, 1874-09-07
! THE PULPIT.
Prof Swings First Sermon
After His Vacation,
What Constitutes the Church
Of the Living God.
Sermon by the Rev. Robert Coll
yer at Unity Church.
The Rev. J. O. Peck on "Pelt-
ing with Stones"
Remarks by DR.. Stocking on
the Late Bishop White
house.
Dr.. kohFer Of the Sinai Church on the
Universally Of the Holy
Spirit.
Unsoripturafity Of Close Com
munion.
unsoripturaIity OF Close Com
munion,



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His First Sermon Aft,- 1.,.
tin,, A' summer Facn
Prof, Swing de1ivora, H.. fo,,an,n
tho Fourth prssbvler,an ' nhn,a' funu~1ns sermon
morning ...
Io Jo''. thcseforo which believe ue Ia precious, I
fosst' A''f'
mno porao1sl liberty which tho world pleads IL
prosonoo o. Christianity @ tho Christian peas h
spiritual froc1om % ,n,,a. ,o no INV o. 1hdlv'dua
s 1sl itocoo" .nusE DO confessed to be unf-
lorm, 1ooch'ng MI parties a little, and hence
maHns room IN tho 1asth not only for tho unbe
thusias1n of tho niatist - 49,. ea., ano en.
h,,r,.a .,s.,,." Wv p'ot1et' Ii 'nae great law of
aAa ~ 1'ents ana privileges has of late yeara
uoea 30 thatit At last throws Its protec-
It must not now bo contraoto, ,,nor so,,. o.,.,
sido md bo hold inarn1ic.l,to - !i.a so!o ~. o.uor
t;o;. t,s,.1 ~ a.. I.es ~ 'uoso VINO 90"
Ta tr"nn nuaus ~ ~ .no christian PRAYER and faith
real or sacred in tho oyo Of this law than tbo
freedom Of tho mind that acconta fullv tho f,.r;st
! of +ho 1o.+o,,o,,. A"''' sno en1is|
m, ~ a.s 1s
;,doaa ro.4 49, lou1 u te'g'ous pe1ie1 which arc
found On tho plains Of India alone, but often
among sccts which claim m bovo ~. 49,. 4t's:'
jtloaH from to rro1v sor,t,,-,.. NJ ~ Sn1ie
;no NJ ch-iatin,,t,, ~ oo' ,,,'.''. nu' III 1nlhR
forms Of 1t, and must viow it IN its ideal coudi-
55lon, Az t1us arguing, wo feel that the intel
iectuai bondage OF tue Christian is no greutcr
tlan the intellectual bondage of those who reject
.an,' .uu ontaasanu oslaeace lao mind cannot ro-
lnaln upon neutral ground but unbelief along
QUO path 1mplea belIof along O counter pa.h,
ana therefore, the danger of meital subsection ID
=! constant danger,- destiny not Of tho re-
igaous soul; ont OF thn g. hunan soul. a Latin
cnnngo thelr chataotert but not their souls;"
anu thua lnoy WHO sail AWAY from Christian
lalen l caango sholr SKY indood, but not tho lib
Sy s1y Or ooh9age OF thelr intellacts.
pnua;u Taa,a;', any euncased mnds undertake. to
euaaln nontlal upon ro1,gous ideas, and avow
saesoSes tno lflohua aud foeS aliko Of nothing,
tnoy "ou1a soon discover now slavery, Yery
palniui anu aD]ees bondage OF neutrality, The
nl.no h1ust tnrn 20 something, and tho heart to
somethlng, ilko the sunt!owor to tho sun, aud
laetaoie apoVo either lntide! or piotist shall e
no .2n WAo , cannot bow sincerely III some belief.
.,,1 Inus,. w., says Nchtsr' 10 those aun1owers
tnan t, inat gfoW upon sile sun Let us dismiss
Inc laea OF spiritual neutrality a. one to be ro-
1ectod from tho court OF claims, mud lot US a.
nMsio snas tne llio anu leart arc destined al
Ways 20 move along tho channel Of belief aud,
npon @ tnls assumption, may no not claim TINT
Hartu !; Hhtissan I noasi a. inll Of intellectual
'nnaorn er!ea nano III your memory?
A. iAo Hioht conhpicuous men Of our century in
enis matter Or spiritual enfranch isoment woro,
aps pSrnas M anu SUMNER or Baron Dunson and
souis ~ tno %oru @ haa yet grown upon It's soil,
a a.u.s1nt u npet'y, ana yet what wide differ
once 1otWeen tna bohoia Of Sumner and Mill ~
~ ~ tne oo,ty, ana notMc9n bnnnsn and ohalmors
~ WITHIN tue Christian Rysem.
Looking s a. tho 1aets Of society, NO cannot but
~ anI. a1 'as a. sho absolute merit Of tho
tase ~, ~. ~ eonceluca tug nnosty OF christianity III
dap a, au e. y. 'mn puastle if9odom found un-
Ne ~ auy oaasnel whatsoever or human thought.
10 ono no~ove5 can nuke tho romark without
ins'stlng II, upon distinction sotweon the church
i;hort', ~ @A nt'o a,u iGi'Sloh OF Jeaua. " tho
~ H. -. nna III the catholic Church
n.1a, h"oa oaleu' notnin6 Gnu 1e said horc
rr nuit" nu ronua tuan9 ts IRE nPes'ai ieas Of in,
H. 10y .oA., aol ~ 1hat passage ChriHt III de-
~ S1a, ~ W ~ ptecious' not 70 thoso WHO bol!oye
~ nonianisM u tFotossansian IN oil their largo
ho Gh1at HE 9ni InosG %h4 bsl9yo IN
o. tno sYstoms undor wAiel. Europe and England
groahea, ana fought, and quarreled, aud aunk
o1ther aso 9oeay death Or living bitternoss but
the 10 os,eto u ,ras me pool ~ Ust nmso and
chrch sytes Ind come aog po oel9Eo fo tue
l'sluus th LOTION. His therefore,, not On behult
OF tho churehman, but Of tho Christian, this
apoioEesln oi'o @ argument Is sent forth for all
49, 49, auA!o to.oa;' AeoPi1s IN view tho
a:eopo OF tue text that Il speaks only OF Chris
.lan III ste ;na!npleat ana deepest meaning Of tho
ias boon claimed for him, that he moveB through
llfo in freedom Of mind as groat ns ia enjoyed
y TIE intellect acting in any other arena Of
nltel!'gohe9. Inc question whether the Chris
progrcss, will depend for its answer upon
'he oracle to which you may repair for a dol-
alton OF tho leading term; but it you stand By
'lch portrait as given in the toxt. then you will
sersainly SEQ only portrait Of personal indo-