New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-24
CLERICAL MOVE XII BEADING
PROF. SWING BEFORE A BROOKLYN
AUDIENCE.

Prof David Swing of Chicago lccturcd last night
In the Lee Avenue Congregational Church, brooh-
lyn to o crowded audience. Mr.. Whiteiaw he'u III
Introducing the lecturer. alluded 20 this Church ny
basing itself upon the doctrine OF Cbris'iah
brotherhood and effort, without inqfrIDg 700
curiously into minute hut rigd lm's
Of dog1natic theology which otherwise hnsii,
divide it, membership and said 1t WAS 'he soVu
fortune of the Church. and of its new pastor Inc
Rev. Dr. Edwa,d TgGesor. that they had proved
maonet sufficiently powerful to draw to the East lof
the frat time tho great martyr to dogmahc theoosy
| at the West lApplause.l Perhaps however he
should not be called martyr We s"ne'ne'
spoke of politicians and parties ar not ha'n
vet found ont that they were dead POSSIBLY wv
lecturer thi, evening illustrated the converse Oh a'
phrase and. emerging from the heat oil MS cohhi,'
at Chicago, had hardly yet found out how very NUN
alive he was. fApplause.l 1t was peculiar pleas
ure Mr. Reid said, to he asked TO Introduce ms ou
college friend of twenty years He should take up
no time in -ulogy, for the mans work was MS oe'.
euIopy And he should take up none in ~Orus ol
welcome since the lecturer could read these for nm
self in the faces Of his audience. Prot SWING Oh
coming forward was received with great applause
He spoke, in part, asfcllows:
speaking of the novel; II Is not my purpose 70
euo nr I ao inouire a. 10 the petition in literature
that novel should occupy. shall speak only OF zoe
livery branch OF fine art springs out Of soaehag WITHIN
human nature All the ar,s are me eaera na '" tSs
arts also be the external expression 81 eoI,a
thing within q, ,nd fine seh d iGf 'o c STs essential
that we fall back upon our rishis - human
and S sana upon o o Scne can
ri,c in your place and tell why love Music Very
n III the Sarden among Tie Oans il in
tie Roman dyewith an old philosopler ana haying
why Is il poppy makes PEOPLE .iecly - now, me
custom Of n admit a fra Sna Of but
always TO know the whole reaoon-and there IRE Intn
! terj 1Ie old philosopher. looking upon the ground
SAID: My .on. the poppy makes people sleepy brc.u-e
ma pi Sappy iSghtcr walking through The garden
Of literature his Hover jailed the novel-no' ths ppy
This rose sss ND before asks If You tell tha
OF - gorgeous coo1n5 In DOING ihis II IS nece'
Firs having found ont what literature is va may in
allure is that thought which unyorsa True literature
must be universal truth appealing to nan rs man not To
American Hence the writings Of Shakespeare. OF
Homer OF Milton pass into all ia9gGasr1 because te
the human heart But the element OF UNI
S Ssr's Rs np nTs ' tbe are s' Universal The
whole human family believe that twice tvo ilaacs tonr
thought. Of rrsiarc spfns from the soul that from
the emotions from the .tntiment7 rather man rom te
Thought dcrorsted-the Thoughts Of the heart This s
I
,a zee 1, IL tbrav. or eprycnpedia The
f0rSsion0I Giobe and. what ls better yet. art hmeuc
and dognatic theology which IS NO part o hera'
SECONDLY all the fine spring from ba-is Of enti-
meut. They the outward expression Of sentiment
and for the most part all arts ing ,on single
sentirnen-ths Of The beautiful. Music statnsy. paint
INK architecture, the expression OF our sense
Of beauty Literature IL nothing else tnan tpougot
ornamenied. Where, then, Is this element OF bcauty
That makes tho novel part OF literature t v6 ald
OF ART 40 back With II you choose, S0 'h1ihanu
years and win ace upon the walls OF every old t.n
pie. ~ palace. OF every dwelling h"se rfitai1
FORM OF hglrc and tho likness swOman. The torlit?d
not HE b az our gus notion sSa has perishe
that thought made the forehead high; nor IL the
The check The c,n the n,-e the shoulders, all express
beauty the unduaIne lines that are supposed 10 con
Eeleo Along tie Lans and called it Minerva, or
Zrnohia Along came the Italians and called II Beatrice
The Bible built beautiful I3ricn around about " ana
CALLED it Eve. Bat call this creature What you nay hs
is the Atlas upon whose shoulders me World OF ts move,
night Summer Winter. This III the element OF beauty
that entered into tat part of eratur ami the most
ti6 noGst, w '.''' -''-'
/ affirm. therefore, my friends TINT Of the novel
the satisfactory explanation. the ample
apclosy The nov. II that rar' 81 ,ler,ure whg6
1t is women in literature | mean ny tlir. not that
is The Whole subject matter She cannot De- but
the Of The grouping the apology for t. the eH
Hung over the Thought. Let mo illustrate While
Madame Eecamier lived the great m-n Of France
Kind. and clergy IN her larors every day
at ocloc. Not becail-c they loved her she them
Tor il Sid she loved nobody deeply! and they nr not
because OF Der conversation fo she said mr. nnt trey
convened every day because there an inspiration III
her presence soiHe,hiig that ,wttt nodded inc nnI
They her beauty, her friendship gOr-
os nag under which t. convene and when pa ed
frcm ife great convened no Not In hu,e
tho questions OF war or Theology had Jeeh Gns"1t'h Dt
because their hearts freed from that charming
ent;ln clement. This Ia all What power 20 t.re has
the nle .nCmcut called love believe mat IN Tie
best IiirIe for TOR friendship What influence u
does upon all years between 10 and and-sOi
RI laughter We have all knOwn tho poor sewing gGi To
bend her machine and ting inf into he hl5t NOT
wing machines and poverty are sweet out W
there is something Ia that deep ittacEin, al 'r
To some human boirG which will take life 81 varied
and and III baptze them b INTO "" so..
flowing riV,r and make this very !fu al DeaLty ny us
OclOrng. a..
The great HindoO nation prain'Fd beauuIti :! ,u w
rails and quite so,d :. stem 81 scientific thount Hn
the move uid ttcn permitted IL exist Inc hudUo
world denied the exislance OF eOnan ~ mental anu
spiritual being. and thus. having held back the ssss,
the effect allied IN The move r"-o
m ou he land when ensuciI.f"i woman; ana ever
since that day the novel has been the phoiogrhpno i
wUrnan beautiful sine beautiful wrvtched where she
(,l,no- Ia the days of Sir Walter Sco; u ws notnl
bur tue history green country cUurtsiIT unS dft"
on. aud fall OF nioroOny, that Is. to tho rect OF
into his novels vast amount or nceiriy ana COSTUME
his vork- to-day would be entirely crowded from oar
.h.Iyea In sir Walter SCOTS day tie enuro on"rt o
genls In this line VAr ~ pOstyonr We1uns; otss
thnh OF i'll EscsIes from beudit-. mibtns, poisoning
aud nIoth,i- iuaS. enabled tho noye1rit.r th.h "
accumulate tuf eLough Tor Two volumes ana h'l ca"o
o wedding o y funeral. llbueht"rl ,..
But 1 perceive there ar henueunh present. ana th'y
will think that Eglton has got ne 10 come ht re- 70
address some Indies iyccty The gentlemen nave
doubt MD thriI entrance lrr uud SOM hiiA slII w
sad on their bea aud viii slate i'r LIEN iha every
dor coruee NE, Iuy br thruD-I emphasize tho Nofd-
the justice conPels 10 SAY that There nor 20