Morning journal and courier., 1890-02-22
DIR. DEHRRNDs, LAST LRCTURR

Ia marQuanA Chapel Upon Preaching
 "A Full Administrations to Les Ons's ChrissolOgy Settle His Rschas-
 ology.
 Nsrquand chapel was filled yesterday after noon to hear Dr. A. J. F. Bshrends give the eighth and last lecture in the Lyman Bsecher course on Preaching" Many out-of-town preachers wero present and a large number of New Haven's clergy.
 The subject yesterday was "The Practical Element in Preaching" during which lecture tho learned doctor showed that the preacher's mission was no sinscure. You cannot, gen. tlsmen, occupy the time with private study; you are to bs Hshers of men. The gospel of Christ is needed wherever you go. All must be made real to your hearers aud in order to do this you must make the truth real to your self. Gentlemen, you must be theoloRians, for the Christian preacher must be theolo- Rian. At this point Dr. Behrends made 8 personal allusion to his study in his early ministry of Dorson's "Person of Christ" and Muller on "Sin." So from this he made the point that students should begin their minis try with thorough study of the doctrine of Christology, "and until that Is mastered" he said, II would shslve esohatology." (Ap- plause.) Eschatology will settle itself when you settle Christology.
 The best thing you can do is to stand firm on Christology. The preacher should always aim to mako himself understood by his hear CTS, not all the time to the children and im- mature, but the pulpit must address itself to men and women; parents must be priests in their own home. The pulpit must be mascu- line and not infantile. Children are often 1AA vtotA han p1A to be guarded against is the lack of atten- tion. Be manly in what you have 50 say; the true speech of the pulpit is direct and digniaed; do not use the language of the street, nor, on the other hand, theological terms; translate your theology in the lan- guags of the people. But before . council use theological phrassology because the pso- pie present at an examining council are sup posed to have . theological understanding. (Laughter.) A good talksr is the most eff fective preacher, and he will last the longest and never wear out. You muAt use language e you find 1t. Tou may like some oonven- tional style of dress, but you could never appear In the pulpit in 1t; and style is the dress of thought. Heterogeneous preach. Ing is the free utterance of clear thought. The secret of forceful extsmporaneous speech is In having something to say and putting it 70 that everyone will understand 1t. Ex- | tempoYaneous speech is not the easiest, but 1t keys the preacher to the highest moral ten- | sion.
 To be sure you cannot publish 50 many volumes of sermons if you presoh extempo- raneously, but there Is no need of more ssr- monic literature. An average of one printed sermon in twenty years for all the ministers would add 300 volumes year to our library.
 You must also command the approval of your hearers. This does not mean that you should seek popularity. Never preach 30 as to divide your congregation. Do not discuss party politics. Election sermons cause little good. Don't preach temperance the Sunday : before election. The lecture closed with several suggestions on the practical side of preaching and after few pleasant words to the faculty and students Dr. Behrends closed the ousssnt course of Lyman Bssehsr lectures.