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Excerpt from The Economy of the Animal Kingdom: Considered Anatomically, Physically, and Philosophically
The ceremony of unveiling the sarcophagus made by order of the Swedish Parliament, for the reception of the mortal ré mains of Emanuel Swedenborg, took place in Upsala Cathe dral on Saturday, November 19, in the presence of the King and Queen of Sweden, and the royal family, officials of Up sala University, the student bodies, or nations of the Uni versity, and representatives of foreign bodies, the latter, in cluding Mr. Alfred H. Stroll, representing the Swedenborg Scientific Association, and the Academy of the New Church; Messrs. Speirs, Rendell, Wilde and James Wynter, represent ing the London Swedenborg Society, and also representatives of the New Church Society in Stockholm, of the Swedish. House of Nobles, the Royal Swedish Academy, etc.
The sermon was preached by the dean of the Cathedral, Her mann Lundstrom, Who extolled Swedenborg as the universal genius with truly wonderful power of scientific intuition, a. Man who had spread lustre over the Swedish name as few others have done. It was eminently fitting that his grave: should be among the great of his country, and the dean prayed that his memory may ever be an inspiration for Swedes. But, he added: May the dross in the Swedish Seer''s world-view and life-work do no injury, and may that which is noble and''. Indestructible therein be of still undreamed of service.
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The ceremony of unveiling the sarcophagus made by order of the Swedish Parliament, for the reception of the mortal ré mains of Emanuel Swedenborg, took place in Upsala Cathe dral on Saturday, November 19, in the presence of the King and Queen of Sweden, and the royal family, officials of Up sala University, the student bodies, or nations of the Uni versity, and representatives of foreign bodies, the latter, in cluding Mr. Alfred H. Stroll, representing the Swedenborg Scientific Association, and the Academy of the New Church; Messrs. Speirs, Rendell, Wilde and James Wynter, represent ing the London Swedenborg Society, and also representatives of the New Church Society in Stockholm, of the Swedish. House of Nobles, the Royal Swedish Academy, etc.
The sermon was preached by the dean of the Cathedral, Her mann Lundstrom, Who extolled Swedenborg as the universal genius with truly wonderful power of scientific intuition, a. Man who had spread lustre over the Swedish name as few others have done. It was eminently fitting that his grave: should be among the great of his country, and the dean prayed that his memory may ever be an inspiration for Swedes. But, he added: May the dross in the Swedish Seer''s world-view and life-work do no injury, and may that which is noble and''. Indestructible therein be of still undreamed of service.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Language - English
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Emanuel Swedenborg
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ISBN - 9780266549178
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.9 cm
Page Count - 541
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Emanuel Swedenborg
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ISBN - 9781332010073
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.9 cm
Page Count - 543
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