, 1880-06-21
The Now Quality Of Faith Treated Of
by Prof. Swing.
bishop Cheney on Intldclity nnd Its
Weaknesses.
Baceaiaufealo Ssfmon by Dr.. Bsoaddus 1t iho
First Baptist Church.
Tho Rty. ". J. Pttric Prtathts on Religion and
State Mlt-Olhtr Religious Matters.
PROF. SWING.

Tho lust ttnlt live by his fhtth,-Ekb. IL. j. 4
what mnde tue tdrn tint man should 1.-Two by
his faith impress Luther 80 deeply WINS tho fact
TINT no and hin nRu hnd been taught t6scck sal
vntion by certain cxtcfnni nets. Gm,'e fnvor
could lo bought with n,onoy or by pcnnncc, Or
by wnrfnrO rlAccsi on tho fungtlp BY n priest
Tl1lH Ind bcun tho .loctrtnu nf sovcral ocE1,rips
Tint so,ll ct,,Ill be snvc1 by It's srrltthl cnr-
sion, by It's Utmost feelings. was MI it'ea tint
unn,c 10 Luther III tho exciting ehnpp Of n ts-
covery. llut IN tho nRcs before Lnther--tnr-
ticntIy In that sunlit period around the feet Of
t,hrtat-aalvntion By fnith was snfety by
friendship with God. Those who much
loved Christ wero much fqrEvcn. In tho tle-
cay md dissolution Of tho NotnAn EMpiro l,ar4
barian tribes rourot In TO fllt tho plncos whcro
civilization ha.l Unoo been, and Christianity b.-
catno utmost M Illogical md wcak an1 corrupt
a. any OF the native rpfalnns Of 1nt1la 0r Afrarn
Pagan 1totno became Christian in nnrtc, hut
great writer sald, "Thcru ts something moro
nJnnztug md RnddGr thAn Rome while It wns
pagan, nud TINT 1s Il0mc afrer It bccnmp Chris
t!nn.' Tie influx Of nt,rthor1i Meu whD hna
10 valuable religions notions, and tho tdcncss
md vice Of the original population, soon |nidtho
fUundntion of theology thns would certainly
hcooulc to sunobody n very grcat surprise. 1t
wns tho hRppy destiny nf Lutbor 10 l,o Among
the FIRST 10 discover TINT Europe hal TO truc
Christianity, but WINS ovorrtIn with NIL shapes OF
abgnrlItlca IN bptt It's tclIcf Rrh It's p,7iuticc.
lin t @ Is :" j.c Hs y tso r. fthst ii%n eaF t. y s
Internal friendship for hts Mnker and ct'nso-
ient s1nso;sen M Of Tint frioia,Ip IL II ,igatenst
restoration, for tho .loatrinu In ts fnl'ncss and
sIlnpllulty bus not set fully CONC TO mnnkIntl.
detached re1uslrks upon tho tlloIno suggested by
tho question. A. What y religious faithf''' Our
iiadc to pass beiore Is man wiihoMt Az scntl.
Who % possoss @ no o. such CHI p propcrty M religious
faith. Thus natoriaitetn Il onabling us I'd rco
both Sides u tie ehleI,l, " to hear Tho witnesses
i,tin4 religion to dellno itsef tho n,urc ntellI-
gently. iscilKlo,ls filth 10, therefore, II deep
l!a contsnts, caIno from II personal Groa.or, an.
that the heart @ %es t thS &C. crent4r s oyo tss a
influence. Abrnbnm. nmon1 tho nlcfellts, re-
vcnle lsYrcllt aplrltaul hiottve to such de-
fnt,hrrl." 1Io is seen In imagination moving
nl0ng when our onrth WIS young, with NJ hts heart
ns" 1' s sfss Saos If 81 e. a aS md mt II ha III
Ss sud sorrows sS Il this sSr Tic @ hs esn fa,
Tho % Ghrstias M s nnsny i hse' id M nt p,arer
snd higher truth y. ths aiyeut q Christ. Iho
s Se aSt ta SS; It'll Is 95Ss liz Y T. ess Hf
TINT ol,r world cnntc from q God, aud TINT Tho
ofs Of - ssn fnthSs n + ess5s qa Il, a
saved BY meuns OF tho highest possible i'hstoso-
phy Of ths world. and BY tho highest posstblo
o4 aty 9 y
and notion..-An idea well secn Upon tho black
ln!ck3rouad uf atheism.
lts long earthly c.roer, changed !is 1unlty from
time tp tune and k9 ohor dutNlls u tho h.l';,,li,
hh" III ado ss s s boa a~ asfS sn ss ss F
like politics, hns cttstKcl rcrcntctlly its quality.
nnd hMs boon gcne1r'us md thou mean, kts!d
Christ It was ns generous md brslt ,ts thu Rs,n.
shino. Ia liis cstin,ntn asi Tho Kno, men nt9.d
liz coii.l scc enough of its tiitino. x ptlUiican
| u Gsntllo, pan'tcnt 4 bogxnr. Or \ King ctnIl1
tnetly POSSESS this IcHrl VI great prico; hut that
the Divino Toi.clor. The lcn,.urs III religion
spon worked nwny from tho central idun ot loya
for faith q numerous lninur ldcas Of tlIne and
plMco. Fnth wns no longer q Krnnd Abr1,
haiu IDok'ME tgwanl 1d , saSsf n
u.a!'e IN espousal # who,o volumes q useless
@ nstSn.o s eent.on, @ pp9fs paffsobo s oS
wSrv ot minor tlhporta,cee, E, compared with n hls
s o % t9 yans
nll tho lesser l,lshUps lending most corrupt
On tho Maili,t wore dcsi iaws d, tho stat,.,e:
| buck, nnd y0t tho doctrluO ut f1lth wnH fn full
vsq nr a r1en r wafe'e 5 sI III % other 1,isy 4" to
", it WIS with fHith M 1t wns with rcnsul,,-tlio
uxtcriur Tho srlillo weakness md rhtl,lIshnuss
which turned ols.ttry aud rcnson into rhetoric
nSG hS ~ = na 11,,sF r n III ni ao1e Y n nn or ,
50 weli will tho DECLINE Of scesou and oratory
telmpnrhry t'cclIno nr Il vitul fuith tlRt wo wnnd
we'll mnrk here TINT eeltno anti ~ Of rolsion's
| frftu NJ. .1PfOtnN nn3RNrr1 viii IF t1o