, 1876-10-29
PREACHERS AND PEOPLE.
sPuRGEoNs OPINIONS.

The London Telegraph Of the 4th inst. has the
following:
HI: spurgeon took part yesterday in the pro-
ceedings il connection with the laying Of the
foundation-stone Of q new hall in Georgia street,
Chamberwell, in which Ned Wright proposes 70.
the future to carry on the mission service, fol
which his present wooden and iron structure has
become inadequate There was very crowded
.sympathizers, by of the most liberal Of whom,
day, said NJ spurgson, to hs!p nsighbor:
place Of worship unless he agreed with all that
was said and done there; but we have now come to
rejoice il diversity OF operations where we
Of the same Lord. / believe there is not
half as much ground for the anxiety
people feel when they .o look at the
pose. l have known one place in town as dead
as death could be, and another place was opened,
and then both were filled: Hear, bear.]' For my
with my eongresationa[a !augh}-they are nneom:
time, for always think that If there is new
coach put on the road the old coach should be
horsed better, so us to keep customers [Great ap-
plause. What we want to do fs by some means to
get the great mass Of our people to hear the Cos
is to get tue working classes to listen to the Gospel
do not believe that to be the problem at all, and
deny altogether that the working classes OF London
in London. In proportion to their numbers they
attend Us well as any other class. At least
bs ts i my spetap'e when Pss bsv
congregation, coming out they say no working
classes 60 there. because they would not be SO
we'll dressed. But why should not workingman
wear as goud suit OF clothes as he possibly Gun
get! Do you expect that on Sunday he would
wear the same clothes in which, during the week,
be E m or oP m m In ee he
sewer? One OF the first things notice about d
man when he turns from his evil ways, is that he
sacn thing before nm afra;d be was in the habit
OF leaving them rather long at his uncle's,
[Laughter. ! don't believe any one in Europe
best clothes and any other swell [Renewed
laughter.] suppose two thirds Of my congrega-
toe at the Tabernacle are workingmen, and when:
find that the bulk OF it is made up OF the very
whom it Is said to be the problem to get to go to
the house Of God; There is = problem I should
people I, Of the West End into church, because,
a'sa95' aset}eS xits ias the chaFsS Enslsaa Il
MuSa must say T I do d'>r hot call It going to the
house Of God when man goes to witness process
sions, ana pomps, and shows. And know there
suburbs surrounding London. having large incomes
and fine houses, who do not attend church any
more than many Of the ~vorkpeople do. Let us
s%nday. s .; s Some say teif Clothes are enc net good
enough, but they arc good enough II they have been
paid Tor. lLaughter.1 admit there are persons
boots that squeak, and ladies whose umbrellas are
always falling down with snap. Then yoa find
people who say they DON'T SO because Of the hest
where they could have three pews 70. themselves ii
they liked Eaughter] and plenty Of air. To all sex
tons and chapel; keepers would give this wEinkle-
preach in country chapcls where the people get
packed like herrings in barrel llaughterl, and
have tried to get the windows opened, bat they
wouldn't, for they never had been oponed. Ia
laugh. Invent into one Of these places once, ana
it was so close and hot that asked every gentle"
man near window to smash pane or two.
(LaughteF.] There was soon very grand sInash
but then the beautiful fresh air stEeamed in. pad
the bill afterward like an honest man; but il was
much better to DO that than bear the cruelty of
preaching in such IN atmosphere, or forcing people
70 listen when they were more disposed to sleep:
There is common complaint, that the preacher
some truth in it. Iwish some preachets who mum.
bic at a very great rate would get a new set OF
teeth, II men have anything worth being heard,
in Australia and Africa-1 do not say in England
Ia laugh]-of whom it is said that when you hear
them once you hear as much Of them as ron want
Of English, one with many y|lablcd words, tie
other the Saxon their mothers talked, and which
m to Se whsn dny
Of q number Of sailors who were playing
cards Up up alo5t, and lad light for the pur-
- extinguish that 1uminary," But the sailors did
not understand him. Then the Captain called out,
- Douse that glim, - aud out went the candle.
{Great lauyhtcr.] should not have said that, but
should hare taken middle point and said,
ssPut out that candle, old boys" lLaughter,] I
believe .thishfalutu y is too much used in the
pulpit. We preachers should f1Fak 50 that people
could not misunderstood us even It they tried to
I'D so. Some men occasionally stay away from
because their wives hare large fam
ilv 10 laughI, and these poor women cannot leave
tic children should like to whisper in the ears OF