, 1877-10-22
a Sermon on Moral Beauty" by Pro.
fessor Swing, Of tho Central
Church.
r,r. Thomas inaugural Discourse nt
Centenary Church on In.
liyiluality.n
rbs Baptist Ministers at Springfield, and
tho Presbyterian Synod at
Goshen, Ind.


,.',. tonr,cgatfou, taking ior his theme .htoral
r,sn,v.r Following is the sermon.
I.m Innocent at tho blood Of this 1u.t persop,
Ua.i.. JIs.t.. ~.
I, Is 1Iicult to define tne beautiful. In the
World nf strsatt'l, whcfe lhc term iirst Applies,
las lo,. 1ailca the ANALYST Some hare
r'mc forward ana nave DECLARED that a. tho
basis OF pliysiefa! beauty lles The euFvcd II1tc.
Nature rounds OIL her trees, her leaves, her
Nils, Her Lest grouud IL rolling, her
.Iv IA urcheu, her ralubow IL leut.
M ,,l .ov t,'c irou,rrr., - 1,.,,,y I.
Acnce' 1890, ,,."s :, IT,. .,. .,.'n.'.., 30
mada Of eussea '',ee' has tnc aenh't!of'
,nts Of autumn, the deep blue of the sky,
s",s I m rounJur.s ur souareuc... bays no ,,,a,,
1.'e ~ .'..a,~, .r;,,,+, ,.., 49, Nv .'"a
iea oi aco'":is5. i'nie "us m"ea no great
thinker sec'nc'i wtillng to quit this wnrlh unlil
he had uttered Ills thullght oyGr lhis famous
ouelIty, Tic conversation over IL l,as therefore.
!s,wn i,tn its c,rcio ,nut,y n great f,rect n,anv
.Frencl'nan, many an Eng'!slman. lsnrke,
Ra!r, Shattcsb'tFy, Uiucrot, Rcynolth, Dllgatd
Steward. Alison, anil what brilliant l,ost:laye
vr!,tcn over the thing or csscnco which 30 de-
,sh.s all bcar,st Even St. Augustine wrnta
upon II, QUE inhs1hueh as nc 1lVca III thco'ogl-
tal age. the times preserved carefully all his
theological trcatiscs, but threw away tis cksay
~ ~. I,.nutlfnl.
Ahse sen,as nas gwen up LUIS eaaSe' anu,
nnah'c 10 tel ine "hat or Inc wherefore tn Tho
great matter, las concluded to enjoy that which
I. ran no longer define, And now. q. ,lcfln.tion
....s. TIN th,no n In ,1.t,nc,l .as,mae ,,,.nv
oaae., s"o 1 ~ ~, st1 ss."''.s aS", ,.""y
new ah.pee' anu te on etfsetl lines are iclt tar
behind t,y un aVc which httls hcauttfnl musk,
nd beautiful poems, mud a beautiful thought,
n",, .t ast sun, m n, ,Ir INN debate i,r H..
s a. ,hst +,sro f,r, ~ t =, ~,
aai . 'Ia ifercnt fso. ~ T. tast f ~ tn sos
t0o sia or:DIessnrc % ana that wien @ III, III n tasto II
~ ~ ias,,,I9,,i in"' inra aa.i r ,.,ia % sa1
nanT T.. ~ T., ~ ,.n~,a ,r,',, s ., NV
s.ss III. ht,isn ee"sc MI f,r ts.fs ~ NV ~.
pease !hh i,.nuen seHse. niE'. lnr tHls po"ee 10
al. LIZ 1,5 naa .a.,; .,1u ~. ose .o. ~: sa
te.s n'uu ,o,I .aatn, .t.iias ~ .,", nn LII snS
t1 n the n,e,nral rn .hcss - It1 nnvnr. ua
saa tbs. arow m S by lie rartcn wa Of The KIM l,~au
@ 80 {a ~ XIII sI,,,,t .ia haas.,.Ht.I,
!. ~. oiiro trce h.amtffw,t tV%v t,." T. aat
t.nS. honHtt,ufi r. T. ,,,I H. nia t,.i e i1
,mcsn ~ sow III 10 unrsb,n t,,n Ki"e +, t,Ia
sa tv ~ Ky na5' M o' .a1n m an .'u n ~ IT,
~. i,,.;' rim. n."rt ,a,, ~. .,I Ifh ~
M vs." rrI,,, ~. hoentff,,i an-,. f,1, ~, ~,
M !tz. | xo?ld e the Spiritual, and thai x''isI, W.
men. from physicai beauty tho developing
xor|il naascd onward to moral HEALTHY. III mr.
thcmr n tn.f1ay i" Tin Norai Hcn,,tv of tsh1st
This Jesus TIC uanIc-strirkcn Jcws. fcarinr
j.s,lInE along toward death. Nutjinr but dsatl
vIIl satisfy te heart that fears the loss OF en-
ptIc. Ambition ia most rowcriul pastiot,.
