A Lesson From The Prince

A few minutes ago, I was browsing around Spurgeon.org and I found a great article by Charles Spurgeon on the topic of preaching.

The article is entitled "Hints on The Voice For Young Preachers" from the July 1875 issue of The Sword and Trowel.

Here's an excerpt from the article just to give you a sample:

"It is an infliction, not to be endured twice, to hear a brother, who mistakes perspiration for inspiration, tear along like a wild horse with a hornet in its ear till he has no more wind, and must needs pause to pump his lungs full again; a repetition of this indecency several times in a sermon is not uncommon, but is most painful. Pause soon enough to prevent that "hough, hough," which rather creates pity for the breathless orator than sympathy with the subject in hand. Your audience ought not to know that you breathe at all—the process of respiration should be as unobserved as the circulation of the blood."

The rest of the article is chock full of great advice from one of great orators of the Faith. I highly recommend preachers read it in its entirety!

Soli Deo Gloria!