, 1875-11-08

feEAIat lor no 10 1!a you All, tnr friend Il :
m sffeciionato farewell. May the blcsaing - );
Almighty God reat upon ali your spirits. AME i
THE FATAtR OF ALL. -
sEaHov nr PROF.. swrHn At Tny roparu cuuht-
Prof. Swing preached yastesday morning At
tho Fourth Presbyterian Church. taking ~ his
/ text:
Our Father who art IN Heaven.
Bofofe Rres. tr1ith unfo1ds itself fully soci-
ety satisfies itseif with pn,rsns, And ,nis.nken
i,art for whole, snd ntsconetEues oven the part.
There are great xeusrazations which stand like
keystonos OF arcLoe, holding MP and giving unity
and beauty, md useful6ess 10 many frag-
,nnats Of rock. Without = 2cvatoua al
! .sould fa1t into ruin. Before tho erest general
t.:at,on OF f;asifno camo. the heavens aud tue
c;lr,h we're only pile Of chaotic rubbish. Tho
void could gaze at listlo 1savos Of truth. but
rt tnlld ha,o 10 conception OF tho tree npoo Which
/ ta1e Lent grew. Tho stais could bo seeu TO
| tAin.ie, ard thu NOM to wax and wane, and
| tnsaeoss to fsa toward tho boayona, aud the SUI
| to :SaScl northvasl in aualmcr. md 10 winter
tos@aa*Ard. E':t one HAH the law that haf-
| nlol1zca tho varied celestial Hceae. To aome the
| esrih heornea to rc.t upon the back OF turtle.
HcpGdot'.s aad that the Huu was blown north
| waru each r.s!amer " 3 stssly upper wind. rau-
tarot thought Tho noon a bunch Of bright gas 4
| few thousand miles away. Tho Persians shot.
Rrron1 ut sbo ccstpses 10 friGhteu AWAY the uloc-
| eter HAT was eating tho sun. Iuus each fAc3
was taken up by Itself aud s.udei in iaolatiou.
and tic result Has cbaoe OF cauecs and effects
1enc.i.,E from Moses to tho POPS who silenoed
tho Italian astronomer. Soou after tho death OF
Gaeo slong cnmo tbs Great general Ia vs. Of
kcola- aud .sowto1. and tho UNIVERSE began to
fail into shape.
Up 10 this day tho phenomena us the sky had
| 4 ,t,.II u
regiment Of psnlc-atrickot troops. Whsn tho
| great generalization cane the aveet bells OF
| Heaven ;uado melody. tho pauic-*Lsicken troops
vera seesl usarcuioK. step to step under Vic.
facts Of man are fragmouts Of soae ono great
truth. auu will all CONG together whom by solue
! geuiua til clew To tho mystery shall be- found.
The old s'one, OF ,Egyrt lay tar thou'auas
1f yoatH coyercd with strange marks,
| hut tue tnarks we're IA meaningless o. tue goaw-
ine OF thb sca.w worms. until Cnaulpoiion found
the KEY to the hIern9Iypl.c AMI then uD bprang
the history nl tile race. mi dead stones after \
death Of ]. COO yoars became eloquent. Thus nil
tho rceueH Above aud beneath liz nre waiting Tor
tie ker Of tho eecyet- to be found. When tie
hand lo!dirEt tia: key shall CONC. uords will
came FROM otd foc!r. aud dead he4fts Will spsax
to tls in !lyii X aud fnvins words.
What 1ee-. in all history has been 80 tllHcort1-
ant AZ tho religious ontiook Of tho long past
TITO as.rouot., OF the aucents th1t mads little
lamps Of tic uua eud uoou. a.h1 TINT earsied
tue world ty Innt'-rower--a''l ono man,
Atlas,-wa4 ns fAr.scctns ~ tAeir the
ology. whel, 1haccd npon the throne ruch tfeitios
rs Jupiter, or osr,s Or flennu Atusd the great
truths Of rct,,,ion the old nun7an ia,c stood ns
little children 'eould stand il tho 1ourre cr :ds
| Dodieian L1.[ary. cnnhcou" OF dotnethioR g
! stsange nuh nrsc. but u.terlv incapable 1T
mcaHllrln. Tue ,oeauty or greatness IF the stlr-
rounttn,s; nE tA,iidr!u Sonii look at tile Apnl'9
l}etvdeFs liz, fennn de iilo and call it rock.
or wnuld m1Ge 6. plav-nouse OF tbs ca1aic books
| IN though u b,>nk vere oll'T block. SO mai
has long stood tqop lis earthly shore. hud triilo
with .l,o i,nage .of tod ca!lns 4 htono Deity,
!, and saying l.s :rsFe.s to q stick Or river.
, But as at !a-t =, great Etiler5l truth came tc
!. astronomy. nnd transformed al thu ecenos o
| tho sky into one ,Ehs picture. full ri unit5 anG
subIinkity. 30 1t l1s. generalization hsa coma te
!. the scenes q! rolf 3on md tho great dacord il
, rapdlv disnolvinE intn l,RrMony ia Lac #utdn,
= ''tiur Fhlher wnn !tr in Hotscn.
t,Incc Christ ca1o, rc:3uci!inG tho world &
| God, the uurca:ial1e Aleros.yph.cs Of religion
.. have broken forth into laug,,a;e lfstnct ant
> swoet. Tho liacos6 mt mites arc teiny arranget
. into q SONG. With sfiA CHRISTIAN generalization
: III our h1uas, We caD. now ~ back and 'ntesprc
tho renlote past and cab iI;,L III tho hya,uh q
,, the fedas aid 0! tho Gtoexa thu ilrat dim oas
liuos OF o.,r own Gcd. Instead OF 1noukin:
Ut tho Hlnio,s q: old TINT they wer'
:. 10 sadly a,istakoa tue thristipn ms
= now entor into cid denl wun1s. aud breath Int
the old be4he., definition Of God. and fix
there the spieudor OF Religion. - am the sar
> rtco; AIN tue "orsls,"; am the spices, tn
s,ea, .nn 'nr ~, ,,s -" i,oiu ~" vnrhx ~ H.
l',,ex, an tno AMI tl,at standcth o., ihr ho.l
u ias ~ a., he,nca nn, ths heri,uinf:. liza mid
: H. " an; tbo en of ali thifcs, an s,uoue wo,
H!e. anu Wy ~. - =. t. ~ -" a H.; H.
il eupa t.e w s"n .a.o !" t1,t"1 ,owsrd ~ sIn.
G ;.h t,a mno9u o.s rpavsr nf fb,stiaoitv IN ~,
neats mu s'y To ina NAV euef n.o these words aud re-
il e,otho then, Nth cloa,.enoe. Not reciothe, bn
ot ~ w. trst t,na ;nto t,,t,so cns NJ sonn
Go o 11t .oo unn nss ~ tuy 1nt Aftnr op ora
t vst ~" 6'eI :. nm thc alni.a md tha Omers H.
It Hsct,e ,ni M tl'e end. camo with Cl,rst ss o.
~ ~ 81 =" ,n, 'n -. Gt ~ thaI
nos ~ a.s nsao'1 % "o" words sre ton a,tv for IN
sass thss it,. stko them The jirs TINT rs
!. Isated sbem failed to fathou their depta, bu
,e tun ,.s ~ .,,sn nd ~ Iii ttcrn n"t mi nj,
"a ~ ~ islt and inrn int Gcscentl from tha f;or
l. tno |6"s Al" 'o'' '"S'