The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-04-29
1)ulpit Ssstfl)cs.
For The Cecil Wig.
Sketches Of Popular Preachers;
No. e..
NO, q.
C, i. CHEEIER.

York Pulpit. Yet, the impression he then
made upon orr mind as aapcakcr and the cs-
innate we formed of him, we distinctly re-
member. The impression was colorcd with
dsappointmcnt-th estimate was not of the
highest degree. From his writings and from
CT ideal than the reality justified. Not, that
VIC regard him as inferor-as descending even
to mcdiocrity in the pulpit-by no means, but
his position was not so high but that we could
conceive ola higher. "a very cquiyocal cx-
preston, says the reader; so say I, but let that
pass.) We had expected to find man Of
popular talents ofmpasSoncd and wtll Sus-
tanned clc1ucncc; we did find "a good, solid
preacher man of dccp-toncd piety, and if
we were not highly delighted we were greatly
instructed. His style, we think, is very unc-
quail; sometimes it runs along clear and spark
ling as a mountain stream, at other times 1t
appears intricate and confused: now 1t rises
to highly wrought and inpassioncd eloquencc.
now it sinks to lulling dcadcning mass of
vcrbiage These remarks apply to his Ian
guagc merely; his thoughts are generally in
tcrcsting and profitable. Weknow it is often
said that: lie who thinks clearly will write
clearly. This Is not strictly and universally
true We could point out many exceptions
in our language. A mans thoughts may be
well digcstcd, distinctly wrought out, and
clearly defined to himself, yet, in the express
oPt l.; nd 11,,c inp
by multiplicity or otherwise, tend rather to
confuse the mind of the nearer than convey
any definite idea of the sense intended. More
especially may this be the case when those il
Illustrations arc in the form of anaogcs. There
are no perfect Or complete anaoges between
the natural and intellectual or moral world.
Hence, the precise measure Of the analogy
may be more apparent to the speaker than to
the nearer, and misconctption he the result.
But what sort of discussion are we getting
into. Let us see. where did we leave off?
The occasional disparity between DIR. Chez
vcr's thoughts and his language. WELL we
come back to that point and start afrcsh
The Dr. is fond of analogics and allcgorics
excessively fond of them. lie was borne
into popular notice by an allcgory: (''Dcacon
Giles Distilcry, he has lived on them since,
(Brmyan'S and othcrs,) and we should not
wonder if he died citizen at last. He has re-
cevod the degree Of d. u. bat he should ccr-
tanlv retain the NJ. a., for greater Master
Of Analogics we have not in the language.
Indeed, we know of but one who will, III this
respect, bear any comparison to him; we
mean, DR.. Beaumont of the Wesleyan Church,
England. His analogieS are not marked by
such diversity as these Of DR.. G., being, for
the most part, drawn from the natural scion
cnces. In The hands Of our subject the most
common concerns oflife-thc most trivial OBJ
iccts can be made to s,lbscrvc the rurposc of
illustration. The following is an instance:
Have YOU ever been with children to sec
an exhibition Of transpar,ncics in painting
Perhaps You have, frequently, and to very
splendid ones, and yet may not have drawn
from their arrangement the spiritual lesson
which the simplest exhibition of the kind
might awaken. We were once, on such an
occasion, all seated and waiting in lighted
rocm, when the proprietor and master of the
show came, and told us that for season he
must put out or lights and leave us in dark
ness, but that there would be light enough in
And so it was indeed, for we needed no light
but that which came from the other side
through the trans arcncics, filling the whole
room. And so it is with all Gods dealings.
Thy judgments are as the light that .octh
FORTH says the Psalmist. Sometimes God
says to us. must put out gour lights or We
may see mine. But put out yours only III
order that yc may see mine, and never more
season, but when you behold my glory, you
will be satisfied; when Tie transparency
shines there will be light enough"
Here is another of a different character.
Miss Jane Taylor's story of the discomfort
cdpcndulum, is admirable in this applications
we would call it, for our purpose, the unbc-
liering pendulum. Rejecting upon the a.
mount Of future duty it had to perform, and
going into calculation what number of times
it must swing every hour, and multiplying
that by the hours in the day ard tEcn the
days in the month, and then the months in
the year, and finding what an enormous null
titude Of times itmust strike with the most
perfect precision, punc;uality and pcrscverc-
ance in the year, ccasccss, always at its duty
it was so distressed and terrified with the
responsibility, that it suddenly stopped nor
could the clock be set in motion again, till the
pendulum was reminded that though in
years time it would of course perform so ma
NY vibrations, if faithful yet it was never
called to perform but just so many in min
ute, and only one in each present second, and
that it had nothing to do with the future, but
TO take care of the present. Take care of the
minutes and the hours will take care of them
selves. And just so, take care of the days in
Fhnst's service, day by day, in the minute
duties OF following Christ, and the months
amt Years will tax u corr of themselves Christ