Those who have inadequate views of their responsibility in
preparing to preach the gospel ought to be impressively reminded
of their failure in this respect, as was a moderate minister,
who was a keen fisher, when he said to Dr. Andrew Thompson: “I
wonder you spend so much time on your sermons, with your ability
and ready speech. Many’s the time I’ve written a sermon and
killed a salmon before breakfast.” To which saying Dr. Thompson
replied, “Well, sir, I’d rather have eaten your salmon than
listened to your sermon.”
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=Preaching, Roosevelt’s=--See SPEAKING TO DO GOOD.
=Preaching Spoiled=--See SYMPATHY, LACK OF.