Writings of Henry W Beecher

1 0.00. Beecher, Henry W. - Library 2 1.00. LECTURES ON PREACHING 3 1.A 00. WHAT IS PREACHING? 4 1.A 01. The Scope of Preaching 5 1.A 02. The Pauline Method 6 1.A 03. A Bit of Experience 7 1.A 04. The Power of Personal Christian Vitality 8 1.A 05. Sermons and Liturgies 9 1.A 06. General Advantages of Directness 10 1.A 07. Man-Building, the Preacher's Business 11 1.A 08. Questions and Answers 12 1.B 00. QUALIFICATIONS OF THE PREACHER 13 1.B 01. Show-Sermons 14 1.B 02. Sympathy with Men 15 1.B 03. Personal Character of the Preacher 16 1.B 04. Fertility in Subjects 17 1.B 05. Style 18 1.B 06. Qualifications of the Preacher 19 1.B 07. Questions and Answers 20 1.C 00. THE PERSONAL ELEMENT IN ORATORY 21 1.C 01. Different Classes of Hearers 22 1.C 02. How to Meet Differing Minds 23 1.C 03. An Easy Danger 24 1.C 04. Demands of Variety upon the Preacher 25 1.C 05. How to use One's own Special Forces 26 1.C 06. Self-Training an Education 27 1.C 07. External Hindrances 28 1.C 08. Self-Consciousness 29 1.C 09. Nearness to the Audience 30 1.C 10. Questions and Answers 31 1.D 00. THE STUDY OF HUMAN NATURE 32 1.D 01. Necessities of the Future 33 1.D 02. Relation Bible Truth Christianity World 34 1.D 03. Example of the Apostles 35 1.D 04. Weakness of Gospel-Preaching in the Past 36 1.D 05. Special Reasons Studying Human Nature 37 1.D 06. The World's Advancement Thought 38 1.D 07. How to Study Human Nature 39 1.D 08. Metaphysical Studies 40 1.D 09. Phrenology as a Convenient Basis 41 1.D 10. Social Habits 42 1.D 11. Questions and Answers 43 1.E 00. THE PSYCHOLOGICAL WORKING ELEMENTS 44 1.E 01. Circumstances alter cases 45 1.E 02. Writing and Extemporizing 46 1.E 03. Variations of Denominational Service 47 1.E 04. The Power of Imagination 48 1.E 05. Emotion 49 1.E 06. Enthusiasm 50 1.E 07. Faith 51 1.E 08. Questions and Answers 52 1.F 00. RHETORICAL DRILL AND GENERAL 53 1.F 01. The Voice 54 1.F 02. Various Vocal Elements 55 1.F 03. Necessity of Drill 56 1.F 04. Health of the Voice 57 1.F 05. Bodily Carriage Posture 58 1.F 06. Gesture 59 1.F 07. Study of the Bible 60 1.F 08. Theology 61 1.F 09. A Small Parish at First 62 1.F 10. An Early Experience in the West 63 1.F 11. General Hints 64 1.F 12. Questions and Answers 65 1.G 00. RHETORICAL ILLUSTRATIONS 66 1.G 01. The Nature of Illustration 67 1.G 02. Reasons for Illustrations in Preaching 68 1.G 03. They Assist Argument 69 1.G 04. They Help Hearers to Remember 70 1.G 05. They Stimulate Imagination 71 1.G 06. The Art of Resting Audiences 72 1.G 07. Illustrations provide for Various Hearers 73 1.G 08. Modes of Presenting Argument 74 1.G 09. Illustrations Bridge Difficult Places 75 1.G 10. Rhetorical Illustrations 76 1.G 11. They Educate the People 77 1.G 12. Necessity of Variety 78 1.G 13. Homely Illustrations 79 1.G 14. Illustrations must be apt 80 1.G 15. How to Get Information 81 1.G 16. The Habit of Illustrating 82 1.G 17. Questions and Answers 83 1.H 00. HEALTH, AS RELATED TO PREACHING 84 1.H 01. What is Health 85 1.H 02. Health and Thought 86 1.H 03. Health in Speaking. 87 1.H 04. Popular Orators 88 1.H 05. Thrust-Power 89 1.H 06. Health as a Cheering Influence 90 1.H 07. Healthful Views of Christianity 91 1.H 08. Health as a Sweetener of Work 92 1.H 09. Practical Hints 93 1.H 10. Muscular Strength not Enough 94 1.H 11. The Art of Eating 95 1.H 12. Quantity of Sleep 96 1.H 13. Badly Regulated Work 97 1.H 14. Sleep after Work. 98 1.H 15. Questions and Answers 99 1.I 00. SERMON-MAKING 100 1.I 01. The Discourses of Jesus 101 1.I 02. Mode of the Apostles 102 1.I 03. Characteristics of Modern Preaching 103 1.I 04. Laboriousness of the Ministry 104 1.I 05. Preparation of the Sermon 105 1.I 06. Advantages Dangers of Written Sermons 106 1.I 07. Sermon-Making 107 1.I 08. Points Guarded in Extempore Preaching 108 1.I 09. Ideal Sermonizing 109 1.I 10. General Variety of Sermon Plans 110 1.I 11. The Natural Method 111 1.I 12. Suggestive Preaching 112 1.I 13. Expository Preaching 113 1.I 14. Great Sermons 114 1.I 15. Style 115 1.I 16. General Hints Professional Manners 116 1.I 17. Professional Association 117 1.I 18. Length of Sermons 118 1.I 19. Trust your Audiences 119 1.I 20. Summary 120 1.I 21. Questions and Answers 121 1.J 00. LOVE, THE CENTRAL ELEMENT 122 1.J 01. What is Love? 123 1.J 02. Love, the Central Power of the Ministry 124 1.J 03. Love, Not mere Good-Nature 125 1.J 04. Love of the Work 126 1.J 05. The Healthfulness of Benevolence 127 1.J 06. Love, a Power-Giving Element. 128 1.J 07. Love Makes a Free Preacher 129 1.J 08. Questions and Answers 130 2.00. Lectures to Young Men on Various Important Subjects 131 2.01. Introduction 132 2.02. The Immoral Woman 133 2.03. The Potrait Galary 134 2.04. Popular Amusements 135 2.05. Six Warnings 136 2.06. Industry and Idleness 137 2.07. Gamblers and Gambling 138 S. Conflict of Northern and Southern Theories OF MAN AND SOCIETY, 139 S. Immortality 140 S. Quotes 141 S. The Theater 142 S. Twelve Causes of Dishonesty