Letters to the Editors
The Model of the Grand Man
To The Editors:
I would like to thank the Rev. Alan Cowley for his excellent sermon, “Church
and the Human Form,” that was published in the July/August issue of New
Church Life.
My interest in anatomy and physiology began many years ago when I was
a senior at the Academy Boys School. The Rev. Dr. Hugo Odhner’s college
course, The Human Organic, further stimulated my interest in the study of the
Grand Man, which has continued throughout my life.
I was pleased to see how Mr. Cowley’s sermon so deftly applied this
foundational teaching. My take is that this teaching/revelation from the Lord is
seen primarily as philosophical, but in reality it is very practical. For instance,
I believe the General Church should make every effort to restructure itself in
the form of the Grand Man. The New Church then would look very different
than the former Christian Church and would be more able to operate in better
correspondence with the Lord’s will since influx is according to the receiving
vessel.
Robert L. Heinrichs
Rochester, Michigan
The Significance of 17
To The Editors:
Your readers may already be aware of the prominence of the number 17 in
events around the time of the Second Coming of the Lord. I came across this
phenomenon a few years ago but my interest peaked a few weeks ago when I
discovered that June 19 is the 170th day of the year. Here is a collection of the
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