The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1859-10-26
MORE HINTS FOR SPEAKERS

Donf offer old ,cares.
| wonder how often I've heard upon the
platform the story Of Samuel Crowther's
capture and conyersion,--t year after
year. sometimes by the same speaser to the
same hearers wonder how often I've heard
of New Zealand, the capture OF the ship
" Boyd" and the destruction OF its crew by
the cannibai inhabitants Of the hrst visit OF
Marsden to its shores the gradual progress
Of the gospel Id its midst, until the whole
became leayened; of the present suspicious
aspect Of the island and its inhabitants. l
wonder how often I've heard the changes
rung upon the old aphorism " Charity begins
at huihe." | wonder how often I've heard
that anecdote Of Doidridge's, Of HeVey's
encounter with a young lady in stage coach.
who was expatiatins IN glowing teans upon
the pleasure Of gulng to a theatre, twho sum.
dup its attractions as three -iold--those Of
anticipation, enjoyment. and recollection,
and to whom the preacher said. !" You have
forgotten. madam. one pleasure. 1.-The plea.
sure Of remembering II upon your DEATH
bed" b stss5 K5f8fa Gt s4eF :
Now. il you are going to speak, ad.
dress teachers or a mechanics institute or .
young mems association. Sunday. school. o.
prayer meeting. look out for ne " thoughts
and new facts. Try to Instruct your audi.
tory to tell them something they did not
know before or to place in more impress.
siye aspect before them something that they
did know. Scripture is not barren. science
is not barren, lite is not barren. Glorious
discoveries are turning up every day IN eaet
OF these spheres. Dive down into the "ceat
in good earnest, and you shall find the pearls
Patiently search for the hidden treasure. ant
il shall come, precious and sparkling TO you
hand. R ~ s "a
.7roid b0B,basf.
i Don't attempt TO climb the mountains. o
fathom the ocean. or count the stars in ever.
speech you make. Indeed. u you climb. yo
may show, like the ape. your deformity b.
climbing. Try to instruct rather than I
lastonishj To utter good sense rather tina
high flowing sentiments. shall never Tor
get speech once heard on Bible SocIet
platform. Such wealth Of language, an
such poverty Of thought, were surely neye
before coniOined. am sure the compost
lion u that speech must have occupied II
author several hours, and yet. though he va
/. about twenty-five miautes speaking. he d.
tot leave behind him an impression Of on
idea. His hearers. or a. least the discernin
! par. u them. felt that what they had he.r
was simply hotchpot Of long and magnif
cent words. Of naisy tones, OF arms hyin
about like mill sails, and Of buster all abou
t, nath ng.--in short, a " roaring eafaraei I
NONSENSE"
know that all this rant and fuss please
some. There are those vho are like III
poor negro That valued his shoes in propol
!, ton TO the squeak leather in them. and uh
specially ordered an extra sh,llng's serth ,
F, the imposing Ingredient. They don't car
about preaching or speaking unless i be ia
comprehensive IN matter, and unless 10 4
delivery il out-lIerods Herod. Far be
/ from you 10 cultivate so vulgar 4 taste.
I forget that what is great is generally simple
: that sense and power are IN the maturity |
I instances indirectly in inverse ratio 10 gaGd
Y parade aud outward sound.