, 1880-03-08
Prof. Swing on the Bringer Of
Grace and Truth.
Tho Rev. Herrick johnson at tho
Fourth Presbyterian Church.
A Sermon to Young Men by the
Rev. DIR. Holland.
Bishop Cheney on Good Men IN Bad Place
Christians al Ncro's Court.
Dr.. Gibson on Signs of tha Coming Kingdom
Meeting Of The Methodist Laymen.
TIE TRUTIT-DR1NGER.

TIE TRUT1l-DR1NGER
SERMON nr prOF. swlEu
Prof. Swing preached yesterday at the. Cen
trnl Church, iakng rs his text:
"0rncp md truth cnmo by Jesus Christ
John, t., II.
Looking upon the human rnco M Wide field
In which tr nth has bccn brpadly planted, and ~
to bo still moro widely eowr, VIC perceive It TO
bo n tcld nf grcat interest. Primitive mar
eprcatis out before ,lB ilko our enrth tcforo ts
trees and hcrbage bud cane. Locke snya tho
infants mind Is a ehcet of white pnpcr upon
which tho surrounding sccnc ia To make Its
mnrks Of language, and 1carlling. and custom.
What Is thus said Of IN lnfMnt nlny be NitrHc
OF tho humnn rncc, TINT 1t WINS fur hundreds nj
years wl1o field In which seeds wcre 10 10
planted tust ms our cNth, when It's tlHmra died
away or It's water subsidized, WINS a large hnrrc,
plnln ready for whit might conc Of tree, or
flower, or grnes, Our West two hundred years
ugo WINS ono almost unbr0kcn. unrcllcvcl
meadow. Men arc nuw living who snw tM,ch OF
this State and 10wn rs oile fst nren Of rrtl-
uct, tho l'rnrie Ernss. hut with tho hlrnncc
Of man this imn,cnso tnblot bccn1ne marked by
his thoughts ills i.lcas begun to MI up tho
RrcRt rngo. Tho n1nral f'rcs wero chcckutl AMI,
tho seeds that fell or wcrc planted lpgan to
escnpo obstruction by i1ht1o nnl to bud anil
grow. Orchards, nlil groves, and hedges, hrtl
tho grains cutnc to declare that IL now occupant
higher than tho deer or thu wilt1-fowi hnd up.
pcarcl To e1prcss III tho Rich hut 1n1x neglected
soil his wIshcs and tastes, nn.l reed, and hopos.
Nun, nftcr he cAmo from tho hAntl OF the Crcnt-
or, rc1nNncd for ngrs MI ot,tsprcnd plaln III
which llcAs. tr1,e fnlsc. were 10 grow, anl It
remains still vnst tablet If wnI, or marble, or
br1lss in which muy lo traced letters or i,nAgcs,
symbols Of Hone atsrrnundtng thought.
Much that wns fnecrIbe.l upon this wide allr-
fnco hnR hni to be erlscd BY subsequent times
which cniEc with Il trtior Thought: and son,e-
times tho erusurv wns ~ badly !1uli. TINT the
nGo I M,Ss H. e,d Me no I. n,.n ia
M distinct y ' tic iatr,,san of tha oshcr pu ihe
oyc aa @ .sr - sll III ,1Sris r'i,,t. ~, a
o, c ,nst @ IL H. naa ~, s g"s ~ ~, ~
gnis, s9 ac wiae asal!ko haln ~, i ,s ; rr
ranses y rcligion md art an ;'es r; aa r..
se that mfG svn1ye n na II al nc & creat,vo @
sn r @ r,uu ssy iu ,n,iI ~
i,icns T. M now softly, iowin torrents, upon
ING xinR an 1ss ,,1s;, r., u,,t,,,,,, ,vot truth,
h5i,ser e ro5 cistcGn n hundred years r. hSs ~ byGn ;
wno o, y faSa ca n, ~ sn" %sten ts,,t ~, ans s,
eai4 to hayo brought thnt tx Kind ai trI.ih which
kes & nun ire Min LUZ W. % " H. siso.o ,
"gss wno t n,o ha tor o Mn"1 tney hye
ahoye % oyen the .,' nSest h'',nnn !oye prs,.
sty simply What are caci tio cynt,Ec,lic,..l
nt 9tsn Whe fn e.sGT W tha .nG T.cW
tn nrn"i ,vitnt, rS, ~ ,i,Es ,,,,, IL, f"as ~
st Wt P Pit ,.,;,y,,, WIN r lv ten e,,, vi
a,Ga tn Mone M I we @ 9s,, , Gan
cazet'nn u" INV, rcs,,itn f1I t. 1 ~" ar rut
i. Gtnl. % ntu sesnl;en M .un .mu iIie ~. ~. InIs.: M
" t,,sht ,e tnt t a ssEst, WI r "y t,s,,, gsvm
liz eastnrx noIntas n md NIX ~ etin.,nt"n @
x tno do; ;nir W. ~ sr, tn
sya t.,tt s,1 II, t Wxt M ,"
y nnS sc. M ;hs 1s t foom a,a1n " s,nto. NC n ;s,e
the Ghnrc whnn It VIZ" ureu lint M III III " ny. \.
flowed % down fran1 NazArnth; hut lntcr gcnera;;
thr ~ ,nn Ss , ng .ris,s, t,,E,a
M .nct Msuu!ttMs Huses winhe tIuHt eIa!H E9tiIiS
ana Mc!tifH sns.WS h9yo lciptu shko " tue N
mnrr soiv anI 9'1 ~ ,n',S nr MnG ,n ,nst IN,
Sanio progress OF lnlfta WhlSn fGtdtfs tho slie.
recs oI, taG ".G s. ~ nEr yesS I'M
,I,s tno nonnr ni jesus inay bo Geeater IN u tto
hn,, WG.' ~, ~ ,n ~ otiS h!R1 pars ~ ato "oTa
IMAM 10 WIZ " &ag Iul'E NNrlu wAeh ITO
stEsiitg III. ", a!l az !t. Ihe Whhio ni lno!G;
III u ieaa thnn tho nGit OF tnantnln. T. its nl