, 1880-12-13
Prof. Swings Sermon m nr
Last Struggle"
Tho Morals Of the Dramo-,
course by DR.. Holland.
Church Va. Mission-A Reply to p,,,.
ence MCCARTHY.
TIE COMING C1rn7sr,.,~

1irn " THO stature Ut tho fulnrss ~ rs a,cas'
Eutl., fp., IL. = VI Chttst,--
We tfAve onr botns In n world Of prpercs, -.
Continuous unfolding and ttpw.rl. rnnr,,,.'
something mower and bot.cr, Thls i''s IN =" 'aso
Kroat forces nbolt us; OF tho yast sysc =. 'a'
gong OF natttro over which wo iyu ro con. oI' 'a
"o hnFo reason to belleve that tho rnttt, Nv.
cnfne from chHos md That Inns been carried o.
through 80 many changes from WDrso n i,a...h
s atl moving nloiiE tho llno OF Its cstlncs .s.
leetioh. Tho satno wo nluy sllnnusa Ia 1-,,ns,
other worlds and 0f tho universe. rho,o 1o' ~!
great plnn to which nil hre conformtnp mi IT, y,
which thoy aro coming to thoir hIghost puro aaa ~
us1. "so Aaa
Whom wo descend from these higher rc,,n,
n1la como aowh Into tho worlil OF forces and
things with which wo haye n,.,ro Etnrtl,n,,, aaa
do. and IN which wo may perform n nossAIo ~
part, wo Ind this Inv ot progress Ia s,i n,o.
Ont, and TINT almost ovoryshlng Is tnproyahls
Under Culture tho bittor orange becomes pr W,
tho wild nprlo loses fts harunrss n,,d sonrre..
md tho wild ruso takcs OH Il finer boantv ons
perfume. Wo arc In tho midst OF tho uu,,cvo,. s
opctl possibilities OF nnturo that ncrd ,nl, ~.
rrcsonco and touch of tho eklllf,l mimi sns os
hand to change them Into fa,rcr md b,eh.r
form Of beauty md i,so.
Or; i wo lruk nxnn upon ourselves, We ira
lug tho nGtivitics mud burdens, and HttrE,,nn,
nnu experiences nf Ilfo and suuluty to eaiI for,a
Er ,I o%pfs ,Sg Inc to oa55y a Us forward ad
ing. And when Wn look nbr1,ntl upUu sh,i"vSt
lnrKc It s nlhlc up or Ill these individual l;.,. i.
histtcs IN tholr var!nl!s stnRns OF unfu!tinF anI
education. As wi1olc, socioty js Hei,bor ntt"1 t
nor worse than tho hygrognte 1T nll tlrse unts
nlld 1t cnn aavnnco only rs They aivuuco. A"'''
tny9 saitl tint our fc!u.F Ia cast IN a uorA
rroErGss- And th!s Going y. wo nrr ,prr,lttwlts
dwell Il, u world Of ho.c: We nrp not lop,nc,| ID
ionk tnfoyGr 'i;, u yanaliix past nor 70 atds
int0 tho nswcr md tho better Tint lles 1ust s.
yot!t. aud w must suppose that tt!s chanps
tllt thls possibility nnd hops ore conditioned II,
nIld m1st travel along tho lines Of established
las, eeo nil wolll 1e confusion mud ltnccr,nln.
T. san9 p, rct ia~ ny whls! wor!s ,. an 10
tho wild flowers and fruits n,ay bu u.Incxl and
tnpFovad. And tkoro Is law ot prt,uro!s als,-
H., splrlt!ial mol mo'i!nR 9.id contributing iosce-by
humanity Ia yet to rcaoit that htRher Idca thaf
has becil tho hopo aud tho Inspiration Of nIl ths
Tho law Of mans highest betug IL 10 bc found
IN tho knowledge md lkonoss Of tho son ii
Ood- Thurc is I'M !dcnf; thoro IL goal, 4 cor+
summation sot forth fn tho text u which our
iast nttait IL Is thi TlI We nj eofs @ Into % 5s
unity or fnIth, and ut tho ktnwlrd9u oE tho So,
Of uol: unto TUG measure Of tho stature Vi tho
ful!ncsa Of ChrtHt. 1t Is d faith TINT silnl untp
i,nlktnl. It IL a knowledge tlat Adnll IhfsscA
them. Il lsn Hcaslirc Of character 10 which
iiut when wo look ont on tho world yc hol
this high Btato fur from bong rcallze,l fact
Ankina nro not yet united IN rcistous fatlh
,,Fhoy nro not yet possessed with r.IS!'us
character. iva haye yot 70 al iook uis'a " W.
imperfect world. nathaying tho ,etI ..s,.ts
Ghsst RIM S on hqv'HS Igs .m thu cEnxs c @ "t hs
tS!ns y Saat tto sdi,,ns Chr!st!an ! 70 be. Iet