, 1874-03-09
ORTHODOXY AND HYPERoRTHO-
pOxY,

Tho Rev. Dr. Syvaxcy on the Pntton-
Swing Controversy.
Tie Roy. Arthur Swazoy, pastor Of tho Ash
land Ayonuo Presbyterian Church, preached
yesterday morning in t1o swcdonborgian Tenn
plo Oh Washington stroot, taking for his toxt:
But as many an received Him, to them gaye he
believe Of liia which barn not Of blood
uf tho will Of the ttosh, Of the Will Of an, but
Of dol.-John l., Il, IL.
Tho following Is full abstract Of tho sermon.
in some instances, however, only the line Of
thought being given:
The word "powor "-ln tho phrase "powor
to becomo sous OF God -meanB privilege, but
also included the idea Of power aswo commonly
understand this term. This is tho thing wanted
among mon not 90 much knowledge (knowing
as mitch aa wo do), hut "rower." It Ia sulli-
oiontly woll understood that NJ moral beings We
are in great nocd. There is not so general a
cousont "a to wlat wc need. THO consent, how
ever, goes so far as t1lis TINT one of tho things
of which wo have been dcspoiled ID power
power to hold lfo up to it's idcnl
power to do through the day what VIC propose
in tho morning power to maintain the temper,
disposition, tho love, the faith, Which wo ap-
power to lay hold on God and koop hold: This
power, Is1ggoat. IL topcou!iarty Of Christianity.
The war Of thought now. rs IN other timoH,
ranges botwcen two oxtrernas On tue ono ox-
trellle q pure, moral system, and on the, other
kocpoEs Of mons lives, tho adequate supply to
souls. Neither ono thought nor tho othor il
right. Morality aud right holief belong to some
thing higher than either. It is neither systonl
God,-but RECEIVING jesus Christ. I sllAil con-
trast these two errors with theso words of John.
It is quito common to affirm that tho morality
of tho Gospel is tho great conspicuous feature Of
affirmation is not always mado III discriminating
tor1nB. Tho precepts, maxNst and moral prin-
ciplos OF tle New Testament aro Utmost all Of
tllem found in the Old Testament. Tho diffor-
brought out moro clearly, become viaihly tho
tho Groat underlying laws Of life; and III part,
TINT they arc sct IN tho surroundings OF Il
new and spiritual order, and TINT attention Is
It is also true, that tito highest of moral rulos
of living arc not peculiar to tho Bible. They
are found in Boma of tho Oriental religions;
they arc alao found in tho Inter toaohings OF the
Greek philosophers. India, China. and Athens.
had hoard something very much like tho golden
ruo before tho grant Light Of the World arose.
nm not ldarned in the Oriental Religions any
more thau my brothren who sometimes mike
aometlling OF thoir secondhand erul;tion.
buddhism was, in itH first conception. remark
al attempt at reforn', aud 'raa O. reform IN
thought. It WIS "opposod to mythology,
scholasticlsf1. ceremonies. aud pFiostcraft," as
pura Dsm % is tqda Its g1o dom1a as
III dcgroo which might put to shamo the tl.eo-
reR Of some Inter porioas The buddhist Mos
siah said somo things found i'll the Now Tcsta:::
mont. My law IL QUO Of grace for all mon"
meaning rich and poor. learnod and unlearnod,
nativos and Foreigners. Christ and Paul Had
tic samo. 1T IL linicult to DO rich md learn
the why" ia not bad version Of Christ's doc
trino, How hardly silnll tioy that hayo riches
%b,n S>F f1,.. of 4t,<
Bnddhstio seots anticipated tho strict iloa OF
our Now England ancestors. They hayo not
only tho Bocond tablo Of tho Nfosiac docaloeuo,
hut superadlod rules aSainht fonstng, singing,
and dancing. There waa dawn before the day.
not only in Mosopota1nia anl India, but beyond
the 1Iimmalaya Mountains, on tho banks of tho
Nile, and in tho schools OF tho Groclau masto.H.
TLis is often brought forward by thoao who
level Of othor religions, aud I admit
that, II all. or the most, one can say
Of our religion relates to ts wonderfully
pure system Of morality; II all the preacher cal
whicl Christ toachoB, it is fairly brought. lor-
ward, although it has not paramount weight. It
il ono Of those partial truths on which scopticsn
soizoa as though, Christianity were y grand
turning out to be only the wisdom Of nian US
though theso flodglings in learnlnlg had boon
gazing at tho SIN while no others Ind hoard OF
tho lght. They forget what shall In moment
Ihoy forgot that tho inlnoralitloH OF ragauiam
conspicuous than the words Of wisdom. Eyou
| i'll tho Old Testament immortAlitioB wore "wtnS-
| cd at" God says 10 by tile mouth OF Paul, for
no is talking Of Jews as vol ns dentiles Tho
moral preooptH, OF best, lay scattered among
lava which tile Apostle cal!a - ''beggarly olo-
menta" !" the rt1dinonts Of the world" NJ
though It woto ere, necessary that tho gold lo son
| m in II