The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-12-24
FAREWELL LETTER FROM NEWMAN HALL.

To the Editor of the independents -Sir-I
send you recipe for bad preaching. 1t is
capital one, and sure TO answer. Permit me TO
say that it was no part of my mission to appear
as an author of sermons But soon after my
arrival on your shores, l was consulted by
Messrs. Sheldon, publishers, Of New York, in
reference TO a Volume they were desirous of
bringing out under my own supervision. This
consented to undertake Immediately on my
return TO England, the MSS. of my disCourses
being in characters unknown in any printing
office. have also arranged for volume to be
published by Messrs. Ticknor d Fields, OF
Boston, TO be entitled "Divine Humanity" I"
which will also contain some of the sermons
delivered during my visit. If any newspaper
editor wishes to honor me by giving his readers
some of my discourses, any such editor is most
welcome to my own copy, as furnished to those
publishers; and / have requested them TO sup.
ply, for the sole purpose of ne Wspaper publica-
ton, any such sermons, prior TO the publication
OF the volume. AT the same time, | protest
against any other sermons OF mine being pub
lisbed, and any other version than that which
has passed under my revision, | do not wish to
be made responsible as an author for my ogn
verbal Inaccuracies as a preacher-inaccuracie
unavoidable, except By that constrained mode
OF recltlng memoriter, or reading from ma
nuscrpt which can seldom be consistent
with good preaching. Much less do consent
to be made responsible, in addition, for the
errors OF reporter and printer combined. |
have invariably received so much courtesy and
Kindness in America that | should regret an
exception TO this treatment, especially from
publishers OF religious papers, and for religious
feaaers, when against my strongest and re-
peslea protest This protest is apart from
Pecuhlary conslderatlons Whatever payments
Were LnSue me, my objection against areporter's
teIslUn VI my spontaneous utterances being
sent IoIth wlthout my revision, as nv own pro.
ducIlon, STANDS unabated aud in all its force
Permit me now, as the good sbin Gnbo is
putting into Halifax for the mails Ia eTnress
through you my most hearty oraiitnde 10
American citizens generally; 10 he nrssS foT
its kind notices of me and nv Wort ~ ~ ~
clergy, for the generous manner in wbicb tbnv
have tqroWn open their pulpits and eivap 'IUS ny
their sanction and sympathy; to public men en-
for their courteous attention to an humbIes
stranger, and the facility they have given me
for Inspecting national Institutions and to those
numerous families into which have been wei.
coined with so Open-hearted hospitality, and
where have found so genial but too brief
home. For thousand acts Of kindness let M
once for all express my hearty thanks, and TO
numberless letters, all breathing goodness
though, alas replied to with only silent thanks
for have been quite unable to send writer
answers to the majority of them.
/ ask the prayers of Christian friends that tn
words OF peace1 have been permitted to speak
peace between nation and nation, peace between
Cod and man-may not be without some goo
result. God bless America and make her in
creasiDgly great and good-an honor and lol