Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1853-07-24
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Preaching IS criticised by evsrvha,.,s Is.,- s
who kaosTs the way toathe church or tbs o
house Gels eenpetens, Il il happens tat s b5l
ysh ~ i,hns hesriag OF tag SPEAKERS voicc 10 de-
eIIe aahositatiFeiy ou the merits Of the rpaos
'Ar- Bs sermon, said Mr. L. TO me the Esr H.
as we came home from ehuFei--lshfr l}'s ssrrnI
|&S really efceilent npthiag could be better, glite
70 tee. Peopis here. 50 IL was the finest tlus,
ever heard sad Mrs k were v,.i i,of eIal;ebt
edWits itg' NN hat beautiful ilidsr-,tfonss Sai
Z hiss c.. ..fOw beaHtifnly he described the
fading leaves and flowers, aud the faketl forest
.tlpied of their foliage andyerClnre and the elOD
Iles5 Of nature in this dali season of the ylrs y
ti's tnle had eveTtsken another clae Of critics.
ueaiiig our their concentrations with rTlost nm
sP1fi,iss haad "He is nrfghttf good preacher
'ro ~ tas tavern keepers wife-"Chi il was
4 80 - '' powerful good sermon, replied Miss H
4 iesll7 'i'~ serious II made US All
! = nave 10 comments to make on these nroe,,,5,1
cII'ie suns As every one thinks himself
/ P0teut 20 Judge OF the merits of n sorrS -,
make Ms own liking, bis feelinrs.-anT M. -
i'ioe-tile criterion By which he approves or e,1.
I geaSts' poSabiy-a word of caution from an oil
nearer 10 some OF the young ministers viii NOT ~
taken anss. At first / wish that they vrod AM,
OF the piaia simple ldngUage-the warm affection
ate n'iilner-zand the stroAr aud bervons evprss-
slons tail OF thought aud feeling found in the wr
iiugs OF Paui and Peter aud John: and make tbera
their standafd OF writing and speaking. Instead
oi thinking OF long words and pretty sounds IN
iie'tse the people and to gain adnirasiol-if were
munster ln preparing TO preach would think of
tl $. Sle anu manner in which the apostles preach
ed. One who Reads and studies tier discoprses-
ana i'eeves the truths which they believed and
mas Tue same sentiments and feelings and exnrass
tIehi 700 m Tive same plain and simpIa manner IN
WINCH they express them. should think n nrrocb-
- Iiut 10 'nis without using honely phrases and
"a - VttS as mi5nt offend tbe learHed aud the
Fich | have ms children and Servants o., IN L,b
and realty d. not like TO hear 1l,,( s.r,,,
iaada t e ie2g sentences and hard 1vt,rls which
tiey can Understand. The great defect in Mr..
u sermon Which pleased every one so MIGHTY
ana thnll 1t e defect in the preaching of Good
ihhty--i ~o1i't not SIyZof aillyounr ministers is
iA9 NaHt 9i Il plain simple manner Besides this
.SeiV Y = altogether too mach inery in his dis 4
eoaIse lor S5rQoa; il wouil suit better for fourth
OF Jaly 0ratioa As Nh. ~ ( / yon', ,,% =
AoPe a. A'tit net be of,nsEAltt vhatI have saif.
aLd lfisA ne Yoald read the following niece n
loqnd ~ 2 newspaper: ....-..- ii,
coiiiesS | have often pitied the maior mart Of a
iarse congregation, when saw a fine Orator n the
sieanderinF around his tropes anil classical
~ anu uispAyilg MS GPProbdtioatfapS
a. VIVA. purpose Is this waste. Il thought To mv--
sen aad before whom IS the extravagant man cast-
lII5 ms pearls? And 10. was not a whit ,bopcnd
III my opinion. when the Squire's LADY cfveIoDeJ
m rus Ing s1k, decided, She parzrti down tle
asp tAasiTllr Diamond was very great tn-dav;'
an yue4S lawyer pronounced with authoritative,
= slttltiousheSS that he was sPLRNDsD: for as 7 7
joined Farmer Brown, Jogging home on. bi,lswitch
sgiAru l,l[e 1 enqalred OF this shrewd rad sober.
