Short sermons praised as more edifying than long discourses
In a letter dated April 25, 1872 Rector J. Sidesbotham of St Mildred's Canterbury argues that sermons should be brief, not exceeding twenty minutes for evening talks and ten minutes for morning, to sustain attention and edify congregations. He defends a practice of concise sermons as a test of preacher excellence and urges clergy to attend to parish needs beyond weekly preaching.
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Sidebotham
St. Mildred’s
Canterbury
Maurice Preface and Philosophy in Late Works Review
The piece discusses Frederick Denison Maurice’s final Preface and its dialogue form with an undergraduate. It contrasts Maurice’s theological approach with Evangelical criticism, highlights his reconciliation of Bible teaching with science, notes debates with Dean Mansel, and praises his Moral and Metaphysical Philosophy and The Conscience lectures as influential, with emphasis on interpretation of truth and revelation.
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Maurice
G. H. Lewes
Frederick Denison Maurice
University of Cambridge
London
Macmillan and Co
Frederick Denison Maurick
Mr. Maurice
Evangelical
Marguerite
Faust
Dean Mansel
Dean
Mansel
W. Hamlton
Tor
Ach
Hamlet
Laertes
God
Christendom
Evangelical School of Christians
Cambridge
Duncan
Whewell
Ralston’s Russian Fables and Krilof’s Wit
A critic praises Mr. Ralston for translating Russian literature, highlighting his work on Krilof and the humane qualities in his fables. The piece notes how translations popularize Krilof and make him feel native to readers, with reference to European reception in France and Germany.
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Ralston
Krilof
France
Germany
Studies in Russian Song and Mythology From British Museum
A scholarly notice of W. R. Balston M A of the British Museum presenting A collection titled Strative Of The Songs of the Russian People illustrating Slavic mythology and Russian social life.
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Ralston
W. R
Balston
M.A
British Museum
Elin and Greens
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