, 1879-05-12
prof, Swing on a Religion OF
Humanity.
o.. RAJ, Hr. Da,lia DlstHsscs Tho Sunday Oh.
rtrranto Question;
i. noes Mr., Pa1khurst, but in a DIFF
feront Way.
ronso1,ne Sermon by tho Rev. Or.
Thotnus.
..,,rsrsarv Of the Railroad Mission--Tho
Rov, Dr.. Sheppard.
PROF. SWING.

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Love ihY nelahoot 10 'nJte' -'.ae' ''' ~
]ttsu fsyorfte apology OF HKcpt'clfin h1lt! ur'-
,,li4f that this world IL mn ade0uatO ord for
osI. rs,as IN live and lubor. Quite school Of
Freneh pn,Ios"ne's nn'u's a' .,,," t..' !.
humaufty hese's "ea".,iE >" "oo'' s'''' - '''f
vii bo tl!Enttcd With tho 1lnnie oi religion.
n T. induced. high service. and II It weto inter-
~ ts.sd s viii IN fNc least by Christianity IL might
tefsu aro,,,e1 tl,nt ,,,t. 1o,trr sbnu,h tnkn
well 30 s"m,.tsu tNa. .u 'a'.s. snon'u way
eecopd place. IN tucse circumstances men might
t.,,"Wc shall net fnr the second world when
~ sh,,t reach It," No one WHO pcrceiycs the
W. ,hc world has for nj, tho care a,,d love The
indv'dan! -" pseto" ~" ..,',, wv"
much zeal for my religion which might neglect
,be earth TINT IL might build up heaven. II
- ~sre trre that the theory OF second life de.
traetea from uoss'opns"s " s..'o no. ..'.,
1thou'd myself boeono IN @'voe"se OF want Is
called the religion .oi humanity. AZ best, our
vo,td Is IN n pItiablo condition. It does not
",,v , ycry Iu,ge harvest of happiness for the
grow . w., "".,nnr % AMI am sbould hc vcry m,
largest nuh'"ct' ""' onu o"oM.n w ,s,y w.
willing 10 espousc system winch might Jet
further reduce this quantity Of public SUCCESS.
Them is no wisdom wbatovcr iu any theory
...t ln..V ,.,, a,,r, hnru, IN ,nnt ,m,ncnse ioct
The life Of tnnn here. The career Of man upon
earth IL In ttself prodlGto'Is tact. The powers
Of The Imagination even would fail should they
.ttcnnt IA tee Tho river OF human exEstancc a.
r.,,a .,o,,,. T., t,,ts t,,orot In tho
u has no"ea a'o',s ~ ta's p'a"s. :" ts " so''o
centuries, una hs II ls io"ms !o'ohy' onon'o you
undertake 10 comprehend this ono city In which
vou dvc)l. to know all its ioy md bltterncss. IA
t.a u t., ,o,,r h.ort ce vo,, ho,d ,,tttc f,ownr
'iou :" ~. ...,ss..s.. 49, 49,. t... w.,
Jou would most utterly lai' Anu Fet mere you
have, perhaps, lived Tor years, here your mind
has been close to lis object, your car has been
nc.,, xour t,,oupht haa for many rears hcrn
Il, .sa ssro. ,,,,,t,. n,,;1 ~ 49,, o,,,s,o.
HHo'n t"esu ''as'o" .l'1te' '.''u ~ 3ou ea,''oL
measure TINS c1tF's llle 1or sinele aour' Aow
vain, then, for you to attempt to comprehend
that food OF being that has flowed and ebbcd
rno, a.rtb IN nerhana bnrdreds of ccn.rr,cs
W. sa.A ~ - 49, 49,. .r..S
All pools anu all thihko1s AnVe tuougnt taas INC
Ocean were the great emblem Of the vast md
msasu,elcss: but the Atlantic or the Pacific Is
,mn,e thtuo ,,nmn,rctl with TINT .ca NJ 1tfc
Witch hna nnwc. in stnrin and nrarc nil
n..s % tha 9 smrfsra ri nmr T1nh. IN +la
s,mo.. nrd,as. oyo. rf,a Atiantir he, '"o
fsw rb,nrrs If tiao on'i ~ "1'ior ''"1 nrI =
~ ,.Ic a,u1 ~ .,onth h,'t H.. hoou ,"as. @ua
raa , "m .n,edeS ID ~ an,,tti,,
~ e' .~ns ~s'u nI thnx,n,- I
eoo,mon MINI IN ean ae.. tT,t vnst ,a,,n IN iii ta
n. @ h.aetI, ea ''c M "t Nv H"Ss ~ u'e r, ~ ~ IL
sa.in a1 ". E,n1a , vu stso ~ t nr,na r
nfasDt %uu !1n.4AW apo" WV n,ues I niH -'eaiIA