The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-12-15

a delight. When a man can thus
express his highest thoughts and
feelings and imaginings in a beauti-
full way, we call him cultured. Most
Of us are rather crude, just roughly
blocked out, and well need a lot Of
chiseling before we are finished, but
it was easy to see that DR.. Hutch
ms was cultured. He had let Gcd
work upon him great deal. He
was an artist in the fine art Of liv.
ing-one Of Gods gentlemen.
III. Besides being a most winsome
gentleman, he was q notable preach.
err. Some of you boys and girls are
going to become preachers, I hope a
great many Of you. but don't preach
division and jealousy and narrownsss,
preach the glad tidings Of grea
joy that shall be to all peoples"
Preach the radiant glory that streams
from the very heart of God. II
would be a great thing il you could
find out what made DR.. Hutchins
such a remarkable preacher. May
whisper two or three suggestions
/. He studied. You never heard
him speag without careful prepata-
ton. You have heard people with
out thousandth part Of his expert
ence who thought they could get up
and speak without preparation, but
not DR.. Hutchins. He studied his
subject thoroly, read widely, and
closely and keenly. until he
had gathered more than he could
tell in three hours, and then he chose
out Of 1t sufficient to pack thirty min
utes full, throwing away enough to
make half dozen sermons. He was
a hard worker; he never permitted
himself any laziness.
2. Not only was his thinking clear
cut, his judgment was broad. ]
never heard him say anything that
was narrow, or partizan, or preju-
diced, or bitter. If you want to learn
10 preach like DR.. Hutchins, you
must get the habit Of seeing both
sides, of sympathizing with folk that
1iffer from you, Of respecting peo-
pie that you do not like. 1t will
take constant effort, and long time,
but il is worth it.
3. But more important even than
lear thinking and broad mindedness
was his own personal experience Of
he forgiving love of God, the visit
'uI affection Of the Heavenly Father.
Il was this personal acquaintance
hat enabled DIR. Hutchins to speak
with such force. He was not telling
as what he had fourd in book, what
somebody else thought-he spoke
With such power because he knew.
4. I will speak Of one other
luality in DIR. Hutchins' preaching,
because it is rare. He spoke with
with strong feeling. He did
not "throw a lot Of expression into
L" as some elocutionists advise. No, 1t
was his own feeling, il was genuine.
Those great conceptions Of the IL
im'table thoughts Of God, and His
interests; Of the ma
iestic on-going purposes Of God that
sweep like an ocean swell thru the
and his experiences of the
love of God stirred him
30 the depths, he saw them and felt
them and remembered them so vivid
" that his emotion welled up and
flowed out to others. Nehemiah
Boynton says that real preaching Is
lighting ones soul before ones
brethren, that in the CLEAN and glow
Of it they may discern the face Of
the living God.
III. Because he was a gentleman
Of such refinement and force, and a
preacher Of such vitality and persua-
slveness, we should expect him to be
an unusual pastor. And he certain
" was. The great opportunity Of
a pastor is 10 be a friend; an init
mate personal and family friend;