He was not original in that method either. Do we
not read that when "Philip went down to the city of Samaria and
_preached Christ_ unto them, the people ... _gave heed_ unto those
things which Philip spake."
Of course they gave heed, just as they did to Savonarola. Recall the
expression of the old journalist at the beginning of this paper. He
would never have been bored by Philip or by the Lombard priest.
Paul got the attention even of the _blase_ Athenians, who would not
listen to anybody or anything very long, "because he preached unto
them of Jesus and the resurrection."
And you will remember the Master's experience at Capernaum: "And
straightway many were gathered together, _insomuch that there was no
room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door_: and he
PREACHED THE WORD unto them."
That reads a good deal like the description of Savonarola's
congregations, or of Wesley's, or of the young revivalist in Wales.
No difficulty about _their_ audiences--or congregations, if you insist
on being technical.
Of course, everybody understands that preaching and faith and all that
is not everything that the young minister must do for his fellow man.
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