, 1874-04-20
He Expresses Els Horror Of the
Doctrines Of Election, Etc.
Mr.. BurriII Dlscoursos on Bigotry In the
Presbyterian Church.
Laymen Need Not 1ndorse the Confession
of Faith..- Ministers Must.
Or. Henry Powers Makes plea for
1Icresy.
THE WORLDS CHARITIES.

THE WORLDS CHARITIES.
Prof. svine's Sermon Yesterday.
Prof. Swing preached yesterday morning at
the Fourth Presbyterian Church, his toxt beings
"Tho grontoBt Of these Ia charity" The Ser
mon waB RB follows:
From tho inequality Of human condition de.
scends the demand for whatls called public char
tios- Men ARA hnrn into equal rights but not
into equal conditions. 1t is ono Of tho enigmaB
Of o world oreased by an all-aiso and morclful
God TINT 1t ahould present such variety or
moral phenomena, 90 many Of which soem to
conflict with the human conception Of Divine
wisdom and goodness. Where roason would
have expected to find planet full Of happy and
sinloss creatures, 1t discovers ono swarming With
tho miaerAbie,-the entlro multitude boing Sin
ful aud subject to frequent and great sorrows,
and special multitude Of these being afflicted
with bllndnosa. or deafness, or dumbness. or
ldlocy, or abjoct poverty, Of Inherited disoase.
A Roman orator once depicted 30 terribly tho
Ills Of human lifo that tho Government elonced
him to check tho passion for suicide TINT was
kindlol by tis eloquonco
II ia the fact Of auch world full Of mingled
happiness and grief, Of wealth and poverty, OF
reason and insanity, OF education and ignorance.
that has given use to an enormous vlrtuo called
prossos itself. When Ae that posacsaos light
aoes for the blind; when he that possesses rea-
eon takes care Of tho insane; when lie that is
educated teaollea the ignorant, and when he TINT
and when tho rich man gives to tho poor mortal
who is without clothing or food-tha is charity.
1t is q realizatton In human life Of tho fable Of
Tho atork,. tlat ahe Carries her helpless young
upon her baok, or Of tho pelican, that, OH days
Whon no food has boon found. sho foods hor
young on blood from her own breast. Some
casuistB have found explanation Of the dark phe-
nomena Of human being In thie single virtue Of
bcnovolonco, which Is 20 built up In the kind
ministration Of human hands, mnde almost an
Helic by those works Of love. When We recall
describnble beauty and honor from works Of
kindnoHB done for those who were suffering un-
der some form Of misfortune, we Utmost doolaro
earth's griefs to be no mystery but to DO tlarl.
night aont to bring forth tho unsoen stars Of
Passing by, for the prosont, this general re-
mark, wish to approach tho facta in the case.
You who gather here each Sunday como from
connting-rooms. and from homeB whoro tho
solicitor for eon,e benevolent work approaches
you daily, and pleads with you on bohaH Of somo
form Of this human sympathy. LoAying your
offlcos and your homes. aud coming, to tho sane
whose voice is too digntlod to be received with
contempt, and which, by common conHcnt, is
clothed with something Of authority. In these
circumstances it seo1ns proper to say something
about this whole matter, and to say 1t upon day
when tho words arc not to bo myeterious1y ro-
lated to D collection to bo taken upon tho spot
upon this Sunday, when no special CAUSE Is pour
ipg out It's tears. befere you, and when we an
cordant sounds that have Jared all week
hround uB.
Turn away from the scenes Of tumult, and
Boo few ploturos Of poaco aud love shall point
put to you. In the bill countries about Rome
you may sec tho society Of noble virgins wandor-
h,g about all through the dark woods, and up
and down the dark rayines, looking for any child
lhat may havs been exposed to De- death there by
these deserted infants shd the first night full Of
wild beasts or bringing ohtlls, these virgin
arms came WHOM tho Civilized world was young.
Recall the village OF Velloia: That white, stone
peror Ifajan, to 10 tho homo OF
800 children. There, Is a. bronco
tablet extant,, WHICH ia engraved With tho lis
tory OF this beautiful charity. In Como, 10
may recall thai, little house wherc the younger
plny supported school for poor children At
hia sole expenBe. Moving around among the
Greeks, thoro is 'Epaminondas 1ansoming cap
tives in the rarkot, as America bought tbs free
dom Of whito slaves in Darbary. There goos
Cimon along tho streets OF Athena,
distributing food md clothes Tor the
poor In Tint city, which WAS the glory
Of the world: Passing from these instances Of
love IN the wide ocean Of cruelty, and coming to
tho Christian era. this scono Of love widons aa
q river which approaches the ocean. .Agapw, or
"loye fonsts," which our Methodist friends con- m
ttnue to obeerVe did not originate In love Tor
each other simply, for the great storoa OF food
brought there was distributed to tho poor, 80
that love feast N the early church WAS only
great public dinner Tor the destitute. Lueian,
~ the second century, claims that TIE Christian
klndness % vas drawing mae into thoir ohnlch: elG
In tho fourth century Fapoia tounded at Rome
pnDno hospital, ana tnns, says Mr; LecKy,
"a charity planted ~ .aas h:;, womhns aana was
oVorspread the woIia, ana %ili continue 70 aneVi
ate 70 tho Gnu OF tno tnS datkost snMesngs 91
humanity. monk, Inieiasl.ls it collected 81. al
the blind poor ho could INTO an asylaEa on tne
shore of the Enphrates.
This hlat9ry OF tho T9rdq character, Written te,1
sno men anv m ontap np to
SOLEMN compact to STAND by ea9h otnor, and oy
eaca othere chidron, ahoala H ,dark gays come
tlle hstoly o. shts iovo . lfGm tno 11ory Of , 5o
poor samatsan 70 tne maToIo asyIna aia n1sIuon ~
Gn9ng tho hlils o. o!d HiomG,Itnls story Or
tbs ho t eonturT Of nm huaa
On no gi9eo to thus nmeseenth century @ % our
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nriea ~ ~ te nar, uatInn anpe 10 ha.
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