, 1876-06-16
THE NlETIIODISTS
Second Days Proceedings Of the
Pastors Theological Union.
An Ablo Address on Public spcaking
by the Row, DR.. Thomas.
a Plea for tho Culture or Exton1-
poraneous Eloquence.
TIE AtET11OTDrSTs.

1 "@'Anl Il11 uEk III lnG flFsL MCtHOuEt kHHSCl1,
I Evanston. Mt o'clock yG.tertny marn1tir.
The fol19ving.namca ciergymcn wctc prcscnt. IN
addition to the long Hat arcady published In THr
| TRtnuS. yesterday, milking tho total number 100:
L. H. knoy. Evanston; r. n. Warrington, Tnrco.
Ia, H.; II. ". Thumap, D. D., Aurora; ".
II. Daniels, Evanston: J. e, Il. Layton.
Nevada, Ia; II. n. l'arkllra., Chicago; John
Hitchcock, Chcmuns, III. Edwin G. Arnold, Chi.
| cngo; William 1'rnyh, u. r.. Austin, Tcxh%; ". G..
willing, Chicago; u. Lampcrt, Chicago; II. D.,
1'rown. Airnna, In. j. II. Colt, Markcsan, W,.
j. j. McAllIstcr. Nnrthport, Mich ; ". j. Min.
iun,. Arlington Heights. ILL.,. a. i. Scott, Oak
Park; II. y. Stodtlard, East raw raw, III. s. A..
". Jewrtt, Chicago; Siubcrt y. Sheppard, Chi.
ca2o; William Craven. De Selma, III. A. j. Jut.
kius, Chicago: a. u. Smart. Winnchaso, III, a.
". 1lnrsch, Menumince Fails, Wis. ; Thomas II.
Strobrftgc, Kanknkcc, H.; T.. ". Drew, VII
m'nl.un, Ill.,; Joseph Caldwell, Gcnon, III. !;
Samuel Easngey. Richmond, H.; II. s. Can.lnc,
Chicago; Richard g. Hobbs, Plymouth. Ill. W. s.
harrington, Sycamore, I'll. !; q. +. Sullivan. Sen.
cca. III. 10. II. Tiffany. b. H., Chicago; G. T.
| McCnbe. Chicago.
After tl,c customary onen!ng services, the Rev.
Dr.. n. l'ayMnnd was cnllea IN for further dr.
cu*aion, Of 'she theme Vt - 'soterieogy. lie wns
tho recognized authorities NJ the chnrcl. uoh the
/ snhjrc, u syscmat!c Theology. Tho Doctor In.
| subject, and read trom hta manuscript After oc.
cnpyIns MI s"nt, lie rc'nestel tl,c audience to
Sing hymn. and then rcaalct]+ concluding Mt II
o'clock, Wien an lntcsmlasIon Of avo minutes was
! taken.
G Gt'apls'n Needle Va. then solicit forward, md
TioRa. o hupota esn1ea MsS ae IN 'sS srer;
upon ~ 'lhr Art ot rnhc Speaking" lie thought
!tat. IN stainlnY students. fiat branch looking TO
dynE o" Ts Mas"asts wsro ffprssis frna1y
src"ksr knew o bat ~" tFcs IN ocH nyo1
non; Tie i'll, t5st Il, ,t1ins for IT, .psaksr @ sSt l.
10 look ut his hearers, and 10 bc iootci at by them.
i Is worth considering hnw, he snay mot offend
avoid giving orcnso to te eyc. SHOULD rest It Ia % s..
i Into considerat an. About ali t.at can Io iono
]ooscd T.; Ilu should pay intention to posilon and
beeosa rny inua n Eas,scs ps mi al
Eas s ono mnft ee scf aud n:s h!# own Gestures:
Of hap pfSset nseor ,a AZ ho at
tended a. lecture In Princeton recently With Bro.
s Maod wo"d Ai'at iii "st ta taer 'S preeeSsSa
more" Next 10 looking cu,ncs hearing, a1,tl ii is
ssrnnEc what noises some men make. There
1Hcnt nf tho voice, In order TO nyoll otrendl, the
taste OF an audience: The voice should l,c nncr
sa[o ovo sans s Voice u sr
tcachcrs or Of snme faynr!tc orator.
| After passing Under the tys aud addressing the
nrea. The intellect aud heart Of tue audience, and
thIs t. Its Ercnt work. a man Is mot }ustlaed III
ltc mnst frat master htt aubicct II ho has noti.
ing to sny 1,e IN probably out Of plncu. Eac n.nn
Ill., Il tho wGtla ,n; wnmt. IT, b. ~ independent thinker
though. mt but rl,ould bu oppottnnc in ls clncc
Of suhjectH, Hers then Il rolne difference Of
ot tho old lllble. e.proplHLs were Instinct with tic
ceosn fe o. s tInis The pnic ssaker soud
1t !s equally important that tic speaker shoul
have an object md THIS should generally anssest
The subject Ills Hpcakln. shnald bun
PLEA FOR SOMETHING.
rat!as TIe diNere.eu ca 10 1eaiiy y percoiscd e. ]
WI; slHs la to s!5 hsv!ns caipose 70 Gseomps
CO" e. H. e.. Of 2fas"s ns Is sps.kf TO- S
nn-t tl9 r to establish connection betwcch him
nour without gctttns ho1d q hls .ubjcct bnt t's
h,a ho,,F tLaashtsr. Then te ,nil.t sct hol,l oi
lint any ono should fa aseep n"is! II nrsscEin, rs MIr
The Doctor said that when hcwent ii thu farls
Ayenne % Church there were fvs or s!x who .at e
was brAss band. Laughter 'rhc spcakcr should
str1ve a: nt to Eiys each ons f. lis audicncs
osAcr~ slowly. lie must gain their attention by
ron,e means. and then mako an imprrsslnu il
ne cnn du II with his Pn6lort, let the subject 70.
Tho Doctor then hFleny reviewed the different
c'a.ses Of hppakcfs. to tho great amusement and
ct!iacatton Of his hearcrs, While he admired tho
Kind nf :rtak!ng TINT wnn full Of impulse snl
hnrrah. he believed that i WIS tho logical mind
with nil pursihlc preparation, 1t Is difficult to rnc-
cHed. IN tho DnGtur's opinion, tho most difficult
thing III the world !s to becnnc m effective extern.
pure speaker; and he could mt bnt believe tint
extemporc rpcakny shnulA ho cultivated In tic
Church. THIS sentiment ealcitcd numerous hearty
'AMens,' md tIlu Dactnr's address 1nHdc
marked impression unon l,tH larsc audience Of
public speakers, Tho noon rcccss wns then takcn
TiiR AFTERNOON SESSION
was opened with devotional oxercaen by tse Rev,
Il. d. Shcppard, Of Chicago, after Which f}r
showed cash contributed by ,nvabels. 81 il X:
received tor REPORTS g. I5 recnIyeI Tor atIycrtis.
Ing, $95; fatal, Sf4O DO Thu exnrni{lnrrs
amounted 10 Sl2ia t}J leaving buiancu 81 Sii u
Tile report was adoptel.
Ir. Tiffany lupul! TINT aotno action wonttt ho In.
ken 10 insarm tho Mct.,olrt clersymrn Of lie
benefit which thoAc Intending Il rrcctvu. lie felt
Lllat' u inc oeJects 1f lhe Union were nnrc thor
nMHh!y understood, Efanslon "nuld bo ovcrrnn
WIN minister's y next year.
:, sonio ,liacnSs"n cnnted npon tho subject Of I}r.
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