ton, commencing at seven P.M., on the evening of Monday, August 12, 1872. Secretaries of committees who have not yet forwarded their reports to the secretary, are requested to do so at their earliest convenience.-JOHN PRESLAND, Sec. Gen. Con. 25 Rochester Square, Camden Road, London, N.W. In connection with the approaching session of Conference, we are desired to announce that ministers and representatives intending to be present are respect fully requested to communicate with the secretary of the Preston Society as early as possible, so that the requisite arrangements may be made for their accommodation.-GEO. STONES, Sec., 22 Latham Street, Preston. this that we now solicit your aid. It is for the debt incurred in building the present college and chapel. Every New Churchman who subscribes ten pounds may be come a governor of the college for life. Every New Churchman who gives us a guinea may become a governor for the ensuing twelve months. The more numerous the governors the better will the institution represent the opinions of all friends of New Church education. Cliquism, the appearance of which it is so difficult to avoid when there are only a few, cannot be even easily suspected if there be many. Let all then co-operate in placing this institution on a broad basis, free from debt, and working well for the rising genera tion.-HENRY BATEMAN. LONDON.-We learn from a correspon dent that the attendance at Palace Gardens Church continues to increase, and the Minister and Committee, by the success which has thus far attended their efforts, are filled with hope for the future. A brisk discussion of the doctrines has been kept up in the Kensington News since the opening of the church, and many thousands have become thereby acquainted with the name of Swedenborg who had previously scarcely heard it. In this discussion the doctrines have been presented with clearness and ability, and doubtless many will be led to further inquiry, and to the reception of the truth. NEW CHURCH COLLEGE.-Such of your readers as have perused the eighth report of the College, published simultaneously with the last number of the Intellectual Repository, have had an opportunity of noticing that there is still a considerable debt outstanding on the building account. At the annual meeting this amounted to £877:13:10, which is advanced on interest at 4 per cent. It was then resolved to recommend the new council to take suitable measures for its liquidation; and in pursuance of this resolution, I was directed at its first meeting to make an appeal to the members of the New Church for helpin this matter through the medium of your pages. As the College was The Society recently meeting at Cross founded for the benefit of the entire New Street, is now located at the Athenæum, Church in this country, I may fairly Camden Road, Holloway, and is busily appeal to every New Churchman who has engaged in making the necessary arrange a guinea to spare. We have incurred a ments for building their proposed new large expenditure to secure a building place of worship. If the buildings when suitable for a new church, school, and erected are equal to what the drawings college, which will be more or less useful would lead us to expect, they will not in proportion to the help afforded to it. only furnish very complete accommodation Whilst hampered by debt it cannot work of every kind, but also present a very in perfect freedom. Every suggested handsome attractive exterior. In the improvement has to be considered in re- meantime, to aid in building up the lation to our limited means. In the society and extending the knowledge of arrangements already made for carrying the truth in the neighbourhood to which on the instruction for students and pupils, they have removed, public lectures have we have ventured so far as we dare on the been delivered on the Sabbath evenings score of expense. As we have no private during the month of June. The first ends to serve, we desire to devote the of these, on "Heaven and Hell, what and whole means placed in our hands to the where are they?" was given by Mr. carrying out of the objects of its founders. Austin. The second on "The descent The endowment fund will, we trust, of the New Jerusalem," by Mr. Gunton. become gradually increased by the libe- The third, on "Jesus the sole Object of rality of the wealthy, whatever objections Worship," by Mr. Ramage; and the last Mr. Chancellor Lowe may make to this on Regeneration," by the minister of form of benevolence. But it is not for the Society, the Rev. Dr. Tafel. Another means of inviting attention to the church is the adoption of the plan which was employed in connection with the opening of the Kensington Palace Gardens Church. A neat tract, in an ornamental cover, has been prepared by Mr. Gunton, and is being extensively circulated in the district of Camden Road. This tract opens with an exposition of the "New Jerusalem," and goes on to describe, in a brief and lucid manner, the doctrines of the New Jerusalem respecting the Supreme Being, the Divine Word, the Nature of Redemption, the Way of Salvation, the Resurrection, and the Future State, and the uses of Public Worship and the Sacraments. It is approved by the Committee of the Missionary and Tract Society, and is well suited for circulation in other districts, for which purpose it may be obtained at 36 Bloomsbury Street, at 9d. per dozen. The Society at Buttesland Street continues also to make progress. Its Sunday School increases; and Mr. Ramage has established a week-evening service, which is well attended. LONDON. CROMER STREET NEW CHURCH DAY SCHOOLS.