, 1877-11-19
THE PULPIT.
Prof. Swings Idea Of Broad
Faith Elaborated.
Dr.. Thomas Definition Of the Higher
Enjoyments Of Lilo.
Sermon by the Rcv. Gainsha Anderson
on the Pulpit nnl Press.
a BROAD FAITH.
sEINit1y NY I'Ror, Sw1N0,

Prof. Swing preached ycAtcEtlay morning at
!he Central Ch:Ir, II, taking AS bis text:
lone. tiou. with Us, and VIC Will DO thee g0od.-
NH'i. r1j.. ~.
With the development OF reason. that faculty
wniti, 1istcrns lriwccn tile trnc and the false,
comes the growth of ttf|itariantsnl, That dis
elimination between the abstract n,,t tho usc-
full, To know the true from the false Is Task
cnuugl fur one aee; 10 know tlc useful from
the 'enrctir nntl abstract is task enough for
another. The works Vi earth are 80 vnst that
the human toicrs utterly refuse to carry them
all forward at once. They seem to say: 10
not mcrt,on tho Church 10 us until VIC have
founded tlll= State; or do not disturb MS with
politics until We are done with these affairs OF
1clieinn. Do not comic TO us with logic whtlo
We arc busy with this painting and poetry; or with
poetry whcn we have sat down over this logic.
We arr ali Lovers, md must cherish but one
name unl lmrc NJ " time.
In obedience to this demand OF complaint the
mighty works Of our worl.! lave been placed
before the multitude ol tollcrs one at time.
AS the I'D n,.>ons built huts around the fonn-
!N]atfons OF temple. and after ten. or twenty
Or thirty years, moved away, III A nhaanx, IL
toll for so,nr other city. or to ruill the palnce.
Of kunc kiHE.-so foeietr pitches Its tent around
fEoule Ecw form u thought, u,nl only when tlMt
form vi iita la, rra.l1e,l degree Of comp1c-
ston ti,'rs It nWc away MD settle, with to'ls
,.A1ul matcruls around The foundation md cop-
''etrtttfon nl some other principle.
The world as long been busy with tho con-
" .''a .n", 1sasos.-
tions aga that the human family had long beci,
au.posed upon, au,l lad long imposed upon IT.
self. Then, ut last, 1t VIA holding
a. astronomy 4 most chlllts. stock OF
dceends null ahsur.tlcs; II was holding
us history long rolls Of pcrsons who had
sever lisu'. from Achilles and Hercules to
perhaps William Tel; anl va. s''c1lsh'nr
Ireat '"l''''es 'u'' u ese''e "'''eu IN" "eses
srau:'lr''ls " VA esl,ons'ne fe!'e'on when
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rc.-o, With, under the lcad Of great minds
In. uyjowc1 science, a,L history. an, rellpio,,.
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