, 1876-03-20
Discourse by tho lsov. Robert
Ooliyor OH "T],o Sermon
on the nIounr.''
The Cloud Of Witnesses In Oar Spiritual
Atmosphere So. Sermon by
Prof. Swing.
Dedication Of tho Halstad Street Moth
odist Episcopal Church.
THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT.

audience ne so .as ~. w. ,ar. ,s"a
mon On tno mount s~~nH Aux LID soAs saee"
Ind, seeding Tho uul.tnds, ne went up into Tho
mountain; Rni, when Lie Was ees, 1iia disciples camc
unto Him. and 10 opsned hs aoosh ana taught tnot1'
HaAAts, D.: IL.
Tho sermon on tho Mount @ 's too non'os' os o.
an fnll Of good ohoor that when NO have oueo
.,.Jt tta anir{t uo f,nd onr ljfc st,orr of ,nast
oa.o. ....teA f ~ -. - - 80. =. -, ~
oftne tfono'o "e 10 neH Hss " nuos ~ ~. -
sssuranco that 1t comes homo to eimplo snd e':."
coto Bdula In eomo such way Is aum vol tisus
oo+naa horon In 4 man with a oood hosd for ]p.
49, ~, +t.t q 1o ho,,ovod Il Az IN nretcnd IT,
usso. - - ~ ~" ,,,a,r. o,,,,ar ns ~ tt,n
thorc wonla DO no moro dismay eunef o. 70 'no
way Of llfo or tho contamination 10 ph'ntai Bur
ulso about tho doctrines and dogmAa which Lie
o,,teido yta ANIME bonndsrfos, Wo should bo a.
.so ~ ~. :. ,,,,s .st,, tho 1,or1 a, mon ike
nln,,,au ~ W Ma;,a Sat T., varv ,rerent v.y
Brother Moody mt III Fety alneIea' way
The inward light Of 1t would mako tho whole
earth luminous, aud I'd much Of Heavon ~ Ia Of
.nv ,cconnt uh,ta vo sro On this side Of the
Ii Tora,,r an, nrohInr smour spiritual
WHO eonooS auu tson.ns f ~as. - -. .rl,o,
scritiea would Beem TO DO me6n "o1A " u' "oon
10 hold conference With our own noafs.
It would DO ns It wss With Now
n, who. whnn tho mkator put Euclid
.1su. ~ ~, soJa .,1h,z Ia tr1,o. os courao.r
before a'l.' oa'u' s 80 ~. s,
and then by faish 10 these hsst pfiuotP9eo "sns
pn e1ploting tne aecpos u "a ~ LII. ~
weighed tho mountalns IN eoa.os III sao ns tsiIa ~
balance. Hontu % an ,,s w d 70 ~ fo taao
tho truth OF u into our eou!n o. y 10 1o1 =
healthy nan 10 5ieatno pado s.ia ~.
IS unnatural 20 aoapi aau te]Sos y. ontha III.
eeek sns OF soas Wu.a I'LL ~ = s fne s.tr h-,s
live oloso 10 natafo eooK na1ns 10. 'i1 .d LUTTE
and, With tiio nanio anos17hE ihst'uc'' nna Ro1oe-
thtnG TO suls oVeI5 neea. H., -,,r
10 90 not nnncEva!pG su1 nc4psn,i!giu p,i "a ;a MaGn
soy that, II every Tora IN them 19nla 70 plotted
out save tbts sofmon, ma enouio Ms nsu! nave -, q
Dibie Of 9 priceless WORTH Light shantng on tho
wloto way NO hayo TO Co.. we should only 10
tho poorer as those sro VINO hhvo NO sllvef o.
baBcr coin yot atll! haTo cnongh OF goid 70
auHwer Al theiE needs; Or as those are who have
10 luxurics, but still have plenty Of bread and
milk.
calculate our aermons 40 tho assronomer docs
hla almAnho,--to tho mot1d!An or tho people,
aud the place thoy aso intended for but horo is
sermon traa TO eveTy motid,an; It's noon and
Lord God ia tho sun. It ID ns true to ny window
~ to any. iu tho world. and as true 70 any as to
mtno. 1t.was through tho lnt!tudo and ion9l-
tude Paul touched wren ho ehiu. "dod VINO
made tho world t o9a el tngg theToR @ Is no. as is
and move and haro our bcing."
Reasons are the piars Of a sermon. old Fuller
rays; but sfmilitndea aro tue windoHa Which give
hs beat Light thon tho reasons 70 to- sermon
tho s!1nilisules that adorn II as tho windows Of
sapphire aud silver that glsss tho way to tho
suns aud stars. ,...
says. with long and tedious pfeschtng, but 1t Is
hard to draw tho line whom ono sermon Of 12o
minutes ls shorter beyond all comparison than
smother Of twonty. A. man With grand
crsggy head and far-looking gray eyes usod to
VIVA boy. 1o ae!dom Jet Us 60 undor tho hour.
md sometimes he far exceeded that but rc-
member bB sermons were sure to ond in eomo-
Thing like pain Of expectation that ha might
still, 70 and hunger to hear tnore. willis With
our own minister 1t was Just the other Way. for
tho lime soon comes whom you cannot catch
evon young bird With chan. The Sermon On
tho Mount nevor tornctats aud novor trsas thoso
VITO have ear9 to hear tts IT, wlnaomo and "a moving
heard Cbanuing read II 5ou hoard tho sum Of al
preaching. Iss last ntteranco anoto you as IL
you wezs in the tornado 1t touches, you ssw tho
house aide, and shudder and fall and tho tsoas-
uros on The creat Of tho ftood sweeping aud
swirling to thoir doom as you sat in your pow.
Tint Sas but tho echo Ia our century Of tito
xonder that sstonishod tho multitades, and this