New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-07
ANECDOTES OF STURGEON.
H1s 1NcEssAy1 ACTIVITY A. A PREACHER
CONTEMPT FOR coyvrxroXALITYI N DEE-s ASD
MANIFESTO, PAEISG SERMON IL
FIT OF soMvAMBuLIsN-A UUMof-
or.S VITV or DEACONS.
ous VIEW or DEAcoNs.

OUS VIEW OF DEACONS.
No preacher Of modern timcs has enjoyed wiher
publicity than the late Charles H. >pn'e'oh Inc
many volumes Of Lis sermons and Wriuhe' nave sohc
out into all the world and could all that has been
written about him he collected. IL wouid fo'm a
bIaov NJ no sizc. Vet there are many ihci"ei'
untold AMI traits still undescrbed. Ever "rr.'
one and sometimes three wcr' printed ard dis
iilbuted all over the civilized world by the regular
issue from Pa. more u Aapa-tcr'a printing once "A
PateInoster Row. London. Monday morning was Inc
only time he took ior rest. lie speaking on
Monday evening. /. he went 20 preach elsewhere j,
must be fresh sermon. All reported and printed
on Thir,day evening at the Metropolitan Tabernacle il
va the same on FRIDAY afternoon ne lrcfe1 to the
students, and all through the week went on III" con
lnual and laLorious authorship. such things conld
only 10 possible % nan To whom rs " hihSeH
ONCE incidentally and graphically described 1t. sermons
came noating in the air that be caught them on
the WINK and put them away IN various corners o.
his brain 10 be used occasion required
MS mode o. pleparation-w which was scIIc'ly eyer
begun COR sunday morning until saturday evening
while The nOa for sunday night vas prepared on
sunday afternoon to 1T down ana think over oic
OF the topics which had come TO him and then ID
gather round him all The books which Oore upon
those topics and sac which. hi own expression.
laid hold of him the most tightly" Here his
own words upon The matter spoken 10 the writer
Il am frequently surrounded by q little ho't OF
texts each clamorng for acceptance and saving. Nc
n. prrsch from me that ! am often til ID O'Clock
before make my final selection. on one memorable
OCCASION. however. all failed me. II we> one 81 iic
straIecst experiences | save known len cr' .l'
Twelve O'Clock came and still had NJ topic for the
following sunday morning. Al last NY "ile came mo
IA, ROOM laid her hand on my shoulder. ana III,
had YOU not better 70 Ia bed Try what rev hours
Sleep VII do took her advice and r"iii"d NJ nj
: O'Clock | spraEs .om Tie ,ei under the son'"haS
nnpleant consciousness Of still being wilhou topic
on leavlns the she asked me where "aH gong
REPLIED Of course, into the study Nol''H- III
amused smile upon her foe. ! a-kc1 her the ca'rr
You viii find ont when Won get there "a' The rpy.
Going up to 'he table what wa ny astoni hmeri TO
find text jo,ted down. lv g.. notes scattered about
in nv own handwril.ng Of which had no recollection
whichever. and - feel train OF thOu'hi come ba'" 10
me with the notes which - once supplied nc WIZ"
sermon. \ g!immcrns consciousness OF ihe ""'"
damned anon me- but | haotcucd IA hcr f'r An *
rlanat,on Abort = O'Clock hi, mcrnnr,' she SAID
vo, 20 M and went Down to you9 stUa, and fol
lnva voi Nou werc apparently iast asleep. You
seated Yourself in yOur chair gathered paper ana pen
and bean 10 write. fcaNd TO disturb yon' 80 ]
sat and waited Yoa thought aid wrote Tor aoon'
one hour then rose deliberately from your CHAR ana
wen; up-,irs to ied again. and iept I'll y'n roc il''
row preached thai sermon ana IL va 'c'a.hP "''
inferior - ny usui! productions.
euurrc,n's STYLE OF oraiory simple fo7cihlc ard
abov. everything natural In his younger di'r he
was extremely dramatic. much 50 a. I" Sl'c lis"
10 many al.uri stories which lr has 'ahn iDr trouble
personally - dcny and dSpscve ono wa the wei"
known aaccdotc about BIS showing 10" sinners "r"' 30
hell D., sIdins down the lalst'Is Of his pnii. WIN
o.t these absurd additions. hp~cvtf. 20, dcv"'; W.
