| The Life of Dr. J.R. Miller |
Chapter 6 |
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A correspondent of the British Monthly once wrote of his sermons:
“Though void of the sensational, they are never commonplace. He never loses sight of the fact that they are to supply spiritual food and instruction to immortal souls, and right royally do they perform their mission. All are marked by simplicity of speech, lofty ideals, tender appeals, the statement of the heart’s great need, and the magnifying of the all powerful Helper. In them there is neither theorizing nor temporizing; no man can mistake their meaning – all is plain, direct, earnest, and forceful. Men listen attentively, reverently, prayerfully; they instinctively feel that the preacher is expressing great truths that he is setting forth their spiritual needs that he is translating into words the nobler longings of their lives. ‘Thou art the man’ is what every thoughtful person thinks of himself when listening to Dr. Miller’s earnest condemnation of sin and to his pleadings for more of purity, usefulness and holiness. It is little wonder then that people who sit under his preaching strive to lead clean, helpful lives, and to do the will of the Master.”
He never forgot the universal need of comfort. “We forget how much sorrow there is in the world,” he one day remarked. “Why, there are hearts breaking all about us. I have made it a rule of my ministry never to preach a sermon without giving some word of comfort to the sorrowing. In every congregation there is sure to be some soul hungering for consolation.”
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