. The American distances to supply thepulpit; or deacons meetings, distasteful to many, give opportu-nity for loud reading from printed volumes. Of the audience isthe Academy Preceptor, a man of accomplishments, of unusualoratorical excellence, both extempore and written, and of genialpiety. Why not make him the preacher on Sunday ? We shall 14:0 WILLIAM HENRY MILBURN. find that not two divines of the county can surpass his pulpiteloquence. Here is a thriving city. A revival occurs in a large church. Thepastor is worn with excessive labor. The people, hungry for bread,demand preachin


. The American distances to supply thepulpit; or deacons meetings, distasteful to many, give opportu-nity for loud reading from printed volumes. Of the audience isthe Academy Preceptor, a man of accomplishments, of unusualoratorical excellence, both extempore and written, and of genialpiety. Why not make him the preacher on Sunday ? We shall 14:0 WILLIAM HENRY MILBURN. find that not two divines of the county can surpass his pulpiteloquence. Here is a thriving city. A revival occurs in a large church. Thepastor is worn with excessive labor. The people, hungry for bread,demand preaching every night. Connected with the church is alawyer whose eloquence holds crowded court-rooms, for successivehours, in rapt attention. He is also a good man and true, and afervent Christian. Why not make him the preacher for Mondayand Wednesday evenings ? We all say that a Free Press is the Palladium of free it not time to inquire whether a Free Pulpit is not the prerequisiteto an universal Christianity ?. ,a* :.Biittre


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