, 1881-03-07
RELIGIOUS.
"The Enemies Of Man" tho Subject
Of Prof. Swings Sermon.
DR.. Thomns Reviews Agnosticlsm and
Tho Agnostics.
DR.. Rydor Again Urges Reform In 0u1
City Administration.
Installation Of the Pastor Of the
English Lutheran Church.


sF:1lslDH DY PROF. SWING,
"T1o EnG,nlea Of sinn F" wnR tho subject Of
Prof. swilg's djscnurao ton larxo congregation
ycsterluy morning IN tic Central Church,
Following Is tho sermon IN full:
My soul II weary Of my iifc.-J"b, r-t.
\ classic oentor IL sRil IL hayu pictured tho
Its uf lifo In cDtors 81 tlnrk TINT III WIS Forbid
DIN IN spcak In public brea,lso 81 many went
Wt from his audience ~ seek tho penet OF
death. Without tllc nil Of ulsch u1ttnry suEcilo
wns utmost p,pl,lnr rcs,ft III tho Oltlcn times.
In tllut Hebrew wnrd ont Of which tho Rtrcntn
or mn,erm religion flows, IL WINS common for
mUn who had conc upon s1nin Ercnt misfortune
tn seek TINT euro which the destruction Of CON.
se!ulistlcBs was supposed to bring. Defeated
commanders Often ordered f0n1b slave to kill
ih0tn, or, In tho absence Of auch HGrvhit. they
would fall upnn their 0wn swtIrd. It, tho Greek
anu 1iumnn lan'fs, suicide WIS MI equally pup.
ular method hf caenping great nni lotE.lnsting
sorrow. IT. tho Emrlru OF China Ec!f-slpstrsict!un
Is Esill II rcAdy rufuHU for thOsp GncUinpassud BY
nny form Of evll henvy to 10 burtG.
TtlerG ~ In Oilr lnCitlcrn tNtlNns lnrge amount
Of srlr-destructon. but tho relative quantity
has grcAtly diminished rs civilization hus lld-
vtlnctd. Tho population Of tho civilized ror4
tdn OF nlnnk1nli Is much RrcHtar thur It was III
tho llebrow ur classic period, md must t1crc-
fOro prcscnt murt OF MI tho phenu,nG,in Of
virtuo anu vIcn. ilclattvtly this crime oalNm-
Ivy uHS ulliA0IllS1tn lEUVl AlV lHu Ill
modern CIvlzatior,-t, hcttcr condition u cx-
lstcnco and II bct.or philosophy Of troubles Of
ovGry nu.no. III bnrlaro,is tribes slllcIllc Is nj
I,nst unknown, FOR thu manifest reason Tint
thotr mlnds nro not sufficiently awakened to
cAlsso that susceptibility which lr!nys longing
for tho rlNl. The moro culture tiU Rrciter II
tho susceptibility Of tho so,ll to happiness or
misery. Az !nn1l .iesccnls III tit6 scale Or merit
suicide djMlt,lecs and III tho brute world dis
lt11t tim Ia fl1Nt thu
more civilization tho more Ut sclf-lestruction,
for all Will lcrGNil Upon tho condition Of ltfu
which given civilization n,Ay bring, md upon
tho philosophy 0f life it may happen to tuath.
Our nge ia bringing II highcr average ot content.
mclt; Ia bringing nn Industry and pltrsuItswhch
brace up tic mlnh uuu cheer tho soul: Is
lnakng ,nOre general nll the means Ut cxtrnct.
lng good from those tltca.scora years. atll Is.
has IT, snanK %ay yds dF" Tho "uttnS no.
1,cnt has tlkG,l rlasu !Ilso III the common ph!t.
osophy OF ex!sttner, is n!!ns, md motives. mud
mons aud bud luck, md 1laa little falth III Or
knowledge or Wnrlu whore rHusun lt,d lndt1s.
try urc the general whGc1s Of motion Nlll tho
chief ministers t,f public anu private Mfrnlrs.
Men Enve always Btnod helpless md h0pc!css IN
q world which seemed under the ct,ntru of fn.o
mind II has gcncrnly cast i sunshine Into Tho
heart. Culture nf tho sr!,lA hAs brought suicide
whem i ti,,s led 1nnnklni out Of l@rbnr!sm inton
civilization defective ln sc1nH Of Its futIdarien.
pupiur view OF tho world Is often 80 ilUfeCtfvG,
such II single pursuit Of whut IL euIeA pleasure,
TINT over tho failure Of that wIiu chase Ini,iy
who hhrc known ny mt Krent meaning MS being In
these ycnrs, havu sought thnt sleep which
brinYs rs they assume neither ovi! nor good. Wo
concl,llc therefore That civilization rnny como
uni IN CpInit1y In sl1cn idcns nB Will nuke tho
burden OF lifG KrDw more md moro light whrrv
1t assumes slct, quality In iltly Of It's lllnny
forms. Nnn IS not In our Urn tho vietItn VI 4
pltiless fate, hut IL more the builder Of Ills own
fortune, and hence his curour seems hopeful
cycu When It IL full uT present trouble. Tho
fntnltsln Of tho 1MEnns hns gradually fnlcd AWAY
iMto furtn Of hnmnn llbcrty, md US q result
Jvb-" My sonl Is weary ol llfe."
Tho present Is not only tho greatest Of nll perl
olB In Its 1ntluatry. and Inventions, Mnu edllcu-
tiun, lIltl pcrsonn lthort|, and III appreciation
OF tho buRntiful hut 1t Is tho krOntcst OF uli nEos
III it's philosophy or Itself. No former cpuch
ever rritehca a rNtton,tt nj estimate Ut tho tns-
slon 1T mankind. O.Ir world il yet too tulj Of
tho miserable nt,u lnftjrttintttu but so fur us wo
can Yep the genius OF two continents, Eurof}e
and An,oricn, thlt Rculus ls clothed In Il now
1cauty and now puacc. Fewer souls thnn
formerly feel that life ia b.,ren; ii IL cur
rteti t,orp willingly, the oommUu regret beng
that It must 10 surrendered 10 suon iii
our eroch tho former enemies OF u,uIl becomo
his friends, Ilrulnnnu with tho deity md
loncGnLInK to tho .huuibIcst agency carable Of
affecting iii tho lcnst tho reclitKs uf tho hc1rt
fons t,ft tho t,rgt hnprt,