This book has been a great success, being used as a text book on Homiletics all over the U.S.A. It has passed through some dozens of editions, and has been adopted by numerous theological seminaries of various denominations. Besides this, thousands of ministers have bought it and used it in their service to God. In addition, it has been used in Protestant missions, in Japan, and China. It was translated into Portuguese for missions in Brazil. It is still very much used today. This work is very thorough. The comments are relatively brief, but the detail is still sufficient for the needs of ministers, whether beginners or experienced. After the introduction dealing generally with the subject, requirements for effective preaching, rules of rhetoric, etc., are these: 1. Selection of the text, importance of selection, and rules for same. 2. Interpretation: must be done strictly, some sources of error. 3. Various types of subjects that may be chosen; how to use them. 4. Sermons for Particular Occasions; text sermons, expository, etc. 5. Suggestions for materials, helps to freshness; avoid sensational. 6. The use of Argument in Preaching; how to choose, to proceed. 7. Illustrations, and their uses; sources, cautions in their uses. 8. Arrangement, its importance; study the effect desired, audience. 9. Parts to a Sermon: introduction, discussion, conclusion. 10. General Observations on Style; how to improve style. 11. Importance of clearness in style, elegance, energy, uses. 12. The Use of Imagination in Preaching; how to cultivate it. 13. Delivery of Sermons; the history, reading, extemporaneous. 14. Instructions on Achieving Power in Voice, management of it. 15. The Conduct of Public Worship; its parts, its atmosphere. ''The great appointed means of spreading the good tidings of salvation through Christ is preaching; words spoken, whether to the individual, to the assembly. And this, nothing can supersede it. But printing can never take the place of the living Word. When a man who is apt in teaching, whose soul is on fire with the truth which he trusts has saved him, and hopes will save others, speaks face to face, eye to eye, and electric sympathies flash to and fro, all are borne on chariots of fire.''

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<p>Excerpt from Sermons and AddressesSome of these sermons have been published in periodi cals, or printed for private distribution; others are now for the first time in print. Nearly all were taken down by stenographers, whether for a periodical or for the preacher. In revising, it has not usually seemed best to remove the colloquial phrases, and the occasional breaks in construo tion, which naturally mark freely spoken discourse. Where necessary in order to account for illustrations or other allusions in a sermon or address, the occasion of its delivery has been stated in a note. Several of the' sermons have been preached to a good many churches; and persons who remember well in that line may be interested in noticing differences, sometimes numerous and considerable, due to altered circumstances or the preacher's varying moods. Some of the addresses are quite familiar in tone; others were made on a dignified or solemn occasion.Everything in the volume that -is not of quite recent origin, has been carefully revised. The task has awakened a thousand precious memories of those among whom I have gone preaching the gospel. I pray God's blessing upon them all; and his blessing upon these printed dis courses, that they may do some good.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.</p>

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Rome. There may have been cases where the possibility of mistaking a non-apostolical for an apostolical writing is less incredible than in the case mentioned, but there were none, it is believed, where siich a mistake can be regarded as probable. A nd, in spite of modern doubts and denials, it is evident from a variety of circumstances that the early Christians were reasonably cautious about the sources of their knowledge. It is evident, for example, from the four great Epistles of Paul (viz. Romans, First andS econd Corinthians, and Galatians), which are accepted as genuine by the boldest criticism, that special and, indeed, absolute confidence was reposed in the teaching of those admitted to be apostles (1 Cor. 12 :28, 29; 2C or. 11:5; 12 :11, 12; Gal. 2:7-9; Eph. 2: 20; 4: 11). They were looked upon as entitled to speak with authority on all matters relating to the person and work of Christ or the duty of his followers. Naturally, therefore, their writings would be preserved and consulted with the greatest respect. It is also evident from hints in theN ew Testament, and from the language of the Christian Fathers, that along with the teaching of the apostles was placed the teaching of their companions, such as Mark and Luke, either because their doctrine was sup posed to be received directly from apostles, and to be fully endorsed by them, or because, in addition to their intimacy with apostles, they were believed to have a special gift of inspiration to qualify them for their work. I f, now, as history appears to show, the formation of theN ew Testament Canon was left to the prudence and piety of the early churches, several things which may be said to characterize the actual process of formation are seen to be natural, if not inevitable. A few of these may be named in this place. 1. The Principal Reason for admitting aB ook to the Canon was found in its A(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)

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