, formerly having a sweet voice, she was, among females, one of the chief ornaments and supporters of that part of divine worship that consists in psalmody. All who knew her will ever remember her with affection; for she possessed qualities adapted to win affection in a very high degree. In the amiable quality called goodnature, she had few equals; her serenity of temper always seemed to be absolutely imperturbable. This, no doubt, was the effect, in a great degree, of constitution: she possessed a large share of the quality which the writings of the New Church call "natural good:" but into this, her attachment to the doctrines of Divine Truth, which was extremely ardent, doubtless inseminated a spiritual principle also; and if trials and afflictions were necessary to its purification, of these, certainly, in her latter years, she had an ample share. She bore them all with the greatest resignation: till she fell asleep with the tranquillity of infancy, and fled to the land, where, to the faithful, afflictions are no more.

ON Sautrday, May 21st, 1825, in the 61st year of her age, Mrs. Harriet Hodson, widow of the late Dr. Hodson, formerly minister of the Society of the New Church, meeting in Dudley-court, London.

Mrs. Hodson was the only daughter of the late Mr. Clarkson, of Market-street, St. James's, a man of peculiar uprightness and bold integrity, which could neither be warped by the prospect of gain or the influence of rank and his zeal in the cause of the New Church is well known to many of the earliest recipients of her doctrines. Being a real seeker after truth, he became, in the course of his search, connected with most of the various denominations of Christians. At the time of the birth of the subject of this notice, and for some years afterwards, he was a member of the Society of Friends, and she may be said to have been brought up a Quaker. He afterwards attended the Tabernacle at the time of the ministration of Whitfield, where he was accompanied by his daughter, who frequently, as she has often stated, has gone from Market-street to the Tabernacle at 5 o'clock in the morning to prayers. In short, after going the round of all the dissenting denominations, and reading the works of Behmen and Law, he was at length presented with Swedenborg's True Christian Religion, by the mother of the late Mrs. Bowles, who, knowing his desire to gain the truch, said to him, on presenting it, "Johnny, here is the very thing you have been so long looking for." After perusing it, he declared, that he was now fixed for ever. At the age of eleven Mrs. Hodson went to a convent in France to complete her education, and on her return in three years, she was very strongly impressed with the external regulations of the Catholics, and she has often declared that the time thus spent was amongst the most useful of her early life, as it fixed salutary habits upon her which she ever afterwards retained, particularly that of self-examination, the result of having been accustomed to attend the confessional. On the reception of the New Doctrines, she saw the great necessity of attending to the duty thus pre