New-York tribune., 1876-02-28
EFFECTIVE PREACUIHG.
THE NECESSARY ELEMENTS

DR. TAYIOR's FIFTH AND SIXTH LECTURES BEFoRE
THE YALE DIVINITY sTUDENrs-THE ELEMENTS
NEEDED IN THE SERMON AND THE PREACHER
ExTEMPoRE AND MgMoRrTER PREACHING
NEw-HAyEN, Conn, Feb. 25.-ln the nfth
and 81 tn lectures Preaching before tao Yale DIVINITY
students. the Rev. Dr. Vim. w. Taylor considered tie
clements OF effective preaching rrst In reference 10 e
sermon second in reference to the prea her himself
As pertaining tho sermon there should be dennitenes
OF AIM precision Of language ito be attained by caiern
writing, clearness in arrangement; and tho sermon
should not be nordinatcly long Concerning the
preacher there should be eanestness arising both from
conviction OF tue truth and from vivid conception Vi
the position OF the There should also De courage
and tenderness The manner OF delivery must De lei,
largely to individual experience There Is no ihcoh
sistoncy, he said between faith in the necessity
Of the agency of the spirit and exertlon I"
mako as effective ~ possible Ia
impressing the hearers. 1t seems very pious TO
jealous extremists appear To De- Tor tue hohor
the Holy Ghost in thinking that all preparation s au
indication II lack Of faith yet In reality It IL very impr
ous since the Divine Being works by means which are In
themselves best fitted to produce the desired results
Defnteness aim IL OF the most essential qualtes
I'm sermon There should no distinct object In view,
and the preacher should preach because ne feels I'M
PEELED to preach something pressing In his hcart-sohe
doctrine IL may be. or some experience, or sehSe vi
some special need In the community. BEFORE sittns
down to prepare the lecturer said let s pur
pose be clearly understood In the mind This VIII PIE
vent vagueness which usually soporic In its III
nuence Any purpose will not do put the aim should I've
Of sufficient Importance stimulate thought and main
Interest OF the audtors Preach on great themes
yet do not aim at being exhaustive In tins way many
shortly exhaust their resources and the patience OF
their hearers Precision OF language another essential
1.-THE preacher sought ont acceptable words" He should
study to every luminous with the thought
,,aIna n nafta Ia
careful writing preachers have no other sphere
for this practice and in seImOnlzng only
comes from practice, they should pracuce writis uc
scrinons Generally The most successful extempor1ers
have had training corresponding to sermon wrlehs' "
.s the lecturer, strong conviction that In advising
nm scrs 10 wrte their sermons he was giving them the
best advice Colness OF arrangement must DO carefully
aimed at Arguments, like solders must be marslaeo
in such a way to all opposition Step by
step the discourse should become more eoyate ihnds-
m III intensity AZ IL rises A,fanS s S,, 80 m m h H.
in ment, aIi carrying hlm on to CONCLUSION Without our
r,DrI fatigue No preacher succeed WHO as Dol
solnt princips OF arrtngomrnt ,,,
Tne sermon must not be inorlinateiy long Whcn
begI.s odihcatiol OF tn hearcr encs Ana et
IL does Got iO.io" I't Drovity 10 'u t'. d G
cnrth II AN Idrc IN the pulpit or elscwberc Is 10
bc determined Jy the nature OF the subject IhcIcs
much uuIeasonIny cImOr in these days about having
brul sermons. ccra!n latitude must b. given To te
In tnc sixth lecture on Friday afternoon, DIR. Taylor
spoke OF spiritual elements necessary IN mo mlnstes
for eIucy in preaching. EiinrstneSs he ,ai was
the romo rhis SIS not 10 Dec nfouuded winV heInenco
-: manner. Rant Il not intensity nor Is noise earnest
ness. IL Is not a manner ~ be put on irOm "ltI-
out. but IL II an influence spiihyhB lrOin tA'
IFcaclel's own soul II II part uf the man.
There must b. conviction of the reality and truth Of that
hicn be Is at tho moment speaking IHo teciiS ihh
tr preacher VOL urcj wil IN u II eip toe her5r5
t1 tic same crrtauy. Another element O ness
= vivid conception OF the pneton OF ones hearers
rns wIu Liye sUci iur Their welfare tnat
pcaher Will oso sgbt Oi R c.se In The cn)rt % sees
Ia III ealyatlOn Another element ~ courage, wA'ch l.
p eei ~ much IN tnO humolest village IN tn arg st
r.Y. Ine Apostles spiKe with bri4nesS; so must "e
tenderness must b. cultivated Tor cou ago without
doSrBt ntO siifness Wae "lth0ut eOdf5 teh-
dcri, ss becomes elid .nonta isin Pdi was n,'u
VITA tles. clenonLs; the Lou Jesus christ;
AMI thcy arc essential to-day to succ,>s In prsdcnn,
40 [, Oi delivery tbat must boceSsiiiiy DE
len much 10 individual experience. No OIe can Lay
doxn laws another has any one any iigLJ To
cav, at anOLlei's method WITH cdrncstJcss courage
ed rnireas, preacher Will soon discover IN; IA thOd
Drst al,ptci 10 hm, and Will bcud ali h.s cnorS To
s.cc =, la tnls IsnJfitrr preaching has 6fclrs
A a!yaa.I.cs VITA icYcSt Disadvantages. EAlciprc
prcri.H the IN ,st dihciit tO succeed In IN general
il ~ eIr4tr yOarscf To IN; free ana lnictrc
us of - luli maiu,cIipt. Spend coipIc Oi nours at
witu IL before pr.OiIn. Ulno u caicd tho spin
Df yOur teinc, aud 80 nio uiicf tGe enthusiasm vi
,olIr words. Makr your cIO4co .. tne IN iiJI MlcH
sils yoa best, and your DesI Ia tit method