The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-09-29

There are different methods in preach
Ing. There are preachers who are fond
of thinking they preach what the Holy
Spirit gives them to say. II what they
say Is accurate quotation of the Bible
we will concede it is inspired. How
ever, the majority of them deliver
sermons which exhibit not only meth
cd but much study. There Ia method
of preaching, however, which we will
presently exemplify, which does not
require any prior notice or special
study for the occasion or even selec-
ton Of topic prior to the beginning Of
the discourse.
A usual form of preparing sermon
appears to be:
l. 10 select text. 2. To think 1t
over and decide what analysis 1t con-
tainR of points to make or topics to
talk about. 3. Select for 1t q popu-
lar or taking topic. 4. Write out the
discourse with constant logical ref
erence to its topic. 8. Under each
point ampllfy with interesting Illus.
trations. 0. Make climax somewhere
In the discourse and make one under
each point when opportune. z. Lastly
wind 1t up with grand peroration.
There are preachers who spend q
period of time in meditation and pray
er and some even in fasting, asking
God to give them His message to de-
liver to the people and searching the
scriptures therefor. Some will think
OF subject that the people ought to
be talked to uyon and then, by aid of
concordance, look up the passages
of scripture relative thereto.
There are others who, in formulat-
ing their rhetoric carefully, consider
the opinions OF their, to them we'll
known congregation in order that they
may please their hearers, and enjoy
their appreciation In Increased fame
and In the more certain tenure OF sala-
ried position.
On going to hear preacher 1t Is al
ways fair question TO ask whether
he got his sermon from God and the
bible. OF what he has learned by social
intercourse with his habitual hearers.
Some ministers pray to .he congre-
Cations others pray to God, Some ex-
hort and preach In their prayers as if
they were mentally inquiring what
their hearers will think of their pray
er and how much will those listeners
be influenced thereby. Others forget
anybody is listening to them ard use
their prayer to worship and praise God
and to petition for needed blessings.
There are preachers and preachers.
l
your choice" We forget not there Is
a fiction that it is without money and
without price,
If you take that fiction in entirety
and in all sincerity and never paynny
money it will not be long before other
people will think you to be at least
half as mean as you think yourself.
The minister's salary must be paid
and there are only few denomina-
tons who, like the Friends have en-
tireiy separated the salary from oil
possible influence upon methods In
preaching.
10 was exempiified by Rev, George Il.
Tomkins in sermon last Sunday
evening to the Eleventh and Walnut
streets tent full.of people. ~
He took his text from Psa. Nils
| waited patiently for the Lord, and
he inclined unto me and heard my cry.
HE brought me up also out of q hor-
rible pit out of the miry clay, and set
my feet upon rock, and established
my goings" ''And he hath put a new
song in my mouth. even praise unto
God; many shall see it, and fear, and
shall trust in the Lord.'
BY previous study at some time in
his life the preacher had been furnish
ed with the history and experience of
King David which he incidentally de-
liyered while the above sentences fur
nished him with the analysis and
points of his sermon.
1t was however done in such man
ner that each sentence, as it came In
order was by logical treatment given
the effect of climax.
The audience was intensely inter.
lested. The sermon. though 30 evil
IDENTIFY offhand. was declared TO be
one of tho best. This method OF
preaching appears TO be simply en-.
phasi2ing tie language of the Bible.