Curiosities of the pulpit, and pulpit literature : memorabilia, anecdotes, etcof celebrated preachers from the fourth century of the Christian era to the present time . th solid and elaborate discoursesof piety, who would be warmed and transported out ofthemselves by the bellowings and distortions of nonsense, when accompanied with such an emotion ofvoice and body, has such an influence on mens minds,what might we not expect from many of those admirablediscourses which are printed in our tongue, were they de-livered with becoming fervour, and with the most agreeablegraces of voic
Curiosities of the pulpit, and pulpit literature : memorabilia, anecdotes, etcof celebrated preachers from the fourth century of the Christian era to the present time . th solid and elaborate discoursesof piety, who would be warmed and transported out ofthemselves by the bellowings and distortions of nonsense, when accompanied with such an emotion ofvoice and body, has such an influence on mens minds,what might we not expect from many of those admirablediscourses which are printed in our tongue, were they de-livered with becoming fervour, and with the most agreeablegraces of voice and gesture 1—Addisons Works, by Bp,Hurd, vol. iii. p. 386. Dr Johnson on Action.* Whether action may not be of use in churches wherethe preacher addresses a mingled audience may deserveinquiry. It is certain that the senses are more powerful asthe reason is weaker, and that he whose ears convey littleto the mind may sometimes listen with his eyes, till truthtakes possession of his heart. If there be any use ofgesticulation in the pulpit, it must be applied to theignorant and rude, who will be more affected by vehemencethan delighted by propriety.—Rambler^. INDEX Abbe Beauvais, Abbe DEspagnac, Abuse of the pulpit, ... ... Action and delivery, ... Adam a philosopher, Adams, Thomas, Addison on action, Addressing an audience, different modes of, Advice to the bishops, Advice to overbearing men, Advice to preachers, John Byroms, Advice to young preachers, ^Ifric, Bishop, Alderman who slept at church, the, Alibi, proving an. Almsgiving, Bourdaloues remarks on, ... American preaching, ... American pulpit pungencies, ... Andre, (Father,) character of, ... Andrew, St, ... Andrewes, Launcelot, Anecdotes about Plagiarists, ... Anecdotes of Dr Oliver Maillard, Anecdotes of Dr Robert South, Anecdotes of Father Andre, ... Anecdotes of Father Maimbourg, Anecdotes of Robert Robinson, Anecdotes of Rowland Hill, Anecdotes of Whitefield, An eminent judge on the Temple Church, Anthony, (St,
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