New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-23

scarcely writes ost bis sermors but comes into
the pupi, with bu. few rough notes before him.
This allows him q command over his audience which
be could not hold were he confined 10 written ser
mons. He Seems 10 be taking directly 70 each ind
vicua heNer. There In 10 escape; be bends over
the pulpit and looks you in the face be Intends th.t
you shall not 20 homo withou; appropri,tns q por-
iicn OF the difeourse TO yourself Ysu M pertsc.
trtjudced against him. You have heard that he e
hsrtb, mr dent and an unpleasant orator bu, shsn
You have heard his opening prayer you feel inclined 70
give Q candid hearing 10 what 30 sincere honest
n sp can ssy. To tell the truth your prejudice. have
half melted before word Of the Sermon il uttered.
He does not open abruptly, but in css,, sr.g ht-
fora ard manner sys the subject before ms cangrsga-
ton BY and by be warns up With bic subject. IL
upon Int n perance Slavery With what vigor
does be ex, cse the wickedness Of the run-aafc or
the traffic Ia human f.sh Hos clearly he unfoits
The law Of God How plainly EXHIBITS the loving
humsbity Gf Christ He draws picture Of the
poor, buott fugitive; he leads you anong the cotton
fields of the fr sunny South, where the breezes are
scented with orange blossoms and there he ssks you
to listen to the heart broken sgbs of miserable
elave noli er parted from her children. His voice
and amer are not vehement though so9mny in
earnest. Hin manly tones are nojulated by feeling
there 10 slight treIsOle in bic words hi eyes
run with tears You are weeping yourse1, for your
sympsthits are touched. He grows more imp ASSIGNED
--pa'ses from the slave 10 tie muster His voice
cbsngH; his manner grows more declamstJry; his
tears are dried. You leap along with hi n sni he
IN tee the oppIessor with Gods ruth, you hsvs no
thought of rebnkiDg him for vebenence; he
pfessee your own thoughts IN better language than
you could command. But before he is done, he
tmltes you; be charges those before him with IN
dl1ertnce 10 tbs giant wrong h. tells them ths' the
booo of the oppressed will De found their skrs
for cOnnvng at the servituCe of three millions OF
their fellow.men.
1t is the same with every subject: he is fearless
yet tender vehement yet gentle. He breaches f.w
Of what are called doctrnsl sermons, but he dwells
oftn and fully upon the wonderful love Of God
upon the every day duties OF men. lie never
breaches upon the exceeding sinfnlness o. rin
but addresses himself TO SINNERS. But, though he
is bold he rarel, ofiepds any honest inqursr after
truth. Such mind likes his frapkIess-is charmed
BY his boldness-is NOV ed to tears By his ps.ho..
There are some who charge Mr. B5echer With utter
ing nrevertht, witty things in the pulpit lie ~
sometimes almost humorous IN the pulpit; but II Is
because he cannot help it, Ii is as natural for him 70
speak bic thoughts ia original manner, az Il: - for
ZONE clergymen TO preach stupiltiss. Occss'ou-
ally sentence drops from bis lip. which starts the
81 lie upon the faces Of his audience he intended
no wit but the ood compar sol. or the spa king
,entence bursts forth Involuntary. To EFT DOM
and snar this feature OF his pulpit oratpry, when
there are others 80 re and attractive Is she msrk Of
small intellect, ard stl smaller heart.
Among the crowd " who figure in this vol
ume 10 The poet Bryant, whose cold aud re-
! served temperament, We imagine, must recol at
being mixed up with fuch motley group of co.
thu,issts, heretics, reformers, philanthsoplsts,
and other nondefcripts devoted to "oae idea.