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un!ilevery _ord o] time text isfully mastered, •heavenly fire,The soulwill.pulsatewith celestial
..... - say,and thatyou know what you are about,tbey iectsbearing upon the salvationvf men on the
:2. The second prmclpleof n erpretton, after lliedivine, Th_ heart wiU bc surcharged @ith will the more intentlylisten.Some have taken one hand.'and theiru]sbuildinginthe faith,on the
me has studied the meaning of the words, is to unctuous, ailointings of. God. _lerein is the realm • the posit on that to see he end Irom'th_ begin, other. Discover the need and endeavor to supply
st_idy the context of ,the pa._qage. By context we of inspiration_ the only hope of the pulpit, the J_ hint, and _ as tt. were, to dove . certainly . down a . the t/cod. Don't preach just to preach. An old
mean. lhos"e pa_ages that zo before and come one nleamof salvation for the world, sure road would be to bind the I'Idly Spirit anti preacher friend of mine of years ago said he
after the text used. 'rile context of a passage t PASADENA,CALIF.
" defeat freedom and unctton. But this is absurd, would rather preach than to eat. I believe it. His
ellen changes entirely the meaninm The context
-- _ and contrary to fact, It is possible to be blessed mouth was a regu ar-Mauna Lea, preferring to be
tells _s who/s writing, or spEfikin_, tile conditions " '. and free and unctuous and make mistaken asser- m constant eruption, casting up mud and lava.
undsr which he is speaking, and of more lmpor- THREE ELEMENTS tions anti say the wrong thing, Otx the otherhand That dear man was good. Don't misunderstand
tance still, the ones to whom he is speaking: This ' '
By A. E. S_Ntcza tile message, may be guarded and ,,veil thought, me. But preaching with him was the end, the'
is the pivot df the cntlfe matter. It will make _JP ERTAIN elements willenierfnto thesermpn and also free. and unctuous. The message ot objective. He entertained.his_audience mostly hy
much difference whetber it is man, God, demons _.l_,/according to its purpose. But'no'matter thouaht provokes thought, and thought provoked _musing them. They_marvelled at the'eruption
or angels speaking, whether saints or sinners are the purpose,, or the 'constructlon homilet- will be :followed by consideration, tvhich in its It'is better to have a goal. Have a purpose. Go
.referred to, In.Romans where Paul is writing of icalb;, whether Topica!, Textual, or Expository turn will leadAo action. ThC_ugltt thee3 is the key. into .the pulpit to put over something, to get
sinners, or the.unmnctifiEd, often those who. up- (Dr. Pattison's divisions), or any 9tiler, there You cdn change the other man only by showing somewhere, to do something--something worth-"
p6_ the doctrine of holiness use these pa_ages . must be at least three,elements therein to make him a. new idea which commands his own. Either while anti well-defined. Cast [he net for 1hen.
against tile possihility of sanctification. But the the sermon.in the hol[nes._ pulpit wort[1 hearing, to fc_d the saiig or to win the sinner, endeavor "I will make you fishers of men."
context straightens out tlie difficulty, for t shows. These are. we think: :" to •pack the message with thought--thouabtful
that the messages are concerning simmrs and not _, L Thought. exegeses, illustration, and aI_peal. The betterthese,
the children of God.. 2, Fervenky. the more the Holy Spirit can and will use them THE PREACHER AND HIS HEAI-TH
Our rule thus becomes: Never preach Ironi a 3. Objective. for the purpose. By C. E.-Hxanv, },I. D. =
text until every word is tJtoroughly mastered and" If this be true, then the pastor who aspires to Second, Fervency. I would not mention tills as The Voice
•the eontextuM meaning is fully knottnt, fill acceptably any holineX_ pulpit_ .must-set ldm- a segregated something---element--of the sermon, This is the first of a series of articles on the
'_3. A sound, exegete of the Bible dOES not feel;" self to the task, and pay the afire necessary for hut rather to be associated with the foregoing, general subject of The .Preacher anti His Health
which are to appear in Tell: Pv_ac_tEIt's MAe.AZIN_
that'he comprehends the meaning of a text or. the accomplishment. _ Thought. In Act_ 18:25 we are told that Applies, from the pen of Dr. Hardy. There will he an
passage until scripture has been compared with We note first, Thought. By tids we mean the being fervent in the spirit, spa_e and taught dill- article on "The Heart" in an early issue wbich
scripture; The best interpreter of, or commentary. _rrnon must have'thought content. The day is gently the things of the Lord. In Romans 12:tl will be.worth many times the price of the Magon
the Bible is the Bible itself. In actual practice passing when people with the blessing of holiness we are exhorted to be "fervent .in spirit." We get azine to the preachers who will read anti heed it.
