The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-13
SOME NEU BOOkS.


COmtngs OF the average preacher in some
me sure accountable for the fact. 1t is certain
that presumption Of dullness did not always
attach to sermons. Stcrne wrote them 4; 80 did
Jeremy Tavlor and Di.hop Hall rhs sermons
| of Hooker and of Hossuet keen an hon1rsd
place I'm the heritage Of letters and the dts-
| courses Of Jonathan L wards will always rank
| as models OF inexorabls logic To come down
| 70 our own day DR. Arnold Of Rugby and Fred
| eric Robertson found things to saw which those
who read only for intellectual stimulus and sug-
gestion were delighted to sea In print. But at
| the present time la our own country, not few
| DISTINGUISHED pulpit orators make insolration
| do duty for workmanshln, and the outeivin2s
which thew see nt to publish appear somewh L
nimsy, not to say sloppy, upon perusal. Unjust
| be owned that their soc ,1lei "th,urhts" ara
often but clumsy apologies f1r thinking But
| the rea ier will make "A grave mistake il he puts
| Dr. ORvtIi,E Drwry's book, The Ttpo Command
| mems lmes Nfuler In the same category or If
| he IA deferred nv dc. orous experience IN the
past from m kin, tho acnu .Int,nce OF a charm
ing and most invigorn,ing writer
ina auniecta tscuased An rms voIurne arc pre-
scented In the form OF sernons that il. they are
| treated from the standpoint OF n teacher hon
| estIv seek,ny IN maka man viser and tberebv
| petter Thev arc wholly free from a dogtnatic
or discin'innrv tone. ana nn,e,i dtrectly 20 th.
| mntured ,u1ymen, and lively mor 4 sense Of n
| bIyhlv-educatea sudi.nce. wc NAV further stv
| that few ess,yIsts ara mara accomulished TN IN
| DR. dewey IN tho nrt Of dev,lop,nen, and expo-
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