will succeed hereafter. Mr. Giles, with an expression of thankfulness for the use of my pulpit last Sunday, and a sensitiveness that was manly about asking for it again, sent me word on Wednesday last of his failure, and the trustees of this church at once unanimously extended to him an invitation, as I do now, to address you again this evening." FALKLAND ISLANDS, SOUTH AMERICA. A correspondent of Mr. Speirs makes the following statement about his life on these islands. "I am encouraged," he says, "to spread New Church doctrines amongst shepherds and their wives; rarely do they have a minister to preach to them, perhaps once a year. The New Jerusalem Messenger has interested some families. A shepherd's wife in my employ told me after reading our Liturgy that she liked it very much, and that a person would indeed be good who acted up to all that it contained. I should like two or three Liturgies, besides plainly written tracts, not so much controversial as referring directly to doctrine and life. During my visit to England two years since, in a conversation with a New Church friend I mentioned that the people of these islands were not at all receptive of New Church truth, and that it would be of no use to distribute tracts, etc. He replied, Try.' So I have a very little; and some grains of truth have entered the apparently very stubborn soil. I am therefore encouraged to proceed further. You may be aware that sheep and cattle are the only industries and products in this colony, consequently we settlers are most isolated; and there is no New Churchman but myself." MISSIONARY OPERATIONS. LONDON MISSIONARY AND TRACT SOCIETY.-A course of six lectures under the auspices of this Society has been delivered by Mr. R. Gunton and Mr. T. Plummer on Monday and Thursday evenings at Camden Hall, Camden Town. The effort has been as successful as could be reasonably expected. The lectures were listened to with marked attention; and the questions asked at the close of each brought forth the pleasing fact that great interest had been awakened in the minds of the hearers for further information respecting the views of the New Church on other points of doctrine not connected with the subject of the evening. A large number of four-page_tracts have been distributed at these lectures, and a fair average number of the small books sold. These "Silent Missionaries" are a most efficient means of introducing into the home circle the truths of the New Jerusalem. MANCHESTER AND SALFORD MISSIONARY SOCIETY.-With the approach of the winter the committee of this Society arranged for the delivery of missionary lectures by the ministers resident in Manchester and its immediate neighbourhood. At Glossop a course of five lectures was arranged, and attended to the end by an audience of about a hundred persons. At the close of the course an evening was set apart for conversation on the subjects discussed in the lectures. After a very brief introductory service questions were invited, and a pleasant conversation ensued, which was kept up to the end of the meeting. A desire having been expressed by some of the strangers who attended a lecture by Rev. R. Storry at Barnoldswick to hear him on the doctrine of the Atonement, the committee cheerfully acceded to a request for the delivery of a lecture on this subject. As this town is situated near to Skipton and Embsay, it was also thought desirable to extend this service to one of these places, and Embsay was determined upon. Here on Tuesday evening, October 28th, Mr. Storry gave a lecture in the neat and commodious New Church schoolroom, which was comfortably filled with an attentive audience. The chair was occupied by John Northrop, Esq., who introduced the subject in a short address, in which he noticed the growth of Christian liberality as one of the signs of the times in which we live. The lecture, on "Swedenborg the Seer and Theologian," dwelt on the character and office of Swedenborg and on his leading doctrines. On Thursday the 30th of October Mr. Storry lectured at Barnoldswick on the Atonement in the Lecture Hall of the Mechanics' Institution. Mr. Stephenson, the Yorkshire colporteur, was present, and was appointed to preside over the meeting. The lecturer, after remarking on the prominence given to this doctrine at the period of and subsequently to the Reformation, stated that the revelation of God in the Bible described Him as personally One and infinitely Good. The Atonement when rightly interpreted was an evidence of both these truths. It was provided of God from His infinite love, and for its accomplishment "God was manifest in the flesh." The Atonement was not, therefore, the reconciliation of God to man, as taught in the articles of the Established Church, but of man to God, as taught by the Apostle in his Second Epistle to the Corinthians (v. 19). This the lecturer proceeded to show by an examination and exposition of the teaching of Scripture on the subject. In the course of this exposition the nature of redemption and the meaning of the sacrifice and blood of Christ were explained, and in conclusion the practical tendency of the doctrine insisted upon. At the conclusion of the lecture questions were invited, but none were offered. Some books were sold and a number of tracts distributed. A course