, 1869-11-01
THE PULPIT.
aply Of Rev. B. Laird Collier to
Prof, SWINGS Sermon Against
Unitarianism.
Honesty.
.rnon by Rev. Robert Collyer, in
Unity Church. Yesterday
Morning.

ewing eermon On "CnItstt1nlsm," preached
80 wcekss ago by Rev. David Swing.
Tie Westminster Presbsteriau Church
I. Golfers eext WIS nj follows;
ID walk taere1r, and 20 shau ina rest for Jou1
,uiA'-Jcr. I'll 8: 16
TIE ekRN0x.
1ln 10 review thsa morning = sermon preached
weeks Ego bs Rev. David Swing, pastor Of The
se sa, "a "Ss Il
:4r.ti,.nny. Which, II II can be proved they are
III 1T ,aeuaselvt4, or even Indicate tendencies Of
P,ed !. u sSe clos'ne Il to s cass - e
Keen tse so-callrd orthodox Ant lincrAl schemes
. theology. The preacher OF the sctmon, hayc
Inc, LTD has Always snown blnself 10 be i good
:cn'i OF tolerance, End. furthermore, has not sci
m SID hso.. 80: ssae,n5s ssqst & 70 eEgsa s,M snn
l-svsre .'the old rashs,'' the beasea ~ay Of
,~tsrtA and hare III sym2atoixtug fellowship
v.tn those who whisper that he rresebes ratton-
,nrr nrJ suodAI. 10 tas !e.t, sad nc other ~ two
tat nlk nn~zJ betfcrs MAY the better rcasa the
,4la,aple thing stsel. ,,,
pg in cnr pu!p,ts u the ratonal, tolerant preach
pg. which o1e, for tbs most p1st. nsv hear IN
aiauy. II not most, Of the orthodox poi?!ta an
Eng religion 60 tnr~aru br other agencies than
Organized Un1satAElsul. sod certainly an retd7
Ia io.n haudl witt d.. Bushnell and VII. Beecher.
sME. S~tug and Mr. Bar7lets. IN this blessed work
II l7tns,rR In the Kingdom Of Goa, mast con
fcss, however, thx, Am alwsys hardened Of eo7l,
. ~. nsse dsss L. , sa q @,, e9f RSsss
time unnc.rd ID their pclpt1s from Que yeara end
ctsy oroa,:rsst Ia or soci.l aud commercial llie
II mxE help on its spirit ceFsainty not
e e.! s'ss Via 'sst atr coz sss!
10 not afsert thal these hssshren, sna others o.!
thc. schno. preach what they do no: hc1leve; hnt
ot,ctaIts ho:d creeda which ihey do not pscs-n.
ms ! sat u not the Desc war 10 h~1p Oh trntn
snd s.nceTtts In toe world. aud certainly, when
this t. connected with the habit Of ATTACKING re-
ig,aus rommur,nn, wbo, w1cs al Other merits
s@r d-Iled ther, hfre the one OF holding 10 cseed
which they dAre not puhllhh from the aoustiops-
u.s good eroush 70 send me, 10 dtJcoses any ios:
:i tasis for hts sese1s1ons a1d presume the VI.
m /. lust what WAS intended 10 be- set4es Of
:. h7t n eau: 10 ha1m only the rational dissent OF
I'n:,sTtanr- fsa hes.d CT cry goot hTo.hrEt log:
= .e% 1ewf frs-7od I alKayh Esspee1 tne tosa: @ Q!
n fr +hn Ttcs AID not the 6nbbtspce OF It. Tdls
;. ttrnr has 10 arrunen. IN u: and 50 eau on5
oYntf ha propositions or assettioLsr 6od fleu IN
au:r, intn tle,1 tsuth q. fxlsencHe-
Tae .c.:s. Of the sermon II 80 ft+rgnefd ny =
e1nG-sr eart nf rhetoric thas ts alGost traposE'
y. e Il !.e,ice to The -eIst: %l:soa: crn=l lojas
,ire m tte rhetoric; hu. saAl. CO MI can to ar
:. reg ust :t1s feat OF 1,at,iio. the n!eso!uE oi
n .ht .+runn 70 ttas you may understand Il, 9Th
:. s,u. in II. ifn~l making 1ua.crous thu rhetoric
-r cy,crniir. a. written ~i,h Rr-ater haste 1at
ii Ia. t.rir:'. ~e:e Ioft1atlsl So 5ou Fit tr goo<
crrngh 10 tc!lcve tie ftst *htn Vcntt 1hc%r >cn
=, +eIrpA from the Reruon do It mt that the a1:ho
1ra. h+ deprecated IN Hu1r es:eem-tor he Is ho'!
a.'c and dtrout-o,7: tia! may get II their .co.r
h, am, IL car, rrort that he male N unx2Franta
:,!e -''cck Hpon your faith Hod mine, anil sa,
~ efusi 'hrcs ann"t the most sacred fri:t' OF OF
- pisfy ard l1hoEH- -..... ..-.....
