, 1872-12-16
Eloquent Tribute to the Memory Of
Horace Greeley By Pro.
fessor Swing.
Inaugural Discourse Of Rev.
Arthur Swazey.
Lessons from the Life of lIr,
Greeley by Rev. DR..
Thomas.

having been brought to close, the reverend
gentleman chose for his text the following
words "a city that is set upon a hill cannot
be hid, II and spoke as follows:
TIE SERMON.
The death few weeks ago Of prominent citizen, re-
reflections that border SO close upon tie region
OF religion and that It seens proper they
ing what and what not themes for the Sunday
and the pulpit there will often shades OF inap-
proprateness which will be too delicate for eyes
things close at the eye and sailors distinguish
objects at great distances there variations in
moral vision aud blindness, and the inappropriateness
evident to may be iuperceptibIe to INST multi
fude Of different vision. In such world poor in the
article called identity and poor in severe standards
each person must often be his guide-alaw unto
himself. The desire to DO right may alone be unver-
sal In the prominent life that closed sadly not long
snce sadly the form Of disease that took away the
reason from its Office thus left the friendship Of
the aud the aiction Of the father without word
ical defeat and Of sconstruction in the minds Of his
counten this Life it would be wonderful if there
were 70 thgehts, and feelings becoming the sanctuary
tcst ask for it the sympathy and study Of each reg
nature for, while religion is full Of joy and hope
It also stands 80 close to the melancholy in humanity,
that when human life closes in unusual impress
Eyeness religion feels that there Is something ID its
nature that draws it lovingly this heart
That which, while living, absorbing politics, sep
acton misfortune and gives back to religion
in death and thus the busy life separated from the
sanctuary by its secular is brought hack to it
By the soemnty OF death and the tenderness Of human
forgiveness md concordance.
reason for not permitting such 3 death to pass
without word, may be found in the fact that
taught BY nothing so much as By example, As tho
child looks to its mother, and learns its movements
md, consciously unconsciousy, shaping our ideas
and actions BY the mirror Of mankind. It is difficult
f g. 5 9 Ct ss aoq II p.fo Or
Of Prince Of Orange or Washington. OF beauty,
without the vision Of Beatrice, Difficult to recall
splendid perfection without the immediate renem-
brance of Christ, ThuB We move along, with our
theories and our most active perceptions grouped
among our fellows, our brothers, near or far. The
great men Of yesterday become the measurements to
rs II the depth and breadth Of life. They are the
LIT Gf s9anngs gs f. ths "a T5 Go
him golden reed, that he might measure the new
surroundings Of sapphire and gold but we mortals
n the ws
mitted, however, and with almost equal kindness OF
ar Low oe
Their goodness and how high the tide Of human worth
ax sr Eseh 3eto Pubic sos is
cheek stin living may read its sickness its health.
It is this close relation OF all to the examples that
to review the lives Of the greatest md that renders
criminal stnpor to permit them to pass ut once into
o. emotional, political scientific, warliEe Of peace
f it is Worthy Of observation aud etady i it was
whieh @ bas s 1sen % an influence To- for good ssi
aRt gathers up the agencies that affect material things
first winds, rains, fires, chemical agents the
nlist must confess all the influences TINT shape the
foul, and overlooking none, must aid us to seek or
avoid this spiritual acereton disintegratien-must
show :he sources Of life and DEATH Ihave already
passed over OF the reflections worthy Of being
made namely that every Influential character is worthy
o this study OF each citizen and each Christina and
Is IN belief the dead may have been yet it is only
the worst form Of bigotry that dismiss the whole
BEEN elements Of poWer Worthy CT enuneation and
respect, perhaps of profound admiration.
One Of the most natural reflections that arises on
remembering A1r. Greeley's history, must be that Of
gratitude to God that in His providence, has pre-
pared Republic By the help Of whose liberty youth
greater than youchzafed to despotic Kings Moth
sons these bol1 asceats made from time to time in
our land by children Of poverty and Of humble llfe
Of and ng over he5s iaW god is Nc
1especter Of persons. Ne told by highest res
that there be no 8ayoritis Win The Just one,
and when poor youth, with only ordinary
education bowiug down to the work Of printer, pub
Usher editor, and behold vast outcome and reward
near all conditions Of men, end makes promise to
the ess Of Rha 4En es Il T. the
learning, Or morals, lie reward Is .rsady.
free country essential in order for these laws Of
human progress to tere arena. The seeds Of the
oak demand not hot.house, but field The seeds of
where the soil has for ages washed down from the
knountaus-they need warm aky and moist winds
So the mind formed for an expansive career de-
S1ends not bondages. not kngcraft, not even mon
archy but the deep eol and open air Of liberty Each
noble confirms the taue OF freedo-for the
1orld was given to man not onls to be p1oughed and
harvested, but to be governed, To Gods permission
human permission God permitted Calico to study
astronomy, but the Pope nter9ered. God was willing
but the Dc Medici was not willing, and thus by the
Law that delivered earth over to human occupaon tbe
individual has been subject to the human wrong Of
suthority. - |
d h1sE he Gp11sng e al human opposition
Like drops OF water or the liquid air; and here in
America man reaches his best estate and great indi
!1oaas are almost robbed Of conspcuous1ess by the
III through youth, and middle life and the falling Of
iotiv. else than the merit Of the case There being
to fear end to Hatter-there being +
nothing before hin but al be could look only fof
the best TRUTH for that i the only thing fitted for al
Free to estimate public and public measures:
free to this and retard that idea politics free
erent that's pread bis thoughts before his felloTa
he for forty years wonderful example Of the
tcan liberty Liberty being lie death Of limitations in
gores nment it strikes down limitations in education
he aN as{s fGr hqndraas Fl been compelled
aIe ane en soEs sss H.
taa tnoms no fnen iron fOn9es 60 Fs, whittier uh
is all that ia demanded The man be7ore our
notice now was feir expression Of the BREADTH end
force urd hberality growing all the whle out Of our
psr:sc: personal freedon,-an illustration Of our Re-
pub.cs worth. It does not yitiats remarks the
Tact that the freedom Ct the lind did not make this
Leading mind clergyman, Presbyterian, or even
actrc re1gonist. The work Of earth is very great
and Of many Kinds No mind can do it aI; not
e'en think It albany more than the man can
build our r houses and write our poems. Travellers
End continents with their feet each foot takes path
So hber however perfect must be conteut with send
ing few mighty ones along each path and if it fell
the let Of 10 plead for the slaye Or for industry
pr for common humanity lot others rise up iu tie
nee Of more special Christianity, spiritual
lie. The same personal freedom that creates great
editors ought to create aso great clergyen l,t It s
nnder 70 obligation 10 nieaa identity the two In
sead Of complaining that this citizen did little in Be-
ha aa Of current theology Il becomes Tho heoogan
great freedom and great age to for them in this
eid Sea tney G'd foE the printer mud editor in his
busy life. Let tho pulpit demand moi That tler mo-
fsss5ons sha do its work Al need wish is the priv
bad o1 the tndustry that work such wonders iu oher