, 1869-11-08
THE PULPIT.
sermon on Religion, by Rev.
frof. Swing. or c.,msu.
sicr Church.
1ne Misfortune Of I,b,ralism--Its
Antagonism Toward the
lid Church.
A Definition Of the fhnrth Of CID,

The following sermon on religion xas prcschtd
yes:erday morning in Westm,nster PRESBYTERIAN
Church, bJ The paato., Rev. Prof. Dtvld Swtag.
He cho&e "a hla text, Psalms ps: "Oh worahip
the Lard IN The beanty Of hol!ness " and saia:
| 1HK SERMON.
| From Tho folio @ipR discourse tue two Hor.ts
about hdue religion hare becu era8ed. NJ NOT b.
lpG important to illustrate thu tneanlnR, nud b.
viewed sorsr ~o,Js OF inc dtsc5ufto isst sandsT.
Tue FeI,pEkB OF this morning viii relate 10 rcit-
g:on n teo n1s:s.ltst senaa Of The ~ord. out Of
Of hss ootRsttons. his duties Oar relations to
our Rnrcrnncnt are Of a certain form, AID frotl
thsse f.sue pecui!a1 obnganons, and, iron these,
peaceful atmosphere. Hefore our life began, It
nao poured out non,F actl b:ood 10 e%tahlisn stb-
ertt. tcaoola Churches, and homes, and multi
tode of lava fcr the individual protection aud
Ernrth. Into such national huue, all ftted
! asd iasn.sned. we're We born. Hal lbe country
os n, esan would naxs been o
Thus II appears thas xe sustain relations to
CO.. o9anny ;y,,s ont ot which spring, az obligation
| sied % a certain object The spiritual
9a. 91hd,nS nHt,, 70 % %sopn1J T.. called patriotism.
The noble tonis nave died on ochalf Of coun,ry. =
WHAT IN ep1t3ph u TINT at Therm1rym: Tel
sparta We ne here In obedience to l.r lAwa" 1t
between freeman aud his State
| There ERE Other rrs.ions Of life. The heart Is
| tied 70 t'afents The sentiment rising from thts
ttnnd L. calIet Gl1nl love. Nut the aoul tnra put
pause hele. 1hrre Is something else tnAn cauntry,
| tomesh:p2 et:e thAu parent, eonethiae cI~< thra
ch,o, than VII hnEanlty. ne have thus fns LEFT
| Out cl estimate the SUM and source OF atL uox-
ever ear a&a beautiful uue's countIJ, Cos stands
the Creator a. sottainer Of the couutrv; how
| tEcu III LIS Land. ho~eser grard al humanity,
80 80 = ,ns iauatsia o.! 81 xhlea no~s
thereon arc but a l,stl let down IRON God's
! baud It L q tlew'iro; gllcrtpg Oh tue border OF
hear. to tkIs Being IS not called pa'r1osss,n M % ant
= the ao6leei. the so'tiess reia,oa tas sonl can
Now, thtre are peTrons Who suppoac Tint re,,.
7duu Is an invention OF Prtssstetiaus Of Metno-
olsts4 aud wien asked shout their poor souls sup
| or pay tus Ptx.hstt rau pew but the 6ano per.
sons co t'o' icrl that friendship Is a tuatteE of
tesl. Or thsi pn::'n'tstn M is matter o. Lsou!ds'.
81 = unisert1 lore. They revealed moro Clearly
to man rarslculsr power and beauty of The soul.
They ae w Il g srsnS seraal sen,
n:eh. The s!cn plucess Of gold quartz arc bc-
traJed hy tlr lul'.eg forth q some ufner OF
alro've lae .uns an. icavc grams OF o. go1 Ttaa u,s
rIiac'irK III thy snp. The ~0s1h of tlIcse paf1i-
| passing betta,h the 1Lountatn8. This the moral
elfnthis OF suciel5, lls thoughts, i,a ptetJ,
s c.e we.e7 e. s'5or nH .S "sas
!
worthless eleurisis, 1tate iJiDE in our aighi The
ftltsioua clla.u tk.tEtcu r1an md God. Thcae
| hc**efl ontH 60 not invent Fel.Rton-a p1eYbfte-
ri7Lum or u Mcthoa.rp-'fle, outy sho = u1 inc
golden grille That Is folded apout the mortal
spint.
Now, when We apptusch these mighty oues with
sDeer and crltclse sharply their 1rtora Of Wtsk.
reasCt We Reform them E0t, but unly fai. 70 per-
cflye foI oHrscsscs The dtamond.Fet zone made Of
II srul brCaks tnc TOW Of The religious senti-
me5t BETA cen them and u heil1un Is a.
t!ttItfe sentiment as Ii love 0f country
nud nothing to take Ia place As meu
shoolo not permit the h,lstREes OF Washington to
tsrak tho Thread thar o,1as n,a patriotism 70 our
brAstx~ NJ nm. thty hc tlov 10 suner any mistake
I of Wex!eT or Calvin TO cneck the rplIEtous in.
pulse that rsithes IN to u thsuugh the vide
rrs o. 1hss A.; sna ~ Mas yoa may hare
Lot YET utdone iolr rrla.t0n* 10 God. Thr great
stream Of rraRion must still no ever ami ever at
your feet You ne-d lot wal. for the r1ver 10 70
~. For 0tF o*n rnst, u We could nui accent
ha1f The conclusions ol that Ia called orthodoxy
VIC would hti lore II, tset:ausl: Il oLfcls Wcl.
