, 1877-01-08
Sermons by Two OF the Leading
Chicago Diyines.
Prof Swing Discusses Acccptnbly
tho Subject of Spirituality.
And Robert Collyer Talks Of an Old
Parable for tho New Ycar;
Or the Shadow Which Went Back Ten
Degrees OH the Dial.
SpIRITUALITY,
sBnMoa III PROP, swlNu.

The Central Church, taking as his text:
m he sntrttual,v m,n1ra L 1ltc-1o,n. rii,,. g,
rb,. !! nnn :, a .h".o arn."..,ar. 70 rhteh ,on,a
10 us from the plntonc atmosphere. The spirit
wns certain divine spark in man. With II the
Almighty communed. In It lay divine qualities
and t1c Tcrm of immortality. Dpposca to this,
sna ~ .oe ~ se." -. .,ai r,a,
and IN the same indIVdoa', was coafser, fuae,
nature, fond OF food and drink and riches, and
MI temporary and animal pleasures. In tho
aceh this lower nature tlwc1t, and hence IL was
ro,,c;, ths carna1 or f,csh nature. T|,c.c Two
ealleu tne .a'n =, r. nsn ''.se H., A., w.
Narred necessarily 1hcJ "cfe GRe the summer
and winter OF nature. Winter Stays the flowers
which The summer takes 80 much delight In
.rn,,,,c,ur Af,nr ali I'm lonr, b,.ban1rv NJ
sns,,,r nnI .,n,n,a,.,in,s como.
spflne aha suu'n'c..tle eot!cS
IN, ahr .rn ~ 1,o .o c'tAF eoa aeAfeh III
as A. h9s of " ,hcr .o I, oons fom nm
anu vi Daan III sicn u nsef *'e soas 'fo up
r'..,. =, h .h,o,,rt, .ha ..,o.., r,,,
lh,le all through Inc morai "ofla around raul
and John and Their Greek companions moved
these two seasons, tho spiritual ind the carnal,
vova on1lon. IN ,ov rostc Tim roracn In rrh;et,
WAYS l.' unaoda " ~! "u,so tno soc" ~ "..sl' ,
tne Spiritual natn1o @ ..ast nsen toa1,nR Mmn 'oSe
an if G"Gc c,t au, @ uees 81 h .a. anirto,s 70 Is
catnaF m,aeu M !s uea.h. out to DC sp!rt,aaiy
Mindcu Is W.. ihess n: oTs siRhsAcaht "ofas t!e
ola thcoloEans aa teIalists nase tosbeu apont
anu repeated iliitil tnc'r oretnal s'Gh!leahso Ls
+N S"-t 80 =" ,o..F
llte dead flowers PLACED IN damp old book by
pcopie u EooM lnlehsoas ~ t'G ast seoolal,o,.'
Anu W 1hromEh tn's te1t: ~ Do ta,nnslY
minucu Is aeasil. 9lt 70 bo sp'fAusliY miilat.t is
Thought between ifesi3 au ;I green banks bus
this was wtlen fatl anu Itato were seeing new
world tnf,ohen eyes when nag 1lst teeeivea
i!eht' elhee thetl tl,; stfcatn tne5 "a" has ihn
arr solnttlniGs po,ntc4 ~ llttle standing,
stnEnant rilis. cal!cd Total uepfaVsLy of
orthouoxyt d oe'ng t!s stfs;litis Wlslt raui ss~
uslt'cE ilc faan;e u nesf anu spi,it lonE aSo.
enough ~ lor the hoaf: "lo oe spiritually inlna-
Gu Is ll1g" are *otus which oucr 10 theI''e,
sg1ritnalltE .. . ~.
The tsAtt k y hest m &c seen y contrast, hence TIC
former tiall @! Iauts RentcilCe casts ii-tlt upon
the latter. for III the death which carnalltY brgs
ono may perceive fHore Clearly Tue ne Which
comes W INC pain VI tl1o splritt All tne yeals
and generations aF4lli,u laul taa Gorne re- %ituess
toward The end, and to MI end ingtortolts. IAc
Eiuttott. and drunkard. at,u ibsrt!aG. tho n,aa l
1f vioiense ne lnan N, q wicked Key ailDlt,9n' te
then even more ssflki'giy ttsan they tlle along
III our agc, alll Ind nado him realize That thc
passions " tue ilesti lend 70 aeatn ~ Jus time
1nnny licroA Vas Aylns hciurc us day, Mauy
asl Antony aud Cleopatra were hurrying through
substance In riotnus IiytnE; tlHny thousands
ot young men were uylns Sinleit seatls;
auu, viewing THIS slcetnsls, tte plllloSup,iy
OF the hour caino buck nltlt force 70 pauFs
bosom that tue passlo,a VI tue hcsll lcal
TO death, thu passluns Of the spirit Iea4
toward ttc; In nc opening chapter VI ti's ~.
