, 1880-02-23
Prof. Swings viows on t1le Religion and
Character OF tho First President.
Thu Usoa Of Groat Mon tho subledt q q
go:non by tho Rev. ", 3. s:
Algor.
Al Interesting Address by MF. George Muol'oI
on lhe Efficacy Of Prayer.
The Otys. tasIn md Everest Fay Eloquent Tributes
ID thc Memory Of Tho Father Of Ills
Country.



Prof. Swing rrGlel,cd yesterday morning ut
thr cntrnl Church, tnlsiny ls bis toxt:
.tmr fathers trusted III Thoo"-I4., grtk, !.
THE blrthttuy 1T Washington fnl's thls yonr
upon Il Sunday, and, N VT cni'nnt colcbrato 1t
hv n,,sIa mil g,,n on tho gtrcut, let ns celebrate
Il IN tho snuctllnry " Gos1, And It H. n lAfsscd
thought tint tho ErcNtest na,nc In tho American
nunnls, and trrinps III tho wider history OF nl
fines IN uf one wlIu clii DO sakcH Into tho tom
plo Of religion without violence to Tho tiari and
without larm ia tlIs ntiirs. Ills nu,ne md cllar-
meter blend wrll with n holy tlhy and II holy
Yl,tcr at,,l lHsteu uf Etcillurt2fnH 0llr service,
mas wei. a.ll Ia its V,,Nlity 1T plety md 10 liz
general soIuENnity. T'hOmAs Paine nsl'a eotne
other lenders In tho formative years of "'ir Nh
ton do not como IN memory to blend with
n chapter III tho Scriptures and with hymn
mud prnyer, hut Washington, appearing to-
dAy IN historic memory. aeOlns To confess the
Sunday nnl tho Church, and To sny, "lotnc. let
usyuup to the mountain OF tho Lord nnl lto
will trAgh us or Ills wnys, nnd wQ will walk III
Ills paths" Hts splrl II IN hnrnlnny with tito
tnu nfl, plhcr, n,ld hChcu II Is we'll tint this
nunyersuryDf 50 lllnsrEuusn II birth should coinu
1T Intervals on IL tlny that conipcls tiH IL turn
awny fran tl.o grcnt iuortnl as II ctieftain and
asa statesman und to estlHlhto HIN I'll hls rcla-
tot,Y tu religion md murns.
Washington hcll TO very doinit religion. 1t
WIS nut shipped tn tho cxHot for,miln 0r my
church, although lio was fiji El,iscupnlinu, md ut
t1,ea colnsnsinrd with thnt scot; hut It wnH n
most dcAnit form Of doctrine, md rcsetnl,let1
much tho tcnchtngs and actions OF Him who lntd
those foundations OF chrlstianty-fnun,aMtfon
which arc lnrRor thln tho sAnctunrlcs which wero
ael'o' tbo eree " r ~ oEs ss t is d.
c!dett and marked; the belief 0f II a0.ll IN three
ieas dod. md rixhteo',sess, 1t;a iinn2rtaI ?,
all sfNnua TT religious confession. Christ dill
not Himself prnnulKt mnt'y opinions, MI lis
tlChs iioo w " KycMtens at'u SearnssS ts WIN M
iSion q Washington, ,wna not yory volnnllno1's
n1r srsnte t wht l1ny ~ Gre wGrn u
as sSS sss'st ef tos %Ss1 a' liz ns s%y 5 ys 5
that bcnnEcl to 4 gtcnt 0Ml. md this King "f
KI.Ys wnsh!ngt9n, eonfSssc'i sr H. is y9, md
aaas e s sS sat s ii ": tss %s @ sssi
lran re batte,,irl;i to tho f4ll If !. ,spp,r,,w.
sna sta MI tho upright were '''fldef ooas 'o''ns
Tea e no no nH t"teso aoas ne Il s Xsw
essets. aaSa en- to 1n ro oe Ge ls M a ss .'s
mea for ylrgp!a CARRYING th9 Eng!st Ghr1sn sn .1
sa t EnE nTstoGatc ncnpF r. ~ ths
81 taS ,Syonteenth o'no pSr!mgE
s?sS at sf'Es Ra os s$an s$ss Sssfs e
NOuleo i NeAAiNtuttut IHIS.NcM Hot Why VI NV.
Mensa fArm On tho llAppahn'innck, but some
simple pri1oiplcs nf tllo Chrlst!i!nlty which
Christ ny! tanght.-n double bc1hcst or
tso9 @ hs H. drew ttMt physical force which ,lllstl
WIN Ito TINT Krntlt slAsiyt rWY4tcp :HttnA s!X
1tHt Two, anu fronl thal:s al!npitsE anu proud
rollEon ho drew thnt bcuiltltul hDnor md cnm-
ness which noW shl1,n down tho generations, lte
surveyed tho maiy thousands Of nercs Ut Lord
Fa!rtax. mn, thus passed his poyhool ntnolx tho
pest Or Engtsh pcnct mud amid s'!cl, surroEnd-
ings 10 beea'ne King In brnrng, but M Amer
1ean i!1 pntriotlHm and politics
tdch 1nnh chn DO bust scon ~ marking tho
Scenery that surrounded him whilo HIS opinions
wtr0 falliny into ehope. Whom Washington wity
ayounE nun, tho most powerful md mos. pop
nlnr religious tellch!ngs were these Of lilsh0p
lnter,-or0nu md rltlunalfstlu ratllcr thult
acctarinn Or po9ttlnue. unbellf, much !ikc
IN tho high cnssea In England, md, To inert this
intellectual storm, such lenders nj isshop Dut-
lcr threw overheard the ornamentnl Vi non;
essential freight TINT, thot ChirfI abip might
weather tho gno. Tho 1n0st thoughtful minds
Knvo to mctllthtons over tho existence or
Y God and second life, ycnrs which
Gnlvln md Luther gslvo to tho c!al1ns OF. tho
Pope Or tho meaning DC n text IN tho fIrbrow or
Greek. l,r sant1ol Clarke h,!d pfsceind llutlcr
i'll tho attempt u lay the simplest foundations Of
anatural religion. anahNd lnbofcd hursl to provo