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Then he goes on, taking this change as a matter of course, "'Thou shalt meet a company of singers coming down from the high place  '" Whereupon he again interrupts himself, and in an irresistible explanatory aside, which instantly raises the desired picture in the mind of every one, he says: "That means, from the little old church on the hill, you know." And how plain and clear and real and interesting  most of all, interesting  it is from this moment! THEN HE GOES ON TAKING THIS CHANGE AS A MATTER OF COURSE THOU SHALT MEET A COMPANY OF SINGERS COMING DOWN FROM THE HIGH PLACE WHEREUPON HE AGAIN INTERRUPTS HIMSELF AND IN IRRESISTIBLE EXPLANATORY ASIDE WHICH INSTANTLY RAISES THE DESIRED PICTURE IN THE MIND OF EVERY ONE HE SAYS THAT MEANS FROM THE LITTLE OLD CHURCH ON THE HILL YOU KNOW AND HOW PLAIN AND CLEAR AND REAL AND INTERESTING MOST OF ALL INTERESTING IT IS FROM THIS MOMENT
he building, and this attention he closely holds till he is through. Yet it is never by a striking effort that attention is gained, except in so far that his utter simplicity is striking. “I want to preach so simply that you will not think it preaching, but just that you are listening to a friend,” I remember his saying, one Sunday morning, as he began his sermon; and then he went on just as simply as such homely, kindly, friendly words promised. And how effectively! He believes that everything should be so put as to be understood by all, and this belief he applies not only to his preaching, but to the reading of the Bible, whose descriptions he not only visualizes to himself, but makes vividly clear to his hearers; and this often makes for fascination in result. For example, he is reading the tenth chapter of I Samuel, and begins, “‘Thou shalt meet a company of prophets.’” “‘Singers,’ it should be translated,” he puts in, lifting his eyes from the page and looking out over his people. PULPIT HE HAS THE ATTENTION OF EVERYONE IN THE BUILDING AND THIS ATTENTION HE CLOSELY HOLDS TILL HE IS THROUGH YET IT IS NEVER BY A STRIKING EFFORT THAT ATTENTION IS GAINED EXCEPT IN SO FAR THAT HIS UTTER SIMPLICITY IS STRIKING I WANT TO PREACH SO SIMPLY THAT YOU WILL NOT THINK OF IT AS PREACHING BUT YOU WILL THINK OF IT AS LISTENING TO A FRIEND I REMEMBER HIM SAYING ONE SUNDAY MORNING AS HE BEGAN HIS SERMON AND THEN HE WENT ON JUST AS SUCH HOMELY KINDLY FRIENDLY WORDS PROMISED AND HOW EFFICIENTLY HE BELIEVES THAT EVERYTHING SHOULD BE PUT AS TO BE UNDERSTOOD BY ALL AND THIS BELIEF APPLIES NOT ONLY TO HIS PREACHING BUT TO THE READING OF THE BIBLE WHOSE DESCRIPTION HE NOT ONLY VISUALIZES TO HIMSELF BUT MAKES VIVIDLY CLEAR TO HIS HEARERS AND OFTEN MAKES FASCINATION IN RESULT FOR EXAMPLE HE IS READING THE TENTH CHAPTER OF FIRST SAMUEL HE BEGINS THOUCH SHALL MEET THE COMPANY OF PROPHETS SINGERS IT SHOULD BE TRANSLATED HE PUTS IN LIFTING HIS EYES FROM THE PAGE AND LOOKING OUT OVER HIS PEOPLE
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