, 1881-01-24
Faith. Hope. and Charity the Things
that Abide-Dr. Thomas'
Sermon.
rtc Next Mayor OF This CITY skctclscd
ny the l,cr. Dr. Nob!o.
v.moyial Discourse on Hunry hoorhouso
by the Rev. @. O. Noadham'
tsenly.lhid Anniversary Of Tho Young hteo's
Christian Association.


SERMON lly rllOT. SWING.
rrof. Swing preached 10 u largo congregation
a, ma Central Church yce9crttny morning, Ills
shamc hcI,,. " Tho Useful In ltciIgion." Fol-
iowtng Is tho scr'non' h.
Whatspeyrr things nro trlc, whatsoever things
.,r hDIlrst, etc, cta.-I'AR, IT,, 8,
tcl,x.un IL dcfncd ns tho rrlation bntwcen
,,on md hta Maker As tho word " patriotism"
".nrrsyes 1ho conscious nttlthdo OF tunn 10 hla
r,,nnry, rs friendship iHt1lcates the feelings
n mic heart towards arotller that ID ot1denrcd 10
Nv association. ~ tho word religion DrtnHe
hctorr rs the nInd rs affected by Il bolief III q
f;ml. II Is general term implying those logical
md sos1tiulr,ltnt t!cs that blind nsto Creator.
suct, relation OF n,nu ,twafsi such II uctng as
Mo Deity .,ust have great nutrcachl,lgs and can-
mt uc any single thought or single emotion. All
.,ct tremendous terms as " country" and "nn-
tim a,,L "Gul" spread out In tbolr inueuco
ike tie pencils Of rnyR which icnyc tho sui. Tho
tolu,nc Of light which fntls upon hemisphere
II tubon III midsummer left tho sun In n .etrcnu1
.pllul which II CLINT might 'ttrows h1a arms,
bad hp tho po~cr to embrace such anlndescrtba-
bo blast fretn furMncc. but that beam 1prcad-
[nr uut us It tiirs through space fills nt hist
upot AnIf Of tho Bl1bo III temperature 50 mild
TN, Il ,urtns not tho check OF mi Infant or tlo
leaf of II plant. ltcliytoM clalu1s tho 1ictug Of
God as II rcnsOn Of Its cxistcnce-n ,cnusc OF tho
appcarn,,cu In our world Ut slch Bcntiuleut,'
t lssn9 toI. s annn rAs,re .s ~ ,en n tt,tt
cut pesan tagt,, my, imr1c"fns ninnsa III nthor
truths In It's good nlid had actions. As wild
WY ,s,,Surt', ront tIf NJ t,nrc ,,s.,,nes ,lni
ltn tht.,ws Il, nnIt tfvt h;,ah NM In, MS1
,st,,. tt,n ua,,r.Irnn nuI onHnrs ~ q haif
tacn G' t sn1, xIt ~ ~irt,s n.,"r,.Io III.
leto y! tsm m. ttI VIZ - ~ sis WHY,
Men. ~ ~ , ~ = u.,urn tsn,;, tnrva ~
ifun. mo nW.o , u H.. @ tnsus ", y W.
hanos a,M su @ knshios a" VIZ tisn t.ut.
tne !ltstMtl,u1 LIZ tnu u. atu tiV nt NSt2
Ienasn,Ds mmu toEcs q ~, fr ~
G,"R; M t,f ~ w ~ ,pss sn q aneugns
sa se aeuu " .ne a T. wa tnn sef
sa: % ,,t. u @ ~ ,,"t w.sN raa,n nut
sa1uHa .acy wSnU ~, atIne ia,pr e,,ot ~,
!aet hnua..e .ss. WISE iiMn & ~ uSSH!"Rc 'ta' wv
"Ehucs0att asl:o,u.nsr T. WIFE ;tt ',ihn+ % t, ,a,.
LhtlstMhnssS Ky ~ taso1 WIN a,, III atnHG Hi LILLE. LILLE
uon Me ~ .sG 4. ~ ~ - .t,t,, ~ ,t , in uoi9 IL
nol aAccl II ~ y sGiigi9n. uat sa Mhen !vnvcs ~
toocGt ~ ~ !se @ !, "
over W. G,oIe ks!!e. teTn ~ Gmt!st !ngi, M y; ns
We ASSUME oaiy auos 'At1e ~ u! tat
hg09u IN taht EAtulhl HentluHont WHEN Has pns-
yaded 9iways ana everywhere t1e human multi.
tude. W the Term " "roits!on, iet 'nn ltnpiy Ply
ettsflnn'y, toE that Is not os!y o!c losal OF tno
truth, PIT II ls the nGw prevalent form.
THIS in'nenao afA inuei'nit outfenc1tnH OK mo
religious tantin!Snt Pnul parceivad, Tor IN TINS
letter 70 tNe PhlllipiRHs ho urgc6 his frtonus "a
teek a.! tnngs that wcro noncsT a!!d JUST or pnro
o1lovelS ur OF gMit report or vlrtnouS ornWor-
thy OF praise, ALL II, WOuf FGlKbl Wu8 at1ll SO