The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-11-05
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"zzie z-ssl1al az the age"
! In that great Protestant Council
which has been in session in New
/ York for the past nine days, thero
! have been delivered many addresses
replete with elcouenec and adorn-
/ e5 with learning. On Tuesday night
there wero two discoUrses preached
/ on The Pulpit of the Age" one by
Rev. Joseph Parker, D. D., of Lon.
don, and the second by Rev Henry
I Ward .Beecher. TheySlif'er in thid
THAT while Or. Parker advocated
earnestness and plainness rather
than Ii erary excellence in the pull
pit. Mr.. Beecher made a vigorous
defence Of his own peculiar method
Of preaching. commonly termed
''sene atlonalism."
AS illustrating Of the diverse views
Of the two distinguished preachers
on this subject We have excepted
the most direct passages. DR..
Parker said:
Nor would 7 exclude eloquence
from the sanctuary Of the Lord Far
from it. I would have words sound
and sossonai le. On the right
would have set ell qucnce; on the
eft. muaic, hut as they stood to.
gcther in smiling light--truth, beauty.
and music truth should he regarded
as the greatest and best. Truth is
al infinite quantity; beauty and mu.
sic determined and limited ele-
iupnt9. x p
The inexperienced man may re.
gard the preaching OF Christ crucifed
as presenting very narrow limit
and would say, Why that may be
done in q sermon or two. Such are
the mistakes ofipnorauce or vanity.
The creates and abiest minds in the
Christian ministry will testify among
us this day, with tears of delight and
thankiulness, that the gracious
mystery of redemption by the Cross
has eyermore grown before the vision
Of tLei" reverence, until it has filled
all things with its nournful, It's holy
and infinite glory.
Preaching addressed 10 the day in
it's genral sense in simply 4 sublime
FIGHT IN the air, in the progress OF
which the COM atauLs v0l0rously hit
at nothing, but as a result they are
pufed mp with q magnificent self
appreciation When vou, as listen
ors. distinguish between gold aud
tinsel; when YOU show disgust for
the mere pret mess OF pnlpi1 figures:
when you protest against trifiing
with tho realities Of life and destiny.
YOU will soon drive the hirelings
from the pulpit, and bauishs the tai
low-chandler from the altar Of God.
Mr.. Bcecher'a views in the follow
ing extracts, will he recognized as
in all the peculiar clo-
quence and force which char
acterises that great orator:
Is there anything so piteous as hui
man life? The lesson Of Paurs teach.
lug is sympathy, and the want Of the
preaching of the present day Is Il
greater realization Of human sinful.
ness. AYhat is wanted is the want
OF hnma0ity-not i'm the sense of
general kindness, for the ministers
are the kjndest people in the world,
bat the human element, tho preach
ing to the cares and hecessitics of
men. What is the purpose OF preach.
ing which does not take captive the
minds of the congreuation?H VIII 81
mother engage nurse TO read OF
book to her infant offspring? And
what do you think of the person who
refuses 70 engage in conversation
before his father has written a dis.
course on the subject hc intends TO
speak about:
Why don't people go to church
more. This we know that if you
open I church in hovcl, and let q
voice 90 forth from it that appeals
to human sympathies. the crowds Of
worshipers cannot find accommoda.
ton, Men and women ofthe present
day do not care to hear discourses
on the fail Of Adam; they DO NOT
deem them opportunc, and would
vastly prefer sermons on the lessons o
of their own fall. And now word
for sensational preaching. I know
that it is not considered Of the highs
est kind. Laughter There is
great deal OF talk against sensations
al preaching. and undoubtedly there
is a. great deal Of nonsense preached
under that title, do you suppose
people 20 to the churches of sensa.
tional preachers through curiosity
alone? But even so. whose fault
is it that they go to such preachingl
You ought to thank the sensational
preachers that they do, that there
is no clea~ slip from tho top to tho
bottom. but that there is great
deal Of that sensational preaching
that is Of the kind the apostle speaks
OF when he said men were saved BY
the foolishness Of preaching. There
is a great deal of logical and philo-
preaching to empty benches.r
but what we want Is the love OF
preaching for Gods sake and the
belief Chat it is more noble to work
for one single soul and save it than
to wear gilded crown. Hp
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