Soier' " VI Ell now Daniel, how did yot ike vel
+'octor discourse to-day rOhI SiF; be k, It was
EeEy S9od!.- And STILL from the nod Of his head.
couia perceive that he was big with obiee,ons y
,Et ~ ~ tome now Farmer, do tell the
W., Eil you fe,hly think It was profitable. SER
l'oa; " ny then, master; since YOU pat it on to /,
me- ana bold to declare to you though it NAV suit
me qaalty rs they say fine feathers match fine
olrds-and 1t may tickle the taste Of YOU collegiaps
oHt ior me. who have nothing but my mother ton
que ald mother wits to trust to- it was certainly
entirely entirely too fine Why please your honor.
We poor bodies would not give the pealing Of
a 70 near about the beauty Of leaves Of trees; or
looat noWery he!dS, or flowing fountains, or the
waves OF the sea, or thunder and lightning. But
we love 10 hear in plain words, such as we read in
our biDieS OF the sinners hope in Christ And
10 you see me now. might as well when went
to market for lay family 90 bur pound Of carrs-
way coInhts nom Jenny Sweetman, the cake wo-
nan IN baiiybeg, to dine Tim DAILY and Jack Fla
ierty, my pioughnlen, as for parson Diamond to I
,Xeet to build up aad better poor souls With these
Lmcraks winch he gives as sarnlintS"
ana mere Willie desire to mark my objection
20 y0r iioweEy compositions written in the spirit
1t philosophy school, and not in the school of |
Jnrist-wheh are so loose in their theology as to
hIt any system OF religion; say, while object to
hese, am determined that O.. shall crv out from
MS corner against set of i,aproeisqtos vougr gen
Ienen who are pleased 20 ascend palpits. and dis
aiiling written discourse exclainl why should
ne gospel be chained TO an ink horn? and there
ore though out of the pulpit such youths cannot
peak seIslbly OF learnedly, convineihgly ON any
uojeet ior ten minutes, they suppose that the no
pf hat xrf,ia. a. n
on they shall De inspired with ideas and utterance
hat IN other places theyare altogether Strangers to-
Against such men do maintain, that uttering a I
EMO ol scripture common places, is no SUI stitute
or low OF ideas and in my humble apprehen-
lon well modulated voice or bravura manner
bold action viii never atone for deficiency in gen
'ral information, or in experience in the workings
md complexities of the human heart. In truth, /
nave often listened with pam and grief to Young
men, Whlie working IN pulpit through the chaos
ii an eAtemporaneOuS discourse fambling through
! medley OF mixed metaphors, or supplying long
iSt of synonymous terms by way OF illustration and
Ind argument. s.r
They plmge for sense and find no bottom there
lei pfate and hounder on in despair i .
Thus despsing adherence TO the division of a a.
ext 6eeanse that might appear artificial; and soorn
ne the composition committal to paper before
and OF what they have to deliver, they enter the
'uPi to hgat the air until they get warm and then
evh up aud down Tor matter, as saul sought for I a
rs fathers asses. Thus, as an Old writer says, :,
Many yoahg men make great noise. they autter Z
md MAKE great CHATTER in the pulpit and they
ave many lhgh ioWa words, and that's all-f0r
ne enptiest cart makes The greatest rattle, and the
loovest barrel the loudeSt sound" Such Calvin $
describes rs "paruth eruiit nifnum feryiji and 10
ach we may say, as echo said 10 the painter:
Vain yoa co.ors. vain your art + found. -
1" PANT my portrait. till yJu paint 4 sound o
-La. and EgaHe. Ang.
Whiieheid and " esIsy. i
Few characters could be more completely the i
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