, 1876-05-08
Prof. Swings Sermon on sTho
Awakened IIunrt."
Tho Rev, Mr.. Rhodes, of st. Louis, Ex-
presses Hia Views on "Justi'
f1cation."
lIrs. Van Colt Opens Mt Davenport-.'
Site Wants 800 Conversions.
THE AWAKENED HEART.
eEnxoS BY rHor. sWtNo.

And lis caIno sud found them ssleep again for
nriF eycs werp leavy.-lfatt., xrrt., 40. IL.
This acens ia tho History Of Christ VIC may OF
mud until 1t shall covor all the history Of man.
from an ovont Of garden It Is oasily trans-
formed into 1csson for all times. 1t appears
Int every word and every act of Christ was
sord and an net for tho human race. 1ro waa
lhe great emblem Of the centuries. Az tho
FtDgel beast and tho wheels OF Ezekiel wesc q
,ynbol OF tho awful, incomprohenslbto P1ovi-
d.nco. 80 tho Christ OF tho first century Of Our osa
moved along m impressive symbol OF humanity
ID al its Ercntnesa aud mystery. Out OF Ills
bumblc birth comes tho losaou that fow Of tho
neat Sons Of Garth shall bo rocked ia oradloa OF
,ol.d gold. Out OF tho death on tho cross comes
hs loason tlat all 1ifo IL aacr'nco Of labor, of
huo, Of blood. Out OF tho resurrection comes tho
volation Of tlie world beyoud. aud in all tho daily
upcneaco Of Tits Son OF Mat botwoon the
nangor md the, tomb, there was held, as in a
mirror, tho varied scehery Of mans caroet. No
QUO necd Look into tbla Christ to find any Of tho
lttlenoas Of the trarsgreesions of the huInnn
nind. Ho waB a mirror that caught only tho
pubso features q tho soul. But it ia wonderful
Ia what dotail oil theso beautea la5 In TINT groat
[ image Of humanity.
\ To-day, wb1to wo rccalE this picture Of tho
toeptng disciples, alcarlng Hitlo tho great Mas
1 ar VAS praying and weeping. carrying the world
co Ills soa', We may romlna ourselves OF tie
ilct s..at man is grent and good 70 tue dcsreo
o which ho remaus awake mud koepa watch
'li!o tho great sconcs Of earth arc passing along
! hIa presence. Let our thsno to-day lo 1.-THE
Awakened 1nic6es does not quit, meet our wish anl
ltouehe That phrase Implies too much cold inquiry
's'ss. +. ss,ts too 11sseas s qsis ,s
e sss rss NJ s hon. r. ua s's pste.lns
bcg Et1f Of Eccyttb. th1u Of and
man, faith and loys and hope. LuoklnR upon tho
so Ssps. p ps.,on and !, tGa :ssp9s syh
md emot,oual powcss Of man.--sn lilo shapoa Of IN
Let ou1 rst reflection consist in The confession thst
shat tho world needs II spiritual llft some aprlca-
lion Of tho grcst drama upon tho ssge Of tLa CONT
Iuscephility OF nature in pta,oucs Of the cyents
thas are transrising hers, Of arc prosn'a!ng
u I sso u man sss sses' ons sn aooy ~ H.
approaches the lower animals which awatun only 10
aetk food. A. man advances IN TIC accumulation Of
ffs sleep diminish and Of his waking increase aud
II waking up becomes more and moro positivs.
ass reasous, Sa aso Iossuss tAo % Worid of things.
n ID thoughts, and Joys, and cares ia not resting
= brain nko gobo upon p tho sllonldcrs Of AtIas.
Z learned ii only half Of human perfection; to 10
iai Is tn falling 1ody. tla longer It f.s tho faser
n,oves 10 with mind, tts motion ia sn aceolesating
|motlon. growing ininease as cLiislhool psgac4 10
Ebat all rcsua como by an expenditure Of force Into
pound Of cotton tho bunch Of tpo grapes there
sna s IT, s lit th
he,tt beat. Without heat there IL forco In nature,
somsthi1g s burned up. mad out Of tho fire comes tbs
Had hence nothing co1ncu front !hc soui
sar e Z. f1f o ,ps !; ia t0essa ass eo0a n0a
rh3fbfg1. pptirk htiuru}fOn
only when the mind "a fully aroused aud Is throw
y Y oF force. a. the q sun T. tsrtng Is rays.