of lectures has also been given at Talbot Street, Moss Side, Manchester. For some time a missionroom has been opened at this place, and the lectures were instituted in the hope of strengthening the effort. The attendance varied, the room at some of the lectures being comfortably filled, at others but thinly attended. The lecturers were Messrs. Mackereth, Westall, Storry, Cameron, and Wilkins. In addition to these services the committee have determined on courses of lectures at Peter Street, Manchester, and Bolton Street, Salford, early in the new year. In these courses the Revs. J. Presland, London; T. Child, Bath; and R. R. Rodgers, Birmingham, are expected to take part. The lectures will be well advertised, and hopes are entertained that they may be eminently useful. this town on Thursday evenings for twelve months. The use of the rooms on Sundays for the young Society is included in this arrangement. Following up the lectures delivered by Mr. Allbutt in the former place of meeting, the Rev. J. F. Potts is to give a course of five lectures in the New Assembly Rooms. The first of these was delivered on Thursday evening, November 27th, the subject of the lecture being "The Day of Judgment, where will Judgment take place, and when?" Eighty-six persons were present, and at the close of the lecture numerous questions were put to the lecturer. The subjects of the remaining lectures are "The Last Day;" "The Second Coming of the Lord;' The Descent of the New Jerusalem;" "The Life, Works, and Mission of Swedenborg." GLASGOW-Mission Lectures in SouthSide Hall. -The first of a course of four lectures was delivered in the "SouthSide Hall," Nelson Street, Glasgow, on Monday evening the 1st of December, by the Rev. J. F. Potts, the subject being "The Creation in Six Days." These lectures are to be delivered on successive Monday evenings during the month of December. The church of the Glasgow Society being on the north side of the river is remote from the district in which the lectures are to be given. The “South Side" is practically a distinct and separate locality, bearing much the same relation to Glasgow that Southwark does to London, but of course on a smaller scale. The persons present at the lecture numbered between sixty and seventy. At the close of the lecture an hour was passed by the lecturer in replying to the questions of the audience. SERVICES IN NEW CHURCH BRISTOL.-The annual general meeting of this Society was held on October 23rd. The numerical strength of the members shows an increase, but the financial statement showed that the Society was a little in arrear. On the SCOTTISH ASSOCIATION OF THE NEW whole, it may be safely said that the JERUSALEM CHURCH. Under the Bristol New Church Society is gradually auspices of this Association Mr. Allbutt and steadily progressing under the of Paisley has just concluded a series of leadership of Mr. F. N. Moore and the lectures in Greenock; and now, in con- efforts of those members who expend tinuation of the work, the Association their energies in endeavouring to make has taken the New Assembly Rooms in the Church a success in Bristol. Mr. of Mr. Bailey and other visitors, who, by their presence, were encouraging the promoters of this undertaking in the work which they had before them. The object of this sale of work was not to clear off a debt on their place of worship, or to remove any particular burden from their shoulders. In that respect, he was happy to say, they stood free. They had, however, to perform certain duties and obligations devolving upon them, R. Gunton paid his quarterly visit to the Society, and preached morning and evening on Sunday, November 9th, and lectured on Monday evening, November 10th, to a fair audience on each occasion. The chief feature of the year, "The Annual Festival," took place on November 11th, and proved a great success. The presence of the Rev. T. Child of Bath and Mr. R. Gunton of London rendered the occasion attractive, and gave to the whole proceedings the efficient performance of which a healthy tone. After tea Mr. F. N. Moore, the leader of the Society, presided over the large gathering. Very appropriate and useful speeches were made by the Rev. T. Child and Mr. Gunton, speeches which contributed much to the intellectual enjoyment of the friends, and to direct their attention to the high religious principles of the Lord's New Church. Short speeches were also made by others. An excellent musical performance added greatly to the pleasure of the friends, and made the entertainment truly pleasant. rendered it necessary that money should be provided. It was with a view, therefore, of supplementing and supporting the funds of the church that this sale of work was being held.-Mr. Bailey, in opening the bazaar, expressed the great pleasure which he had felt in responding to the invitation to discharge that duty, which he had accepted unhesitatingly. He did not think he had ever seen anything so beautiful at a bazaar of this kind, and the ladies must have been exceedingly active, and very ingenious, in the arrangement of the stalls and in making the various articles which were DERBY.