, 1877-09-24
RELIGIOUS.
An Interesting soliloquy by Prof. Swing
on the Evolution Philosophy.
In the Conrse Of Which lie Evolves tho
Idea OF Chrlstian FatherIand.
TIE FAT1IE1sLAND.

must preach the Kingdom OF t'od 10 other ett-
'e' i, Mankind Ind, marks r #, DEVELOPMENT bv form.
ing government, ami! proves higll civilization
bv showing , perfcct statr. tls Mind naturally
,h.t ,h, II M ,,oo srn,,,
man. man, The The intelligent beings ur any "thcr star. a
Or OF heaven, n'uat hays what are called the
blcs,tnos Of State. That prcat f,1turttv w.,tcl,
49,. ~ T.. t,. r,,hto Ia .ci, .t,t a..,,,ro. ~.
tn"as ~ ~ t,.S s,tan ~ i. ss,a ;ns w., % ~
!oftn OF hat'on' opu 70 eallcu tne hine oi
Kings. Hundreds OF tamca IN the inspired ora-
c1cs lie is placed upon throne, and all other
rulcrs nre sccn toyiuR At His feet The pt,rosc.
a wima',e, a." ~ c%, M, e ~ I,n,van :, ',,s.
pesnaps ioo thnes u tne t"o teAtamchts'
fancy is that Ills Kingdom would come.
ns AT or tto
ony al w isst4 a.u4a tno etsu,"a
and that were all men perfectly cnlsEhtcncd ani
ylrtuolis. tho fact Of State would pass away,
aud all would rulo aud bo ruled alike. But a
80 40 ...,,',.. :. w.. ~" ,.",.Ia. =. ~ s
na .an ~ IT, to1 ~ - , V
.ato T.. is p. sc,tafnnse a gua
est Iut By friendship ena Y =, ,9cial nature
In. no'4s M n!ss ~ unt: o"Eusu % a. u. u'ia v
UT .e. y ~. ,nn,n- oS ~ na.aau.
.n, n .e1e sn.n ~ ;sa tie.,a h", n
pilson. os taritametl. aegso naeons Moula etii1
.ovs o mea M N snapc ny anc ~ Gnencss o. ia1
g9as9 among tlle people, ny at tho assoeiat'ons
e@a, asiu ~. ns,a,. "n man,,!ia ,Ia1te' a.u
VT. t,ss.. =, H.. to vf1ts.n ~ ~ Wa
Rsess II gns aa r.a u, as rxo 10 mecu at ,a as5
ny .., LeenGtuacs' no Sou''s, no ps9ns ~ H. "oult
i n.a LIZ @ nteuu' .ra atoa an - ,, hms ,.os1
on IN nratnr': onI ftisnshsn cn,t ,,'nrEia%ss'
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woua al ncsos CHAINS l1,oI Dtnug @ .ao many MIL
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a.u uap wss xs.t'beI 'as" "''uo"s
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nor as 1sxnr 10 c,n"tnrc % Hi W1n .nn.
noos' malS,nG e1an3 sfga'u1e ~, mnat mases
% o. f,a ,hn hn,,,in ' ,.,u1s ssess
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.uI,s w. tn JULY H. sr"i S vi VII to
.G ~ r. th ron n ~ y lug . ~ au WI ua
01H ~. tmu so ri, s ~ .'nna III s s.,o,
~ halnony wtsn .ne asnama w.. 1,1., ~ !nsona!
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~, ~ , naI ~ ~ rt,, q eon ~ 1o s
a1 ~ Nv. s a .iIy T. 9e..u vi @ aa 9Sct
III T., oosi, r., uo . .us ~
'a.t ,, III cI ES,5s'o; rnu sento.acs atc Us
1tachs ~ ~ mus.u. ~ a.atsa y .IfGsstpc.
asI !. IT, be hrf11inn 1 s'nwn 1l' ~ .o ~ seI t
own watcry plain. This Is the theory Of Chris
tianity, md should bo the theory ot all our
hearts. It Is absolutely essential that tho
n,tnd and heart possess some large estimatu Of
the coming world on both sides tl,o grave, ami
than this coming empire OF God one cannot
cherish greater theory. Let Us approach 1t as
only a sl!eory, but as tho urcatest anu mont
probably thcofy OF nuns destiny.
That study OF Development which alarms
many, and which III ita excess seems tv dis
place an Intelligent tnakcr, may, III its molera-
ton, help tllg pious soul 10 Iclicya ouiy tllu
I,,orc in thc final Kinc,ium of Goi. Tho cyuIu-
tIop philosophy shows 10 a world where truths
arc eyulScu out Ut long experience. 1t makra
tbs conrrL,t!on Of rtal,t aud wropE result fron,
thu contact Of mind with mind; Ii mskes iii
the sentiments and beliefs Of society come ike
q soil irom slow Boating Ut storm, aud dis
solving by frost aud rain into the long winters
and summers Of tic heart, Willie tlcro ia r,uch
to oppuso this doctrine Of evolution, as IL l.
taught bY Spencer aud Huxley, Ia thu mental
anl physical kjogdotue, yct there IL so tn,tch
truth ii II That We may d well uItntt that cyou.
tion Is ttls law Of earth. Tho dogma vii not
explain the iuotiops Of Tie birds Of passape. nor
ths ccli al tho ice, not tls trcc-iclilng 6cayvr,
for ths actions ii these creatures do t,ot svcIn
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