"HONOR TO WHOM HONOR IS DUE," + Is an Apostolic maxim, which ought never to be lost sight of by men who profess to be governed by that rule, which the great Head of the Church has given, viz. "As ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them." No doubt some of Mr. Bradley's friends in Newcastle were desirous to confer an honour upon him, in presenting him with a token of their affection and esteem: but the token presented to him, ought not to have taken away the honour which appertained to another; nor should it have had flattering titles inscribed on the face of it, which did not strictly belong to him. For although Mr. J. was pleased to tell him in his speech, that he had erected a temple since he came to Newcastle, and that he might fairly be esteemed the Founder and accomplisher of that undertaking; I cannot help thinking that his statement is incorrect, except he understands the meaning of the word Founder very differently to me, and means to assert that the Instrumental cause is the Principal cause of a thing. The truth is Mrs. Birch, late Norman, is the Foundress of the Temple in Newcastle, in the proper sense of the word. She it was, who first gave 2301. to purchase the land on which it stands, and who afterwards gave from three to four hundred pounds more to erect the building: this proves her, (and not Mr. Bradley,) to be the person on whom the honour of erecting the Temple at Newcastle should be conferred. A Founder, is one who builds and endows a church, college, &c, at his own expense, but Mr. B. did not thus found the Temple, and although be laboured in it, no endowment followed. If Mrs. N. thinks proper, she can endow the Temple in addition to her munificent gift towards building it, and thus become the Foundress in the true sense of the word; in fact she has exercised her liberality afresh, by giving 401. more to have an orchestra built for the use of the Sunday Scholars and singers, and to contain the Organ now in use. VERITAS. NEW JERUSALEM CHURCH, WATERLOO ROAD. The re-building of this place of worship is approaching very fast towards completion. The whole of the pews both below and in the gallery are finished, and the painting of the inside is now in progress. The committee of the Society are now making arrangements for the consecration and opening, which is expected to take place about the middle or latter end of January next. We are also requested to state that on Sunday, December the 14th and every successive-Sunday until the opening, attendance will be given in the Church from three till four o'clock in the Afternoon, for the purpose of giving an opportunity to all persons desirous of holding sittings therein, of making choice of their pews. NEW JERUSALEM CHURCH FREE SCHOOL. A public examination of the children instructed in this establishment took place in Cross Street Chapel on Sunday, November 23, at three o'clock in the Afternoon. In consequence of the indisposition of the Rev. S. Noble, the children were examined by Mr. Wood. The various questions put by the Examiner and the ready answers given by the young scholars rendered the examination highly interesting and extremely satisfactory to all present. There are upwards of 400 children now receiving daily instruction in this School. NOTICE. Our readers will find upon the cover of the present number the sketch of a plan for the future conducting of THE NEW JERUSALEM MAGAZINE. That it will be most acceptable we cannot doubt, and we confidently hope that the best energies of the Church will be employed in extending the sale, and in supporting the literary character of a publication so intimately connected with its interests. We now bid adieu to our readers and correspondents, thanking them for all favours conferred upon us, and in resigning our editorial labours into the hands of our successors, we heartily wish them, in the performance of their duties a more tranquil and happy time than, we regret to say, that which fell to our lot. EDITORS. 8th 9th 11th MEETINGS IN DECEMBER. Monthly Meeting for general information on Church matters, and mutual improvement at Friar Street Chapel, at 7 o'clock in the evening. Visiting Committee, connected with the Society of the New Church, Waterloo Road, London, at the house of Mrs. Steed, No. 6, John Street, Cornwall Road. To assemble to tea at half-past five o'clock in the evening. Subject.-Psalm xxix. 3, 4, 5. Coffee Meeting at 15, Cross Street, Hatton Garden, at 6 o'clock in the evening. 18th Union Coffee Meeting at ditto. VARIETIES. HISTORICAL, PHILOSOPHICAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND LITERARY. EXAMINATION OF A MUMMY. Lately one of the mummies in the Museum of the Louvre was opened. It was one of the finest of the valuable collection made by the Chevalier Drovetti. According to the hieroglyphic inscriptions, this mummy, which was the embalmed body of Noutè Mai (the beloved of the gods), had been, during a few years, one of the priests of Ammon. It was enclosed in a kind of pasteboard, richly ornamented on the outside with figures of gods, and symbolical animals. The preservation of this funeral covering was perfect; it having been originally protected by two wooden coffins, in which the mummy was conveyed to Paris. The pasteboard was untouched by decay, and in the same condition as when it at first came from the hands of the embalmers. When the body was completely unrobed, the head was discovered to have been shaved, a custom which literary antiquities prove to have been adopted by the Egyptian priests. The teeth remained in their places, and an attentive examination shewed that the No. 12.-1827. individual had been about forty years of age when he died. A leaf of gold covered the mouth, a plate of silver lay upon the breast, and straps of coloured leather hung from the shoulders. The cavities of the eyes were filled with plugs of linen, which, like the bandages, had been soaked in oil of cedar, a celebrated preservative against corruption. The interior of the head was empty, but the envelope of the brain was preserved. Drops of pure bitumen, of extreme brilliancy and some thickness, were found upon the breast, between the thighs, and upon other parts of the body. CHINESE POLITENESS. There is one striking particular in which the chinese politeness is quite the reverse of ours. To take off their caps when they salute one another, or even accidentally to appear uncovered, is esteemed the height of ill breeding and indecency. ON A HORSE GOING UP IN A BALLOON, AND KITES DRAWING A COACH. Oh! wonder not that horses take such flights, POETRY. OH! HASTE THEE MY SOUL. OH! haste thee, my soul, to thy rest; As clouds o'er the bosom of night. The pleasures which mortals possess Its joy, is the lustre that springs From a mountain envelop'd in snow; For cold is the pleasure it brings, And death lies in ambush below. Look onward, my soul, to the tomb, Embrac'd in the bosom of God. FINIS. J. G. B. P. Goyder, Printer. 11, Dartmouth Street, Westminster. |