New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-02-09
DIR. JOHN HALLS LECTURES ON PREACH
ING.

TIE NATURE OF THE PREACHERS CAII-PIACE OF
THE sERMoY-KNowLEDGE OF ONES AUDIENCE
A FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENT IN IT'S PREPARATION
WAYS OF LEARNING THE PEoPLE-REsULTANT
ADVANTAGES OF SUCH KNOWLEDGE.
rFRou AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
NEw-HAvEY Feb 5.-Dr Hall delivered his
second lecture on Preaching before Yale Divinity
School, in Marquand Chapel, at p. m. to-day his
subject being " How and Why to Know ones
People" and the substance of the address being as
follows:
The speaker, IN defining as he had. the preachers
sphere, would decry long preachng nor would he
advocate caste system for the clergy. Anything tend
ing in the la ter direconas garb ceremonywas TO
be deprecated. The clergyman was called rather as
Christian man. by % body OF CHRISTIAN
men, TO come and live among them at their
cost, to uphold them In spiritual things, and In
the Invitation that, TO hear Gods call,
and obey. Then tho question would be- how the work
specified might best be- done. Wen, It must chiefly DO
by the Sermon taking that IN tho largest sense But
first there was another step needed-thorough acqnan-
ance with ones. people, New Years calls and formal
assembages could not give that acquaintance for men
were then their manners. Weddings, tea-drinkngs,
and the like, would unbeni more at but at them
clergyman naturally and properly disliked to "taik
shop" and woul best be man among men in culture,
tastc general Information intent In the affairs OF men
him : q delightful man to meet. Tho only way then
was to meet people In their homes know them in the
places of their real living learn their interests tastes
needs. S,stem would clip this. Iu h3 work Ia Great
Biitain the speaker had had the hah. Of announcing
Of Il Sunday tho neighborhoods he mtended to
visit during the week. as an aid. He had known
a most successful minister IN Du0lin follow an
alphabetical list, copies of which his congre-
CATION had, and announcements concerning
Visits on the basis OF which would from such name
--rith W. a. Gr.
OF proximity of residence The practice OF fishg
with elder or deacon he had not followed o. mere
would he greater cOu11n TO "a minister by himself;
but II the elder would 20 too he might well 60 apart
and have a like advantage apar.. Ino need OF u a
that law medicine Tor IN them the particular
all the dta absolutely needed IN ~ treat
mont Ia the ministry OF spiritual life, on the Other
hand, tie wO'k WAS largely done thrOuSh the hlIcc-
was essential TO that Especially was such acquaint-
ance necessary in order ~ nave iedI interest al OHe
people lie VINO had been %lth mother IN et.is or
enid. il II recovered, as o"9rd her II he pa not
oo trc nas,or and be rid OF false iels about minis.
teral liie winch were almost always formed.
Besides VISITATION at peHpSs Ioes ' r was
thus 70 De learned Tue Slnday-sehool was not
nursery II church." but part OF IL. Ii made Que
younger little children, 10 look into their frank
eyes, TO hold them by INC hlnd so SUNDAY senooi
teachers class were 70 be learned ana % me young
men OF church. AMI the working people; the latter
Dy associations Tor their Improvement aud the hIe.
cestcd TOPICS in the selection OF which much time was
how oftc l,st wOuii lind CeItaI great truths ILL
apprehended; certain duties, as family worship neg
eced; the Young people getting the bits TOO much in
their own tce,h various 0oSceSscs OF thung; All OF
which wcrs Jccts If preaching 80 also illustrations
wrre found bat illustration" 0yeruOGo n0waiaSs
Then tins tquanfHHcc with ones people WIS necessary
TO make ono intc siule to ones people Their ha0its
and WAYS ~ thought mast b. learned else one would
talk much 10 tho walls. Earth .rnOce sucl association
would that the preacher was III earnest ana
rive mean, for getting them from personal I'M cnee
THIS woniI suggest how d5tdYana scOus were the Ia
cr.asIngiy snort pastOfaes nowadays, aud 40" much
force thereby lus-.
In i>iOn the speaker would not he understood az
exaliug pastoral work over pnlpt wOrk ; mix ana
WAGER sermons with ue mix let UL'. could not De TO
deemed b. such running alter Den. Ana II should also
be sad that lhi' theory ba'Cd on the supposOn
that tae man WAS n Otherwise, he would best
keep IN study Ii II said th3f 5ucn wofA Wa, 100
hari that committees AMI lihe devices should do the
work IL was TO sScred tIat tear OF sympathy
quy-red IN tio eye OK - cOi1iltce; tIat Jesus
Wopt among the friends when he would raise Tue ueHd
nat A. W a. neclu that TIE servant mis- Lord, thaC
Tho same mind wnic! IN HIN WIS 10 Do III Ills
ministry.