THE INCIDENTALS OF PREACHING
This needs a word only. The initial Bible reading is a part of the lecture, and should not be the subject of an embarrassed search when the lecture is due to be delivered. The hymns- if hymns are to be sung- are much better chosen by the speaker than by the president, and he can add to the cogency of what he wishes to say by planning the hymns to contribute. This needs only one warning: we preach from the Bible, not the hymn-book, " As we have just sung " may call our attention to what we thoughtlessly uttered, but it provides no proof of its truth.