= The sermon ,t-ef has TWO distinct parts n IT.
/, :he rrst G'ss1s a. II written hr t!sr'ple Of Tncr
+: crt Parker, uue, ard broad, and rational y It
Z ,ui.:.. tn, though iul; OF orthodox theology
NV - f'te Of rcES'y1 s2at he could put Il
Tn.nl az YOU to listen 10 rouc ri these ration
" sltzfrc pentecce' as r'ck them fEou the :cr ton
' ..E~fietoa 1s not = natTer OF TetI+y or Gavin
pit are 10 tbe nas,t ii a:lnc: Regtan Va; il
: 'n~ F7rid before Wesley, Calvin. OF christ: na
; crnonos r.,ns.c,r hass not been IN ne h:o:1 :.
onexzs. tss e ''s ss::s .sss tn cyn taare
Z es,utt:s:s e. sa foro1ers. ~ nov. The -cn'en..
meant 70 1reao sny real. tlue: Rea7:ne tninE. !
! can unlt mean that The doctrines Of Wesley At!
u. Ct ,.tsn-and Will live on when tnese s1a1
perish. a* ta.y haze already d,ed out Of the coz
q The Snsasa .nsI sGI IN M, cr,,,o
=, Prc-b,tcriani.n or Ncshodi,nn, they ahew Us tn
E7rslc that IN folded nssou: the eafta'
). ,h,s .rn,ence-fos aoout the only ,hlnga inst Ca
VIC ath Wetley did do were the thing. here stste
:, they dtd not Go The cyea Of men fest upon tnes
I SHE to 1re tic e1sdle folded a"out tue ea1tn.
1enes. "a i R II 4. exact words Of , e e
= non: "whrtheE Ne believe ortbodoxy or not v
.i,l love ii, u could only accept half Of ii.
: I'VE ii lcse M ossso5o55 ""H Te could nos a
cert half OF iL''
4 this 10 te tsnah, In 4 Christian pulpit: Men n
v to lcsc Et1t they do not belieye and caunot =
= c+pt: Rut whti il the show Of logic upon whit
.'.:s mammal docttine q tsoeht7 ~ N'neu II
= tavr d'ecosereA rome defects IN orthodoxy, Jt
7 hAvr rot urdone your rrlgtona 10 God"
F., Who ever ss,a "a had: Who wants - hseas {
tho.e 10 see the detects OF orthodoxy tnesel
stl<inp: to undo thelr relations 70 Col
feep ana + @ soa % los Gee tbsm 1 t & oe
= II .oys oEhSao15 Plus ,,s1 ssn 9ake = s.fGng ~,
viii raw. ,naE 10 teach men who DO not belle
. h2l; their creed, bur, BY kon. ntocess Of mol
lrrerdelnslr love the whole OF 1t
\ IL. tn paAs the dirsct aitacka upon lIbc1
=. j. Tie tiis, sccuta,ion IL, ia the won1s OF Il
eermou, " Liberalism breaks away from th1t w0
ttrfal current ol devt.slon which comea tounru
e rEe1n s-kegpi*, aud l'sacaa', sud Calvin, a,
- ii nss cul,,yated an autaaou,.m toward I
fhurch as Il iles on the GIes: hr.g,nc ye1ts. n
hence stands to-day cut on from the rnaueacc
shat tide Of religion thst hRs rolled down from
d, With the spirit Of snsiquits.''
4 1nrE div, have neEer before heard tnls char
II uEIe arainst CnttaI'nas-that iacJ are cit
. eut oi thc cutreht Of Gods lose. aud splr
!. Here l. q wonderful assumption Of EnoElel
/ ilsns, I'd & M.55 Wass Ia. jarses wslss;. =: a.