-A sale of work, consisting to be sold. He hoped the result of the of a variety of useful and ornamental sale of work would be to help most articles, has been held in the schoolroom. materially those who took an interest in The articles of sale, which included a this place of worship and made themnumber of Japanese novelties suitable selves responsible for its maintenance. for Christmas presents, were tastefully He then formally declared the bazaar arranged on two rows of stalls, effectively open, and wished it every success.—Mr. decked with buff and red calico, and Alderman Holme, J.P., moved a vote these were united by a lattice-work of of thanks to Mr. Bailey, remarking that wood, relieved with evergreens, which that gentleman was always willing and formed a covered avenue down the glad to do the utmost he could to further centre of the room of unique design, and any good cause.-Mr. Alderman Roe gave to the bazaar quite a cosy and seconded the motion, and expressed the bower-like appearance. The stalls were warm interest which he felt in a place presided over by the principal ladies of worship with which members of his of the congregation. After a brief family had been so long and so intimately devotional service, the Rev. J. Ashby connected. The motion was cordially remarked that the articles gathered adopted. The sale realized £110. together for this sale of work were not only beautiful, and possessed a money had a visit from Mr. W. A. Presland of EDINBURGH.-This Society here has value which would be very acceptable Keighley. He remained in Edinburgh to the treasurer, but they represented a large amount of love and zeal for the two Sundays, and preached forenoon and Church of the Lord and for the cause evening on both days. All his disof truth and of righteousness. He could courses were much appreciated, and not but feel pleased with the very both of the Word and of its spiritual displayed a wide and deep knowledge excellent show they had that morning, There was a fair attendance at and at seeing the issue of their friends' sense. labour brought to such a satisfactory all the services, and the impression conclusion. He thought it an honour created was most favourable. to be connected with those who had been concerned in the getting up of this enterprise. Mr. F. Ward expressed the pleasure which he felt at the presence HULL.-The Bellman, a serial published at this town, in a series of Sunday morning sketches introduces a notice of Mr. Boyle and the New Church. The a following is the opening portion of this the Immediate Prospect of Death?" and notice: "The quiet-looking little red "Heaven: its Pleasures and Employbrick church which forms the retreat of ments." Notwithstanding the very inclethe disciples of Swedenborg in Hull is ment weather, audiences numbering 180 doubtless almost unknown to the majo- and 300 assembled and listened intently rity of town church-goers, and a still to the lecturer's able exposition of the larger number have never entered the views of the New Church on those building. If, as it is sometimes held, great questions. A cordial vote of the word 'select' necessarily implies a thanks, proposed by a gentleman in the small quantity, then the congregation last meeting, was immediately seconded of the New Jerusalem Church may well and supported by two others, thus be termed select in point of numbers bringing to a pleasant close four successas well as by the general social status ful meetings. which the members of the congregation hold in the outside world. The church LONDON (Camden Road).—Following occupies a very unobtrusive position the example of other churches, this amongst the many other places of wor- Society has published a programme of ship of all creeds in the town, and there its services for the months of November are no attempts to thrust forward pro- and December last. These services inselytism on the members of other com- cluded a course of lectures on the leadmunities. All goes on in a quiet way, but ing doctrines of the Church on the one evening a week is usually devoted to Sunday evenings by the minister, the rational discussion of the principles doctrinal class on the Wednesday evenof Emanuel Swedenborg. The Rev. J. ings, at the close of which an entirely R. Boyle, the pastor of the Hull rami- free library was open for the circulation fication of the New Jerusalem Church, of New Church books. is comparatively young in years, but is nevertheless a preacher of some ability, and certainly one of promise. The settlement, first formed only a few years ago, has to fight its own way to a position in the town, and under the vigorous ministry of Mr. Boyle there is no doubt that it will in time earn for itself some consideration amongst the inhabitants of our borough. Mr. Boyle is young, and he has evidently his work 'cut out' for him; and it can conscientiously be said that he is not likely to spare any just efforts to bring his church to the front. For the last few Sundays Mr. Boyle has been engaged in giving a series of religious lectures, or rather sermons of a semi-secular character, which are delivered with the intention of elucidating the meaning of the chief Swedenborgian tenets. In listening to a discourse on such an abstract subject as, for instance, the doctrine of correspondence, it is impossible to do otherwise than regard with admiration the logical clearness with which he states his facts, and the rational basis on which he argues his points." IPSWICH.