Litchfield enquirer., 1836-09-29
RULES FOR fREAcHsRs.

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 l: pc very sure you ssssderst6,sd the fexte understand it. " S''~As ot''Sss
 z. Be animated--be emrh.,:o < f,.
 vince your hearers that vor a,.s -. :s SOn-
 put do not insult their iudgman.. "a. n.. .'ess'e
 travagant appeals to their pass;oS" ,'.:,, .y "A
 enlightening their minds. "''"O"' VI"
 pit to teack. Study. therefore vo~S s l..h pIl-
 Ject thoroughly, and do not foiIow-ripht
 or wrong-standard commentators. 7Nink for yOarsey, and when you have ,', ns~
 thoughts, communicate them, even if thar
 do tread a little upon the toes of other ey,
 positors. At the same time a preacha- should not aim 10 be original, merely for the sake oft. s...t,., .-,',..sl
 4. Approach your subject st once. and BE SHORT. m gsE4 aaae9 sartt#s rgr. ..
 5. Study to be eloquent---if you have powers of Oraiory, improve them. But let theatrical affectation be banisl1ed from the sacred place. .,z THE HuNTlNe- SHIRT MAN AND THB IN- FIDEI Great shrewdness and penetration are often found under an un- promising appearance. Costly apparel, gay clothing, aud pompous airs, are not al- ways the mark oftfue wisdom. Retiring manners, mean dress, and unobtrusive be- havior. must not be. always put down to the account ofignorance and dulness, A dash- ing youRgster. of twenty or twenty-fye. with high concei of his abilities. and in- Hated with fancied belief of his superior.,A
 ny. was not long since passenger in d steamboat which was making its way along the current of one of our great west ern waters. There happened to be .qui,e a number of Ladies on board, as well as ahp usual, assortment of mates. The yol,ng sophister being infinitely pleased with hims sell. and apparently imagining that no one was so we'll entitled as himself to mon6i,- oly of conyersation, was spobtibg loudly on on various subjects. Among the rest he brought up Christianity and seemed much pleased whenever he could. pronounce, with an elevated tone of voice, such expressions as 'tAe snpOsture of Ckrisfianitv,' .the tabie cf the Cristiaa religion, so that all the company might hear him, and perceive that he was hot one of those tame aud com- mon creatures that admit the truth of rev. elation. After he had pretty we'll exbaust- ed his rhetoric, and had drawn much atten- tion. to himself, in consequences his bold in'pietiss, sorry looking stranger, dressed in the poor costume of a hUntsMan, address sed himself thus 10 tlic young intidel. Sir, you seem to have avery perfect knowledge of many things, and. doubt not can satis- latioa to a few particulars. Will you be 90 -An A1h .I.. A1 A1A as when fto1emy Ihilopattr reigned sin Egypt ? = know nothing about it, says the youngster. ' Indeed, said the hUnting- shirt-man. 'I thought you might probably know. Then sir, he continued, will you do mc the favor to inform me the precise time when Constantine was converted to the Christian faith 2 ! Neilher do know that,' replied the young seeptic. Ah,' re- turned the inquirer, Is6pposed you might know that, and af, sorry to find thnt you do not. Then, sir.' resumed the foresi- man, perhaps yoG can let mo Know the time when the Greek Church separated iron, tho Latin, and what the cause of that separation was?' Ihaye given mysslfno trouble to know any thing about the Greek and Latin Church, was the next answer. Fl am sorry rejoined tie poor looking man, that you cannot inform me on those snbjects. Then approaching the gay strip- ling, and leaning his head over towards him. IS it to whisper something, he added, Sir, ! have only one more question to ask, as I do not wish these by-standeys tO hear it, I
 will speak in low voice. The question is this. As I heard you speaking abo6t D
 matter which I thought took great deal of
 knowledge t0 understand 80 well, it occur red to me that you would be . proper per- son to tell me several things which have wished to know; but finding that you do not know the matters that have asked you about, must now ask you, sir, What do yoH knOv ?' By this time the eyes of the company were turned to the scene i; and the looks of many expressed no little com tempt for the juvenile iniidel, and admira- ton for the hunting -shirt-man. Soon after this, the youngster glided of, and no moro was heard ofhis conceited pFatings. A gem tlemaI, who witnessed the above described scene, told it to minister of tue Gospel ih this city, from whom the editor of llle Star and Index received it within few days past C0lRmbiaR Star. V gd atlli4 lg'I 4 7sran.-I joeosely asked ragged hun ter who was smart, ,iactive young fellow, of the steamboat and alligator breed, whether he was rhinoceros or a hyena, as he was @ ea- ger for . fight with the invaders. Neither theone, nor t'othef, Colonel" says he. .brt Q whole menagefie in myself Pm shaggy as a bear, wolfish about the head, active as a cougar, and can grin like hyenh, untilthe harE sy.riu s.sarl ssH n Q1Yln lOR ThAFt1a n