, 1876-09-24
LONDON PREACHERS.

4 correspondent Of the New York Tribune
writing from London under date Aug. 12, has
the following sketches Of three noted London
preachers:
Having had excellent opportunities for hearing
the great preachers OF London, will give my i'm
the rare advantages possessed by the Established
Church in Its unfyersitcs, the greatest and most
popular preacher in the city should be Noncon~
spurgeon, to whom refer, has been over 20
years in London. There is nothing in his manner
not not eensatoaa and has few eeee1rctes
He is never coarse, vulgar, nor profane.
There is no triaing or lesity in his
wit There IL, however, q careful and thorough
exposition Of the truths OF the Scriptures he
derstands them: Hiseernaons are constructed sim
day life. They arc lighted up with brilliant
metaphors, and impressed on the mind with strong
d5awn from sarons aa sources bit main
the Tabernacle every Sunday are held face to face
with God. They are placed beneath His law, and
ehe m afe
the preacher popular. But after all these years.
Mr., spurgeon has q frmer hold upon the
he succeeded in maintaining md strengthen
ing it. The answer is near ut hand: He has been
a most laborious student Of everything connected
No one questions his sincerity. His life has been
above all senroach. Besides, he has been gifted
with great common sense and marvellous voice.
HIS 1abors are almost incredible. More than 80 Of
his sermons are published every gear, and they are
OF such merit that they are eagerly reprinted and
read by the Inhabitants Of two Continents. His
lectures und preaching, and the pastoral work
among the students III his training college for
preachers, are unsurpassed His exposition Of the
Psalms Of David has grox1 already to four large
given to the world, being read BY all, Ritualists,
High and Ley churehmen, and @ Dlsse1tezs te,. ,,;.
sermons are % as polished in thcir style a. arc lis
lectures On the Jewish or the Eastern Church
They are broad enough for the most liberal. In
Abbey, in concludinga course delivered by various
clergYmen recently, from the text, ''Gather Up
the Fragments, the Dcan said thcy should gath-
up the fragments" Of truth contained in hymns
like one which he quoted from Doddridse and then
he followed the hymn with glowing cn1ogy upon
this '.grcst ~coaforluist Of the last century.
leather up the fragments. " he eaid again, '>of
truth found in the Zca Festa land in the scientific
teachings OF the times. The Dean, too is very
popular, az might be judged from hundreds being
unable to get admission to the Abbey On this occa
sion.
Canon Liddon OF St. Paurs is preacher Of
different order Hts sty1e Of r.; seru;oniziag might
expression are unexcelled. ALTHOUGH his voice is
not over strong, no one Of the 5. 600 people who
sat under the great dong last Sunday afte5noon
Dean Stanley. Canon Liddon leans toward the Hitu-
ralists- This party is Just now giving the E8tab-
lishment great deal Of trouble The y; A1a A.cafs
ism. Whatever may be their faults it must be ad-
rntted however that the Kitualsts set in some re-
spects good example; St. Albums Church, which
has confessional, and system resembling that OF
the Roman Cathol nlonasteries, fs in Baldwin's
court a wretched place, inhabited by the very
owfst classes he hesto5 Of fs fc r. rt Mo
hlistic practces Is doing more Tor the poor people
OF this district than all thc other churches therein
rehsps afes II a @ he s hot ghaGp
to hid work than how he does it,