, 1876-09-18
nba Effect Of knowledge on
Religious Experience.
Third Sermon by Prof. Swing
on This Special Subject
M. Rav. s, W Dufaeld Proaches at
ths Eighth Presbyterian.
Church.
And ealcets for Els Morning Snbjeos
SOUR Father"

vIcksr's Theatrc) to very largc audience. .
Serving tho Lord with many tears. -de'ss 21';i w.
Having studied on the two former buhuuyo
me .na ,,." ~ tha t,mrs unon religious doctrine,
tneoles =. s"a ] fcr I 1ca.on Ina influence
lei Us 'o-uAy *ssuo ,os, ~ ro,a1on. srncrrnce.
Of the same learning upon religious ,,,un saps,f ~
Let US flrat repeat tho evident rFopoelt'ou "
svo v.olks ano, that tho progress of learning
W. "seas s.sf;o, anuc,onmrnt Of tho reasoning
anu tno pala.l.a uI""t snd uolnob,o changes
iaGusy ss oaltv navs Of tIo wolds Christian octrioe
II will help ynu greatly to believe this, anu 10 ,,
eeoIfyc Tho Importance of the TRUTH II you VIII
1eas1 -. ~ ~ =. ho,oro vo,, &hc cata)oeue Of doc
a.aau ~ p h.d hv I'm Churrb Ilcrc aud there,
snd will, while you read, mark out those luc.s
that have been duthroncd. Tint poverty
!. virtue, that ono must sufier mere,
thal caftn 1nuss ..or,tv w. Fiat hcresy
Sunday must DC day Oh ansee.'Iys ;'s..a must he
must bo punished ny man, tnat "s. ~, Witches,
punished with death, TINT there arc w., M,.." hs'
iat as T.; rnrsn1n ticns viii save tho soul. that 10y
ls' n,.a ~ n,nv tnt He might ba lionored III tletr
n..rnni miscry. that sun,I Infants arg dainne.,,
Tint ali tic eacn arc lost tla. se M ~ I,utI I'm.
s,,puT ~ thGt a churcllnnn may prosecute a,a.
ta That tic ulbaptzcd arc lost|t'lcse afc
., +hn EHrjsttu doctrines Which have Deeh
ease from the :; 4saso snoua 81 Ws enter
a.. Eathnilc field OF belief and mark What doc-
trnes have been slain there by Luther ana l.s
trouns We will confess TINT the achievements OF
,oust Brilliant. All this failing aud rising oi
i,iens howovur, could not comc to pass "tlout
affecting tho feelings and actions OF q, 'sl, W.
ested il the changing religion, anu nenee ''' w.
iI,u IN tie world Of expcrienro ,.,,
/, The heart responds 70 the lnleltect ~ a
harp to the sweeping nngers. God aaae M .n.ua ,Ean
trutl-scckcr, not simply Inat tAe ds'..! sssmsa
shouid know the more, bus aHlst tho influences
Of wider knowledge his ti1gr nature might grow
as flowers under tho sunshine. ~ - nut Esp, u,
aIic TINT tho Creator oE.laiued thy pursuit aSt 81
h. satiiled. but rather timt the n'ud md e1ui
might grow upon sueh Divine f99d. tlv oisu
and buast seek daily food, ana linus uuila ~
thcr organism or keep II IN ltfc' bnt 1aan 6oes
beyond, Tor, having found tue i1a & o. t's ~ 9o9y, h
soul. lie wlsuso body has been weli leu Is per-.
haps only MI Esqnlinanx 1r an tlaiasi, oua a,,nd S
sosc su is wsii 'eH y T. .rt sS' II ot thsfsorc
ss ne phs psa5aps pnasps pat 4 il ' tie gS ssEglo
tle spirits dnlly bread. ilencc tno true man 't
rises frun. the ban1uet-taeLe OF hng Aos ma.t
~ happy Is he rscs frotn the pages u 1T most st
noble ooE, % - " II ,Fp nIsav' , % Children rem re1nem
ber with delight tlla Winds they haYe epJVyeu'
but mutuEcr lIlc retnelnpvEs tue w'ae eohVe's"'
tlun TINT surrounded tile table
p,rsscs the experience of ala hts educated fellow
men when he tells hoW litethtute c!sogu .a a,a'
III hts ati!lctio1. VI tho !ettefs OF LUG oFeeA0'
lie steaks thus: ..,,,, ,,,.u
'sAII the trtumphs Of trnth anu genius oVeE
prejudice and puWcr, tn every country anu III
every sgc,. hAvc been thu triumphs Of Atnens, \,
So. l1cr power is Indeed inanttested at tHe
Dar, In the seinte, In tho field Of battle, in tue
glory. Wherever Eitcrature consoles sorrow o.
assuagcs pain, wherever II brings E'adness e
eyes which fall with wakoiulncss aud tears, ana ~
S Il Exhibited iii in ts noblest form lid Immortal In
tIucncu Of Athc1,s.n
When Ills sister died, lie wrote bHck from lndit
brcinlr otilcc, cannot write ubout her without
being altogether unnamed. Tint l have no
utterly sunk under this blow, owe chlclly t.
literature, What n blessing II Ia to lows bO0k
ns low them; iu l,e nhlu Is converse With th'
drad md 10 live amid Tic ,llrcal.''
IL tilis ono mortal wo may read the expert
enrc Of alt tho thrung which las cyer draw
narth acts IN no new and Individual law, bu
tbrnurll those sensitive souls naturu become
yis,hIE' md, 6.inu enlarged aud brought near
shows What spiritual scene ia lying ontsprca'
ita iivi,t.YiG, niay upou thu sentiments.
Tl,ero Is ,o fortn of truth or OF idea thu
aflccts man more tllun Religious truth Or ldca
Tie d!eta Of mathc'nutcs, tho declarat!ona 1;
Itxl
dlsruyrrics ut thu trayeler, interest u few deer
y, ind iii thinking mtn,la g son.o legTse,; h!
iri,otls nj unce Inn huinun race coming lp /
rsaI n its tatc ii tic Grcat Dook. 10 a Atacaala
thr literature u tho Urccks may have broue.
which iavu listened 10 Acar tlu words OF til
s4asnt AthTn!H", !s L. 4rs q but handful t. t
multitude =; ws @ atoS III al on 1mesma e. ut's9 y
high, i liz liz 10y, t's learnrd, and unIenf,c,l-
have hung w!th delight o. oF with terror upon Il 4
i}rcck curng which ~ filled tho aoul Of Il
greut Eng!Islnlan WINS rs s, solr.'n'sy at.d my
scry, ita wide survey Of life anu t!satl, In u =
crltus or Plato. Aloro tra5d VI 10y mud gtt
have fallen, perhaps, over tl!e l,ages Of Clrt
a ouS @ s"sc .sss VI Wes tes s stns; sss yss. u
nj religious kMuwctge, Nc have CONG to II lur
Of information which must uecsss9rdy be sl'c
lug the scntnents Of ~. .!.ankd .tsi,r "g az ~!
jIsttAcl IN affirming this pFl"fl. II u Jul
Imposslble tu gather up nil Tue laets ot u r.
eratlou anil weigh the eyli rnu t ths Gna!. ~