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Thoughts on Preaching THOUGHTS ON PREACHING BEING CONTRIBUTIONS TO HOMILETICS. BT JAMES W. ALEXANDER, D.D. NEW YORK: CHARLES SCRIBNER, 124 GRAND STREET. 1861. Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1360, by CIIAKLES SCRIBNER, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States for tho Southern District of New York. Jon* F, Tut, PruiUr, SUrrotj-ptr, and Ebctrotyper, 50 Greer* Street, IXwrenCmod* Brocroe.New York. PREFACE. It had long been the cherished wish of Dr. Alex ander to prepare a volume on Homiletics, for the use of young ministers and students ; and with this object in view, he was in the habit of jotting down in his private journals, in the form of paragraphs, such thoughts as occurred to him on the subject. In one of his later journals I find the following entry : " If the Lord should spare me below, it will be well for me some day to look over all my dailies, and collect what I have written from time to time on Ministerial "Work. It is already enough for a volume. It might do good whenyI am gone." But death defeated his plans. To carry out his purpose as far as it is now possi ble, I have collected these paragraphs, and print them just as they occur in his journals, without any at tempt to arrange them in the order of subjects. I iv PREFACE. have also added to them several articles on the same subject, contributed by him to the Princeton Review, and a series of letters to young ministers, published in the Presbyterian, thus giving to the public in a permanent form all that he has written upon these important topics. In addition to these I have intro duced some paragraphs on miscellaneous subjects from the same journals, most of them bearing upon minis terial life and experience. Although deeply sensible of the inadequacy of this work to convey fully the ma tured experience of the author, I am not prepared to withhold its publication ; believing that incomplete as it is, it may yet be of advantage to nil who are looking forward to the sacred office. In such a collection there must necessarily be some repetition of thoughts, and some opinions which were afterwards modified by the author ; but I have concluded to give the whole as it stands, rather than at tempt an elimination which might weaken rather than give strength to the subject. S. D. A. New York, November, 1860. CONTENTS. HOMILETICAL PARAGRAPHS. Formalism of Sermons, 1. — Avoid Abstractions, 2. — Memoritcr Dis course, 2. — How to write Sermons, 2. — Diction, 3. — Reading the Scriptures, 3. — On Composing Sermons, 3. — Discuss some important point in every Sermon, 4. — Dwell on good Thoughts, 4. — Concio ad mcipsum, 5. — On Sermon-writing, 6. — Off-hand Writing, 7. — Ear nest Preaching, 8. — New Sermons, 10. — Great Subjects, 10. — Themes for Preaching, 11. — Two Methods of Sermon-writing, 12. — The Power of the Pulpit, 14. — Self-repetition in Preaching, 17. — Scrip ture citation in Preaching, 20. — Uninvited Trains of Thought, 21. — Not to be sought in Public, 22. — Where they come to us, 23. — We must live apart to gain these results, 24. — Thoughts on extem pore Preaching, 25. — Overhaul Sermons, 26. — On Writing down one's Thoughts, 26. — Give Scope to Freedom of Thought, 27. — Mode of Making a Brief, 28. — Trial of the above Rules, 29. — Hampered by a Skeleton, 29. — Sermons, 30. — Eloquence, 31. — Dividing Ser mons, 32. — Examples, 34. — Application of Sermons, 34. — Fresh Writ ing, 35. — Genesis of Thought, 36. — Massillon's Method of Citation, 37. — Subjects for Sermons, 38. — Choosing Texts, 39. — Theological Preaching, 40. — Dr. Channing, 41. — Preaching on Great Things, 42. — Theological Sermons, 43. — Be Yourself, 43.— Collect Texts, 44. — Free Writing, 44. — Writing by a Plan, 45. — The Pulpit Sacred, 47. — Study of Scripture, 47. — Preaching on Politics, 47. — Excessof Man ner, 47. — Feeling, Animation, Mock Passion, 48. — Reading Good Au thors Aloud, 48. — Oratory does not make the Preacher, 48. — Elo quence may be Overrated, 49. — Individual Type of Thought, Diction, and Delivery, 49. — The " Utterance " which Paul craved, 49. — Attrac tion of the Modern Pulpit, 49. — Apostolical Preaching 49. — Doctrine rather than Speaking, 50. — Warmth of Feeling Necessary, 50. — A vi CONTENTS. Thought for Expansion, 51. — Mingle Doctrine and Practice in due proportion, 51. — Method of Preparing Notes, 52. — The Bible to be Studied, 62. — We go Astray when we go from the Bible, 53. — My father, 51. — Familiarity with the Scriptures, 55. — Way of Study ing the Bible, 57. — Textual Knowledge the best Preparation for extempore Discourse, 59. — All the Powers to be devoted to the Work, 60. — A Minister not to be known by Works outside of his Profession, 61.— Great Topics, 62.