, 1881-02-28
IIc Firmly Opposes tho Enact
ment OF n 1'rohibitory
Law, and Fnvors
Determinations Against Saloons in
Which Whisky Is the
Main Beverage.
Prof. Swings Sermon on lin Entll.1st'
astic Life md Its Methods.
DR.. Thomas Prenchos en- the Use Of
tho World.
A REFORM PLA'rFORNl.

SERMON iIy TIT: REV. ". II. l.ypE1s. u. n.
Tho 1iev. W. II. Ry,ter preached Inst evening
IN a lnrHn AUDIENCE IN st. tnuls unircrs,ltst
Church, hts llemc hcng " \ lteforsn Platform
for Chlengo." FtllnwIuE is tho tlisroursc;
Righteousness uxAltcth II 1Antinn; hut sin isn
rrttrutrh tn my rrDpir.-l'fhl.. Ttr,. ~
of y's,rs , Ses',in" ,tnmSns- bIock toiiicm that
are weHk.-I. CUr.. Wtf.. Q!
III tho Organization Of h.I1nan soclety certnln
ideas, nIins, nnsl purposes mrn assumed to ho
beneficial to rnNnkinl: while certain othcr
ideas, ninls, nnt1 purposes nre assumed t0 ho
harmful 10 mankind. y history nf civilization
would he in1pussAiblu II this wcru not trGo. Hi.
.nan society unl.,rr< hcGAusc 1t rcCngsllzcs tcr-
tntn principles Of nricr. Justice, mud rcMson;
and, sl1Icr MIN 1n.urs shesG within himself. he
,abors for their supremacy. Grizot atntcs this
innnrtnnt truth in thosc w',rs1s: independents
Iy of tue ih.n,r OF ,nNl. y Arnctnt itw ot Prov
iilcrcc which It is Impossible III mistake, II law
analogous To thut which rules tho material world.
thoro Is II certain tl"Hree nf order, OF sntcll!-
gene, nt Justice Indispensable tn flLD tlllrnt!un
nj human sul'lely. From Tue staple fnct of lis
duration, We u9y nrEtiu thAt II sneluty II not
completely Irrational. savage. nr 'nl1uNotis:
thnt II Is not altogether destitute Of Intelligence,
truth, and }ussIGt. for wilbur t.esu sounty t''t-
mt holt together, A1nit, MS society develops
Itself. 1t becomes strnngGr. more powerful: IL
tho s,,t.nt system, is cuiltin,,RIty augmented by
provo It's rc9llntions 1t Is lrrnssse thu action Ut
ttnu gradually int rG.lnees into y niure right,
more Intelligence, nn'rr }u-thr: It Is bc.a,1a i
Rrallunl approx !inMton Il tnie ~ !tS nilAirs 10
Tho rrnelL,lus or tr,,.. lrrtttunvy.
We thus s''e. whit ln''cs.l tho !,lsre statement
OF tho fnct Mak.s u,'st set,nv!tl.ht, 'hat ~.
principles OF enniilct md llft. ami thnt 1t hc-
comes stronger nu slitrc itsttttl ny thcae prnct-
plcs Ubi,Ii. recognition and ct,ntrn Wy icMrll,
Furthermore tint !,lcsc principles are tho Gill-
ward expression Of .crssi'n i,Ies o. order. jns:.
tlcc, hl rtMsuti, which nr. tlutl1Fn to inntl, Nnl
Tint fhrsu Hcns llre lii mccusti with thu nws Ut
E.turu and tLu psast!trueu q God:
Frpm this statement It follows that society Ia
Influenced by tne presci.cr q IDEAS md motives
rs well rs tniilyltisnts mud tt,at. while ale ne.
