This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1864 edition. Excerpt: ... of doubtful utility when employed in the illustration of gospel truth. It may run into mere word pictures, and the pictures so drawn, while they enhance the reputation of the preacher, may not convey much real benefit to the hearer; but when, as in this case, the fancy is under the control of deep religious ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1864 edition. Excerpt: ... of doubtful utility when employed in the illustration of gospel truth. It may run into mere word pictures, and the pictures so drawn, while they enhance the reputation of the preacher, may not convey much real benefit to the hearer; but when, as in this case, the fancy is under the control of deep religious feeling--when this feeling so blends itself with the picture as to impart a natural warmth, it may become a most powerful means of awakening the attention and moving the heart. That Mr. Richmond possessed both fancy and deep religious sensibility, all those who were privileged to hear him readily admit. Said one, and he a minister, "As a public speaker he possessed a felicity of idea and expression peculiar to himself. His thoughts were natural and simple. They seemed to flow without effort, and to be the spontaneous production of his mind; but his rich imagination clothed them in a form that resembled the varied tints, the brilliant glow, and the harmonious coloring of the rainbow. His images were frequently borrowed from the scenes of nature, which were made to illustrate some instructive and spiritual truth. The loftymountain and the verdant vale, the tranquil rivulet, or the broad expanse of the ocean, all became tributary, and supplied materials to his creative fancy. He could affect the heart by touches the most natural and by appeals the most pathetic." Speaking of his death, this writer remarks, "Thousands and tens of thousands who have hung with admiration, affection, and interest on his eloquent addresses from the pulpit and the platform will unite in the sentiment that a great man has fallen. The sermons of Legh Richmond were characterized not only by a depth of piety and a sound orthodoxy, but 'likewise by the most...
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