The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-08-20

tne wrong way and losing f'S soul. WnaI w
| you think is the best means Of getting a.
| him% 1t made them rather sober and thought
| full to be talking about the salvation OF thai
young mans sonl. and the Dpshot was thai
they saved their own. They very soon altel
came into the spirit and were converted, anC
| became good Christian men.
''Now, while was there l. preached The
best sermons knew how 10 get up, re.
member distinctly that every Sunday night
| night with VOW registered thatI would buy
farm and quit the ministry. If have said
1T once have said it five hundred times. but
I spoilt good farmer to make poor
minister.
II said great many extravsgant things In
my pulpit, aud preached with great deal OF
crudeness. preached a great many ser.
mons, which, after six months. I would moi
have preached again. frequently did as
truth that which was truth only under certain
circumstances, and with q particular cnas OF
people.
81 was great reader Of the old sermonl.
zers. read old Robert South through and
through; l saturated myself with South;
formed much OF my style and my handling Of
texts on his methods. obtained vast
amount of Instruction and assistance from
others Of those old sermonizsrs, who were as
familiar to me ss my own name. Tread Bar
row, Howe, Sherlock, Butler and Edwards
particularly. I preached great many ser.
mons while reading these old men, and upon
their discourses l often founded the frame.
work of my own. After had preached them
I said to myself: that will never do;
wouldn't preach tnat again for all the world
But was learning, and NOBODY ever trlpped
me up. ! had no board OF elders ready to
bring me back to orthodoxy. / had time TO
SOW all my ministerial Wild oats, aud without
damage 10 my people, for they knew too
little 10 know whether was orthodox or not.
And it was generally greatly to their ad-
vantage, because people are very much like
fishes. Whales take vast quantities OF water
into their mouths for the sake OF the anil
malcul@ it contains, and then blow out the
water, while keeping in the food. People do
pretty much the same. They don't believe
hall that you cay. The part that is nutritious
they keep, and the rest they let alone. This
early ministerial training does not hurt them,
but 1t is invaluable TO young man who is
getting the bearings OF his new station, and
learning how to handle the ship that God has
given him to SAIL"
EATING AS A MEANS OF GRACE.
The art OF eating as means of grace and q
condition of ministerial success is illustrated
by the experience of the author:
"Next comes The stomach. In regard to that
everybody feels that be. must not be
glulto1 nor gourmand; but there is
very little Discrimination and very little obser-
walton as to the quantity and quality and the
times and seasons OF eating. Preachers may
be divided into two great classes-the san.
gulnlous class, who cannot eat much If they
are going TO think or speak, aud The class who
have the extreme nervous temperament, who
cannot speak or work unless they do eat. On
thought is that J Is Sunday morning, and the
very idea of 1t takes away my appetite. 20
down, drink cup OF coffee, anu eat an egg
and half q slice of toast. That is all can eaL.
There is just enough to sustain my system.
Then preach, anG II have not done very
we'll, am hungry; but If l have done very
well, / cannot eat much dinner. That Ia
because there Is a reaction of the nervous
influence of the system. The. whole system
Is working 81 much by the brain aud The
nerves that The stomach does not crave any
thing. Just as grief, or fear, or any other ex-
treme passion takes away appetite, 80 does
ac,lve preaching Ordinarily, take but a
moderate dinner on sunday. Supper with me
Ia at five o'clock in the afternoon; usually
take cup Of tea and u small piece OF cracker.
That is all / can take. Then | 60 TO my even
ing work, and when / get through some
times am suLisaed 10 take nothing but an
orange, which eat to give my stomach some.
Thing to do until morning, and to keep it from
craving; for often tlt OF craving will give one
nightmare as quickly as overfeedlng will
At other times feel o strong appetite, and
then cal. Perhaps once out OF five Sundays
Ieat more just after preaching, morning 0l
evening, Than 1 do oil the rest OF the day pm,
together. The system indicates It, and there
hon I'D INV In mn
disturb my sleep, and digestion goes on per
fpctIyn