American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-04-25
STURGEON AND HIS PREACHING. HIN i

! STURGEON AND HIS PREACHING.
1.3Mr. Spufgeon has an, admirable
faculty, either natu, al or acquired. for
illustrating truth. and making it live
and move before his hearers. ~ .
2. He brings the truth within the
range of,he commopsympathies Of men.
lie appeals not. only to the imagina-
tions of the mullitudes, but to their
3. He speaks as a man in earnest
one who is fully persuaded Of The truth
and pressing Importance of what he
says, and whose only object is TO
make others see and feel it.ajygg nsD
He appeals constantly toi,he Bible,
as authoritative.u Heypreaching is emi.
,nently Scripturel. sic3iiII nj E1igs76gq
He regards his preaching asGbut a
means to- be employed and euergized
by. lheISpirit Of God. He manilests a
constant sense Of the Divine presence,
and ofhis dependence upon Divine pow
Ter His boldness, his eainestness, his i'm
passioned importantly, are for God, and
as an ambassador Of Christ. it9d NJ,
These characteristics have been sug.
.gesied to Us by reading his sermons,
and they account fully Tor the popular
.i!y ne enjoys and the good heis doing.
We can present now but a few of the
passages which we have marked. 80.
"A HoUsELEss SOUL. In the applica-
tion Of a sermon ON, the Goth Psalm, Is
verse lord thou hast been our dwell
ling place." etc, he says;fi .yJlelese
Have you ever seen a9poor girl at
midnightI sitting downion doorstep
crying - Somebody ipassess ny and
says, "Why doyouisit here g. Il have
no house, sir. have no home Where
islyour fatherl' r. ",My father Is dead, sir.''
Where is your mother 7' 81 have no
mother, sir." Have you no friends 2"
No friends at all, Have you M honse7"
''No | have none. am houseless '--
and she shivers inthe chill air, and gath.
ers her poor ragged shawl around her,
and cries again, II have no housa--I L
have no home" Would you not pity
her2 tWould you blame her for her
tears < Ahl there are some al. you that
have bonseless souls here this morning.
lite something tohave ,houseless body;
bat to think of houselesss soul ( Me-
thinks see you in eterpi,y sitting on
the doorstep Of heaven. An angel avs
l".'WSahbat, have you no hoose TO live inl"
l"No, house, says the poor soul. Have
VOC no father PA No Cod is not my
| fother and there is none beside him. ral
Have youno mother ?'ha N o the church
is NOT my fnothersa II never lsought her
ways, norqioved JesusafeI have neither
father nor mother" " Have YOU no house
then 9'''No. am houseless ,soul."-
But1tbere is one thing worse about that
houseless souls have TO be sent into
hell to q dungeon. to, lake that burns
with fire. Houseless soul in little
while thy body will have gone; and
where wilt thou house thyselr when the
hot hail Of eternal vengeance comes
from heaven 2" Poor houseless soul.
dost thou want a house i'lhave a house
to let this morning for every sinner
who feels his misery. Do you want
house for your soul Then i will con
descend to men of low estate, and tell
you Ihave house to let. Do YOU ask
me what is The purchase will tell
you; II is something less than proud
human nature will like to give. Ii is
without money and without price. All!
you wouldlike topay some rent wouldn't
youT You would love to do something
to win Christ. You can not have the
house then it is "without money and
without price," Will you take my Mas.
'ter's house on lease for all eternity
with nothing to pay for il, nothing but
the ground'rent of loving and serving
him forever? Viii you take Jesus, and
dwell in him throughout eternity or
VIII you DO content 10 be houseless
soul Come inside sir see il is furnish
ed from top to bottom with all You want.
1t has cellars filed with gold, more than
you will spend as long as you live (; it
hath a parlor where you can entertain
yourself with Christ and feast on his
love; IL has tables well stored with food
for you To live on forever it hath a
drawing room Of brolherly love, where
You can receive Your friends. You
will fad resting room up there where
you can rest with Jesus and ON the
top there is a lookout, whence you can
see heaven itself. Will you have the
house or will you not7 a' f (
sU.