, 1874-05-25

Prof. Swfng's Scrmon--Tlo Floating Ue1,t
Provided for.
There WAS aot vacant sent in QGrid SWINGS
Church, corner OF Superior aud Rush streets,
yesterday morning, and over 900 people stood III
during tho entire services. Many could not rot
inBido the building at all. Previous to tho deEiv"
cry Of his sermon tho Professor hoped there
would be no demonstrations, % lie did not like
them. Such expressions had beon indu!god In
on former Sundays, but 1e hoped, if anything
was said in The future tho audience approved Of,
thoy would not ezpross tholr. approval by clap
ping their hands. They should not bo solemn in
the eeyoro Bense, but cheerful, yot make lir-
feronce botweon tho house OF God mud othor
places. He thcn said:
You Mill find my toxt this morning in tho Cos
pol OF Matthew, sixteenth chapter: 'Can ye not
discern tho signH of the timea7" aud in the sixth
chapter: "For your 1Ionyenly Father knowetls
what things 80 hhve ue0d Of before yo ask
Him."
These passages will load mo to make Aomore-
marks to you to-day TINT shall have no reference
whatever to any recent events but upon these
theu1es,-tho changing times, ard the changing
wauts they bring.
Tho progress Of mankind is not only a progress
of idens, aud OF weallh, and Of mental powers,
but it ia alB0 progress of wnnts.-a progress of
longiDEs in the heart. Every stop that alncoyors
aomo old poverty Of knowledge, rovealH MISC some
rnya OF tho spirit. 1t B ofton complained thai
riches arc Of little value. inaamuch a8 Persons
desires oSpuntl ~ rapidly az hia fortuna oxpantlg,
and at the yonr's end ho has nothing left This
TINT thus expand are unworthy. Bnt when tloy
aro worthy of God, mud OF man, then tho moro
they widen out the better. And to have gold
left ut the end Of the year, naay DO proof that
placed upon half ratio,ls that 1t has been doniod
sone Of It's aspirations after books, or travel or
usefulness, or has abort in charity or in re-
ltgion. The more noble wants soul grntiflos in
ta career. tile better its lfo for tue value OF lifo
may be measured by tie nnbleloaB Of tho desires
it graities. Ii, In youth. for example, your cir
culnHtances only permitted you to giyo
4 piece of treatl to so1no outoast child, nnd
in latcr years yollr wealth and desires hayo 10
Increased that you can now educate md clotlle
hundred poor oaoh year, thnn you have become
mora powerful by the growth of your desires;
and hence that would soem always tho greatest
life which builds up and gratiiies within the
o4s j., s1a H. tie nopsS %& %& pses ~ 10
some way. his fellow-1nan, or to educate better
hiB own mind, must be quot1u ~ soul that hRs
mailo great progress aimee tho time when Cain
killed l.ia brother, or BinCo the time Wen Judas
be.;:v"'!h hin Lord for u handful Of silver.
i'h;l the progrcHa OF mankind il continually
exIn cta,.,n ITSELF not only in incroased learning
and nra, aud industries, bnt in the things Which
society wahss 1or atself, aud WHICH 1t wlhnes to
hehtoW upon I'LL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ltsef Dy
ats desires.
"lth the great ohanges which oneh era brings
N learning and "ea!th, como aso these changes
IN tue pnhlc noed, Just aa humorous and Just aa
Wonaorlul as a. n'l tns faarVclons tfanalornlationB
in SCIENCE Tho modern world Comes in With
mol only new forms Or houses, and clothon, and
lonElngs, such sa we're scarcely dreamed OF in
tho days tint nro gone.
Let mo illustrate this. thnt you may moro
clearly perceive tho changing nco1 Of tho tiu.es
in religion. Once tho human family Hat down
quite contontndly nnilor tho dominion Of 1lings;
tho thought that oyory man was hinlsoif . King
mud that the noynl 'Alonarch waa only ono Of tho
common crowd, troubled tho brai,H Of yory few.
Lucy Iot hu Aeeu VI 'AHefty. 1ho dlflno right
right Of tho sunshine, Ut day and night, And
in their view God no mora made tl,o earth mud
tho ocoan, than He male tie King to bs King.
and tho Queen to be Queen, There was ,,o
longing for liberty, In the tays OF Elixnhoth.
one Of the most eminent men shovel
low, III n swarm Of boes, wllcro oil obeyed ono
Quoou the Creator Ind clearly roroul,adowol l,,,-
man government, wherein the multitude ehou|d
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