, 1877-04-16
Tho Rov. ]. A. French Installed Pastor
Of the Fourth Presbyterian
Church.
DR.. Worral1ss First Sermon Be-
fore the Eighth Presby-
tertan Church.
INDEPENDENT CONGREGA.
T'IONAL.

city, AnN NNAny kno U69 OF CNHTGB OF kHd CUT
ner Of Thirty third street and South Park avenue.
wheru Dr.. IItbbasd formerly edlfed the Sweden.
borgiaus, WIS secured. Prof. Swing preached tho
opening sermon, aud there was very fair Attend-
aneo. Tho pastor The Rev. O. ". MAck!c. made
q statement Of tho financial condition OF the new
church, which mp 10 yesterday had expended
sumo 81, $40 on improvements md alterations, and
had received Abont 81, GOO In donations and sub
scrtptions from varsons sources. Tho collection
taken during the service still iusthrE reduced tho
deficit, and tho managers OF the new tnFtilnt1on
hope 70 soon extingutsh It entirely Following is
1rof+ SW1nVs scsmuns
FOR now va ,ca through s,sss darky..-l csr.. Ill.,,
There IL a difference Of opinion whether Pnu1,
lated, ''glnss." meant tho substance which tho
anc1ents put tn their Windows. OF the surfaces
rsh h ass o aT4 no u1 %
writer used thin bits Of horn or mica to lot light
into their dwellings, en.l used bright metal sur
whether they looked through window At the ontcr
sccns, into mirror at their own features. Tho
ses s
ii fhe ts1. is badly translated by The word "dark-
iihe words ..iu enigma len ainigmaiij, and shis
expression seems to indicate that ho thought Of a
ron room ] eoad 'ook % oal and % .ee or oejeets IN oune.
Through ,neh a window ono would not know wheth:.
T eses ssfa obcs. ass Sou ~
enigma, mere outline of which the details must
10 isttto conjecture. ~.
compelled by tho author or our world TO look out
Sly eas'ss. q s%a %. fsss:
sach : ngure BE- . yery King gor vety bcsYzr: oao
aos,oa Ese s%e!s @ :ess - M tsst ;st @ ptsssses i
ea 20 sef n on 10 neebn, ena es
fisherman moving humewatd with coatse el1th
asound he loias' ana hnndfea 'eot . OF nan.nes
. 9andsl. All huch doubts could be settled BY
fpshlag ont Of The house. OF BY sending 2
Idea and doctrine We cannot run out
Hnd of ns'es sSms sseH again to
port, -n--,-
anlat PAM; and how tine his langusFe s., Va al!
whlsh nays .o1shea more despg ~ h. hsart Of 81
dawn her child in the cold earth. when Tho good
man fall. In all hsa efforts. when tho bad man is
fose .. 70 Ii seeepted, when the atiif@stion. Of
Science are sot down a. S.nsst snoss q ptt
i vi ss1s s'1a oesss sGSf sni
when skcpt!eism comes and says, ~ shall inquire
about ths.e things" In ~ these moments ~ ,hs
window Of Paul. and wrhcs Il could for an honr 60
outside tho house and learn what II s that u pa1s-
Ing BY In such , cloud Of mystery:
Accepting, therefore. Of The fact and of the
dgnre ~ set forth BY Paul, what remains for 80
caety except 10 gather up tho trucat things 1t can
In religion and Id a tho walks Of HE. and to hold
hrmly those trncst things 10 the end Of the pill
gru,age. Our theme to-day must be, therefore,
this dim window Of st. Paul.
en'GmAs through the dim windows Of onr earthly
house must not result In skeptlcIsu,, but n warm
did not pass through life With an empty heart,
with hesitating heart, ent With soul that ac-
3oarncd 70 eternity tho most vnRuo and mysterious
Ideas. Although tho old windnWs had DIM horn
lights In them. yet could t9ll Though them tho
day from tho night, aud noon frum eVon!ng. aud
that something was moving along, and upon thcsc
facts Paul Acted drawing from great general truths
consolation and inspiration wllcl, doatls could
not sppply. II might not he known whether a King
or begxar were passing, but It WA nt least day
and aPhngtlms or summer bsyond. and to theso
once enc Of the beat and wont powers In tho bfaln
Ills GRIND potency to clear Up tho undetgrowih
nurtfy politics. th1ipspphy and religion; but 1t Ia