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... dull and unpractical as the sermons it criticises . B. And that is saying a good deal . I rarely go to church myself , because I happen to hold advanced opinions , and doubt the style of COLLOQUY THE FIFTH THE CONCLAVE AT THE CLUB.
... dull and unpractical as the sermons it criticises . B. And that is saying a good deal . I rarely go to church myself , because I happen to hold advanced opinions , and doubt the style of COLLOQUY THE FIFTH THE CONCLAVE AT THE CLUB.
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... rarely read . Politics , sport , fiction , fashion hold their own in the public estimation , to the discouragement , if not the absolute neglect , of the marvellous triumphs of research , and the countless ad- vantages , both social and ...
... rarely read . Politics , sport , fiction , fashion hold their own in the public estimation , to the discouragement , if not the absolute neglect , of the marvellous triumphs of research , and the countless ad- vantages , both social and ...
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... rarely worth hearkening to . E. I am glad , my friend , that you are so well up in your Bible as to need neither teach- ing nor reminding . With me it is otherwise . I am ignorant of much , and I am afraid 54 COLLOQUIES ON PREACHING.
... rarely worth hearkening to . E. I am glad , my friend , that you are so well up in your Bible as to need neither teach- ing nor reminding . With me it is otherwise . I am ignorant of much , and I am afraid 54 COLLOQUIES ON PREACHING.
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... rarely , if ever , be sent empty away . At all events , it is quite nonsense to suppose that the sermons you young people hear Sunday after Sunday do not contain much of which you are absolutely ignorant , and much also of which you ...
... rarely , if ever , be sent empty away . At all events , it is quite nonsense to suppose that the sermons you young people hear Sunday after Sunday do not contain much of which you are absolutely ignorant , and much also of which you ...
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... But I have long been convinced that I am only a very moderate and indifferent preacher . Middle life can rarely rectify the omissions of youth . Since last Friday it has been borne in upon me 108 COLLOQUIES ON PREACHING.
... But I have long been convinced that I am only a very moderate and indifferent preacher . Middle life can rarely rectify the omissions of youth . Since last Friday it has been borne in upon me 108 COLLOQUIES ON PREACHING.
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