, 1879-06-09
POPULAR PREACHING.
4 pEH-rlcruRB or THE IDEAL PASTOR.

To III Editor at 1ns 7ttbtt,s&.
CHICAGO, June 7.-Haye tho poor tho Gospel
preached to thcmi Or, Il Talmage Quatutly ex-
presses Il, "Are thers only dsstclass sinners
saved In oar chuTthssln by tho poor, do not
mean exclusively tho poor In purse, but the
poor Ia Intelligence, renson, morality. I see on
all sides strong effort to edtfy md generously
diet the we'll; SEQ no physician for tho sick,-
no milk for the babes. The sermons arc ahlo
essays, strictly moral. Astounding in poettcal
Illustrations and dramatic selections.
We arc entertained, but not tegeneyatcd. A
hcro!sm Ia held up for our admtratlon,-a high
toned morality Tor lii 10 COPY; but 80 l,cre IL
III the legitimate drama when interpreted BY
such M artist Is Edwin Booth
We sto fnin 10 ask ourselves, Are we old
fashioned people. who would have the pulpit
something mora and better than stage OF plat.
formt Are We wrong IN 50 wlahing. or arc we
right
1t is not difficult to sec why men preach this
church morality or religion, II H. be religion,
where those much abused words "a.t " and
"cultura " hold ~ distinct 4 u|ace u truth and
chartty,-it l,a4 attained popularity
When minister has achieved certain zspu~
tation, vlcn he aces his church Oiled to over
flowing, and knows that people of cultivated
tastes are aockang "a listen to lAm, when hs
reads tl.at Strangers tranalently In ue city come
to hear him rs ono ut the local ccleprftlea,
knowing, loo. ns be thinks he docs, that hh
position can only bc n,a1utAiae1 by the pcon'e
being lmprcssc1 With bis eloqucnce, then ha
needs to hc moro diY1ne than human, II he re-
sists this temptation, and stendfastly rufuso to
preach auci,t hut Christ and Him erucihcd.
This stYIe OF intellectual oratusy Is good for
Tie intellectual Christians. who arc already, VIC
Will aupposs, converted, whose feet stand upon
u rock, and who aru DOW at leisure 10 on1oy
moral md mental recreation Of a'tga orieri
but question very seriously whether it is good
for tile publican, who cares for nothing
hut that thu Lord should he mctcitnl to him,
sEuusr. dotbs whether yuins mab, standing
narrow, ind painful 10 the feat, Lhe other broad
a1ll attractive With gayoty aud tnlrth, while hta
tfoillcT's !otic-aKo teachings aud uraJers plead
p1sanfvoly upon the oue t,t1e, and Tho world and
.he os ,t sah Loudly 20 e 9 aoM s'
house tn II 5nulay lnornlug With his good 70.
solyua strensshencd and his soul saved.
1t tha tearralck woman, whom poverty prcas-
Of the hettr,ssresseA assserhoo41,. Wishing for
sotnc earnest w,rd Of hope, OF comfort Of say
ing power, however simply expressed doubt
whether her hear viii bo bound up by the uatu-
ister's clo9uent esliiuon.
1t may be hard or preacher 10 fsnouncs ths
tn,w thay arc q par Of hls beiue and how hs
hunEeta h1nt th1TSta Tor their oppression. (ih
takes pleasure IN pleang bis vast audience, md
sending hIs hearers hone convinced Of Ills abilt-
"; but would there nol ba moro JOY in ono SIM
ner turued from tho ers'r Of hts vaysl
To the pastor,-woTd q tcndescst sneaulng,--
to the shepherd Ut bis petoie, who endures unto
tho end, ui,d pfcachas sprlt,al, Ehrist4|ike ra.
lfs1on In tue tni.lat Of woldly church und con-
gregaAiout Il reserved crown Ut righteousness.
We believe the pulpit TO b the place where
tho nay OF salvation shnad b. taught, A
church is built {nloso or less nortgaged} Tor the
f0stcuithlal Worship of God. 'tln cnt|ra church.
body, from lta plator 70 the yQ1pgest uambus,
stands pledged by Botrmn promise, given bp-
fore cloud of witnesses, to FeaaG evil IND ho]p
aiong thu work ot aaying snu's. Tnef aro Ill
tle litter and abler for this wvk II they ara
scholarly uen and women, but tn's scho'atahip
should be but secondary consideration, 4 help
10 botter result, Tho ro!.xton ust, profoss IL
pure Atal u,escitui, sn'l 70 simple thai tle way
farfng man, though foul, need nos c. thern!N
Thia, l should say. Is tho ideal ~ bid IN our
hearts; tho roaltJ u diGssens: Ihs ,aeatlosa
now s4. Can preacher "drAx' we!!f WI tho
htnte be fiiIca, md t!,r fNwS stntalt AAe eln-
tucuk, Impressive, powcrfulf Shall We b&ahs,
through bis supren,scf, " bloom like aapis-
trees amopg The tFees of tho wood, 10 tho ptdst
of the olher city rhnzshess WIZ atsau!eIs.
casually asking The na&nes OF the 6est pEesehrsl
he promptly given that Of the Kay. Ns. b!s'ks
OF thu bps.ns Which Rrs shed, like hRhtn',k
flashes, from ntt rhetorical hourtsbcs! Arc nj
these lhe qnrsttnns Of thu prsaant iinsf AZ
wo gatliuring IN The uegIrSttd children, I'M
weak, thu tempted, Tho uutcastst Arc *e way
tnx war a.aIu.s stIcet atln4s. eahha1h- -bfsak'
iny poittlxsi corruption. bsnkfupss!ea, and what
noit' Or orc no p!ActdH congtatulAttuS our