sufficiently hi,talo4ic AL DESCRIPTIVE 20 acton -
,ol. TN, 10 lnccn,dcr,hlc clon.ut n d. rrill..h !c
success. Preaching one oDcaf)n from me ""9''' ~
AARON siayins the plague iu TIE camp 1N 'tii.h-
l,iwecn the living and TIE dead. b" ir'ii'i 10 ''-
back " Tire la rs platform. almost OK % n's VI ~
audience, and then ,ud1enly appn4 hlis' swinging "n
imaginary ccD.eg be- opct"l TIC terrible rIFn -';'>
q, ~. Ui. pfies, VIII face ana assis aud luggage
80 4, almost ~ oyeiwhcm ~. ,arDas ct! ed 10 th'
ya.t Luildinc In these batter da}, d. c"fpu' Dr. '
neces,,tated more formal mode Of delivery h"'
like An Old warorse he cold not altose"f ioI Sel 'e
habits Of The past. Juier tn" Inspiration oi u'r
moment he would sometimes starr oi a ID Gays ~
yore only to find that the tame for iuch t"hs7 'd
gone b. and rheumatic goat WOMB "H"- N"'" up
be- ali stamina a, q sailor woai plras" IL.
4, j., needles. 10 ~ay that such fpc9hcr VT n''
Min encumhcr,-l with n.te- ~ the pu"t rue '''N
Of an Old onyclpp". WITH the ragged ehee u'hn'' o."
hearing about ia li'cs ~ wrunc, ""'h 'o''''''
remain as @ EcmentO o dscourn when ma 'le '''''
: oeo peoplc. aud which The following morning
n 'e.u. from the press to the fonr corner Of t'ls
ro-Id hut moro frequently he would 90 and leave
not a t,acc behind
one o. tho great sccets Of SpurIcon power WIS u'
marvellous voice. lie la> b'cn h'1I1 ui'th''' ~ VI
CRYSTAL Palace. sydrnham by 10000 people ana III '''
u.troooli;au Tal.rnace hr could whisper - As 10 D
heard all over tho building. Another IactoF III Ms
Influence was hs extreme nsturaness. lie seemed
- man a5sol civ without al gu,e OF any KIND wii'-
ever and The more Frequently yon came IN c"nt'c' VIII
him the more WIS this Impression borne III upon YOU
Upon the public platform. his eye would hih ~
eon.o tory Of private or public wrong 1ohs nc ""'''
lean forward. Obvious ~ everybody win MS son III
his f.ce listening to the story. and 90 IL c'nc''ol
would start up aid rushing forward would pour i"h
ior some ten minutes or quartz % al h'"r ST 81
- Inilgnani dcnuncation which not infr'IuenuI
brought many Of III. audience to their feet via VIII
emf Elastic Endorsement Of his sentiments ih' "a'
not the men: trick OF orator IL "as me IA ugr
of :hc mall. over tale Of s.irow ne wouN weep
20 - = be unable - si-nk. over soo JOKE LIZ "'u
laugh 50 a, T. be heard above all who were situn1
ul, him on the PLATFORM In preaching he wa Tia,
.a,ne You could not r,sis. the conviction thst. who
ever IN the audience doubted tAc truth 81 what lie
wns saving he hin-ci believed II. ever wod TIC
nearer you 40, to hin. tic mere yon fen TIRE. 10
Ind q hnt.o. ci slam- o. all binds. lie frequently
,aid lint no.hinr ea.ei him more thai T. PIT his
foot through - fltc n'cdlcs, code OF cu1uett-.
For one O. Ae ients Ia III 'oicgc g. b, IN any
WAY rnaiCl W. the clarictcrl.ics u tie cl"acAl
mn.p.rr was aIao,t Immediately ,alal 10 the delin-
oueni haTd al.i and Nlcadbae cOa, &C "''i-
rsu..d by hone-Iy and hard WITH on The part of ih
owrcr were an,allag pas-poHs 10 rs gard ana es
TEEN and NJ Ways 10 his Lcp, IL hlp we've needed :
lu. needless sqectac'cs' sta. white cravat black
Walking eoue formal brO1dcl0th, clerical assumption,
aid . owe all frequent sunday school miss soen on
the man. lcf; arm. first dew for'h h' most IN
.p,rinc sarcasm, and. II ts> failed. dismissal
IL Was this character OF DOWN. ~. Inc 'Iy AMI
III, rougnne. which made s.ur.e"1 90 uaNers loved
and esteemed Throughout h. tx NJ lions # London
d. o.. q
mon from cibncn 10 Cabinet Minister. He mum
bored OIL tn. list Of his pcisoal frcnd' al the best.
known names Of he British Liberal PIN form. Ko'
altr visited the TaLe nat, Nr. Gladstone dE,d with
him: and "a caLJY. u he r. osniz,d hii. would fr.-
oucntly icfas. las fiF considering II ~ honor 70
have had him in lis Gao. No DEATH s'hcc III, death
Of Charles Dlclens viii bo mOre w,ael, ANA truly
| mourned in rngland PcisOns opposed b. hini in