• Also there will be articles on dieting, exerci_. 'etc.
this principle [s applied first hy tsacing out all will be satisfied.to hear their preacher makenoise its real meaning in'the original zeao ."to boil;" Dr. Hardy will a[._ answer through TriP. PREttCltcrom-references
or parallel passages to the entird _ He cannot get by longer with a "Bless God. God that is. figuratively, to he cfervent, or earnest, zg's MAGAZINESUCh questions as may be sent him
verse, used. This is most easily accomplished. _ . by" said if you'd open your .m°ilth:He wqtlld fill it" Jude tells, tls "to earnestly contendfor the faith and which may seem to be of general interest.
means of a good cross reference B hie, outstandm_ type of message. Ranting about the backslidden once delivered lo the saintS."" There is no'sub- The questions must 'cornel from .preacbers and
must be confined to matters of health. Send your
among wfdch is-Scofivld's. They this plan is tel- • churches or discussing women's styles will not do } stitute for thorough-going, _ardent, and Sincere questions direct to Dr. C. E. Hardy, 2412 Brasfier
lowed further by tsacin_ out the leading passpgcs _- for a regular Sunday menu " I saw a poor. feBow earnestness, A fervent spirit, a spiritual eathu- Ave.. Nashville..Tenn.--Emvon.
wherein each important word of the text is found. : work laboriously once for a whole hour trying to siasm, pdrmeafing a message, will create an ear- _ HE of the greatest assets of a preacher _s
I shall at:tin refer to that wonderful book, The lift a feather out of a woman's hat. He ought to nosiness that will enlist every power of soul and U his voice. It makes no difference how
Treasury oJ Scriptural Knowledge, as the chief aid have had more _nsideration for himself thaix mind _o win the objective. And it wilt be co'n- much I_e' may be qualified otherwise, if he
in parallel passage _tudy of a text. Herein set- that, even if he didn't consider the innocent hear- tagious, It will grip the other lelio'w. Dead-in- loses his voice he cannot preach. It seems then lm
mons galore .glisten a_ diamonds. From- thesa ei's. I saw a hunch of'"oldsr" and "wiser" earnest in his message and work_'mttst be the should know something about the organs of
words of grace and faith'and salvation can be preachers try from tbe distant pulpit for more Nazarene. ot other, holiness preacher.'. It will add speech and the care of same,
found sweeplng rivets of truth and messages of than a month to get a young man to take off his patiencb, give more endurance, overcome pain, Sound, widcb makes the voice, is pro'duced hy,
miracle-working greatness_ dreamed of never be- necktie. It doesn't take many brains to hand out
conquer dilficuitles, strengthen weakmms, brave the forcing of air from the lungs over two cords
fore eveh [n moments of our greatest inspirations, quips about dre_s. :hut It takes both heart and danger, sustain, hope, keep him working for the .located at the upper end of the trachea, commmdy
The final statement then of our rule of inter- " brains to be a teller of good news. There are crown. He'll feel he must succeed or die, and callEd, the windpipe, This partiefilar cartilaginous
pretation is: Never preach from a text.uv2il ev-. wrongs which must be denounced at proper time before he dies he wlfl pay the necessary price for box, in which arc located the vocalcords, is called
cry word is [ fly mastered, the contextual mean_ and. place,but this kind or type of preaching will succe_ and he'll w_u. Said Chalmers, "Man the larynx. These'two cords are under control of
lug is lhoraugtdy knowrb parallel passages ate not work. Holiness people can die _plritualiy . should trust in God as if God did all, and yet. muscles Which contract and relax at the will el
Iraced out, and scripture is compared with _crip- under this type of preaching• You had better - labor as earnestly as if he himself did all." the indlvidual, when contracted or_tightened and
to;e. come to the ptdpit wlth a positive and practical Third, Objective. You will find it easier to the wind from the lungs is idrced' over them they
r. Saturable your soul with the tr.uth of the Word. subject, with your mind full of your subject, wi'th preach if you have a goal-+a well-defined abler- make h sound. 'I'hls sound is not the voice. A
Fire the mind with the glory and shekinah of the - your heart warm with your sub]oct, intelligently, tire, to which you speak. There ace doctrinal voice depends upon the control of these cords and
Bible truths. Every message from our pulpit will handle the text and develop' the theme, if the subjects, which are needed;teaching, admonition, the sha.ne and eoffdition of the.larynx, pharynx,
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then be _,vinged with holy light, and ranched with people see lhat you. evidently have _pmetking to personal duties, relative duties, hundreds of sub- posterior part of t le nose, t ie nose proper and