, 1880-12-27
A Timely Sermon by Prof.
Swing on New Rcso-
lutions,
Dr.. Thomas breaches on tho Pleas.
uro Of Doing Good by the
Way"
Tho Financial Question III Tho Church
nn'l Payment OF Dolts.
The Row B. T, Loavitt Advocates tho Vol
untary Titbing Plan. :"
NEW RESOLUTIONS.

NEW 1lESOLuT1ON8.
SERMON liY rnNr. RwtNu.
To tienso1y crowded congregation Mt tho
Central Church yesterday morning ,Pr1,f. Dnvfl
6wing prcnetcd Oh tho very timely topic Df
Now Kesolnt[ons." Fullnwing'fs titu sermon,
Ard w'osoSyvr W. lst hi" tnso tho w"crof
In tho Nrosk Testament this invitation reads
thus: "I.ct him tako tho wntcr Of lIfo ns Il
gilt" AS ofo would reach oNt bis han1 to me-
ucpt OF gift SD whusooyer wlslIeB tnuy tnka THO
RlEt or llEc.--a touching of Scripture which It Ii
my Wish to imply na u rnle Of mRr's boNy. THO
varied 2oud Ut thls world lica iurgcy subject IL
the chnpo 0f olth pnrspsl. al1un ntl eaos Of tho
soul those nro always .lowtnp wnters Of lifc,
--tlat ID. pllro running wntur, of which all WIN
will tnuy drink. Tho cup IL always full anl al
ways proTcrcd.
Through tho unfort,snato Q interference Of SONG
OF tho olIcr thcolu9iHns there camo Along !, few
centuries tE which thuro wins u lack Of conn.
deIce In tho ability UE tho hutlu witt 10 rectl
any good result. lily mcaus of cor
tain onc.sldcd philosophy, tho fnoul-
ncs Of tho mind worc tlcpreGntcl
in order tn mnkc. as 1t soencd, n Hrrnter display
OF tho sovercIgnty Or 0oh Manwhs made not4.
inY TINT 0od might bu NIL III ALL 1t WIS forgot
ten Tint tho luwer man WINS rendered tho less
glorious 1t vas fof+ tho Deity to surpnss him. 1t
WIS bad act OF religion which exalted God by
making ts.nf, worth, fur to excel n worm woru
not dialcult. To rendor real glorluts tho blessed
name 1t should bAye been Icclnred that man
was almost an angel, and thAt God waa tntlnilly
beyond even srh nlutty, intellectual. and moral
excellence. Hut 1t pleased tho fathera to adopt
another course, and from their hands thnre camo
II hun!an being fitted only 10 sit down mud walt
lor @ the % hanu Of rrov!'innce. Luther snli that
ovcrit i!kn drove OF wild horses.'' Io l1U
6an1o effect was the dogma OF total Inability nhd
Irresistible yrac"' No hcart could will nnyihns,
.nr accomplish nnythstix towHrtl It's own Rccont-
anco with It's mixer, nor coud It successfully
op tho rniI oF tho sc. Hn aa 10 ,o.,,,.od "o "u'u ~
s,.n no ~ a., .uu ieG.. Man WIS leouceu 10
stance. No time con bp. taken this nor,,-
,ug to mnrk. in tho part,c,,,nr thls
draru,lat,on nf cir oncostrn o,t,nra,ioms ,ut #
80. ~, y. W. "''.oe.l" so"c.a n't :.
must 10 eat' 'hat nof prosent cchti'ry hRs not
vet fully emerged from that old eclipse Of HIT
yne s M s reans ,1eG Gw s'n ,,r % thy ao nro
ihe nasiera If tho!r own destiny. TherS Is ssii!
liz orinion 81 my FORM or taty "a aways r p'sscs
lytlnt 10 ;nInsIr with s!ixc,1s frotn Tic North:
AMI III iho North tho uNlo III Tho Sauth stiii
1w%kons 1S14s fefTs ' s % s" ia ys s ds a. i,ssi Fl,
prjrit u,l' wso eT,o % eru Is Hill 10 Go sGeti
ncre aft ilcrv III nir Mli!!s anu sIirta many
tsaeU ni tln H.. ltetttn tcatry' Hns 10y Is Sill
@ r 3 Ee h IT, oa Of ne S, n ab oa4Hav sHs our M
tlle nhlsi, time: nn'l thu a,lnNa VIII resembles
tnm etoseay suat hatlonti hot,cess, cren sttiG,d
'S prlss 1s;tas wl:c ~ r m thG @ Of , CO." ,roo
nre Tint Gnu r,,c and aot aud hiring 10 piss
kreat results; tnr ~ iaW ot log!c thae t; tnG
pfetss !nvnlses tue ioas' npn u Li..n Gun WI!
niln y! !cn thRe thn Wntef or i!to lrtGs. .he CUT
v ~ ~ H. rfnsn liz ,ys iy "Sr Il anu , G trh as e
cIr IT,, o "r s sHsEM sa,v Ffers , Q, @ IN
t,,a t sGn im,a, t, ri r, ~ Mre t r. 10 ap
Hf Ills | Itf. NJ tt sta, IL iba IT. tcat IT. fIoW1
M1 @ Mnasr9 y t9 ''G .. to ra, So1o Ia pTG[o
@ %1sn aiia i. tno sNiie t'1ao oFtit niitms Gt
o o%9n ;S i1 lwe .,,S WHY n.m,n ., ps#ssg treH M
V,n t WHICH cailt.ot " ui,y henns 10 suFen; 9ut
ro ' ro t ar1 y IT. Mtt ior tnp , soiainn i
pl atooills htit ~ nll;st taove ntsWhftl anng 5no
sest o. fntilt ntns., IL sGcn1s Eteslt ihc5 tial
n,t., sent.H ~ ~, arGna o. NC ,asi en!cn;
SotIl1'E IL moro csheht~ Ul!f Wcstorn world
my here @ ,,9 n,pesty % .. th9 l'a ,sa,t or thS Y
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