, 1879-01-27

songs oi literary critics M; and l,ucretius songs
Of pnilosophr,, showing rs TINT = moro
scholarly ago had tlawncd. In far later
time. We behold Danto and Milton coming to
GUS tma9!nations reared amid old mtrac1ca a,s1
1cRcnHs. Then NC are Shnkspears coming With
the scc,ery of nonarchr, because that WAS tho
largest spectacle In his lifetime; md after few
ron, and Tennyaon anpcar fp tile name OF the
material world and social life, and Individual
sorrow OF happiness. And yct no ono Will dare
say that tllcse mighty souls were poor, weak
t1,cy were larve aouls that spoke not In a dead
1arruuge nor In dead thought, hut In living
words for ali who tve.l around them. Thus
must The preaeher's ar. bc carried along by tue
moving norld, and must be to-day and o-tnor-
rt'v what It ncves yet has been. Ils need not
say or feel That now 1 must .,tsc my art or
play character. Real art u not sclf.con-
sclous. lle mnst simply tcel 20 kindly toxana
that It will sec toit that be shall speak words to
ita delight md It's good. Robert Burns did not
say Now | muat chan9a my stYlo from that OF
vrg " htGn haG IT,, lie spy permitted ths
even poetic fccs. unconscious1y tile lawyer
has changed Ills manner Of speech toward
Bench or Jury., The literary. men have all
ao s s so ass al ss hs sT s ea'' q nsss. s a
wr!tcrs, niM} to. this human thronR tho clnrRy-
men must join themselves that tleY too mar
speak acceptable words for mankind. The idea+
therefore. that the mln!stfy arc co'nmanded BY
foo'lAhnces ant! q stumbling black, or deep
sleep to the wicked world, Is an idea that would
be lauRhablc had It not brought to Christianity
such Injury.
We have now spoken upon two questions.
Has the pulpit attempted To arouse the publlc1
and Bhou1d It make this attcinpt3 We CONS
now to the third Inquiry: How shall It awaken
public atteationl Not by wtnt Is called senss-
tys%t no. -&n
posts 10 an; any oe..on sss e e.aue q
Interest which not only soon phsses away, but
which leaves disgust where there WAS oncs
soH'e interest md syrnpatlr. The world Is full
a,id showmcn, anl lecturers, aud actors, aud
people Of fashion who 50 overlid their forms of
display Tint low, at last, they arc lowaf than
the most modest gill or boy tint eyer lived. All
noise the more fame, n1id the moro results.
History Gives many instances Of tho falsencsa Of
this position. The light mud amazing orators
ot TUG Parliament wcrc wont 70 slip out Of
arnse TO n'ltte speech: lie Wss even called the
s'ltnner-bell" " Of the House, but thcru were
t,lat learning, and logic, and adaptation In bis
secechcs witch soon plaeed him III the ran. OF
wcrc being iltElcssly led back to the rear to
move aiming The baggage and eamp-followets.
i will never be tic duty OF publle speaker
to keep everybody anake. lle need keep awake
any value to themselves or mankind. Whia
evcn 81. Paul was preaching young man,
Eutychus. fell asleep. FIG was sitting in no
sGe xGao1 u e gsa gPpsH Fss a sSTS qS; 5 s sd
preached VERY long, felt bound 10 bring tho
youth to ltfc, but We ali know that tho sermon
WAS ono Of tremendous yaluc, ard that had 1t
ts, hssn e with .s ;s
have slept 10 his sicAi1. nnl tho nsnso Of Paul
would have died away with the chatter ha had
created. Tits misfortune was not that tic
youth slopt, hut that ho slept in such danger
been called upon by gool elder from the rural
world, the city host planned a great happiness
for bis visiting guest, and took him ioylully In
e Se~ of q s0'S wen i ~ lie oa
nf the overture OF william Tell, tho clergyman
looked Up into tho face Of hts friend to SEQ how
such atsnins had touched that countenance all
t, unused to , such melodies. be found tha. deep
lyn minister would say, "Awny' with
such music from thy earth, md let
hIcs for an orchestra. that all snay bo kept
| ayuused." but tho teaching Of history Is "Let
tho music follow fts own high life, and let the
poor man s'ecp on" II IA important that the
man Should DO awake. Mus!c has other errand
than to sand a. y'gil oyer weary or duli brains
eeeH9s pc el4Hply INC LAWFUL power OF strong
mind dealing with the best things Of his pro-
icssEon. lie must IN tho beat language OF his
| ttmes present. tho best truths Of bis dlytne re-
lic'un.-that ID, tts best truths for Ills era. It
aoss not seem that one n! dare aspire after
1ntrlt ws.4 product II such preaching sccms
heavy to soma hearts II werc better somn should
d9zo tl!an that truth should bo 60 yet forth that
more and more unable to follow calm thourht
Or he themselves calm th'nksrs. There
have heea 1nen III tho recent past who walked
up their audiences to full realization Of the
liossuet nt.d Fenrlon did this among Catholics;
liobcrt Hall and Chalmers did this among Prot.
estsnta. And II you will read their dfscourses
you will find an explanation Of their power In
tllcir places md perriods, In subject matter and
IN fitcrlsT manner. a. poetrr changed when II
passed from Dryden to Cowper, from Chauccs
10 Wurdaworth, 30 the scflnon changed when Il
the argument changed. tho complex division.
That of lilo schooimsn Or IL Edwards. gaye
place to the study Of human life; reason d!s
Hell grow less luEtd and Heaven sweetes
mud larger. From. Cha!mers' sermons you
would not perhaps learn that ha was rFesby
terA,s, nor from Robert Halls tint hc was q
Baptist, because they both 10 layel the tasentia
truths of this world aud Of the next that tiley
had little heart for alnston to the little tencii
ot denomination. Look at the nsn Robert
siall and look At hts snblects Of discourse, and
Tou will soc by what gats tho only valuable sen
sattonalsm for which sono plead cR7 como !ute
tile ministerial Office. liu was born With an un
usual brain In his head. This fact must bo scl
down ~ sn important part Of an outfit. Ii
powerful was hts memory and 80 strong bill
reasoning faculties that when ho was II yeara ol
nge ha bad road with delight much Ut modest
philosophy. In a! the schoole ho entered md
In tic college be stood always first 10 hs class
lls entered the ministry carrying, with bin
tn any pursuit.. Dr.. rarr said o
him. "1ia has the ptcty OF saint
the eloducnee Of m orator, tho acutcneas Of
schoolman.the faneY Of poet, the profoundnes,
Of philosopher" Such wa the sueEs in!e!lec'
held Ill tho charities af h!s aga. Ilo preachet
q ths - "V.lns Of knowledge for III lors!
Of = Free 'Press"; on "The Ambition ol Boua
partial: on 1.-THE luadellty Of Our Times u; OF
hs ID .asa1o have sarpa:.ti nurke KEN md fsley Il
hurlinx back from English shorcs tho Invading
atheism Of Frame. Thus t!leso schemes sAoM
| how that One Clergyman ArOtecd aoEictY h1