The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-12-05

lu tiie course OF las address before tlC
Evangelical -Alnnce in New York Mr
Beccher said What then does the nod
.ern pulpit vanty Just what the old
pulpit wanted. II wants siil. tAi home
N sense OF .intu.ness OF man and Tie
lrcpiedial forces provided for IT, L.
want the men that believe IN their work
aud tiinkii tie best work human lilecan
iDe devoted to. Ii wants men To believe
llu heaven men that believe they ar.
ibui hands breadth Iom their Own im-
imOridlliy- ncn that ran take penalty.
shame and di- -race. know ing that In "A
very short time IL msN. il VIII be all the
-aine tp ihe!n men who are willing to
J sprnd and De spent. though the more
4 they love The least they are loved. look 1
ling just beyond 10 that which is more
lceriain than " lat the senses interpret
: here. IL is tLis view in God aud i'm
mortality, and This yearming toward
IMAM, that is tie root aud substance of
The Christian Inhii-try. am satisfied
that a. soon a this k.ud or ministry be-
lgin> 10 operate. there j. that in the heart
of man thai responds toiiamd rdiiies il.
II Is what men want. We heara great
deal said by those catechi-ers OF the
pulpit The daily papers. They are in
>iruciing us ai. the tiIIeas 10 the wav 10
preach, Warning Us about sensational
preaching. and we are greatly indebted
in Uur profession 10 them. daughter
But notice that wherever the statelic.t
.cioquencc and the richest wisdom pre-
vail. without human feeling and the in
spiratiOn OF tire iloiy Ghost. here the
congregations are apt 10 be thin, and the
minisisaiions Of the sanctuary are incf-
leciual. Why do not people 20 10 church
more. One thinks il i Ibis. and anoth-
or think, 1t l. that. You can open a
churcn in hOvel, and let "A voice 20
forth tl'at has the power of touching
men. and you vii. find it crowded and
tifOnged. \ Ou do not want the cobs
that used TO have corn. That which
iian wants j. sappy fool. refreshing
fOud. Men are willing TO be dealt with.
10 have their Sins flashed ia their fices.
" Hing to have ilfeircomsciences aroused.
I ut do NOT want 20 be handled they want
'a preacher that takes hold OF them in
some way. and ii he can do more than
.ii.ai. II he can give To them that which
every man consciously needs some
Iurn have aspiration. and some more in-
dulge ia supri fetal tlIOught-aid j + he
can give him strength 10 bear his bur-
den. men that are sore in lie. men who
are IN sorrow. women who don't know
how to 1riAe a., their child -cn. ani who
are continually having more aul more.
added 20 fhcir iio <. lu-hterl: puoy.e
y Ao want 10 know whrrc
rTE NEvT Hop or coal
nsntf,,r f.,,,, e a.. 9. .,,', o ~. tl
va iiir sheriff men WHO ufe prickcj 81 iil
il,e ieu thou~tni uc,t.e- "a human iir-
they coWe To church aul heara ioNr
discussion ou ihc ah 81 Adam. Wet.
iilht b. not inOppouuHc. bat sill Ties Ne
so iiAi themselves taat they feel ~ il
they would like 10 know something
about their own tall. Ihey want some
thing THAI drtdrf. ihr struggle fhat Is
going on within thcin; they want some
one who Ni.i tanc part Will them.
minister WHO briug~ God down 10 The
side " men. mut ~ au everlasting cou-
d,funcr tui one WHO brings God down
a. q present help 10 time oi trouble. 4
minister who brings shc Prodigal son
home TO hi> Mihtr IS no seeing LiUu afar
on. runs 20 him. ald before be can speak
throws hi- arms around his nc u. 4 lie
helper we need j. hc who viii help a
simmer. WHO Will help q hara-hear cl.
proud man, who know, he j. selfish aAd
want. % gri over i,. bIt BE is too proud
TO 10 80. lie wants God 10 convert
him that is " hat be wants. When
quarry mv stone aud build my house
YOU Will come aud live with me- oh,
II Viii he very Well but | want some
I.l.Nr a
lluild ms house. The greatest soul j.
thai which IS lifted out vi carnaliiy.
don't blame Darwin for thinking that
We came from tower order SO animals
iior we even now have sncak- in n,
bears something Of almost everything
I'm a. and men have bard time Ia the
mcnageric OF their souls. Now. their
lis help for such things, help while we
are living fiat upon the ground. The
lbomty i not the bounty which comes
En- "A the last moment. God j. our lead
Ter and captain, no leads ne on TO saliva
ltion. He goes before us in our fight.
lThat is what men need. aud the preacher
who breaches this help 20 human wants
Twill never have empty pulpi's. Let a,
saw a word for sensational preaching
Il know il isnot considered as the highcs
Kind. The fact Is. it j. thought TO be
dangerous. and there arc great mauy
r men sitting on empty nrsis who thanh
olt,,d that there never will bc any egg
r'hatchcd. Immense applause. Their,
Iis n urea. deal OF ouicry against sensa
nltional preaching. Very well there mal
clbe. There is a great deal Of nonsense
elbut. after all. do YOU surp,se tAc reasOl
h,cople tlruuo To hear sen usat,Onal preach