hNed teiiGuuA scnittnent VI cur1trt deep tuoH1h
anu l'oNutta rLouga 10 salt the so1la bark 10 the
Whether ii was necessary or not We Feed not
cav; but It i, IS etuple fact The misfortune ol
htc1a car1stianity thnt sevtfa ihc tea Of rcat-
gionE teellLg netwesn ~ present and t.,e louR
past 1t fnrEt. t. and forgctA nothing. II hreAxi
away, not tfnIry tr,tn Tic creed OF Fruelon aud
w.-.ey, tut ttunl Their sharply -dtl1urt reizlo1s
an a az Sos es tatn s liz % .n 1a5 so
found nut IN logical war With Hsu, but 10 M vel
anu coEmtniot, and In cea.cious love OF Got
nature, nof philosophy, nor literary Or ca'tnre1
th.te- You would hot dare renove from patr,o
h,a patriotism. and tubstrute therefor q poeut
| power. or q common honesty. YOU mlgnt thu.
cxnlt rNctly. but ,ou would sulu tho idea Of pa
tnot. Religion " de0nlte sentiment, and hence
y must move s1o1s 1ts 9. q nsth Of prayer, cotn
, comes Gtt.c-.u uf religion, Or Isrhetics or cpl
lure: l'u. religion i + noI 1ouce, NC ssy i. ID
SIoten aWsy Ion tat xoadcrsul current oi se
! vu1iou that comes do 70 from Weaie-. CaIyiu AMI
srom, indeed. the Church Of the paat. I
has cultivated an snt1sonlsa toward Inc oil,
Church, and hence stsnts. tu-iaT, cut Oh from ID
ih1ueLce Of that sentimental ldc that has role
7 down from tho time Of The Apostles. Feeli1
cx,ted Upon 10 butte Against some Q! tho IoRm
Il BY Eu1~ day II went too far, and broke friend
ship wllh the sptrl Of dcsution - 1t was fr IL
world ~. n,sn na 70 l9t NJ, ,1 o!d .i,n,a ssaod
review nterr,. -. torzof ho~ TO pFutiaceit ltha
ia sotse suo1 manutf; eo1c To p.. thst L'bera
Ism has Ioi only attacked doctnnut, bat hai se'
pltynt = ~ l,st1e popular Is tho aoo rtno OF oles
,iop or Trinity. Tue aus2Ronsfn that bega1 wis
: doamA has spread 10 The suul.
pot,cal ,,eas otIen lad 10 nsraeS of f'g1nn Msisa
IftL oEbIps AID thh waF that ouRnt to have rssnr
: nj. tu Tue nra.u hwcsps over tue heart vita II
| Ohty httt, noN NJ iust wholly upsrf dc.tlne
: rever 70 meet Rat!ouali4u IN religion, bavtn
nuN = siae !. yr,tng Of hsxr,a ann n.na.1 1"o""e
= win such phenomeua ia nur sj1'T r, ~,t,
}. Tar better take our Atnnd 10 The old path alum
o | oo1y. This cr,1tGe u af hsre peen assM.rt.
J Win errors. at,i usy be iuil Of them still INT
s. 1on to sa .ad
= the samr srn1 Ii WIS tleun,ie religion. Vo,
i: deriul hns'.ng to oos'. II was sacredlr ds.nut
Sttn 1t tho family altar. or ia tue aanc.,lsr1.
e tie Baptism, or Id the last consu1ttIon, 1t Wis
= Communion with the Alnlshts. The patriotism
to rs lie The TernaI Wind welca Danir fe,s 1oec
ICE his temples as he entered 1he m3si.e Tarndi
e = Wind inat never ,uiera,ttsd. Iesel yeeSe1 e
II bur sH rpg aopy geu1ly fureTer bftnr1nr neTfnn
u nt d b1dsonK from the forest Of ChisssI. TnInr;
L The Old Church, dea1 to A1su,tlpr ca,yIn' - =
en %nsSen 1Se1i n1a 9Hams H. there a.se e
meiof1 Of no!s worshln. Il s,itss thn 1a o. =,
o. Of men to Day Just Is il DID when Nss.,sIon'
70 mis-. ,hat ner unsssnnism e-s ~Vuu -ot *ash
D. ,tantty from 1ear lesr s;o, ~ aoer IN
" ssctcd Wind, m, nE go 'rai H.sn Ne" ps.a
y. ~ lit ,lts- ~ Nv ~ tlo@ I..MoH n14ns
~ | he.tt =" @Ne '"ee no' Whispering hooa'
to 1t..rnn, .,d s,ro..1
Id ~ .ext. "a shs Un!saI,as etcs n.d recalled
e. land. They 1o1ha but one TO 60, nni him
IN !nefc any connection bet Feen belief In The IT
&c ! ~ ana me sending ol missionaries to forel
Cd lstds: The Sane Ecnt!er1an ssid shat the fret
he uent 4chools 1ou1ded IN the lame Of Lsbe
on nsse !aa1cd 81 SUPPORT HhJ is thls Is there u
OF fanth telAnan nrlMrto belief tn the alspnt
aeen,as ano tae csanseitzatoh o, pcsTos fht
" Qoteasans s!e 100 aesp ioi d, We md 20
ne heef 1os !nsm ~ ONT lo&c. o1t ono tainH
N. kio", tnai tnetf 10 = epnt Rentna or r hEst
n 10 snnfne na rst1 rmpo.he, - essneHy Ieatot
% a eAIue ny FnHias nt AnRe!os aod that
nos sset oscs1s !Hennsalp WHO toh sp!
n u cshEol SEND Missionaries 70 tofeiGn lant
III, snaos Of xoIS il nos "a mncS ape.,on q nr
~. doffa ~ ot sentiment WofSs 80 fnl nf soaf.d