History of Public Speaking in AmericaAllyn and Bacon, 1965 - 566 pages |
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... sermon preached in 1663. When a Boston preacher took one of his " dog- matical " sermons to a meetinghouse in Marblehead , he was startled to have his solemn review of their godly duties interrupted by an impatient cry from the assembly ...
... sermon preached in 1663. When a Boston preacher took one of his " dog- matical " sermons to a meetinghouse in Marblehead , he was startled to have his solemn review of their godly duties interrupted by an impatient cry from the assembly ...
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... sermon , Emerson recorded that he typically selected a topic Friday night , making a choice among five or six potential subjects . Saturday he devoted to the writing of the sermon . In one of his sermons , in 1830 , he explained his ...
... sermon , Emerson recorded that he typically selected a topic Friday night , making a choice among five or six potential subjects . Saturday he devoted to the writing of the sermon . In one of his sermons , in 1830 , he explained his ...
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... sermon when it is written , stays there , and breaks out into flames again , when the delivery of the sermon comes . The enthusiasm is stowed away and is kept . " 18 Finney , born in 1792 , continued active as preacher , lecturer , and ...
... sermon when it is written , stays there , and breaks out into flames again , when the delivery of the sermon comes . The enthusiasm is stowed away and is kept . " 18 Finney , born in 1792 , continued active as preacher , lecturer , and ...
Contents
Groping Toward Independence | 1 |
The Role of the Preachers | 9 |
The Mather Dynasty | 18 |
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