The American pulpit : sketches, biographical and descriptive, of living American preachers, and of the religious movements and distinctive ideas which they represent . h sides of the question todeserve most careful thought and discussion. It must be met uponits own merits, if met at all. It cannot be killed by the sharp, butsuperficial statement, however skilfuUy flung, that the movementsavors of Episcopacy. Before now, extremes have met, and we aresure there is a leaven of real worth in this subject, which is quietlybut efiectually working, and which will prove itself powerful forgood, within
The American pulpit : sketches, biographical and descriptive, of living American preachers, and of the religious movements and distinctive ideas which they represent . h sides of the question todeserve most careful thought and discussion. It must be met uponits own merits, if met at all. It cannot be killed by the sharp, butsuperficial statement, however skilfuUy flung, that the movementsavors of Episcopacy. Before now, extremes have met, and we aresure there is a leaven of real worth in this subject, which is quietlybut efiectually working, and which will prove itself powerful forgood, within a few close-coming years. But we must close, even though we would gladly abide longer inthe shadow of a good man. We can only say in conclusion, thatfew men are more genial and delightful in intimate social life thanDr. Storrs. There is a natural sensitiveness and reserve, apparent ingeneral society, which disappears altogether when he is among thoseby whom he is best known. He combines very great simplicity ofcharacter, and gentleness of disposition, with the most thoroughfearlessness, and presents in his own person a choice example of theChristian X--t>:>-Z^ STEPHEN HIGGINSON TYNG, THE EXTEMPOEE PKEACHEE. Whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye. IfR. TvNa, as a representative preacher, should be discussed inthree aspects—as an extempore preacher, a preacher to the young,and an impersonation of extreme Low-Church sentiments. As an extempore speaker he has not his superior in the AmericanPulpit; and if, in comparative criticism, one includes all the par-ticulars which enter into accomplished Extempore, he has not hisequal. He excels in self-possession, in fluency, in command of lan-guage, in quotation, in local allusions, in keen thrusts, in denuncia-tion, in fire of expression, in flash of eye, in force of gesture, and inclimaxes of eloquence. Public sentiment regards him as Prince ofPlatformers. In view of this it is a significant fact,
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