, 1874-06-08
THE PULPIT.
Influence Of Freedom nnd Re-
straint on Man.
Prof. SWINGS Morning Sermon al tho
Fourth Church.
The Rev. DR., Lord on the Develop
ment Theory.
Dr.. Klttredge Reviews the Work Of the
General Assembly.

General Assembly.
Sermon Dy DIR. Tiffany.
FREEDOM AND RESTRAINT.
Sermon By rros. Swing Mt tho Fourth Pres.
... hyter!Mn Church..
Prof. Swing preached AZ usual yesterday
morning, on "Froodom and Restraint MIKE tho
Groat Soul" The toxt WAS: j..
Thou shalt guido ino With thy counsel, and after
wards reccivo mo 10 Blory.-f'saam -, a.. -
Whenovor tho large aid hcautiful ateamsh!ps
loave tho harbor, aud turn thor how out toward
tho great Atlantic and the first swell Of the deep
water begins to lift tip the great vessel, as a
giant would toss all infant up and catch 1t in his
arms, tho fronds who have said goodbye to
loved onos begin to wondor whethsr tho ship 80:
laden with life wifi reach In poaoo The far-away
shore. Prayers aacord and teals fall from those
on board and those loft bohind. A Freuoh writer
snyB: "Tho shore.ghta faded behind us,
aud our ahp, piorclag tho night seemed to move
out into tho unknown" *'1'
Each individual lifo In tho Bamo mannor moves
out from tho shore and, entering the great
crowd that always rests. upon liie's eea. sstls
away toward the unknown. It Ia tho prayer OF
those around, and 1t is tho prayer. OF tho one
noxt to his own hoart. that ho may roaon tho
farther shore In pence. Tho possibility that the
human heart may bo wrockod, md the other pos
sibillty that It may come to glory md: blessod-
moss, surround each living bong with an interest
most thrilling. It you select any fair.hnired
child OF the atrees or of the Bohool.room, aud
give Yourself up to: meditation over the tive
vice OF virtue, or Of aorrow Or happlnesa,-you
will almost feel willing for the Infinite One to-
recall the child to Hoayen that he may. escape
tho peril Of those Inter days, which marshal
their moments along between tho two fatoH. It
was while thinking OF this unknown outcome Of
maturer years. . poetess shng for uB these
school-bopk words: s,..-
y must b. sweet IN childhood to give back
The spirit to ita Maker, ore the heArt
Hath grown fannt;tAF with the paths Of Elm,
And aowu to garner up Its bitter fruits
But neither doos Nature permit nor reason
forward goes tho porllous advance Of the multi
tnde toward tho farther shore Of Hhipwreok or
Of Bafoty.
the great necessltuds Of tho human being. In
moments OF silent meditation over their per-
Bonal liberty, III momonta when all ogotiHm and
vanity aTo put aside, does 1t not often oppross
ths power to live . mean, dishonest lie z and
to make evory step bear you farther, from
virtue, from man. from God, from home?
For Bin must DO wilderness, mover
hoo s pftsnego ~ Luz ,.n, 1om " sosen' .;,
t'.t III moa IT,. NV, ~ aauu
and reason in its persuasive powers, and tito
moral sense'ln It's innate feelings, take their
a;r ,,ua,ea sn1 10 fnpor IT. ea ~
s9e nHaence y 1syor 81 PAt9 t;a o. a'sn.eouat
DO. For this could only be whore lpatls wero
equally right and happy. Eyen God Himaelf
n} r. nEs na dn ~ M IA "1t ~
Him1eif 1 ia pot free M to I do ~ anytninr wrong. but
III 1b 70 10 hsso tnars
Ia ~ "n cnnacinns ,mi.at;on ~ froedom With tia
Inan,t" Ons. '''' '
With man however. the temptation to rursuo
ous .s1S oira of ain Is aetua and powerful that
~ fraaion, nnads narnctnaa ra.traiut nooJa
ns,nat,,al sa antraatv frorn somo external voice.
Ht Na!t "a ths vnIna nf lire must. therefore. ID
LIZA, ta traadom ~ Hfo ~ ho ho,1 into anvil
upon tne u;, ~ ~ ~ 10 hns., ta
na,1o nv ,noIs1 NJ vs,bn n art wlora tia morals
~ ~, hnn,a ~ ti" oommn,iiv cnor to visns
81 Oh; Sno souns nc nsr "u tha tandar md nnorf
sar.,,s W. az teY,S H0 ~ raigion nr ,noraia ~
fTnsat,am;,s, IN Lera hean horn 1tl,c
Hannhal whcrc nj the a,e of n he vas lad tn Tho
49,. ~ s.raar a.ar,.ai r,a, noa;nat thc Ronanra
ss mt m T nIeased an ayent as to hayo b6en boru
~ 81 John wan, whe,e when I. yorth he was lad
fn n ia fr;enasb;n and verv boaon, of Janis
Ghrist. Il would seem tbat what man needa
,phan coming ;nto tnB fnyntnriorA bninR in noe
sbu'1,ta .n15r,ndanno h2t ihnrtu rnstra;ned
m .n.,'a ,aat aTtarn, ~" atmosnere t1nt Mi
~ ;,va sUau ss he n,e7;n1 nnnn wo1! tho winas ean
1oylo1'Y oea'' anu tal enoohA An' "'So oAoos'
soat. n,oodo ia northv ~ al, tim toars that hayf
Ffeeaom IL Wor1ny Q, ~ .n9 ~ soa.n IL Inv @ 10y.
Deoo wept over ita lo1s ano y. ~ suo .,ao
poGtea oaa ~ ~ 1,lrt ;,bortv ' nnIy Mha.
only TelatlyG 1pofss mpel'y H., "m osoui mnui
compa1eo "ltn tne poaEo. ~, ;.'dooGsoos pdo
that comparison 10 nsaa ; ieagpenosngt eha,l sl
1or when men weeP aha tof ~. mnen tae ,p,n
upon tue 9astio-neld. Mter tne gIeates. enisal
piona OF freedom nave Mon tne,I mose ,os Pn,iov
victories o. sAam'e, 81 lheamopS'w ;a,' 2a ahs ha
moae OF Bunker , vlcto1loHa ' 81 cn'1is ssa naI' a
W ~ .'a - ,,r"faSs n,ay +i,a;r ,iio
Mng'ln aeayon, anu TO ptoteHs % anew .aen al Iro
gahee 70 a. beiy sa a nnt ~ n1;nS, J
comparativo tet, naa u'eu, n1t ~ ~ ,an1t y
sna inuopeuuencu ta " a f1n, i, ~ ,n;uat m