The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-03-24
VULGARITIES DENOUNCED:
Sensible Criticisms Of The Faults ana
FOibIes of the Times.
Elberton Star.

ElOertO0 SLaT.
All mannerism in the pulpit Is disgusting
preacher Of the power he might otherwise
exercise. TO become natural Is great victory
for any man and TO he natural ne must acl
In a rational manner Wnen IreallDg quss'
lions which address themselves to the lntelil-
gence OF Individuals and which call 1or !ne
exercise OF the reasoning faculties OF lhe
mind.
When an appeal is made to reason II the
best result IL obtained there must be an ao-
sence of emotion, produced either Dy aeep
feeling from seriousness, or pathos, or from
an excitement brought by an exercise OF the
sense Of Lhs ridiculous. .,ur,,,,.
pu oil and the one that il constantly weeping
are both failures in the school room
would not for my right arm try 10 repIese
either Of these expressions Oh emO.i4S, ou, ~
mars halling the forces Of mind under perleGl
discipline and teaching them to move Wlth
system and method II We e4pect 10 Ge eneSs- a;.
I've worke ers and good soldiers IN This Chrls,
tian warfare. The pursuit. OF no feature VI
literature, or branch OF science, requires as
much persistent effort or more mental asslo-
uIty than Christian living. .
a character OF feeling which bas a tendency
TO make US grow better Instead VI SIMPLY eH.
citing q sympathetic flow OF lears, as Iesui, !,
OH en- from a trick OF oiatory," or wen iaio
plan OF the speaker In perpetrating MS an.
tcdotes upon a guileless audience. Courier.
fe,iine the gospel was q practice carried on In
lime of the saviour and we should not ne un'
mindful of his admSn'i9n 10 e%Iie ers re reason
believe also in fun and laughter, ouL l do
not believe The pulpit IL the place from
which II should emanate.
I prefer going to hear the modest preacner
who trus1s in The sword of the Lord, rather
than the modern Sampson who uses Inc ia"
NV candid opinion, from careful ohserva'
10 fSn
his strength by personal feaIs and as a result
we see In the wake Of his preaching a dlssat-
isiactlon with The godly pastors on the part o.
his ADMIRERS which shows. wnen pracIlcaI
application is made, the pillars nave psen
torn down.
have heard from such men in my county
the worst epithets applied to some ol Ine
bravest and truest pastors ever knew, ana 10
regard 10 pastors OF uehoulhatione VI WIN"
am not member. ,..,,
Brethren, stand by your pastors, though though
.By their fruits ye shall know them =
My wife and daughters are no Detter IMAM
YOURS, but no man with an nnclean mouu
can talk to them from the pulpit; neither
can he Get my Endorsement: VIII never
give 1t though his reputation oelts me eartn.
VINO i'd. plifes himself with my people by hls
manner Of life, bis fitness for his profession
as well as for his general character.
want Tor my attorney man VINO fecos''
a free people and his love OF Justice, temper.
ance and right: and above all give 10 me and
to my family ae "the man oil our counsel one
whore Interests, whose life, whose charucttr,
whose wax and conversation sno" lnaI Lie
No man ca preach TO me in sermon "tG
men only" and my advice TO every Young
man is 10 keep away when snch an announre,
ment is made. Nor do ! believe any purr,
minded man can preach ITO women oniv.'
I will blast the last particle Of my reputation
by asking our good women and girls 10 Stay
at home under such an announcement. Inc
purpose is sensation pure and simple. l rec
ognize fully the growth of curiosity whlch j.
developing along such lines, The end OF Wnlcb
I cannot see. hang my head IN shame, Ior
The pulpit, every time think OF the insults
ped upon Womanhood on an occasion OIL
the kind referred TO which took place IN this
county. Shame upon such service!
When IL comes to the gospel OF the Son OF
God, / earnestly beg that 1t be preached oy
educated, deqout, consecrated men, whose
lives are indicative Of culture, refinement.
moral character. etc, who have more faith I'D
God than in finger swapping and questionn-
BILE methods In conducting meetings.
May the good Lord deliver our people from
the growing sentiment TO desire such preach
ers az simply draw" the monkey and circus
do the same thing.
Let us demand the preaching OF principles
from the pulpit, such as fit US and our chlid,
rem for living instead OF having dlstasteful
stuff dumped ON us which Is unfit to be heard
by decent people.
"If the blind lead the blind both fall into
the ditch" Cooper wisely says:
THUS men 20 wrong with an ingenius skill;
Bend the straight rule 10 their own crooked
will;
And with q clear and shining lamp supplied,
First put II out, then take 1t for guide.
Faults In the life breed errors In the brain,
And these reciprocate those again.
The mind and conduct mutually imprint
And stamp their image in each others mint"
j. n. Hall.