Sunlight and shadow; . -stainer — Boys Ori^hanage at Stockwell — Reception of Mr. Spurgeon— The Little Consumptive — True Greatness — Sources of Power as aPreacher — The Book of Books — Comments on Proverbs — Tale-Bearers and Dissemblers — Mr. Spurgeon and the Dog — EdwardNorris Kirk, — Oratory and Elocution — Our Last Interview —Elocution sometimes a Hindrance — George H. Gould, — O. Mears —William M. Taylor, — Power with the Script-m-es — Helpful Themes — Theodore L. Cuyler, — Preacher andCorrespondent. NE of the most remarkable men I havebeen privileged to know
Sunlight and shadow; . -stainer — Boys Ori^hanage at Stockwell — Reception of Mr. Spurgeon— The Little Consumptive — True Greatness — Sources of Power as aPreacher — The Book of Books — Comments on Proverbs — Tale-Bearers and Dissemblers — Mr. Spurgeon and the Dog — EdwardNorris Kirk, — Oratory and Elocution — Our Last Interview —Elocution sometimes a Hindrance — George H. Gould, — O. Mears —William M. Taylor, — Power with the Script-m-es — Helpful Themes — Theodore L. Cuyler, — Preacher andCorrespondent. NE of the most remarkable men I havebeen privileged to know is C. H. Spur-geon. His has been a career thus farunparalleled in the history of minis-ters. His educational advantages werevery limited: four years in a commonschool in Colchester, and a few monthsat an agricultural college at he had begun to preach he wasstrongly advised to enter Stepney College, to preparemore fully for the ministry; and an appointment was 400. THE riEST SERMON^. 401 made to meet Dr. Angus, the tutor. Mr. Spurgeonwent to the place appointed, — that of Macmillan, thepubUsher, — and after waiting in a room for twohours, rang the bell, and asked the reason of the de-lay. The servant informed him that the Doctor hadwaited in another room till he was tired, and had goneaway. Thus ended all efforts for a classical educa-tion. His first sermon was preached under peculiar cir-cumstances. In 1851 he was asked to walk with ayoung man, whom he supposed to be the preacher, toa village four miles away. While on his way, theyoung man expressed the hope that God would blesshim in his labor. ^ Oh, dear, said he, I never preached in my life;I never thought of doing such a thing. I was askedto walk with you, and I sincerely hope you will beblessed in your labor. N^ay, but I never preached, and I dont know thatI could do anything of the sort. So they walked on, as he says, his soul all in atrouble as to what would ha
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