, 1880-05-03
RELIGIOUS.
Prof. Swing Disoourses on Happiness
and the Problems Of All Ages,
Ohristsndom and Islam-Reyiew Of a Ro-
cent Turkish Essay in "Blaokwood'"
Or. torimer Celebrates His Anniversary and
breaches on Work and Wage.

FlQakuG3 wv uNVN AsN p4AVs
Dedication Of Mormon Tabernacle on the
West Side.
HAPPINESS AND PROBLEMS.
sEnMos nr rItor. SWING.
Prof. Swing prcnchch yesterday forenoon to 4
1nrgo congregation III the Ccntrnl Church, taking
for his thetno Happiness and Problems" Fol-
lowing Is tho sermon:
And nna !a leAven: nor! earth, neither ander s
IT, ri sSp e a s 3
Sa1,hy Sren sha 10 read tho book, neither to look
John wcpt much tharno ono wns abtc to open
thnt book which seemed to him tn hold tho
history OF man In ccrtain great eprttunl reln-
tions OF tho future. John had scon MANY
wonderful things in bis ttay. He Ind hccn tho
nearest disciple Of n Master who had performed
miracles, who hud lived life which was Itself a
innrnl wonderful Maatcr who hhd risen from
the lcad; and With heart influenced by attch
strange md touching experience lohn nj
tempted In bis solitude IN 1atmos to look out
upon tho future of mum OIL 10th siles or death.
Int he soon had 10 weep because whnt he 20
wished to know WINS written down III book
which no one could open. Let us not mako ,tso
Of this text In its direct import. but let lis by
whnt tho schools cai the law Of accommodation
nsk tho sacred poets lnngt,nge to express our
own feelings Ms We look out upon the nultitudes
of men. 'Wllcthor We attempt 10 look towards
wtat Is beyond tho grave, or, whnt Is best, this
side Of It, best for ntl In MI ways, to nsk what is
trucst In religion, what IA tr,scst In Industry mud
in tho pursuit Of happiness, wo must i1ntAte tho.
old saint IN weeping because thcro Is no QUO IN
open for us these sIbylllne books. VIC nro
Joined by tho whole humnn raco III this lntncn-
tattou. Tho 1Grnelltcs cncamped by myrNas
nrotind Sinaf's bnsp to whit for their mighty
lcador to 70 fnr up fl tho mountain Nights and
clouds TINT hc might secure sorno guidance
from God. Tho Egyptians OF Thobcs
crossed over tho hill cach morning and cven-
lug TINT in tho holy temples on tho farther
side, awny from tho uusancticl things OF nlMn,
| thoy might secure some words from 1loayen
nl,out tho next any or the t,cxt month. mud IN
% IL tic tompis Or * AEn awa,ias t;,r i sne IL,
sight into tho l,.lcttd parts of th9lr ;lrA,nn.
Ts @ oU!E E,x, 70 oc % ss eHa we ~ e
mud Fcud aloud and distinctly q heurts from
10 bo inntio for tho peoples goott. cacii school
where sciences Of nnUr, or q morals. or Of heal.
or e. rcgon arc iagnf sne mw nDnlg ~ where
rs though they would ptcrco tho cold and silent
u Unabio to open mud rcad MI TINT is to come,
man hns no alternative but 10 accept Of prob
s tie s'dy on.'G Sna @ % s. aw rs is tiore- q
fore direct our Thoughts toward tho h.,innn hap
Elness which comes from prnoleHlnt!c future.
I VIC Hltist not assume thht we can explain hunnn
life. MIN cnn find thnt soinc good will cunie
from poverty, eono from slnndcr, soinc from
te coucs!on s tit lSs World @ G which bus hui " IL sts
composition NIL these things IS MT tlenl world,
'hnt planess Tiihos My 1andSr or WE
but wo dare not SOY tha. there could not como
mhre good from solne Othur SOURCES to us lln-
| kuu,yu. VhllN over DrtlblnmUtlC future NAV