An.:nr~ rts'n.y are cnt OF frnn TIC influence
Tia Il ie II rell:loa that has rolled n2wo lro7
;4.iaIis1a is thus cut OF fsou tais apostol.c q
r*fs'.u 81 religion rather than o:het forma Of d
Il tds ~ a4s s Il iey ~,
: &n:'- Of religious osf.actD as II t1e Atfans vi
Bs; 70 q aas Ses: .sa VIE, ah5 ssc
;s:s +; ~. + sso7ss sssr,,, Ks e! r.!
8 own I:ekhste1taa pastor accuse Meth .dsts
Il 1rr.l:sloa ard ,1,mo:al1ty. anil with Pa4sto:r
IT, q suasr tell hts ncasers H.; 70 60 n
AFs:1ft religion and order.
THIS bringing tuio line II only mat'er Of u.
s =,d 70 soue ias Chaaalngs VII l,c-a',ho7g
y sail IT rsocal1J cete tease to protest against
+, tals!n had ms1 t:.rea for al& op,u:ons, and
;paese: @ e. ana | 40 Tot % care e TO 81 aaee' rasas
!, lIlked In wlth she Aetg Of such 40 one, Rlthoi
Re be IN ibis mythical stream Of religious c
> Tne preacher rnat in the lsxp o, taste and
" ka2c't,y OF the indsliud conscience, no otst1
r totne 1:lcsauce Of rhis sscuslnR sentence .
s.Lct fAil OF lad sp;rit AID All influence: I'D
ny wonhtp. and 1Hset nce:tnEa, aod lndrld
i. tl,ns;5. Tne % iaee Of thts as.esti5a = u, . Gu:
aps DO not Relieve IN election and tt1nitJ 1t AL
!, 20 do not have Individual, family or soctal de
nin,steT ., reisoa sho,d akc n paois s . ia or
md false , s.ateuacnt ~ Tits ! feel that
casting aside . ceep senFc OF pspp1iety
taken for We reallJ A1r rells,ous-" God tnt
:: We arc none too dtvout VIC are upon our ku
n,o<1 too Ntle- fauly prayer IS no. SO uaiEc
1 sNurE Us II Is ouQst to be: and social wotshi
: tco poorly sustained IN cur churches. TAT d
: there ts aayth!us IN ua,taH aplsu conducive
J thcke i4rren tcs7lt1. might dtf,r'ly chs
u orthodoxy With leading TO fupefzttt!on aud
Hfckebtrg deal Of can't ID orthodox prayer N
inSt, thnt onr soEr or folts hare no iaac5 TOT.
. al LII leave 10 others. Eto have the Taste
issi tS0G; rs,.s.asS s9ss;e s.: a az
tes u p9ai ct ts5;sSs :: s RE- Ras al fsso1 vi
few weeks, tic preacher Of this sermon 3
in the n,seIc: o' lfs.ee l@nI.a-.nn n,nistcrs
he el1a.l pTsfv1 10 Lear Caaou.1E and 1'al
Hli.t I-canse ''th"y ucse alnct1e ani reisRu'
i ls1i,.ps ! ma, + xan..:sssi y esar g!tne.
= nj. all o1nc:r .At the great moral ioconst,
!rfx-tn :lc r:u'r: A,uLn a.,I pzacSicrs Of AS
st:i.s. Inr a.::;'.Ls w1, Ia which minis
w"'eh ;hsy. coL:1 ts.row al scnleoe.:. al
c'ts... k+lts aa. Ia~re toa:s, dill n
y u ~ E1e i:.Gt!nu@ II there waa
s"I.e cry oa:s"t :i.c y tcc.s:.:4 "a. swe-:cr
, f",Nt: -ut that .st-. I.e.eIc1. Ny tatcrco
NHr ::t Ar1aa E.:u>tets Aal pcop'c ha. dtt
LA"d Il ~ !ls4-' n. reality .. iheCsus3t1u
,t:;t 'ar :se'st,a7 :-s':ai4!n,,>. Ct all ,at.F
, Ei..a.
:. In 81 cspdoF. ssS os@ ~f,7:lt where Cni.as
Fatr naRl Ieea C.:I.1ilnisy Is IN its spirit. cx;
D Zee. J!t. CuhutaIy h1a a,.le II : scacEt
rtcfsinff, AID iars IL tuls dAy. This "
sroc1, q i's ttzlc:lta ,!se: whilst Cnltar1au
~aGtu The setteon tlenleH ali deyoutnesa arc
ft; ktf1 FEo hare organized Htmpiy, end
EInn ssis >sS OF ca1!ss;aa sympathy, fos reli2