, 1873-06-16
TIE PULPIT.
Chicago Acquires Another EN-
-. inent Divine.
The Rev. Dr.. McKaig Settles in
This City.
Hia Ycsterday's Discourse at the Ninth
Presbyterian Church,
"Thc Church and Chtlrchcs."

Among tho rocont acquisitions to tho pulpit OF !
this city il tho nov. DR.. 0fcKaig, pastor Of tho
Ninth Presbyterian Church, ELLA avenro. Pro-
vious to hs coming ho resided iii California;
whorc his influence was folt and groatly appro- |
ciatod Since taking ohargo OF tho Ninth !
Church lilo congregation has largely Increased, |
and ho bids fair to lacome as popular aud useful
hero rs lie was In California. The subject or h!n |
l.cotllsc yesterday morning ~wan Tho Church !
81 The things OF thoso things came unto tho cars
Of tho Church whicl, was III Jerusalem, /" hc said'
THE SERMON
Tho torn Church Ia tho Scriptures haa both Non,
eo m sscc meanns T. e ,asis ns a 9 nsm
the TGi sl Sn ~ 'esSsei Tns Il no IN wo
sa ISra A' usud i Whcn ns pail gpon s rock viii
en en;I ohfsb sn s sess
III j. asS gfa to d ssas ostsns
ss Ten forn sasn Sf1ss Sr peys Ts WITH 5o
Npsea uacd i WHOM they spoke e r.. "tnS nSsoS uSre
Sriss S';ssus $'' so elassS ss5d'" .,s s!s:
lsssna,issa ayan!sen nsfss1f Into
christianity oarly begun to aggregate itao Il Ii III
ths sonsa now use tho word, Word:, ,,,o,, ~ ,ro,oa
upirIt hostile 10 religious organizations WH ore tolA
et oa
Tsss, aud teud to reduce nit minds ton dull uniformity
Tho truth love- mud spirit Of Jcsua csnnot b. smut up
~ ,,.t aqy @ 1su AZ n,saao to nut Into on soon
s.nNnates Ike air counnad In dark celsar. Il would
eno r. xfu aes Ind aS " away or Old
Dcforo wine q ,aolesn thought o1ras a .h'a ths
sstes g o gu, nasura II aud ii pre.ho le spirit
allu wools aul waters, instead of cEanpis sen
tS a. sapsa sea Rsii nhg uSo Your
aa II nay maye psass qpns ena
gnSa ri g. IN uss sas to s Sa H.
thrill OF now thought but the OF scenco htera-
ar eud hays g 1aeS s2o et r6dran
not nes, now much Of his ppant and banterlu9 talk
ay @ nsr Z Day haseh as g d59R
Lest culture and talous Of tho mes IL outside q ho
Sepp up sort Of respect for thu old nstitution, oqt
ot traditional yoneraon Gr tro a aS fosse @ q fan saps
sae saG yefe nna nj 1y h s I'd
whole thing an intoerabo cio, and hinaraneo. THO
ancient hut decaying piles. Some Of the9l have a.
