The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-03-03
THE METROPOLITAN PTLPIT.
4 STUDY at ~. Georges On sunday DIR.
RaInsfUrd'- WAY.

"liur'i on Sundas Worniu. Nnords - Varl'lN
of point. Of view, and unuue-ii"hahH me
pulpit has sun erred tor ia" lack of rair aud ds-
eliminating expressions OF 'h" thoughts NAV
4" on willie To-" pf,ach-r Errn"h"'.
The i.v. " = iiainsrofd ~ - George
j. - muCi-tHlked-oi man ia ihI- "iiH. ana OF
UNIDENTIFIED popularity ~. Georges i. n biz
-d.nCo nui II il L"aIi$ alwaNS crowded "N-
ccpt IL summer II il notable icr III" lare"
number NJ men who attend something
there has the power TO draw Een 10 s"t np
reasonable, Ia furrgo the SUNDAY papers
and 10 III IN a ew for u couple "i noun
GA -unday there seemed to he no Ie" WITHOUT
AZ least one man. most Iai twc- come hHd
tlrc. Men COMPOSED ahuut 80 per cent
at the congregation. hey We're. a. a RUE
pretty sound-loohi Ing men, strong lighters
apparently, a rirI!r u Ue. 1hrr" - olhI on"
explanation something viiilr j. Ia mat
church which a@'tro,t- them.
TIE vIr!o thing j. Rliu.!ord himself
lie i, per,a-iv- The Epi-copdl -'rvic"
can take un a wide variety OF characteristic ,
at - George Il goes IN uau-ia'llon. WIZ
out abrogating the ~eriuline~~ ~ ia" '"tvl'"'
~. general order ct thing has y h,iiiaf'
simplicity. almost ~airuptn"ss hut ,heI"
is hospitality IN the air. and a stranger ~
glad To feel II.
When the man begins &" read has '"rVi'"
u j. impossible. To hear his words n" speaks
tlickl}. like most Ensl shmeu, "" has IL"
idea o! striking the key note Of the auditor
Jun not one "nunciattOn In ten can b" rec"s-
ri1rd half way from the ChHncel; II IL a
fanfaroundo Of gutuIrdls This il ine1cu~-
ubI-. o. all he sind- Of afectation toward
the s.rvic. thai which ride through II IL
crO-~-cuuntry style ia least respectable, be-
cause l.ns' respectful The ancient SEN
fences may not be wildly interesting; hut
,h.y are tho bottom OF the whole institutions.
and for a clergy man To- Concede apparently
hat they are less stirring 10 an ul-to-dale
uudianCa than the books left 1t home LOOKS
like eeo;isin, for he * gong 4" maze greater
effort - have hIs sermon UNDERSTOOD
The sermon j. NOR" distinct Yet this l.
only compa rHtive. tu' sermon - nov dl~-
~tinguiahahlc speech Ia" preacher makes
4 tar greater effort TO be- Understood 'han ~
Ia. lessons and prayers, but hi method i
wrong His profession il public speech on
q very large scale. bur his obvious neglect OF
all training Of his vocal f~arulte. -" that Ia"
can be- understood by people -lSir feet away
j., an aNront 80 HI painful listeners Doubt
- the regulars are all" 20 hear nearly All
Rut from a business mans point al Ni'W "ir'
81 m" %rudInent- ~ II preachers business
j. 10 learn how Ia talk so that strangers can
hear without confusion. Yesterday thing-
were made worse BY a cold. but III" c'itct-h
j. based on previous experiences
The substance Of the sermon shows where
n large section 81 the Rain~fnrd popularity
lies Il l. from start TO Finish a clhbmsu's
orhaud speech The man who holds forth
in his club al who ent"rIains in New YORK At
afternoon functions must hr dow nrisht ng-
gre,sIve. and apparently sensible, he may
blurt SURPRISE. on you. he may be al cN-
pounder Of fdds. but lac can never ne sen'i-
mental he can never seem To be without
rea-ons for what he saws lac may be Illogical,
he NAV hluN. he NAV work n fake, hut he
must seem to be convincing then ne In list
~ned 10.
Or Rainsford has that metropolitan e--
sential Ne understands mAn-talk ms
IL n tremendous attraction. II 10 worth
white TO make a speech on sunday morning
- a. ,o he ar the reli gioua side Of lie talked
about by u man nj the world, and in the same
tone that a secular newspaper might discuss
i There j. nothing academic here, ap-
pareu'ly no pale cas- ~ Thought Tho 'hings
said are coucrct. and the manner II athletic.
~. thai of an old university oar should h".
j. j. not = re-,ful hind "t Ur"achins, and
fhsro nre congregations where IL would not
Ne. desired ~ IN 'li~ lm''U' -
N,S liza s'raishtfor~ardne-s and c1ndor,
IT, ma,culIuity aud Hhsenc" ~ ornament,
its decisive plunge ir-o a tight place. lis
autearance e reasonablersss- iorkcrs
Ike that
II . hoveve a Kind Of preaching which
: M moro exempt from tho temptation of
superfcisI tllnkins than several other kinds
arc. !, would not be strange il the onhand
s'vlr vas sometimes 2 t"up'ntion - EaSiy
methods Of rhough' ur Rain-fprd preached
yesterday from Matthew vi, ~ 'S""F y"
fr.i the Kingdom Of GOD and hi- righteous
ness and all these things shall he added unto
you His theme was especially the last
statement. thai thincs veie the reward OF
those that sought righteousness lie began
nv referring TO tho objection ShHch Ny HuN-
lev md George Eliot used 10 rail-" AGAINST the
DENIM nds and sanctions OF Christianity that
they nppaa'ad "a n subtitle form 81 solh- hne' t.
and pointed in fact m escape from on" KIND
Of self-indulgance into another, less gross hu'
more hypoCri'iCnl he had wondered u the
answer 20 that objection was clear 10 his
henrers. To discover. h" had cr"s--Pucs'Ioned
several ~ average int"llIs"rc" aud had
found that the could not NJ >yer the Huxley
Eliot objection consequently u was Oh
yiou.ly u proper sub "ot FOR him 20 enlinhten
them upon Tor me POM ~ '>Sh" va "ul'd'
in ChrstiauIty.
The trouble with HuVlev and Eliot was
that they never comprehcnded jesus tn"
Master never vas more frank than IN THIS
same sixth chapter of Matthew lie vas
taking Of alms-rivius. ~ prayer, ~ hoard
iug money, ~ anxious caro-. Jesus recog-
rized freely that each was hoddcd in q need
az human nature and lie gave in!uuctinns
to guard against the mlsdirection of these
Iupulao- Ia each cas-. na promised re-
wards tod would reward openly the secret
prav.r md the secret aims. he would civ"
incorruptiblc Treasure in place Of III" sordid
hoard he would cloth" on" Nkc In" lilies II
one could rise above taking Thought for tho
morrow Your heavenly Father knoveth
We have need Of these things lie vii add
them unto you.
What docs all thus mean; II IL r1' 10 he
cy plainod away A. II II m"~et other than
IT seems. II was literal truth. jesus was
The most reasonable man that ever lived
He Wa not here to pluck mon out Of 'uc,r
human nature. hu' T." direct their human
ua,ir. srIght. lie know TINT if w aro worth
anything IL We are moi iunIS. No. de- things
for what ~ get ou' uf then. "" GO every
act Tor what TIER" T., q - for r- Mis- dn
prnyy Not ior prayer '1"li. ni for the
result on me. NhS 0o ! sIyc nay umc. health
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