, 1874-04-27

aenttnolh . posted to annn!ince ,dangor.. For all
.liia .nete wan nooa. INC req man, IN ahvayo
Won M n,nt % hGnG cpoa to
boWs, ahu tho Wild "ar-whuop cal to tho
struggle. s, ,-...
Junt 10 Ia 1t with tho Christian. He Ia trayal.
limsslt in military garb, and be In constant road
incsa for tho conflict. HlH hand ,nuBt he ~ roady
10 graap tho WARRIORS sword AZ tho pilgrims
staff. Forb soon aud unsocn hang upon his patl1,
his journey and sottlo~ down in tho poaoo
Of heayon, 10 must ho oaBed in armor fromhohd
to foot, aud prepared for tho onset. In tho last
Boyan epstlea addressed By tho glorinod Savior
TINT ovorconoth. This points buck to tho bat-
tlo-leld, tho conflict, the struggle, through
Which tho Christinn reaches hiu pro,nieed glory,
But tho Christian's fight Ia d fight Of faith.
His armor iB spiritual, II protects not his own
flesh FROM tue sharp weapons and scorchlng flres
piorce md nait, lila body Of smother. Il il. tho
1iberkios OF his Boul that he must guard II Ia
tho truth Of God ho must hold and defend, and
Whom 40 onomy would attempt to rob him Of
either tho ono OF the other, tlon ho must stand
like man :: and whether his agsa1lanta bo mon
or dovlH, BIO m1,et noiihor fear nor f}ee but, WITH
lis cn,lao onthronotl III valoroas hoart, hc must
hing out tie aottlotl purpose Of hs aoul,-no
surrender.
Nog .,,,oro tim t,,,ro. f,oar 70 Tin nhriat,,,,
ii re tr,th conInnad IN Tho Tlov soriutt,rer n,,i
instlv M IN acoo,,nt Of tic nlseo It ocomnirs in
ffh fho mottor NJ ~ ~ 1,a aavction ""1onr ~ lin hc.
oanaa e. ~ ita onthnrmit ia tho royonloi viii of
hiB Heavenly Father. II tho salvation and end
insa t1;ss n nv sou, he Of INV yalue /, mo.,
then can Coda word, which ts the only monns OF
Ill this, 1nuht bo prce1osB to mo. II tho aalva-
thou cannot underva1uo tho principles OF that
Gospel which Ia the power Of God unto SALIVA,
tion. II obedience to the form Of doctrine de-
livered to us IN tho Scriptures DO tho only way
txt. {Y,..1
tho tyranny Of Sin md tho treachory, OF tho de-
ceitfll heart, and raises man up to the liberty
and rhuk Of 4 Ron Of God, then can be faithful
to God; can DO tho friend of lnan II aurron-
dor that form Of doctrine myself or allow 1t to
be sssa,lod. vilitle and abused by others aud not
speak. Here IL battlefield TOR the Christian.
The old oitadol Of truth is being constantly as-
esils by seeming f5oa1s and syowe sSe toes and
tho gates TO tho foo. re-
): Paul told Timothy that the time would como
whom men would not endure sound doctrine. II
hot before thip, TINT timo 6eams to have como
value on doctrine aud dogma. Religious truth
now is nothing and religious life il everything.
don't see how mon can think Of having tho ono
men tu balioye that thoy arc inauoucea. u D. III Il
be}ieyo tho bank Is not n rafo
place for my money, shall not place it tlore
II I beliovo that certain vegetable on the tab.o
L
TINT practice is regulated by belief. II has be-
come worry fashionable to Say:
For modes Of faith lot gracoless zea,ots 1sht.
lis caf't BE- wrong whose Nfe is in lie rigSs
Vary truo. but O right 1ifo cannot grow M a
wrong foith auy more than Iga cau grow on
tn;stioe, T1lfn waa pnui's npi1on. yea. tho
on;nion ~ tho Allwige who insnired lin. and 40
u Ia thrt Hn wnrna frtmothy In lnli faat tin
farm Of sound words, and TtuB also to apeak
tSa % th,nrs m yhich becnno no. sound doctrine that
ia egn1 man nronr otbor tbinga. mnr In
sa,,n5 IN tEo fa,tI, Rgninpsa IN tIn fn;th Than
IN snmethin9. eise Paul could not have given
thcsn ;nstr!fntjons to the two vouno ,ninistnrs
rorart1tne % Il. Init pauf was not n ninoteonth-
eoet,,rr 'nan auj norIana this nccn,nta for hia
ota ..1,;a,ahi ..i ;Sottnns ' A1' 1''
Now" What lanlIs ND to rofor tn thoee things
irat aIo", now Wis il sermon witch y"n nroanho]
nv. tnnt Eahhnfh morning In thu Eirst
Mat,od;st Churnh Of fh1s city. i'ho
nro.ni,ora nrofessed tremo wa. t,,e tr;al Of NTr
Ewinr' hit instead Of attomptinr to harnlou;ze
~ teoohinra of Mr Swing viii tf3o f]octrinna of
tie preslyterian Church. Of which 70 is min
tho .crrnnn in = m :" attnck unon the third
ohantcr If our. Confession Of Faith. This
sor,T,on yas delivered to hunfrodY aud otrcu-
latod among the Thousands Of roaders Of tho
desiglcd It as token Of his regard for Mr.. SWING
Du: Iuauy will nee that It's larguago it truo, is
complimentary nolther to the charity Of tho
preacher nor to the oandor OF his friend. II DR..
shirt which he says belongs to Mr.. Swing, wo
would scarcely lind him employing tho following
Language regarding some Of the distinctive
prncipfes ot tic Presbyterian Church,
mud saying these things without tho slight.
cat proyooatiou ,op,the part Of Presbyterians-
Fiat there is not system OF bo'iei, ancient or
modern, Pagan or Christian, co. dishonoring to
God and So destructive Of every sentiment Of
Justice as tho doctrines laid down IN the Third
ohnDter Of the Confession Of Faith; that common
profanity III, pioty compared to such teachings;
Tint, poor street-swearers are ignorant and
thoughtlesB, but this. meaning Calviniam, is
taught on Bunday and In the name Of God and
religion; that Calviuisrn is abolniuabie stuff
thsf UuiyerBalism mud Unitarianis.u are goltlon
beside such dirt" Very charitable, indeed, in
Dr., ThomaB sweet-npirited! Surely tits himself
he means and not a1r. Swing, whom ho sayp, "a
man whose nature is as tender aud gontlo as the
'oiSy but ' thon, @ coming down to q moro personal
platform, Dr. Thoraas displays tho sarne nn,able
ehi charitable shirt by payii,e, WFor no clasy Of
mon do hive 90 iittle respect % for these solf-
apnointed @ Ietesy sy-Euntets-those orthodox in
With otbor neople's theology, and, with true
Pharasa,o boast, call themselves tic ouIy aor.ud
AI,&.ooA ~, rorras a 1;,ir n