, 1879-02-17
~, swings setmon''.NafuFe -.
P''' and Man; God and His
Creation.
p. Mercer Pleads for
1n' !. roulckontng of the Pub
lie Conscience.
,..,on.servico at Trinity Methodist
''"''c church-1nquiries and
Answers.
,Ar11RE AND MAN.
W. .rnuf,s M FHoF. SWING.

Ill F1HH
,.,,,nd.y morone,tah'4 ,,'a .ua m .n,mon in full,
~ Man," Following 70 . -. - nna - r.oi,n.
ras hssFsn' 'ss''''
IT., j. ,,nhtc. NJ the universe lIs before the
1sopnao1 .sr In Tho ono ali that VIC see atMf
reaectiaa n." ~ from physical basle; iu tho
ns hit nseh w. nm ami aro has descended from
o.hsra|| tnss " r,,nd Only few minds have ap-
.Pfseia'.M's ~ s,sto,v TINT felt willing 10 espouso
rttrtd 10 u! "1ss ,,t for rrosons nat to be cu,-
thtsofner thcos1' '..s,w oaH ~ ,,ftb,,, uho hovo
ntr,tedhese, INC '1ss u1 ,l'o co,n,cr.i,cn
.tr VII. MI. voril havc nss1nled tne cout'tct-'oc'
l1ta'n Ia's sn,.rtous mind muat be conceded 10
hat toble ~ the uniycrsc. There has
h,e caused wna1 W. .a",rod .a. aoanitlon of Inn
k,u 10 eommonlS'fcee''eu esus'v .,.. .s...ss ~,
r,.,tlye Mind; II nus oce" 'ae"e'5 e~Ptsses1 ~
',',h,,<n,. and tnouothetsm. and pantnc'sn,
ro9usisa' ~ these shapes II has been only one
thtotJ, namcpt '"a :. III H. in,mc,sc an,] mi.
r,,trta cosmos mil ~ az Ats Il'l"9'no auu ~.
-. dtta,Is. rolytllctsm divides the CfeAttec
suse as. W. intn ar, army Of dcfttes, Just ns the
Aaa w. W. comnrehcnls q multitude Of citi-
VOID e!s'a eI ~, ,t.trihute, tbe Creative Mind
II through material ana !hahes IL u'as ~ sIeu
-s,.h r.ilses Il to grow, that IN fsn when
HaeN = sr,rns. that IN tho bird which sings and
isss sna o" 49,, whtch thinks. and laughs, and
dt. thas N ,',t,n ''au rothcrs nil this crcattye
sttes. Monothe''n' .'s" ps,. .,,a .s.,.,,,
not,r md wisdom INTO one ne'oe' a''' e'o"n'
H;m lord of all.
n,r e.hs, nhtlosophy OF the universe, that II
slue' ps s,nr,.I Gauges mr. that 4 cnrno III
tans rom nnt.''a. IA "a mart.
Mind, u wholly 'neol't' eeo'''o'p' - ~
!, the inability Of man to conceive OK q aoa as
.,irIur before there was anything else, or OF
~" III :, orinr itself a Start into belng which
,aan.1, him t, ty here aud there In his belief,
foalRks.' X. INV an at.cist mud now worshipcr.
.ea " hcuc 1t remains
.n eola ~ fInl tli1. one more tn harmony with
~ !%m.isM. n n cnnsntiou known to 1Lltn and mora
" t.,nonr AMro ~ viii Tic welfare Of society. In
T. ss,ncrd ~ these two considerations, that which
: s'iu h.,s scrn of causes and effect, md BY the
SIi,s md happiness Of society, almost The Gu
!is srsn.d ass nf the mental origin OF the mate-
- rn,Lf,Tthat it camo from conscious soul
vi .Ian n' 'trlc,lircntjy.
"u M mental faculties reveal to us that mind Is
s,t,t canal power. II bullds cathudrals,
.h;M TatiBnys: constructs ingenious machinery.
.rgn.. ,Iatrhes: It paints pictures, It curves
uIIb|e, It writes books, composcs poctryi md
when IRON such small display q mind man
tufts md .ces the universe win 10 stisanGe!y @
md Mtuor. and birds. anu ilanee, anu man u 10
e'nts that Greater Minu haa caused theae
Etiter results. The analogy 81 reason induce.