tions nnd furMs Ut industry ,nny liz encouraged
b1dien ly it. Tho value ot Il citizen to tho atnic
del4itls upon tho kt,Id TT Ct!zun lle Is,-whGthur
he contrIu'.1es 1w,r the Ecnsrai p.osn.rty II II
supremacy OF mcre animal force, Or to tho
strengthening Ct those elements WHICH II il tho
TINT Is! bis yM.uc rs socInl fnetor IL !e1crsllntsi
by his rcnton to the principles OF osder, Justice,
4 mon.cnt's reelection will also ehnw that tho
usefulness NEE iItstness Ot my line nf nctlon
ure not determined t'y the number of rrrsn1s
its nature anA IN Its ultlu,nte effects, whethar
encouraged by few persUus nr by inAt'y+ Ilig
Ssas n' ~ gHs sos!, ,
applicable to INIT .uverywtcrc. Because y
certain number OF persons. acting under
"t' rism or nontr,,lei by Inv phase Of
civilization, attc,npt to built up, roole,y on
~ da'so snnintl shnws ~ h fais hcus @ Il IL "l'
Tussd in ihso basc ilsus Witch ulolr dis ,l,t.uish
civilization frorn hlrbnrlsln nh1 which ara op-
% %1nan,-that ,lsss . not set asic tho tcnch,nss ii
History, nor cha,lye tho tsse,ttiAl nntarc ut
firinwcl. ur ilc Stnto prisn,l, III viii 10 sutis-
ic,l fron tho very appearance of the crlmi,sls
sntv ~, i,nt IN, i..mt.,,is syh,,l, thnv St,,hi
oncpur,,ac nrc bnrlntuI 10 hli,1,aiity. lhis flet
imcr,as,i X, tp III t,1,,..s ,heIr pr,stnt n,,mtinrr
thu mnrG of tbpi, tic tes5 Of prrIuuuspcy there
%ou!l Ss mi ~ srya!s; y & .i.s rssIa1il!ty III e
9,a,c of an!s ~ W. %ss Sas crtnina KsS sss. snat
s,ntns1 :. irr., ,t,twr ~ n,,r,.,,,,a unnnv ~
sth'in' INV M +, WINE ua,t,n,,.ra nser,Ii ,i
z"Ms - n'y s;,ntentrstr tbsIr InSnct, to scc,trt
snine nny 1,isn ~ .rnrn C Me ,s @ e , xus IN Mhir
y su yood ncunI, rcsn.ct. and which. ns We hnvs
scc1. M 1 Constitute n ho laws Of h,n,ai, psosrcss
,n. ~ sct'v NV ~ INV WV .hnnr,; tnn r,sl
mainrG OK tnH,F ~ s vi M ~, '. it' R
xMsi? Certain!y nut. The nws ii h,i,n;,,, @ NJ.
cscsy Fcn'H tho sne ~, Taifsr wv W. ,.sI;; Ms;4t!s
.s Il, ua .am uey trS @ pru.,rity @ S nmt.Ur ri low
nunx ~ ~ t"u, ttnu tn uyudY ,h ~ rhnv Mrc IL" 1ho
oa,' ~ a. .ni,;, t,Iii:,, ,nr rt,,n,i.. ,n.. III
cis. H. ~ ,n,t snni Ittsbt.n,,srss nSMItnt NJ n
.. GisG INV. ~. thi,. ,t Viii
III thIs tta.e,nYns sesn to XII s',Ires., am
., n,,,, aSt. H. he,riMn ,in,D .trtI,, ,,rmr, iI
nruSe,ss or cur s"csai hit. ro l!usirut": Il i
tnnta m m ~ ,,i. rn,l,i ~ r,.a"..c1
~ nny nthcr ,nnms. Tn which wc rnnv:
a ~, ,,, !: r,.sh1s r,niu," 1ha .r.,.t ~
IN, ~ .nu 1n M1u II NOT ~ ,r r..iss TO r,psst NJ NJ
tnat ~ my othef: iof - tl0 snn letmoin Min
tbe ludIyitaaI: Tor. by General consent, csSta,,