y 70 word enhusissn 1t ~ compounded OF two words
N ."0od," "with!n." 1t rcptssonts an nye or In
ns nSSpt sp "a vsqs sq sosa,o u A
ythng about tue divine habits from actua. history,
se power. mud hence the orpositoo! that sleep which
ldlcnesa and oblivion. Sleep forgrts tip past,
rFesffnt t1,, tne future snd il ~, hensS
a.husiasm, therefore, Is this nsvorroatsng divinity
Il Ing tho human breast. nation or man full Of
used from alupos aoul ful! Of feasibility and OF
tho shapes OF power. Wonderful, therefore, Ia tbe
SS. ieas is@p y thss
csl!ed but BY tho voice, that wako up tho seopsa
cd LIT mankind up from tcir drowsy beds Or ezse.
l's or ambition, Or patriotism or religion, II onco
ssa new woeld. A day under tho new In
sps nas ssc Up sY IL Rrsat es's o. seaai Sstat
sdee spring comss ID van 70 heavy aoui, but whst,
Se sentiment haB aroused tbs alecping facnItio4-
CsEatan, or the lovcr-tho sun r4ses with uuspeah-
fo kpscnlor, and the folds senA forth fragrance a.
soui swsSs shs inasn ,sn s
IT narrow intellect tho American foresta had some
fsaaf5 sR eat to IT, hsn
re- s "oSaI esp q a.
Et great woods themselves.
II our second rehection 10, that inasmuch Is ths
needa waxing from sleep then what auc4ety necta
bout Of great leaders or great waxing up the
epng ones lying with bcavy eyer al over III groat
EluR Of life. This nineteenth century ID rtestIY In
bted to ths centuries that went betore Il crying In
III wilderness when n,ans mInd was dntl OF perceI>-
Nt9a aud Lia heart cold. The iuAallments Of truth
h1eh hs former generations havs pasl iaso hs
Hi richie. received. tho other bali being Successive
Hnled thcir waves onward toward our shores. iicrc
Mmay, to il!tlatrate our argument remind you that
~. blessing coming to the CAurch rron, tho vast
lettings held Ia The 9rrat cles under the t4htugs OF
man Of tho Gospel and tho Of song, nsel no,
Unexpected in Tho shane Of elegant speech, sy,,en
soa I, o %os chnre III. comes nns I rom ON
- ,.st sssemblsge, from tho enthusIa,ln Of ths
t.ass In thought ana aoua Tho religious, tie deel
n1ds together, md TINT can, cali forth
so, 1as =; sepf sap f,, ~. aua;tsf att st
raurrhes am moro thsonsed With SorahIrcrs
II asnhes which look with distrust or absout
xldnesa toward ths tuucs.nt lAymeu sill then.
Fra batter loved by their young and old friends from
n afact that the dead seltyona btmosplnrs has bscE
snoyiug by tho ilsh.nngs tn an0hur part Of thI
H today tho f,rEt AuttsF Of thnir Aags tho Gra
n.ling Of their sais. Although those brethren MAJ
!. for tho lfo Of chrlat,sn prayer and uls!stis.
Jan "a avery were. Bo,ns ot tie words msy f.i
al ~ IN tho ar aud Ne Lost, but tho melody Of H.
. III Iae IL QUO, and 80 where II muy It 6ays to til
, la thAn heart: Awake awake nut on thy hcautI
SM1meata" lu tho past tro ysars tLcra havo beef
Isl shfsL among the Uniycsaaistg aud Frlsnus owuI
apAtt to the TACT that tic heart 10 awakened D
tHas toaea tho e1&cs words Of which voices ths III
0 ~ Ektt may hot aoccpL . - .a.-..
. III Aajomby. Which come. hero IN n,ch aumbers
81 &a In obed!cnes partly to awakening OF tho TO
Il fsua world, which will b. g1atlacl only BY bruat
4 I'll = Testament Gospel aud by :. soisx rising III
l susfsca ii Ike tho fsb'ed Rsotto Of Italy vhsr,
.aspnr spoken 1t tho ensrance "a taken up and Gu
D ~ % until the words become audible lar Nith!l
~ EnR hidden. dark rtceskLu. Wbcn powerful voic
~ to Garth Of liberty, though on thu Acll Of WEI
tTsll, or 1t lsnnnyinede Wien ha'f4nsprsa poe
M NlA tue worlds corner 10 GRECO or tnglan1 III
M Il! liberty. thu poe bceoalea enlarged until all TIL