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Editorial
March 26, 1891
Southern Christian Advocate
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina
What is this article about?
A short opinion piece advising against disturbing preachers or public speakers before their orations, using an anecdote about Disraeli's wife and emphasizing that sermons should remain 'red hot out of the cannon.' From the Richmond Advocate.
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CURRENT OPINION.
Cooling the Sermon.
(Richmond Advocate.)
When a public person is on the eve of an oration on platform, in Parliament or pulpit, the smallest annoyance often discharges the electric force gathered in his brain. The wife of Disraeli, in passing with him to her carriage, which was to carry him to the House of Commons where he intended at once to make a speech, had her fingers crushed in the gate, but she never let him know of the accident. What preacher has not had a sermon damaged by the visit just before service of a person with a grievance or vexing story or a trifling piece of talk? Never call on a Pastor between breakfast and the morning service. Never button-hole him as he is entering the church. A sermon ought not to cool: red hot out of the cannon.
Cooling the Sermon.
(Richmond Advocate.)
When a public person is on the eve of an oration on platform, in Parliament or pulpit, the smallest annoyance often discharges the electric force gathered in his brain. The wife of Disraeli, in passing with him to her carriage, which was to carry him to the House of Commons where he intended at once to make a speech, had her fingers crushed in the gate, but she never let him know of the accident. What preacher has not had a sermon damaged by the visit just before service of a person with a grievance or vexing story or a trifling piece of talk? Never call on a Pastor between breakfast and the morning service. Never button-hole him as he is entering the church. A sermon ought not to cool: red hot out of the cannon.
What sub-type of article is it?
Moral Or Religious
What keywords are associated?
Sermon Preparation
Pastoral Etiquette
Public Speaking Annoyances
Preacher Disturbances
What entities or persons were involved?
Disraeli
Preacher
Pastor
Richmond Advocate
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Avoiding Disturbances To Preachers Before Sermons
Stance / Tone
Advisory And Cautionary
Key Figures
Disraeli
Preacher
Pastor
Richmond Advocate
Key Arguments
Small Annoyances Can Discharge A Speaker's Mental Energy Before An Oration.
Disraeli's Wife Hid Her Injury To Avoid Distracting Him.
Preachers' Sermons Are Often Damaged By Pre Service Visits With Grievances Or Talk.
Do Not Call On A Pastor Between Breakfast And Morning Service.
Do Not Button Hole A Pastor Entering Church.
Sermons Should Be Delivered Red Hot, Not Cooled.