tcr to tue Romans tAefs II tgtufc o. itomn'!
tnoras, aau III thas condition OF soyet; you W1!s
1lnd tEG ehuso VI that great concentration that
tho ics brings ruill, tie spirit brings trluflpl.
What we're thy battles vi Alexander and i oi tIe
Casars 11t leshly vanity, grat!iy'ng a;ss!t III
Tie l.l,nlt atd b!nod q safil.ge a,,d ~ tic al
plallse which rcwardsd tho conucroFf
But a. OPPOSED TO THIS petnre. around Paul
livsa asla uleu ~ psaHe ana uisnl.y hnt ley
even daYoutly pioua ine1 aud women, thctf
yours running Iar Aiusis to"a1u pe4utltHl
close, nlld this too. must lnYo cnnttrntl his
thco5y tsai to % r sttsa!yni''dsa H. iits: Al
ltbertlnc, nut only dlo carly, but tIslr grave
seems w abso1t9 anhllilatl"h Or lcil. bilI the
death u tlu sp.ltaai seems ollY sieep: They
ucpare 70 ht WIN Christ, WHICH Seems lar bet-
text. tle llEht ialls moro clearly upon that
6p1r!taat!ty ~'ich Is our SUBJECT iof tue any .
~ ~ as seeA III! npptuxith9tNe meaning o.
spltluAAy. Appiotn;nattss, .;.ta, nEenlse lew ufc
desinltfon;, we may anu must Use words all
through lllg of Which W. cannut give exactly Tic
lHcaulug: Words are fIot til'lgst but "nly pic
turca o. Things, ANA rs thcfc cat ne no perfect
lAetu1e OF ahytnlhS, 20 thcFc tah te nj Dtr1cct
Gnboulmet.t ol truth III tho n,sterla! Of letters:
thcro las neVef beetl feTieet puftfalt lMlntcd
ot King, Or subject, or ei1u, u colors nrs so
l,owsrlsss III tl!e halsl u cVeE Eenltl', Why
otuulu tic yousa o. icttcfs ec - autfl,ate at!tl
tel pcElGctiy WHAT tile sunl tlIlflksf lto Ill
trinity which attends inlntltls, Or sculpture, o..
tends Language TOO. atia tue e''u oi ~! art being
expression, eones ~ ~ i'Eht!alf R'H'lts
Wtn paansSr anu hen'ptor' WI tnat has 81 I'M
l,tticctly donn rs tusk; Anu tltla also IL true,
tut the fnoEa !asikh'aeallt th'nk, Inc inofe
ttuly sa'l WI e1Mess ~ lug nalnter , ca! a
uel'lgt !o.' Ge D Oot, Or stohe' W. wien !le
Wpa,t! 1lal'u uowa ~ Rostel,t! tnrist or .
la.lDt'ta' 1he ei!afet!sstloh ot tAe art oecosIles
n,a'!liest. ~ III Wy eateh Inc inea.i.
ihs " ENC aAu " ol, ~ " hid A" una SUD
.Iasf n nnt tno onet rc aueas .reatrn y
Try ~ saiuo nu1 assuM'c suen olsilslesns 1se,
Gp, s9oaaesa : .; soul" "stsflt,a9tIa!'ty." ,9Ia
G soq1 . "t ar.s. spTs' asn rH M M i@a 'e
Tlors " tuo astssi, 5e!use 10 ~ !iili nuty.
e1o are a'sm W. w. tc'I YOU taas t!sF ku1"
~ W., pe.vI ~ . " ty terey MS,a sS u. ime TO-
llalh u halsatlo!. lney Know Nhnt sa!'Htlol
lneaaat, "lat neassh hieaEs, an! Know ~ aba'it
.i!s hlnst =! .a.sn @ ~! III sGRsonataon nNs 1!ist 81
thete aso l'ansts w" W. let nr heloto YOU
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oeea', oe ah autatnEat .n, ho'us ahu w tnete aIe
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aaae.4as aa1 i s,Sn n ~ 'ast ~ tnousn thas
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