, 1875-12-06
First Meeting of Prof. Swings
Independent Congrega-
tion in McVicker's
Theatre.
Material and Religious Reasons foI'
l1e New Departure Given
by The Pastor,
The Freedom and Unity Which Havo
Grown Out Of Prof. Patton's
Twenty-eight Tears.
Sermon on Christ as Our Peace by the
Rev. S. H. Adams, Of Ccntc-
nary Church.
Discourse on Interdonominational Cour-
tesy by tho Row. DR.. Dudley,
Of Milwaukee.


PROF. SWING.
ufs f1Esr SERMON TO TIE CENTRAL cnuncn con-
II yesterdays demonstration at MoTicker'a
Theatre eau be taken as a criterion. Prof. smlng
hna entered upon work which will convince
oSen hlh sslh-necsed oppononts thas there is
something IN religion which soasa nbove sectn~
Fian'am ana deals With tho bioador heplratiacB
ana esmpathlch OF humanity. Notwl1hstsndi. r
1ae aamp' otsaEreeahbo weather. Which alwal +
plaFh an important part lnsdttntnlshipg church,
Attendance. every scat IN tho large theatre WIS
occnp!ea. many persona lad to contoot them
solses with standing room. and many "e<o tu.n-
Cd away. hnt II "As not Tue numbers Of tho
audience alone which scomod to foroshados tho
grand succeas OF tho new movement. Thnro
was somofhlilg OF sympathy and osEllostness fn
'ho tacos OF tho congregation which Aad far
greater hsenlaeahce, and Which, tndrcd. conhti-
tutcd tho great feature OF tho occasion. No
choir was prcsonst the Fourth Church retaining
'ts Hold upon that ~ upon tho other Appurto-
hancea Of It's eda'co. slips Of hynltis had bcen
pr1ntcd and woro distributed among tho audi
eheo' ahd the hearty way Ia which everybody
Joinco III too singing Was very refreshing Mud
conponsa1ea 1or 'ae lack oi What 10 generally
considered tntlaspcus"aie IN cur modern
ehoreheS' tEof' sw'ngd inaugural nddrcss
was one OF hla happiea' enorsa. h's fctoFonce
70 tno acc'dcnt OF tho Fourth Church,
Which interrupted the aeFVlces in McF'cker's
TWO years sSo, and which had hoon kindly ro-
moved by rfot' ration. "As loudly spplauded,
~ was also tue Akenln8 Of h'a opponents to
pato1slAhs from "hom hc hpu hlh fronds ha1
escaped TO reach tho sea OF liborty. There Wis
s1oa' oes' OF nope sooat sno aleeourse' VII Gu
found Fcaay response IN tho hearts Of sho
aaaaencc' AZ sho conclusion OF tie asrElc'--
though thofe we5e tlosa VINO felt rogrst At lcav-
log tnes o1a cnafca'-saeso was oot Que opinion,
thas tfo!. ration vas Pnoio oonefactor Ill
driving Pfof. Swing TO wider epheso Of Use
iu'ness' "uere humanity INA loVc alS!no *l!l 10
n'a cteea' ,.., .-.. ,,...-...
netoso enter'ns upon nle d'scoarse' frof'
GIVING sasa WISH 20 "a"o tola announcement.
1ne eoua"i..eo VI Gont'en'en "no atano' ~ u
"oto, oeneash to's movement 10 tne lhllara OF H.
a'o' 'aa1 n'sns aau se1e1ed al TUG material OF
I'aaue'At psn' ~, u sola tuo'onous 10 committee
Q! Nlno' 1nAs Commltseo OF hlne WILL devise
pi"u 'ot 'uo fcoHos o. cnalt1' MI! sapor'ntena
sao ''eo1'os @o" nca'tne o' tuo ns'' VIII Aseha
~ tno inoalc, sno NJ su9 "otloy part OF thla ser
vsco. The spiritual part OF tho church will bc look
cd attcr AZ rapidly As We cao attend to that
and f6HidlY tho mood
tLnt, tho Comnitt,, NJ Finc viii 4. rs,d. ;,
."'N" sAe - "t -" A"~"' ~
commence too eale or tne Sea1e pofhaps week
from tomorrow. Tho regular service In thia
room nit begin tho laat Sunday of this month";
rhty nlyo glyeu mo two Suudays OF vacation in
uh,a, J., ~ mi n.t,.- .,, -..,x ..,.".
".'s" ,. ~ ~ so'r ---s'os "'A 'o.' oo''o'o
Ihcso aFo ihe only announcements hcoa MAKO
to~day. .....-
Prof, Swing then proceeded with his address
which ia eiyon in full
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ssa a' bssa 20 naSs esrs %
aud to begin II with great pleasure ard ora.t
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nsie. - sas opou'n6 W ~ aa w" 0"setpt'aoh
OF etnes . seca'&F OF fen8looa NATURE II Is cus-
tomary for some ono to utter inaugural "osoG
that tho cuterpgao mAy lio before all in Its full
.cono of bnn,nc.s, or rlc,,uro or dntv n
s.sr. ..sra. o,,,.. a.oa.'.xs ,i,.. s . -
1eo"te 4"''o oosee'"'S snA' w" "aon "o MO
ABOUT 10 entef upon series OF oorTtcea, IN such
NOW suzroundlngs, that como words should DO
snokon by NAV Of f,ntroduo,fon-wor]s of .r.
-,,r,u,n nd ~ c,rar,,rl,uor M,n, - w.,
p.uA' passa M aa oa,,ssa. ~ "...a.o " you
attended Lie 1eligiona soFsi7os held Tor tsnan
two yoAra ago In this hoaao. Maay Of you left
tho room then with rcgrets, and to-day YOU CONS
back with foy.
That thslo may bo somo rnsthod to my re-
r,srka h DIV s.il ana.k nj cert.,n sr,,,,nanf.
IN 1svor ~ s.ch r.rtrni rh,,rcts =. e. h.sa
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