-The Bazaar so long announced in aid of the fund for liquidating the building debt on these schools opened on the 29th of May at the Concert Hall, Store Street, and continued the two following days. At the commencement of the proceedings the Rev. Dr. Bayley having been requested to address the friends present, said: "It is now six months since the happy inspiration occurred which has led to the holding of this bazaar. We claim to belong to the honourable company of those who are impatient of debt. For two years, or thereabouts, we have been uneasy under a debt of more than £600, incurred by the enlargement of the schools, and the increased demands for furnishing, on account of the rapid addition to the number of our scholars. The gentlemen of the society felt, from previous heavy calls, disinclined towards a direct subscription. When a bazaar was suggested, the ladies stepped forward with their willing acquiescence; the flame of charity began to glow, the talent for grace and beauty, and the busy fingers of our fair friends, showed that they were indeed helps-meet, and the bazaar would succeed. As month after month passed on, the sacred flame increased, ladies stimulated gentlemen, and we heard of pictures undertaken by artists of eminence, and of a hundred things that had not been hoped for, but which have been duly sent in. A perfect magazine of charity has been collected. Friends with charitable sympathies far beyond our own religious circles have contributed freely, for which our best thanks are due. The flame also descended into our kitchens; our own good servants have offered their best help, and very nice things have been presented by them. I believe in almost every house where there have been hands working, the servants have given their kindly aid. May the Lord bless them all. And now we have our bazaar : not an Eastern, but a veritable Western bazaar-a bazaar of love and charity. The poet has said, 'A thing of beauty is a joy for ever.' A thing of charity is a blessing for ever.' But there are before us thousands of lovely things. I may repeat that grand word which so fully announces to all beholders that St. Paul's is the appropriate monument to Sir Christopher Wren-Circumspice: Look around. I may say to all present, look around. There are things beautifulthings useful things to meet a vast variety of wants, and all wrought from disinterested love for the good object of promoting the noble cause of education. And now, at the very last moment, Mr. Wornum, in whose hall we meet, has crowned the other donations by the gift of the valuable and beautiful pianoforte, which has just been placed near where I now stand. Allow me, from the best feelings of my heart, to thank all those to whose self-sacrificing love we owe this magazine of excellence, and to wish what all have so well deserved, a happy season during the sale, and a brilliant and complete success.' The Rev. Mr. Presland also in a few words expressed his warmest sympathy with the enterprise, and admiration of the manner in which it had been carried out, and hoped that the many useful and beautiful articles he saw around him would find ready and liberal purchasers. He expressed his full approval of the bazaar plan of assisting charitable objects, on the ground that no other method afforded so good an opportunity for enlisting the sympathies and active aid of many helpers differently located and circumstanced; and in conclusion, drew the attention of the meeting to the beautiful stall, the product of the industry of the children in the schools. The bazaar was a complete success. The three days of its continuance were days of real enjoyment-indeed, they were declared to be a real gala. The ladies who presided at the stalls were indefatigable in effecting sales, and, aided by charming young friends, opened the hearts and the pockets of all who came near with astonishing success. The secretaries (Messrs. Watson, E. H. Bayley, and Smith) and the Messrs. Peters rendered invaluable help during the whole time with unwearying kindness. The refreshments, which had chiefly been presented, were admirably served by our kind friends the Misses Foote in the side apart ment, and in the large room by Mrs Stanley Smith and her assistants, who were prompt at every call. A generous donation of £50, promised by Mrs. Priaulx, which had been one of the inducements to have a bazaar, has been paid in, and with the proceeds of the three days, produces the sum of £700. The committee will therefore, in a short time, be able to pay off the entire debt, and leave a handsome balance in the hands of the treasurer available for current expenses. JERSEY.-ASSYRIA AND ITS SCULPTURES.