-Rev. J. Deans visited this town on Monday and Tuesday, December 8th and 9th, under the auspices of the National Missionary Institution, and delivered two more lectures, on "Repentance is it possible after Death, or in The announcement of these services is followed by a short essay on the doctrines of the New Church. After a brief but lucid statement of the Second Coming and the meaning of the New Jerusalem, the writer says of the doctrines :— "These doctrines were revealed by the Lord at His Second Coming to the higher rational mind of Swedenborg while he was studying the Bible, the Word of God, and before his eyes the cloud which hung over the letter of the Word in the Psalms, the Prophets, and the Book of Revelation was lifted; and by the new light which dawned upon him he saw that a deeper, inner meaning lay concealed even in the historical books of the Old Testament and in the Gospels of the New Testament. "In the light of the internal sense of the Sacred Scripture, which is meant by the 'power and great glory,' in which the Son of Man' appears at His Second Coming, all inconsistencies, contradictions, and seeming trivialities in the letter of the Word vanish, and its Divine origin becomes evident to every one who is willing to come and see' for himself. "The doctrines of the New Jerusalem are the doctrines of the internal sense of the Sacred Scripture, and the internal sense of the Sacred Scripture rests upon its letter, as the soul rests upon the body. From this it follows that all the doctrines of the New Jerusalem rest upon the letter of the Word of God, and are proved and confirmed thereby. The letter of the Word of God, therefore, is the warrant of the truth of the doctrines of the New Church. To that authority the New Church appeals, and by that authority is willing to be judged. Moreover, as all truth has within it its own inherent light, so also the doctrines of the New Church assert their claim to be the veritable truth revealed from God out of heaven, by the satisfaction they afford to every soul thirsting after truth, and willing to see and inquire for himself." LONDON (Deptford).—Mr. Plummer has recently delivered three lectures at the church in Warwick Street. The first was on the "End of the World." Of the second and third we give the following from the West Kent Times: "The subjects were 'The World of Spirits,' and 'After Death the Judgment, to Heaven or Hell.' The lecturer said that at all times and among all nations there had existed an idea of a future state. In some instances the idea was obscure, in others more clear. But in all cases beyond the idea of the fact of its existence little was known of its nature and whereabouts. The Scriptures teach that the spiritual world is a real world, and that man is a spirit destined to live in that world for ever, either in heaven or hell. The Scriptures further teach that the spiritual world is near to us, and only hidden from us by the veil of our material covering; and when it pleased the Lord to open the spiritual sight of man, as in the case of the prophets and seers, the objects in that world became visible. One notable instance was the case of the servant of Elisha (2 Kings vi. 15-17), when, in answer to the prayer of Elisha, his eyes were opened, and he saw and behold the mountain was full of horses of fire and chariots of fire round about Elisha.' Men at death enter this world of spirits, and are there 'judged according to their works.' The general idea of heaven and hell is that the former is a place of happiness, and the latter a place of misery, which idea is correct as far as it goes; but the mistake generally made is that the happiness in the one case and the misery in the other is produced by the place irrespective of the state of the in habitants, and that if we can obtain NORTHAMPTON.-The Society at present worshipping in an upper room of the Exchange Buildings, Northampton, hopes to remove about the middle of Jan. 1880 to a commodious iron church, which has been erected on their own freehold. The Society, though consisting of many who are unable to do much pecuniarily, as a whole has done well. Some have given largely, and all have given liberally, because they have done what they could. The ground, a very eligible site, was purchased and paid for rather more than two years ago, and now the Society has to deal with the cost of the church and its fittings. This will be more than the friends at Northampton can raise without pecuniary help from members and friends in the Church at large; and as they desire to put the building, which has been used by the Primitive Methodists, into a thoroughly respectable, comfortable, and attractive state, this appeal is made on their behalf. The sum of fifty or sixty pounds contributed by the Church at large would be a great boon and meet the present needs of the case; and would, moreover, be a manifest proof of sympathy with small struggling Societies which strive to do what they can to. present the invaluable doctrines of the New Church to those in their districts. For these reasons this appeal is now made. Mr. R. Gunton, who is well acquainted with the circumstances and needs of the Society, approves of this appeal; and to him, at 205 Tufnell Park Road, London, N., as also to the |