ready crumbled into ruins, and arc the abode
~. eRS 9s 'sss 81. shSiSs innso hss St Icy Icy
arc hrnced aud patched ke houses after an
Anothor suvoro shake Of erthoaoxy M what tasn
dust d. Tiers Vii boi This nnti.olurcli feeling
time qses ana spsas sy xoaSs sso "a
conscientious effort to prcserve It's Identity BY renoy-
ing whatever sy soe TO traverse its notion Of truth
atupidity Of crocds Tho spirit that would eneas Ct
sses asi.un auhors ssH o.on 10 doub ersy spruce
Jacosn tDa would aot lre to all TIA. is clasaiS and
safe tic ea '0tTs raes 'sAss ena ' laws s
saassaoa tSs1S men oF hss % natre ts asse
q trying to s3a;ttSao em towar1s s correcting
Il ssss r. oda wo9 III ons '
dofond tho right Of each deao@nation' sess or
ssll Sega a viii i'll tho airatie tst i il the na
rnl and inevitable tendency OF oArteansty to sphere
itself 1 ~ eae1nn fgsI visible ,d tbs y
what we would anticipate from knowledge Of tho
is Of tho world. No fact ia more certain or ,,nYot-
seaauao sh no elsnisry cap and, si begin to
fslesss ee sssn as:eilaisa tss ss ssSsans l
shower, aud dew, eongona' a., clements. Which It
ae' !sstares. viii @ uolseess cvers oartloa particles
quarred and with uvtaihlo pnlIeys hnlstea
Of feet into ie fotse m into tor a sn
seeking TO construct Itself house 70 Hre H. You
1a aue a afea rath slips lato o World through s
ateranee It gifted nn It ia baro abstract h1
loag tuGn i Of ho sS e no 1aes S95
1y Il uNH nus Ut tat great tsa'th lss ttsy Pant
grow aid build itself into yehool Of phosonhy. sci
e,ee, art politics. All who comprehend It are o1 M
nat IL government but tho political llfe thought, ant
corsco,sases Of people con.s tnto q 9nssye SCI; ansp
tIo creative thought Of God rrojeetsd II, int
spsco md ttmsy You may carry this, tnis ilus
ss: s9 rtaes a Al aaS s9 essrwhe1e Ssss It vii
found true that It ia the natural tondeney of al u
% tSat Ito a9Ss seess bsS SD no fol,
eptson 70 his general law II spiritual force On
au sGE so aP e H. ossaa ] sssas
pies no written charter to form Church. LIE wrot
sa i f Il s e gore
thc Gospel to every creature" hia only command
H. sa ny u ~ s gs RGs,1 y @ g., 81
sS @ s '9Sa s otssnlss
ssa ~ lends 70 dame, so would al minds In syn
ty with thu aea spirit and trath a9s u
ny soSy o 1--we bean tha
Tic resurrection h. sssa 1S e b0y dy i fo5m Fa,:
sssas has gs'ha payaae 5sWs and ts
pars of te land aro asaebed at Jerusalem to cou
tho giving Of the Law and e p,tea oef fu IT,
!ha lioy sprit, preaches Christ orueea, rasn fro'
;ho dead anl assenaed On igh and three shossn
ROM e0aGai Sierent M eoantros and spe.lug T. sle
tongues, srangor4 sss oths, M
st sn esgrs ay srs sose ed 1afs
FntIpriasn hoy loved to nset together daily 1n Y
au5s ta sPs i pfa s Ad
il. short heated by the aame great feeling anarsng
iktudrea e1pereiee thy spsntanSo,nsiy melted an
GAa spire Of the first Christian 9rBanlzAt1c
emerging from the bosom of thH gfeat city. Blch
-onctlyo to bo tho tr,o and simple philosophy Of tb
1origiu Of LIE Church. The Hrowih and dayeloprnon
II Chrlstia,ty into organization Is exactly anal
5o,,H to The groxtl, an Development Of Tho social
F.inct Into law aud government. Tho notiom OF
fncial contract ca taught by louBHeau, that tribe
jan Of people, many agsa ago,, day mat undo,
made tree. nominated one u thalr nuinbor az chni
i,hoy Wonii III ngrse henceforth 70 hye togetner
7,cia! order for 1nnt,af protection, declaring that
aycs Lad Il, was never anything moro taah pto1
oneelt of tie imagination. Alav<as Old as tat ,a,a WI
iadc tho world aud lrslascd TIE sass Into yat, sys,a,
louanuntttcs, and government. ny * knassa ,t law
christian oousciousieys aeeks 70 realize ttae! IN
.,wnlIp nl.A orb Nsef os,t into history a.
t. ialbie Church. The forn,a Of political nHltut'o
t5lay change. Rerrcsoutiua tho intelligent u
l,ora sta!B u people ,uy must expand snd ipro
sitl tho growth of fhs tfo that warns and yitali,
A1um into exi.tence. lionco. political lnst1tutit
lrny old md div. Wo aro over c4licd upon TO he
ltirry somo etree law, custom, aud prccoient out
lsarlM, nat the social force u co~ondurina with
.r u mirer struct'1rs. 3d. tuo thu Church AZ spIr