, 1874-07-23
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
PROF. SWING.

PROF. SWING.
Tho AugnHs t'1ltnber Of scri6ucr has tho fol
lowing art!olo on Prof. Swing aud Els proacl1iug
wrltton by Dr.. J. Il. Holland.
Thoro is ono aspect Of prof sxnc's eaao Tim, b,,
iact 10 ee!t ne comment which ita eiauifcarr IN
ma.'as nna 70 th!' 70 purpose, briefly, IL ca nste
ent before m ccolesiaatlcal tribunal tho svmnaf,
To- potn % o. o Girlai'n MD nncristian public icfort
vS,nsI nhGu ;9 sGw s, snlssly ia. tho charges wort
nSa1' 1 ~ Ma.'l, hha Mer tose charycs woro plislc
~ aa tas otoli and ousroken goodwill of I'll casscs
a." s ne,ts, & aa d. III minded idviias, Il would
eon 10 hs cnso Ind been wlint lrof. ITtsou Jcsire
,artyr.. t. ana pel% .a q 5 hare given him the ,,con
Whv ~uo ''a$'s naa' ssen mora popular tlan he ia.
nvs.,a; @ st.s wns u ohieago and rnpende gay 10 an
an ss%S soanSS E'SiSa + s H H vsnu1s ws; e
say hat 10! clreh in that ely Ind half AZ many
orsd 70 tlis theatre to lcar Irof SWING Tho Euina
ns' NH a. co!d m a. cold that NO preacher
soal lefs tic ouss os .esos Of tEa scotus an n"!
.,a'enes Or seh ay became Naturally al object Of
pendent thinker. orator ho va. tsos charia-
"tous him '' nohs hs " ass o no e.;!sa9 ret1s
tst 20 often asco!npan'es popus pulpit glfis. rio
ful unl brilliant il'us.rauon il nlate profound .-
rFcsR!on upon tho memory, and left strong desire to
Hn!y If from many other strong sermons fram other
wr!tsen formulas of faith: -
Ao people OF Chicago, and upon tho HyMt,athiea OF
ho IL lin s seas tass so II no o uet ct
o prcscoa tho tsutLa of Chrsisay rracsay n. 'ha hs
IN his indlsiiual Judgment apprehenls them tlal
tisny and humanity; aud tha. he hss Tho fortunes
q n ssse W sys NJ q I
skil nnt1 puro Ohrlstian purpose as Vrof SWIM
tl0lucnco than hn; but theto Ii sn1uetinx II, him
:has draws tae mhaes alike ef cultured aud unou-
II lat so,uohng 10 not RU preeiss o aono not
tAng which no have Indicated wc should be glad 10
ear II named Mere is eooa test case md When il
throng to hear Ifof. Swing simply, or atnly bucuss
ho u free ,nnn saying notliug because lii wrttca
because dsa written creed condsnls It, liz holds hia
reason mn! hls common sento aboye tlu tlpgluatio
resty from tho Gospels unformuatoi BY tlo Lands IT
II mid TINT and what is called liberal Chris
alyea tic Why hoodoro Parksr aud Slr
Frushingham aud D1E. Culyor havo attracted Iarao
s &C., s%as nst as srd Il s
Enaty Of heresy and those who hayo hoard him nrrsch
inw That ha IL thoroughly true 10 whit nav 10 ID
nominated tho evangelical idcaa Of Qlrtattallity liz
has preached pure doctrno Rntl true Christian lIfs
1!o has been royeron Ia tho Scriptures a, true to the
Master and yet he has bcon, md IL popular any
como to tho real reason Of tho popularity or tic men
cacd hetoaDo1 We shall tnl tt precisely thc sa,nn
as that Which nipkes Prof, Bwiug tho nonuIsr
tayorito tlat he III. Their absolute freedom ia
tlctr charn. There H. unloubtedly soincthtnr
desper than tic demand for Freedom III cur teachers
whch has had something iU do with this casa it in
coming more and moro tu be understood that lilo rrcat
charncor into good character to 1t,nke good 1non ot
OF bud uen to substitute beroyolo,co for suIjsnrxs
tie ru df fe,-thts IL recognized mora nmI ,nora'
as Tue miseion Of Christianity. Moro and nnre I'M
In II seen that MI the sects hold their Christiatv IN
H.'ch form that In nuerless instances this arcmn
REACHED. Thorcioro II ia Tint lomao
Theology L. doomed Of comparatively Little mpcr.
taco. CHURCH may bs ortloo3, and. by lie confe..
Zion ta it, own members, be cold nelciut ond uynn
aqaH orthodoxy saEua nobody; Christian loyo ani
Christian character anybody Tnereforn Ii II
at when usefnl, efficient, 1abor4ons aud non11lar
christian teacher is Voncef upon ~ heruf1r viii,
ho definite intention Of curtaing his iuauanos tin
'so'in heart robos. Results what the world wants
y snen to bo more important that men be sayot ani
'icl into Christian manhood, than that rnainfcn.
so shall hs giYen 10 BONO no1-uesentia1 torIua tha
i1s found tn wuy into tho creed Of tho sect with vir
liz preacher nlls 1simeelf associated. II in snfn
0 say that any FREQ Christian teacher in tn,s
o9ntry: who drives straight toward tho true Uhrstfun
nA Will HAYS hfarers In plenty. IT there Ia not soo
III nig 70 10 learned from this fact, among toso who
,nd their churches growing thinner year by year tIlu
Icy arc neither wise In reading fls viii Of thcir
;a+cr nor quick In interpreting tho algns Of the