Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-08-07

know how tho rost OF tho world, tho unthe-
illogical part of mankind, thinks and talks
IL Is this part no oltenest has To address Ana
he needs 10 do II In It's own tongue, most
clearly, most iorcibly, most coDvincingly and
most winningiy. Hence his Mood oi aiull aud
thorough training in the art OF rhetoric aud
literature, tho art OF plain, honest, telling
speech"
Ir was in the light of this not altogether
un,echnicai young lecture OF my friend
that took down IRON my shelves two little
volumes of sermons I hal Standing there,
high up. for | confess don't indulge much
IN sertnonic literature, chiefly Tor the reason
aJohnr gave; IL is usually nothing but
sounds, and prefer the moro melodious
sounds of the choir oi great uDots. But had
no sooner opened DR.. T. 4. MuDger's
UFrecdom Of Fdth" than | saw that here
was something more than words. 70 tell
the truth, after had once started the book,
! could notlay II asida tlli tho greater part of
II had been read. Not since | enjoyed my
first reading oi RubertsOn'- sermons-and
everybody read them ut that lime-hsvo !
derived so much genuine pleasure from the
reading OF the discourses ~ did from that
OF these seventeen sermons u' br. Munger.
Tho introductory essay on The New The
Ology," ought to lbs spocially'studied by that
preacher whom i"John" charged with deal
| ing In "phrase. bags" There IL not a stereo-
typed thought or phrase in the whole book.
Every sBfHlDH lS 1T'Hll ~ tiit bi'dNii W Ihln
itself, and full of the 'sweet reasOuableness"
Of the pure gospel Of Christ II those. sermons
arc specimens OF new theology preaching, |
should like to trade oil some specimens ]
know OF the old for IT,
Why IL II called new theology anyhow
Tho only good reason can think of IL bo-
cause II is the theology Of tho new testament
II II is heretcal, then John aud James ana
Paul were heretics
/ think Dr. Munger must pursue the
.is.as Inn lNT nlV
Certainly all his sermons are but the appii-
cation aud illustration of one grand eter nal
truth, seven the truth AZ II is IN Christ
Jesus" And they are all oi them on I'VE
topics, eminently practical, anu timely 10 a
degree rarely found in sermons. flnally
they shine with polish ofa genuine literary
grace. Full OF thought that il original, clear,
profound, their doctrine at the same time II
pure, beautiful and meOOlOus, the WORK pi a
literary artist
"Thc Transformation Of ChrtSt' contains
eight sermons in the chaste aud beautiful set
ting for which the Riverside Press IL famous.
The author is Mr.. Gunsanlus, prominent
preacher OF Baltimore. Though the subject
Of the sermons is old as Christianity itsell,
there IN much freshness III itS treatment n
dignined style and scholarly msthvu
Though not to be compared with Or. Munger
for thought or style, Mr.. Gunsanlus IL no
mere phrase-monger either. He has some
thing to say that IL worth knowing and think
ing about on the time and the place OF the
TRANSPORTATION, on the Transigured 'hrlst'
the appearance OF Moses, ot Elias, ON Jesus
only, and on the TRANSPORTATION and the
Resurrection. The sermons are all IN an
earnest tone, fun of the fruit OF honest study,
have a sincere purpose, and while suggestive
and instructive, are not tho less edilylnS on
that account
l rUr the books away, after reading them,
in hopeful mood. They show clearly that
the Christian pulpit is in no danger OF losing
its power indeed that it il stronger ana
moro worthy OF attention, and therefore more
influential for good, to-day than ever III the
past l NtA~.