Ibeltl IN . Maker 9! material lofhs, ano Oh
tb.sa earthly forms OF Itte.
From tb!s Argument from analogy q eausn-
tlon man passes 70 the argument OF lntefest,
. Il ilsssenly Father. The morals, the hlEh
sal1seter Of mnn' INC motives ot 2 no9!o
lut the honcs Of q second lNe,. de-
pend Upon the assumption that there Is an
Intelligence when created a!i ana Is 6upeflh..
kndlDs al lnconlpfchenssole os INC notion o.
sad sill alTays bc' Y 10 yet oy tar man's most
fast9nal conclusion. II nnrmonizcs bcst Win
iAe laws Of the human mind, nhd Win the best
interests Of man.
Assuming, therefore, Us tllo more logical md
mora uaetul theory, That our universe proceeded
ton Hind, 7 must follow that It proceeded fur
Tie good Of Mind, for It's uso and pleasure. The
t'eitsd must exist lof tlln Creator. That iuii-
a1te soul which We call Deity must have pro-
dused this immense masesiai system, not for tho
ifatms sake, hut for HIS own sake, 1t1et as thu
tHisI els!cs out beautiful statue, not at the
itaafs! Of tAc dumb statue, but by request Of
hntelt. The Psallnnt was logical In singing
'ossa 1ne 8oFds; . .......-...
'..7hs heavens declare tho glory OF God"
tes having been formed BY . powerful Mind
tsou ot 't at In Intellectual power vhIeb a
ordered them 10 Exist. The Creatnr l. III" r..n.
np ol the created, Il must foi]ow than lint IN thn
Being whom We call God ia n hcinr Win cnn
daH happiness from ap external World: thut
The scattered stars, tho vast circles in which
thsJ more, the vast bulk Of many Of them. their
variations of light and heat. ail thrae count-
less details, arc a perpetual ioy to tho 1ntclli.
genre who evoked forth this w9nicrf,,1 varsetv
Such theory il n ncrfct.t answcr fn thnse
Who ak III 10 mark tint The esrth Il beautj.
ful Whero no man tlwclis. md fhnt' Tia ninrte.
Of the m4uirht sky 70 m nven whiIc
m4n Is sunk tn slccn. Man mnv ha
absent from Island or coi,ttna,,t. nr hc mav
be lost III slumbcrs, bnt II the ,,nfvcrsn wca
made Ia the tirst instanca far ,ts MnEer' tI'en
there Is 20 part Of lis sublimtv .r hcn,,ty whiri,
10 blus uuseen ard ws.ao o o"er ~ aa oof'a
desert aT In order to exnsin III tnt eeeata n
rsss and beauty boyonl III. .nn.a of I'M mn Il Il
Necessary only 10 rcnember ttant GoSi IL al soul " T.
inl, having made fhc crcatinr for = it;n Sa1t'
must certainly nave nnsscsssi H. -" oar " ~,
byiDg The great pro!nctjon A. A. ~" mar II iittIc ~
reHl!s, building a iitttu i,o,ne fnr puranlvcs'
,o}oJ deeply It's bright ro m the bcar,f n,', n
he spsiogttne tho sunshine IN II, tinor.sii lin md
opening hnas ap'o -, W upsptlnglne grass aht!
tutllne fest]cnra wbtch t''"' oa"s a,,o.1 n'at ~
70 see with orr taIe,.nns. "'sumtN mm.t
lks us morta1s. 1ove ~ h,,,o nuHto ~
his built, and iccl y 1fvlno ~. NV T. ~ -.
.nA suns which hs,tnd 'E ". w ~ .v P,anS.s ~.
foliage and Hover. ShIri hones nutoe, anu ~ .ns
millions Of worlds. Tbc % Jsiinttinr ~" ~ nai,,
shseh Represents Tim a. ~ M "E.un Fa.ana ~, VI ov
eelt Incapable of heIn~ ,na',a a.1oo1 +ons nn
dsoaition born ont n sr irnnrnn,a na ~
.houIl have nnda nj .eason y. 10 be found why uod
~ hat We reopen o',r dci1ntio cosos; net1e ~
Z 1o1tr al ha III. W ou9 ucaultlon anu make zoo
Ind thst thcrrfara az. .as eomcs ttoa! Mltuuut