Those who stand In the way Of 4 rulers uinbi.
Wary, Na;ic AptoIucttc. All political heart.
burntncs ara curou only by blood. In harmony
sth th}s h,,mnn r,,iurs 1rsns wa beino ,Sropgc,
aloag through, hasty trials toward he It1aI
xfs Ills moral beauty flashed fortl,, md ti,at
Roman Thcf .ouif nt,i MT ~ aeoiI, h.ir~ % -
,nr snrft,,n, vnrtI,. Tbat s,,1tic,, G1can ~ scI,
checked lie passions Of ti.c I,omau rlcr has
Tba mornl beauty OF Chri.t must i,avn Iron
ereat in ti,at one ho,lr Ynr ths tcnth s"rnc ~.os
turned tato ,uo III regrets and mjsriyit,ra bv
the peculiar nuujity vf lie victtm,a Character.
eifrl One. The Djsciplcs we're pajsie,i MD
heartbrokeu. woTns, went
lu our reflection. over thls being of such
moral beauty. lct us tret frce uur t,sipds iron,
sui1eci tu enlarge 4 cou,taol; Character and
vcaye rhaoiets of.In,neritri honnrs f1istanrr.
indeed. does lend q Charm even to rocEy hills'
Usnce a poct eays;
A.se5s s sssi 4 st sgny %'':; "! smooth
In, T., ~ 49,, .1,is r"n,,.s,r. .sesa..
Stst whs,c ths.a rnmii III or ~. paaeo
tsmnnTnV written hjstnrv Nnst ~ ~, VII ~
tefh,.uti Mt man tnrk ,tnoa ,wtn.., l,.-,,,tl
rhnrs @n.,fn ~ an i"ok p,ass wnero GGena,
III no+ w1ia. ~ thtna. ~. oay TX s.o" oGe1
W. W. os ss,'. Mv nu .. gs .o aa seen LsY ah3
~" NV n H. , uomu " wuat w. naa fecoroca
y. ',.f npgs n y, ~ pssa9a o. thc cScnt, out
hsnd ~ ,,,ns ~ ~ s aau Deen " tno
hi.,tx Ill., W nu"o. iol ~ yea!s that th1 Latln
a.tises "ms ~. upu ~ asal WIN tne nar
.ess. H. M a. tae sxtra'aQaat storics which ~
w olu a!t goulo aoMn !Iotn tllhes "hcn events
ERE sso saofea ap only 10 mSm9fY. and which
I.aee Iaaoe, essw sr..9s., Nnmu soaea aionE: Ha9
a Amesaco no written Iangaaee no oooks II would
Nv. wv w. HoE2hse tsts ~ au~ hoT laai or now
sk,s s1kg Was w Masn.nAtua, aoa ".at oatt!ca we're
isaSat II. ous ,i, se1o;1uon. out N p.ace Of III.
Wsns.on wy stou.o ; uavs ,!egeMo5 VIII tnosr o.
Rrt RR"ns1, acsoGs aake 3 hen!es cr william eli.
~ "nen ae..ons a"a hv!aoas eonlo uoHn ifoin
s.. s.nae VI hn!eetsa1 "9!tiuE the{ CONS wthout
kcat astoFtlon; tne war o. easar; fecofdeu
~ ".,seia a,I,s III iansuaEe "aaG,. catn .. laSe'
80 ~. 0ss oh account oa ats pleGlslon, y
.MGs. NM csent Wn'en nas nnnfrcoao n9 cAanse, ass
nereS om ~ Saostan.,'sns . @ t IN the .oma
shat ~ oeamsen G&sas amu UT s.us ~ ..ue
un. As :. ,ae !neh w9o cnl4sea tho Gos9sls were
C%.s- f nu, MY Eatloha!ste , s as taSa.us or
tlseis .vHn Ias as'ae atom any saan 0! inap'sauon
lEs