| Show A preachers tiong ions have to accept his sermons 9 how preachers could whether they want to improve their sermons or not but editors do not have to send back checks by rev W C POOLE wilmington del for manuscripts their readers do not want the preacher may claim that a sermon is riot not to be compared with a magazine manuscript certainly he will not deny that he is divinely commissioned to be a fisher of men but what wise fisherman would go bisbin fishing without first fi carefully choosing the kind of bait to interest the fish he be is trying try ing i 0 i to n catch A standard question in opening a business proposition is can I 1 interest you millions of dollars are paid to writers of advertisements so to phrase every sentence as to get the attention and interest of the reader merchants know it is absolutely necessary to interest the crowd c d to sell their goods who atho pays a dollar for anything which does not interest him how long will people come to church if the church fails to create interest in them it is not so much the question of getting the crowd which might go to some other church but it is is the greater question of getting a the people who will not go to any church if not interested I 1 can get the crowds by supplying their needs for this world and the next nest the master did not do this to get the crowds for he be never stooped to anything unworthy of the son of god but to phrase it differently the crowd came because he be met their immediate and future needs what could be more sensational and effective to draw a crowd than working miracles the newspapers report how thousands tried to get near doctor friedmann when he was reported to have a cure for the white plague jesus fed the multitudes not with ice cream after those big meals but with food when they were huna hungry ry and the miracle he wrought did aid not lessen the interest inte resL |
