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 senger's notice of "Independent Witnesses;" but as they are quite subordinate to the one we have here examined, we pass them without further notice—only adding that they all appear to be the legitimate offspring of a mistaken idea of the nature and whereabout of the New Church, and of the editor's attitude toward the Swedenborg Publishing Association and the freedom and catholicity which it represents and advocates. B. F. B

Every reader of the Messenger who has any confidence in the opinion or judgment of its editor, would be forced, by his criticism, to regard "Independent Witnesses" as a bad book, and would therefore feel more like hindering than helping its circulation. Believing that, if the above "vindication" were placed before them they would see that they had been misled by the Messenger's criticism, and would change their opinion, I could not help wishing that the foregoing article might be copied into that paper, that its five or six thousand readers might haνe the opportunity of judging for themselves of the morality or immorality of the course the book advises. Accordingly I sent the printed article to the Messenger, with the earnest request that it might be copied into the columns of that paper. But my request, I regret to say, was refused, and the article re-