, 1874-03-09
Prof. Swing on Christianity as
O Civilization.
DR.. Swazey on. Orthodoxy end Hy-
perorthodoxy.
uo Expresses Ills Sympathy for Swing
Rather than Patton.
DR.. Powers Discourse on Evolution
the Law Of Life"
Sermon by Dr.. Thomas on tho tmmor-
ta'ty Of the Soul.
The Rev. II. +. IKittrcdge Against
the Wo1nan's Crusade.
Dr.. Ryder in Favor Of It and Against
Bcor and Wine.
Sermon by Dr.. Thomas on tho tmmor-
ta'ity Of the Soul.
The Rev. T.. Il. IKittrct1ge Against
the Wolnan's Crusade.
Dr. Ryder in Favor Of It and Against
Bcer and Wine.
DR.. Forester on Church Quarrels.
CHRISTIANITY AS a. UIVILIZA.-
TON,

What Trof, swing Iund to Sny Ycster-
d'tF Morning.
Tho Fourth Presbyterian Church, cornor OF
Rush and Ontario streets, was comfortably filled
IA usual yostosday morning, Prof. Swing doliv-
ering characteristic sermon. His subject vas
"ChriHsiality ns IL Civilization" and his toxt:
And tic shall sit rennor and purifier Of silycr-
dfalach, III, ..
III discussing tho proposition suggested by
this toxt, that Christianity is civilization, 1t
will bo necessary to think of civilization In two
lights; tho ono as condition Of individual, tho
other M Il power to influence othors standing
apart from its condition. What mankind neotls,
il not simply u picture of an elevated human
life, but also an agency that will rapidly cast
man into tho 1iAonosH Of this ldeal-pioturo. In
dividuals have always boon visible hero md
there. WHO hayo in tlsoir minds and hearts ro-
flectct tho foaturoa Of almost tho ideal manhood,
but their virtues hayo bcon unabio to multiply
thcmaelves infinitely III tho ontor world,
mud, living. hayo never perceived virtue
to lnvc eono out from their garmouts
nt worlds touch, and, dying, thoy
laaye takon !l.oir moral beauty into their tombs,
MS 1catrieo took away hor beauty with her, and
on tho dying sotgstrcss recently, took with hor
forever hor warm melody. History is dottod
over with names Of such excellence Us marked
Aurc!iuB and Cato, and Nonophon; but as, be-
twcon the stars Of lcGye11, there awful Boli-
tutcs, aeross which light itHelf ilies invisible,
nlltHic Inns btesscd. So between ttleso lofty, iBo
lated characters Of tho past, tero have lived md
died countless millions OF the human family
without oxcelloncc, without hopo-awful soli-
III seeking, therefore, for desirable civiza-
tion, it is necessary to lind d culture that will
overflow. We sock Milo that will overflow III
June, mud mako the whole adjoining empire
- IN, HI,u+ ,Sn
is what we should seek, may be learned in an
instant by 4 glnnco ut tho world-for TINT glanco
levoals tho fact TINT tho moral harvest Of any
ono age ia only a reduplication Of the seed Gown
tiau Church il only rcduplication Of tho sevon-
ty, tho Seventy harvest from tho Twolve the
Twelve IN overflow from Christ with Christ
hinaHo!f au outFoaching from eternity. Thus 1t
civilization, VIC must find one, if possible, that
promises tho aHgroAsiVo power md genius that
will open out, fan-liko, and pass from one to
nlnny, incapable OF rest rs to labor and 81 to it's
aspirations aud conquests
Christianity seems to mo to aurpnss all other
reforms in theBo two needed particulars. It
presents us with high typo Of manhood, and q
typo OF manhood that ilows outward from ono to
many. Let Ill., then, direct our attention first to
the Christian character US civilization.
Impossible or difficult aB 1t may bo to find
definition Of civilization, it will answer tho do
nantlH Of the hour i'll which wo meet together us
a public, common assembngc. and not Us exact
philosophers, If Htato that mnn ia civilized III
I'LL Of his faculties. Tho mind and hcnrt are nc
tive within two spheres, not falling short Of Ma
turo's laws, nor going beyond them. Under
faculties must be included conscience, all tho
tender sentiments Of friendship, love, ByMpA-
thy; for without tlloso tho character may pos
scss grcatncss in many respects, but not TINT
2orfcct blending which seoas to giyo US the per-
lect manhood.
Tho word whose definition So seek, primarily
fof Forn nd fortf f,o
State. Il wild man, whose club is his law, may
become so transformed in thousands OF years,
that Ao is ittcd Mt lust for homo in cora.
ntunity whero MANY agos,. and conditions, and
qualities OF soul lneot with equal rights, and
Wheru esotism must give place 10 tho prcHcnco
Of others. Out Of the peculiar demands Of no.
cicty, demands for reciprocity, for kindness, for
libornlity Of Thought, for respect to law aud
morn!a, md out Of mentnl and esthotio culture,
which tho wisn state brings, to be fitted for State
life, civilization soon came to be Bynonymous
with the idea Of perfect manhood. Edmund
Ruu tho spirit OF religion"
Tlis il only another way Of informing liz that
civilization il It lifo lived M in tic presence Of
man and God. And Gull the definition from what
may, yot tue Now Testament, through Christ IN
Ills discourses, or through Paul in his letters,
will snrpasB NIL other analyses, from sources
modern or ancient. When to personal purity
ILL.,
ca,''n"nd " 1in ~ ioSn one' no"hnr M ones so1f
AMI !" ho ,f;,,a ovo, tn onomiea IIo las roaehe}}
Tia l'e i1cni. 4. nj Inr wIon tin wave Of yirtuo ows
within thc hcart md tho wnvo of rood deap
nws ontsi,lo nil around. wo hnyo founI a nat,-
h9na full'armed for life IN Its varlod roaponsi'
II wnn,d seom that Pail. IN his o},anter upon
Cnarity was expressly describing TIC uorfect
rcntIcmon:
cnar,.. s,ooro,n oro and IN ,,,,1 oror,tv o,,.ot
nat. charity uasel % Tot til itaof Is not ,ired u,1
Iusth not i;elaya isslf utlsee1ny secloh not iii
own; is not esaily provoked thnketh no OWL re.
tuccth not LII nluity, but rooireth in truth; bcarc
nll thinga hel!osoth al thngs helroth al tlings, ell
duroth I'LL thingd' ,.,
Evidently, in living up to a1eh a picture, We
sllonl,l MI mako grand approach toward civil
ized life. 1t WIS truly rcinarkol by tho froo-
thinking n1r. Jameson that " Christianity il a
beautiful civilization"
From causes Which VIC cannot onllmerato, oHs
publiciBts have been unwilling to look ut tho re-
figion Of the Bible III any other light than TINT