-We extract from the British Press and Jersey Times of June 6, the following notice of the concluding lecture by Rev. T. Chalklen, on the above subject. The report occupies a column of the paper. Our space confines us to a small portion :-"The last of a course of six lectures on 'Assyria and its significance in the Word of God, as illustrated by the Nineveh Sculptures' was delivered last evening by the Rev. T. Chalklen, minister of the New Jerusalem Temple, Victoria Street, to a fair audience. The lectures were illustrated with diagrams of the Nineveh sculptures. These were fully referred to in the first few lectures, and incidentally here, the main design of the lecturer being to explain the doctrine of correspondence between things natural and spiritual, and to corroborate the teachings of his Church as to an internal or spiritual sense within the letter of Scripture. The lecturer said that in his former lectures he had more particularly examined the Nineveh sculptures, and they would be seen to afford instruction in the science of correspondence. Assyria was one of the representative nations treated of in the Holy Word, and he had shewn by the combined testimony of the Bible and of the sculptures that it represented, spiritually, the rational principle, and in its moral decline a perverted rationality literally the enemy of Israel; spiritually the antagonist of the Lord's Church. He had also noticed Babylon, the successor of Assyria, its ambition, domination, and downfall. After twenty-five centuries had rolled by, and disbelievers in the Holy Word were wont to class Assyria with the fables of mythical lore, its selftold history, sculptured by its own artists on its own marbles, came to light for all to read. Each nation of the Word had its spiritual meaning, adapted to all ages of the Church. Here was a passage from Isaiah xix. There shall be a highway out of Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian shall come into Egypt, and the Egyptian into Assyria, and the Egyptians shall serve with the Assyrians. In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria, a blessing in the midst of the land; whom the Lord of Hosts shall bless, saying, Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria, the work of my hands, and Israel mine inheritance.' pointed out the relation of three prin ciples represented by these three nations: the knowledges of the natural degree signified by Egypt shall be used to call into exercise the rational faculty signified by Assyria, and to aid the development of the spiritual degree, Israel. This passage After an extended exposition of the prophecies respecting these kingdoms, the lecturer proceeded : "When the divine prophecies are fulfilled, what men will receive as truth will be clear and rational, such as the understanding will recognise as genuine and the heart will rejoice in as heavenly. Knowledge obtained from Egypt will be brought into the superior light of the reason, by means of the highway out of Egypt into Assyria. Ammon and Moab shall be brought into subjec tion, and Babylon, being for ever destroyed, none shall fear its profaning influences. The genius of New Church religion is to lay hands upon all external things, and to consecrate them rationally and piously to its high purposes. Let no man imagine the folly of erecting a pale around this church, and decreeing any exclusiveness either in its externals or its internals. It is not a temple of hewn stones; it cannot be subjected to human architecture, however splendid; no council or bench of bishops could write for it a universa creed. It is a living church. Its internal life is from God, and the great universe around supplies the external material requisite for its outward develop ment." In conclusion, "The speaker briefly referred to the specimens of Assyrian writing found on slabs, and which was nowadays being deciphered. The Persian alphabet contained forty distinct characters; the Assyrian text appeared to contain six hundred. Major Rawlinson, however, found some of these to be variants, or deviating forms of the same letter, and altogether there at last appeared to be one hundred and fifty letters. The fact of the inscriptions being trilingual, one in Persian, another in Assyrian, and the third a Tartar language, yielded unexpected aid, and it was found that the language is nearly allied to the Hebrew and ancient Chaldee. All the inscriptions are now in a fair way of being interpreted, and it is possible that Assyrian history may become one of the clearest told histories of ancient times." A hearty vote of thanks brought the meeting to a close. both of whom were much applauded. Several other speeches were made, by various members of the church, which were agreeably interspersed with selections of vocal and instrumental music, ably rendered by the choir, and other friends. SALFORD.-The Sunday School anniversary sermons of this society were preached on Sunday, May 12th, by the Rev. E. Madeley of Birmingham. It is many years since Mr. Madeley performed this service for us, and after so long an absence he was received with a most cordial welcome. He preached two very impressive discourses, in which he very strongly enforced the importance of the Sabbath School. His venerable appearance, impressive delivery, and the affectionate tenderness with which he pleaded the great importance of a religious training for the young, together with the able and delightful singing of the music by the children and the choir, some of which was expressly composed for the occasion by Mr. J. C. Whittington, a member of the Society,- -were such as to make the day a most memorable one to those who NOTTINGHAM. The Anniversary Ser- were present. The collections amounted vices of this Society were held on Sunday, to over £26, which is exclusively devoted May 12th, when the sermon in the morn- to the Sunday School, and is more than ing was preached by Mr. R. Gunton (of the usual amount. On the Monday London), and in the evening by the evening there was a tea meeting in the pastor, Mr. C. H. Wilkins. Mr. Gunton schoolroom, for the purpose of affording also addressed the Sunday School teachers an opportunity to members, teachers, and and scholars in the afternoon of same friends of social intercourse with the day. On the Monday following a public venerable and respected minister. The tea meeting was held in the Schoolroom, chair was taken by the Rev. Mr. Westupwards of 100 persons sitting down to all, who briefly explained the objects of an excellent repast provided by the ladies the meeting. He afterwards called upon of the congregation. Unfortunately the Mr. Madeley, who gave a most interestweather was very unpropitious, otherwise ing address. He reviewed his long conthis meeting would doubtless have been nection with the church, and more partithe most successful, in all respects, the cularly his acquaintance with the Salford society ever held; notwithstanding this, Society. He dwelt upon the intimacy a very pleasant and enjoyable evening that had existed between himself and all was spent by those who were able to be its ministers, with Mr. Hindmarsh, with present. After the removal of the cloths, Mr. Howarth, whom he spoke of as a Mr. Councillor J. A. Clarke, Treasurer, brother, for he loved him as one, and was called to the chair, and in opening with Mr. Kennerley. He spoke for an the proceedings alluded in complimentary hour, and was listened to with the greatterms, to Mr. Gunton's ready acceptance est pleasure. The delight of the meeting of the society's invitation, and his will- was further enhanced by addresses from ingness on all occasions to do his best to the Rev. Mr. Boys, Mr. Mackereth, Mr. promote and help on the cause of the F. Smith, and Mr Benson; and also by church everywhere. Mr. Gunton after the singing of the children, who were wards delivered a short but effective under the able direction of Mr. Parkinaddress on the subject of "The purpose son. The teachers feel deeply indebted of life." and was followed by Mr. Wilkins, to Mr. Madeley for his services, and hope that the agreeable recollections the Mission Services carried on at this called forth, may awaken increased in- place, and been profitably affected by terest and zeal in the cause. They them. An intelligent person, who had thank his society for granting this been connected in early life with Calvisit, and trust that it may long enjoy vinism, and subsequently with Wesleyanthe services of his valuable ministry, and ism, had discovered in the teaching of the influences of his Christian love and the New Church a system of truth, the life. germs of which had been some time active in his thoughts. Another, who had attended for a time the ministry of Mr. Tall, had failed to obtain the benefit he had sought in other communities, and had decided to return to the fold of the New Church. ST IVES, HUNTS.-The beautiful little church at this place having been cleaned and undergone thorough repair, was reopened on Sunday, May 19th, by Mr. D. J. Smithson, of the New Church College, London. The morning subject was the "Transfiguration," Matt. xvii. 1, 2. In the course of his remarks the preacher observed that this sublime miracle, which was witnessed by the three apostles on Mount Tabor, was one of the great evidences we had of the Deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, and of the Divinity of His Humanity. The evening discourse, which was deeply interesting, was taken from Isaiah xxi. 11, 12. The subject was the call to the watchman, “What of the night?" and it was treated by Mr. Smithson in an earnest and eloquent manner. The morning attendance was not so good as was hoped, but the evening's was more satisfactory; and from the marked attention paid by the audience, we may fairly conclude that the services were not lightly appreciated. On Sunday, June the 9th, the Society was favoured with a visit by Mr. R. Gunton of London. The morning subject was taken from Psalm cxxvii. 1, which was handled by the preacher in a most masterly manner. The evening subject was the "Broad and narrow way," Matt. vii. 13, 14; this also treated in a manner to command the wrapt attention of his hearers. was By another correspondent we are informed of some interesting cases of individuals who have attended some of LONDON NEW CHURCH ASSOCIATION.Weekly Paper.-Amount pre- £ s. d. viously acknowledged, 60 19 0 D. G. 10 0 0 T. E. Taylor, 050 100 0 10 0 H. Elliot, Treasurer, 24 Culford Road, N. Marriages. On March 28th, at the New Church, Accrington, by the Rev. J. J. Thornton, William Kenyon to Margaret Thornton, both of Accrington. On March 28th, at the New Church, Accrington, by the Rev. J. J. Thornton, Thomas Frankland to Margaret Ann Robinson, both of Accrington. On March 30th, at the New Church, Accrington, by the Rev. J. J. Thornton, George Edward Crawshaw to Dorothy Shuttleworth, both of Accrington. On May 2d, at the New Church, Accrington, by the Rev. J. J. Thornton, Charles Riley to Sarah Riley, both of Accrington. On May 29th, at the New Church, Accrington, by the Rev. J. J. Thornton, Henry Evan Williams to Mary Ann Heap, both of Accrington. |