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Latin is quum, “when”] reading this chapter, tears ran from my eyes, because,
as I hear, king Josiah is now present, and desires that these words be written in
memory of him. 13 August 1746, Old Style. The above should be well observed.
In the photograph of the phototype on the previous page, I would call
attention to the blot on the word legebam in the last line. It may be that one of
Swedenborg’s tears left its mark.
from the road
From reports of the Rev. Robert H. P. Cole as a traveling minister:
North Ohio
From Bryn Athyn, Los Angeles, Chicago, Glenview, Kempton and Pittsburgh,
New Church people have been coming back to Akron, Cleveland, Canton and
Mansfield, among other North Ohio cities and towns. New Church people and
Broadview guests filled the beautiful Cleveland Swedenborgian Chapel for the
Christmas service in December. Regular services are held there every month.
I visit the Circle four times a year, conducting worship services and doctrinal
classes.
Some interesting past history includes Edwin Asplundh’s help, when
PPG chairman, in forming the Akron-Barberton group. Dr. Robert M. Cole’s
development of Freon for the DuPont Company led to modern refrigeration
and air-conditioning. (E. I. DuPont was, in fact, a New Churchman.) In his
Sandusky laboratory for the American Crayon Company my dad (Dr. Cole),
also invented synthetic mustard oil for the medical profession.
Charles Gyllenhaal once entertained another famous Illinois-Californian,
Ronald Reagan, at his Cleveland home.
Tampa Bay
Today’s Tampa Bay Group consists of a loyal core of General Church and
Academy people, as well as representative people from Nova, General
Convention and General Conference, plus neighbor visitors. These usually
include the Acton, Barnitz, Odhner, Bostock, Horigan, Daly, Brown,
Gushea, Cole, Leezer, Potts and Smith families and others.
On Palm Sunday 35 people attended the festival services and dinner at
the home of William Leezer in Largo. Worship services, doctrinal classes,
luncheons, recreation, discussion groups an d Feasts of Charity continue on an
occasional basis.
The West Coast Florida New Church Center now welcomes all New
Church visitors and interested readers of the Writings. The area someday may
be a Circle, including Tampa, St. Petersburg, Bradenton, Lakeland, Largo,
Sarasota and western areas of Orlando.
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