— Rules for Self, 63. LETTERS TO YOUNG MINISTERS. f LETTER I. Devotion to the Work of the Ministry, 65. — Lack of Devotion among Young Ministers, 66. — Enthusiasm necessary, 67. — Study of Science and Literature subordinate, 68. — Their Dangers to the Young Minister, 08. — Who are the most successful, 69. — Effects of such Pursuits upon the tone of Treadling, 70. — Wc are to hold our Studies only ns Means to an End, 71. — Recognize the Sublimity of the Work, 72. — Opinion of John Brown, of Haddington, 72. — Of John Livingston, 73. — The true Souree of Pulpit Strength, 74. — Relaxation, 75. LETTER II. The Cultivation of Personal Piety, 76. — The best judges of Preach ing, 77. — True Piety alone able to sustain the Minister, 78. — Tempta tions, 79. — Keep under tho Body, 79. — Opinion of Owen, 80. — How to prevent Declension, 81. — Examples of Eminent Preachers, 82. — Extract from Life of Carus, 83.— Extract from Life of Flavel, 84.— Pascal, 87. LETTER III. The Happiness of Christ's Ministry, 88. — Constituents of this Happi ness, 89. — The private life of a Christian Minister should be a happy one, 90. — There is Happiness in Preaching, 91. — The Glow of Public Discourse as a souree of Happiness, 92. — Love is what moves tho Hearer, 93. — This Happiness not dependent upon Great Assemblies or Fine Churehes, 94. — Parochial Work and Social Communion sourees of Happiness, 95. — The Joy of Harvest, 96. — Happiness in Contemplation of the Reward, 97. CONTENTS. vii Clerical Studies, 99. — Ministerial LETTER Learning IV. recommended, 100. — Lu ther, 101. — Extract from his Address at Coburg, 102. — His Pane gyric on Clerical Learning, 103. — Make sure of the Solids, 104. — Difficulty of obtaining time for Private Study, 105. — Melville, 106. — A Mistake guarded against, 107. — Close Study essential, 108. — Habitual and actual Preparation, 109. — Evil of not Preparing at all, 1 10. — The End of Preparation to be kept constantly in view, 111. LETTER V . How to find time for Learning, 112. — Make the most of your Time, 113. — Contemplate all your studies as the Study of God's Word, 114. — Lop off all Irrelevant Studies, 115. — Especially such as require great expense of time in order to proficiency, 116. — Some degree of Knowledge of Collateral Sciences necessary, 117. — The Minister's Study, 118. — Punctuality and Order, 119. — Economy of Time, 120. — Habits of Living Ministers as to hours of Study, 121. — Studies of Itinerants, 1^2. — Advantages of a Small Charge, 123. — Much Learned on this subject from men of other professions, 124. Learned Pastors, 125.— RobertLETTER Bolton, VI. 126.— Owen, Baxter, and Ilone, 127.— Charnoc, Calamy, 128.— Pool, Tuckncy, Flavcl, 129. — Caryl, Goodwin, 130. — Peter Vinke, John Quick, 131. — George Hughes, Jessy, 132. — John Rowe, John McBirnie, 133. — Melville, Bruce, Dickson, 134. — AVilliam Guthrie, 135. — Rutherford, 136. — George Gillespie, 137. — Halyburton, Boston, the Erskines, Mac- Iaurin, Withcrspoon, 138. — Bochart, 139. — American Divines, 140. Extempore Preaching, 140. LETTER — Begin at VII. Once, 141. — Not easily com bined with Reading, 142. — Premeditation Essential, 143. — Choose your Topics wisely, 144. — Revivals of Religion train Off-hand Preachers, 145. — Method of gaining Extempore Power, 146. — Don't Prepare your Words, 147. — Things that perplex the Speaker, 148. —The Wcslcyans, 149. Extempore Preaching continued, LETTER 150.— VIII. Argumentative Discourse con sistent with Extempore Address, 151. — Instances cited, 152. — Read- viii CONTENTS. ing not common among Continental Divines, 152. — Ebrard's Propo sitions, 153. — Opinions of other Germans, 154. — Beware of Undue Length, 155. — Favourable Schools of Practice, 156. — Some Prac tical Rules, 157. — Ebrard's Comic Advice, 158. LETTER IX. Extempore Preaching continued, 160. — God accomplishes his Ends in various Ways, 161. — Previous Discipline necessary in order to en sure Order, Correctness, and Elegance, 161. — Opinions of Cicero, 162. — Example of Fcnclon, 163. — Adolph Monod, 164. — Extract from his Lecture on " Self-possession in the Pulpit," 165. — Some Im portant Rules, 167. LETTER X. Diligence in Study, 168. — Superficial Preachers, 169. — The Evil Re bounds upon Themselves, 170. — Inevitable Results of Superficial Preaching, 170. — Ministerial Study a sine qua non of Success, 171. — General Studies, 172. — These Sub-divided, 173. — Non-professional Studies, 174. — The Study of Law as an Example, 175. STUDIES AND DISCIPLINE OF THE PREACHER. Forming Habits of Study, 177. — Errors in respect to Parochial Studies and Discipline, 178. — Mistaking Erudition for Culture, 179. — Ex amples, 180. — Reading to be Properly Directed, 181. — The mind must have time for Reflection, 182. — Dangers of coming in Contact with Error, 183. — Instance of Coleridge, 183. — How Truth is to be Discovered amidst conflicting Error, 184. — The Truth of Scripture the Grand Topic of Life, 185. — Application of the Principle, 186. — The Foundation of Valid Belief to be kept in mind, 187.— The Truths of the Bible such, 188. — Value of the statement of a Great Truth, 189.— Exegesis the Great Work of the Student, 190.— Danger of Commentaries, 191.
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