, 1876-06-19
An Eloquent Sermon on "Con-
version" and It's Meaning
by Prof. Swing.
Bacca1aureatc Sermon by
DIR. FoWler..-The Lilc
nf st. Paul.
" Nominating Ruler IA Timely
Sermon by tho Rev. R.
D. Sheppard.
Flower Sunday---An Impress
i've Occasion at the Church
of the Redeemer.

LoN CAc1o1*'
Prof, Swing ptcnrncl or "Couycrs!on,
rre,crdov ,nnru,nr IN n l,r,c rorprwotfo, IN
HaW.ss'.,, T,""., r, s,-,,,t.. =, w." s',,
aleshhe's illc'1fe' ING loi'o"'Eg - LUIS i"''
text oi the DISCOURSE:
Tho law Of the Lord Ia perfect, converting tho
annl. ls1.. Z.
Let us rrlect upon tho term "convcrston''
with tic sincere desire TO ]eas some of the idcas
It should brinr to our tbmr,lt, I'll It Ia n nop,,lar
,vora ] IN the tanr,,avc ~ thc ,ni art, t,r whnl.
Church. The truth represented hy the word Is
tho literal signitraurc ut the term W. need spc,,l
W., ,r, ,v"1o,,,r Nv u IL, ,,,Io. v,, ,,,n,,o,
~ sno 49, es vna"Is r.,
OF aenl.'nen. ans' "s e'as a e WHO once 'oHeu s
Of tic word Us 1t stands III the Christian system.
Lrt ia nass fron, TIM term t,ver tut,, tia mr.
II, of thc ,,rrat cnsc. /. RI, nnt,ou TINT mnn
VI ~ o ''a. ~. .',a 1.
or supposed fact, TINT lie Is not by naturc
holy, sInlcps creature Tie IDEA TINT mai, isnos
bv unturc yIrt,ous sccn,s unlr too well found
cd. One could wlsl, That some of tho ecog-
raphers WHO arc how exploring tue surface u
tic globe might iln1 tri1c where stn is
uuknuwn,-a tribe I'll which deception nntl
e,.'c "e'e no' ,,, ~ oe 10y, !o,,'''' , ~ nny S'pe
Whatever ohe eoula WISH tIfst tltose WHO
arc exAum!ng stones aid tiles all written
over With history of EMPIRES long dead might
,,,a ,:,o,v ~, form ~ sir m,al,,zt ,non ~ t.t,
Ple P h''eM W. iosn. u s1'' usans' n'''' Or noa
but up 10 t!'as aate tle report of thc explorer
s ra aaas % ar1ays hs only e N % "nS ~. way
,ui,c IN tio rrrot eftirs nf ,hu mast nm, rrcac,,t
saa. ~ w.. ,.'' s.,...,t ,,,,'. a., ~
comes put o"e sLasemen. apo"' tha 'nofal M
turc Ut Mai. Man Is always ercatl1re of Vice.
History jtlst!fes the poetic declaration Of tho
nsa1n,lst. aDeht,}l. was st,apcn in lnin,,tty.n
t,nn NJ Tho clussr nhtloso,,l,rrs sat1. .sThin1r
ono III, vi '"o s'"'ss p""u,o''s So s'a lAnn
'iot eVil comes from "ltnoat-a'l slns afe tn all
| mcn.n Another saia "Alan is torn by passions
rs by many wild bcasts.' This tlcprnylty III the
nun,a, rnro in M uo,uriots tl,at timc s,,rnt II,
rr,,of NJ # wou1d In limo s,,s,,t ,,v",'ae,Y
| pruot u ~ "o"'o pc 'ts''e 'pe'.t "se'eSs't'
| Gut ol soet cohultlol o1 man springs up
the word "ronscrsion," utld thence comes alsu
the untold value Of the word As education Ia
.,r, wea, nn as m hr.,t;n,, T. to suas l,iu ~
@ nn ,,h,, ,a,, I l. 10 r,, t,''1'a ~ sgMs
s cnrnni nrtr;nr 4, ,~',,r, n ynre i,,",,
nasses frn, TIC craIlc 10 wlc.ucss What ''1'It
nrat,n IL to Wcatucss %}mt T1 y ~
t~n"r.,,, ,nvrrsinn = ~ ~. .r;..,m, u.
H. hanrt Fhnsa svhn nr ~ ,a tra,.,s s ~, VI
.ati, md nf inflammation nmv vii I, = . .,,-
version" to thcir i,lols, nn.l thus exhaust t1Icr
inva md clre ,,,un wonerfii 3riniiy of i.,"as
nr ,,rsts Kin si,Ii mmi.r,r,, ti,rr', y. .,.,.
ehnn.r. M he pnsscs alonr tiro,rl th.s, ,iavt
tile ot,o frola weakness 10 strcnstli, yaJel 81,
Ifrutinn. Irt fnttnt1
f"r,nattan: me fro,5 nsnf,,i t}on~I,t Ind e"d ~
yIr:,lous thought md decd, called conversion.
It is oniy II tic ryiIeiv,ss clIunrn Va. ,,rcd
in the Interests Of rs]i.fon' IL lind hmy ta,,a ~
san,[a of enrt uy rn,in il th I ost stos srr,af'
icant 1nrt uf or iunry. kit nrr1mna ,vn
should mnrlS The value ot ffIs ,naral rrrr,,t,o,'.
It's worth IL far above tho Worth Of siu,nlo cd.
tint man stouId i've i, inr,n,n,v wit th ia,xs
ri rrt md wrou, than tint I. he sl,m,,d @ 'ne I,e
cnltuTeI pr 1enrnGt. Witl,uit rl1E,"n''S,,n.. -. .
man IA nnlv s.vn,t" Thrr,. to -, a.,t,. tss
I'll, So,nnaso VII maral bamt, 10 rv pea!S ,t 'is
tie divine Ieuuty It Ia this mnrai hc,ntw tbas
,eras 1hrst n6oyr ail c m,,uas ill.,; LINZ LINZ
t"r,, within ,nwn nnun A" ts ',.an ru ''''ss "
snrtb. Surh is tle uuaiity of ny t,, 'on ..rr.r. ~
sivn wlosu path we low seek. 'Th Thcrc c'm,, mist
1s so,no nats, so,no eatrwnys Ivy hv whI,.h II,
lila INV pnt,rs on'rs =, Ihe s'n m.tt 'tt,a
] 'iS" m ,r1atei vn~ q ,hr1,,I S s III isse patils
"mn ,,"tImns "1"nr1m thntr ,, ~ tMG aSss
timrs int r.,n,r u ,1 uHIss tt, l.seu W
aways Inviting tc Wanderers iout. . ''i;'' II secs ss
"4e A's.' nIaS f'.''7 10 " '"A SAstcs t!a!l IoT