The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-11-27

Some preachers of the sensational school seil
lect texts that shall be remembered for their
singularity. Thus, in March, 1858, Rev. G.
w. CondeS 1feAeAed at Leeds from the words,
Aha! ahaTE-OD Nb. B. 1861, at All Saints
AegEoSet-strfftS 1endon, DR.. Wolfe pyssche@
'front.' oieMordsSaul l. (Acts IL NoVhnd
Hil,ohce breaches from the word 'Oltsast
cioph anu ,rottOnrags, der. xxxyiii - and,
! on enother occasion from the words, 'rtan do
all things beginning his sermon by fiat de-
NAL OF the Apostles proposition. In the same
Ssyfewas 6terne's exordium, when he preached
from the text, 1T is better to 20 to- tlelopse
| OF meurningth to the house of fesstihg and
exclaimed" that Ideny.' This secured tho ut
tention OF his hearers; and, for like purpose,
\ Cecil commenced sermon by saying, A man
was hanged at Tyburn this morning. Whit
field gave out his text. then paused, and shout
ed, Fire! fire! fire as a prelude to his dis
course on eternal punishment. Rowland Hill
initiated this by crying, Matches matches.
! But he excused himself for saying what he
termed out.ofthe-way texts and out of-the- ay
observations because he preached to out of-the-
way sinners. 1t is even said that he called
his Wrapping hearers Mapping sinners. Hang
the law and the prophets ! was the mutilated
text of celebrated Scotch divine, who began
his Sermon with the words, so says practice :;
though profession says otherwise Whiaefell
ones gave rs his text, ssThere came unto Him
certain lawyers ! and then, apparently, detrct-
ed his purposed misquotation, and said :: mot
certain lawyers, but certain lawyer. 1t was
wonderful that, even one lawyer should have
been found to do this it would have been
perfectly incredible had there been more Bile
point Of this lying in the circumstance that
some lawyers were present who had expressly
GONE there to ,scoff at him., A. Shrewsbury
dissenting minister preached a funeral sermon
for the Rev. John Angel James, Of Birming-
ham, from the Combined texts "a nlalf sent
from Cod whose name was John / saw the
lAnyet fly in the midst of heaven, Janes tIicser-
want of Ged.'s There is NO. fool like the fool
hardy was the text Of the Rey, DR., William
son, who had "a quarrel with parishioner
named Hardy. Adam, where art thotr was
the text Of the probation sermon of Mr. Eow,.
who, with a Mr.. Adam, was candidate for a
lectrreship 'Lo, here am !'cwas the respon-
siyeltext ofhis rival, MIR. Adam. Mr.. Joseph,
lcuTate OF the Isle Of Man, reminded the Lord
Lieutenant Butler, Duke of Ormonde, of tho
forgotten proinise~to assist him with prefer
ment,iby preaching before him from, the text,
yet did not the chief Butler remember Joseph
hut forgot him. Bishop Maltby, of Durham,
preached on the Importance Ofleaming Greek,
from tho te1t, sCanst thou speak Greek 2 and
On March -, 1858, DIR. Jacob preached the tea-
centenary sermon at Bromsgrove School from
the text, 1T was written in Hebrew, Greek,
and Latin, advocating the teaching of Greek
and Latin in foundation schools. The first
sermon preachediat st. tPRuls for the Copper
alton Of the Sons Of the Clergy was on, Nov. 5,
1864, by Rev. George Hall afterwards Bishop
Of Chester, who chose for his text this verse.
The rod of Aaron budded and bloomed Bios
SONG and yielded amonds.eo The. text of a 4
celebrated dissenting minister, whose sermon |
was devoted to the denunciation of the sin of
borrowing, articles, especially, umbrellas, and
not returning them, was taken from 2 Kings, i
Vi, 5, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.'-
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