, 1880-02-02
RELIGIOUS.
Prof. Swings Sermon on Heaven
, and Hell.
The Miraculous or supernatural-Dis.
: course by Dr.. Ryder.
Dr.. .t'rcgory oil The Origin aud Aims Of
the Four Gospels.
Popular Views on Eternal Punishment Ex-
!; ~ y" ,piained by Dr.. Collision.
HEAVEN AND HE'LL.


There WIS lnrEo congregation at the Central
Church ytstert1Ay morning. Prof. Swing preached
Oil "I1cRvcn and 1full." Following Is the sor.
mont
Fo5 behold your foward is great In Henven'
ger Of htl i.ilre.-Midtt., D., q.
Lot ia devote tho hour to reflections ovor the
pr1,bnblc s,aturc of tho world tn como. Admit
ting thut wo rcMlly know no particulars whatever
about hinl, bcyunh tho Hn1ve, It Is yet Impossible
for lis tn nvo!d occnsto,.al pullderlne ovor tho
rso.u.!,r character of this second lifo OF the
human yNtp. fu tho simmer night when wo sit
nlOno ;azng upon como star, Jupiter or q
suturl1. wa lrd III tho mlt'st nf our thoughts
puwcrgul Wiab to know what may bo tho scenes
lpou tho surface Ut those plnncts,-whethor
there intelligent life is moving to and fro rs
upon tho Garth, anil holiHcs, and fields, and
elites, speaking In some language, md happy
In tho possession Of all the ptoasnrcs md
tho nrts known to ITS hor0: and whether by cvcry
city and town there Is celnotory which re-
colves tho dend. We cnnnOt know, but yet tho
wonderment xocs OH, and should wo all live to
tho EXTREMIST old nge we should with each STIR
vey Of tho stars whisper the ques ton: 1s Earth
the only p!Anct that IA occupied by beings Of it-
tnllect and sons7 As such medltations spring up
whom VIC study tho blnc aky Mt night, and never
ends although tho study Ia hopeless, 20 mans
fgiornucc regarding ficaven auu ffcla will ncver
silence his inquiry III those brlnchGB OF thought.
It Is barely possible thut there nny be lit
d's'anai or ihaN'dua,s Mtns wno haso iu'v
concluded that nun ter1nlnmtcs his bosnE at
death, md who never for moment think Ut any
world beyond, but tho hunnn hcart almost With
out exception pondrrs, md wonders, and niflrtns.
nnd denies, md dreAins, Atid believes. Mnd doubts
exsr to pros 81 tho dn we st ~
lts, wonder Whit Is beyond.
Tho poem which Nr. Lincoln brought Into
Hss snsnss, that '''' 'A''' '''''S ''D'' ''''''f'
Mu ase tho samc our fathors havc been;
We sec the sumo sights that our fnthors havo
Tue thoughts we aro thinking onr fathers would
From t'ak; sSo ;aenth We aro shrinking our fntnors
would shrink.
But while these thoughts aro tr,,e enough for
nclsro " tho is hu iss ~ thoy cos
for although nonveil ll Hell aro still tho great
these % 1nystsries W constantly chatxc, % md no Two
nKcs caii' repcas exactly tfoir surn,sscs and cor
ci!,slons.
ness and unhappncssY' the reply must bo
s b9ny tbSo re @
It Describes tho Almighty, when it snys:
wills hedI and ills i,sir wcro wiiIto
eyes wore as n iiame Of ilre." such expressions
as sea Of gass aud gate Of pearl,',' where n
4oundations Of precious stones" md " Lazarus
in Abrnham's boso1n,"' md innny similar images
shows us TINT tho Bible 9,orx nothooEy In litsral
wholly n Inetaphor. As tho geographGr md
W. Ssao @
tho Eastern figures nbout etornity, which u.ny
hHys Eivon ErSat deIlxht e y: Jot'I;. A"sea Sf
aro,S aro expressions Which teach tho motlcrt,
mind iiothiag of value for tho slow march Of