Daily Republican., 1879-07-19
SUNDAY HEADING .-
MR.. STURGEON ON PREACHERS.

The London "Dsily News" in a recent
issue says: =-.-. ...,s, -.
Mr.. Samuel Morley, n p, presided
asst evening over the third anniversary
festival of Christ Church, Westminster
road. The Rev. G. II. Spurgeon was
present and spoke at some length on
the subject Of preaching. He remark.
ed that Mr.. Morley had said that the
habit Of staying away from place
of worship was getting common.--
He would ask the hi norable gentleman
whether he himself would like to go
and listen to some of his reverend breth.
ern. He confessed that sooner than
hear them he would have the gout.-
Those who had the gout would ap-
pr-ciate what he meant. 1t was awful.
He had the privilege once of hearing a
reverend brother, he would not say
how, when, or where; but he always
considered he should be rewarded for it
at the resurrection of the just. A
preacher should try to make his preach
ing good.
In Germany it must be made evangs-
lical to the extent of sixteen ounces to
the pound If the church was to be kept
full but regular attendance at places
of worship there had gone quite out of
date. Would any man 60 and listen
to some German divine if they preached
their books If he we're bad with the
headache and wanted to sleep he GER
tainly would 60. They had some Of the
best books printed from the German,
but they had some almighty dry books,
which could interest no person, unless
they wanted to have sin taken out of
them in the same way as Eve was ia
ken out Of Adam-when in deep sleep.
II a preacher did not preach we'll,
"pray him up" added Mr.. spurgeon.
II they did not profit. let them still 60
on praying. Any Of them would preach
we'll when they preach to congrega-
ton coming fresh from their knees,
having prayed to God to help them.
Then they should back the pastor up
in everything as one man. There
should be no hesitancy, no questioning;
it was church work, therefore the cler-
gyman should bs backed up and car
ried through. He should bs the point
of the wedge let each behind push on
and the deed would be done.
What splendid history, exclaimed
Mr.. SpurgeOn, the Surrey Chapel peo
pie had, and If they did not do wonders
Tor God after Rowland Hill they de-
serveh to be tied to carts tail and
whipped. They did not know how down
in the dumps sometimes a man who
had to cheer every one else was. They
should speak kindly word to the pas
tor whenever they saw him There
was a story often told Of r an in the
Gray's Inn road when there was fire.
The escape was pat up, but it was
found to be little too short. There
was a woman to be rescued who was
near the window. The fireman went
up, and just as he reached the top the
people gave three cheers, for they
thought that he had rescued her, and
he did. But hs said he could not have
done it II it had not been tor those three
cheers just at that moment. They
should give three cheers for the preach
sr instead of giving him a greeting
which would put him in trim to preach
in dolorous manner. When he occu-
pied the pulpit and saw two or three
old ladies shaking their heads, he al
ways preached 10 perfection. Those
who smiled and were pleased he thought
we're persons Of great judgment. In
he said they would all re-
a verse which he thought was
by Sir Walter Scott, and which he
would apply to them as church work
,rs "On on! on! were the last
words of Spurgeon."
THE PEOPLE MESSAGE.
The quiet of Sunday morning was
oroken by the tones OF church-bell.
)ver the town foated its full, rich mu- .