The Goderich Signal-Star, 1969-07-31, Page 3•
From the
Ministers. study.
What is Christianity for?
I was wondering the other
day how many sermons are
preached in the world every
Sunday. It must be several
million in North America alone.
Think of all those words!
• • Some people would' consider
• the weekly sermon as cgncrete
evidence ,of the 'capacity of the
human mind to absorb ideas
•instan'taneously-.and-i 1'i ' 'tegrate----
them cohesively, ' whi e others
would say it indicates merely the
• infinite limits of mental
endurance.
Many of the clergy are
inclined to view it somewhat
differently. We hold the opinion,
based on our personal
observations, that people have
become so accustomed to
listening to sermons and doing
nothing in response to them
that, whatever compulsion the
sermon may have within the
mind of the preacher, it is lost
before the sound of his voice has
• travelled six, feet from the
pulpit.
The proof for this opinion is
that the clergy get very little
comment on their sermons. The
occasional compliment is
offered, and' it is appreoiated,
but there is no ground swell of
• parochial opinion demanding the
right of the people to have their
say, to debate • contentious
issues, to discuss practical'
implications or to grow mentally
and spiritually in .understanding
1 the issues of life.
is To take it a step ft>srther, I
sometimes think that .only" the
enemies of Christianity take the
Christian' faith seriously: They
know what they are against! Do
church people know what their
Christianity is for? '
+ In a sense, each denomination
has a• different answer to the
question, "what is Christianity
for?" That is what holds the
denomination together and gives
it a reason for existing, so
ecumenism must try to make
• sense out of several conflicting
reasons or else develop a new
challenge that will capture the
attention of people.
'Sermons are supposed to be a
viiay .. in which people are
challenged, but I see little
evidence that anything much is
achieved' from the billions of
words that are sent forth each
week to "waste their sweetness -
on the desert air."
' It is difficult to estimate how
long it takes to prepare a sermon.
mon
Writing _ and revising. (and, for
some clergy, memorizing: or
transcribing into notes for.
-extempore delivery) will take
from two to six hours.
Background reading and special
research varies with subject
matter. -
In a sense, everything one
Y .g
experiences becomes' the
background of preaching.- The
preacher is totally involved in
sermon preparation. -The-task:-of
• sermon preparation is always
close' to the surface of one's
• conscious. activities and
Observations. 'It is our world. We
are committed to it, shackled by
it, immersed in it. The sermon
becomes so much a part of us
that , it becomes difficult to
consider it impassively. It is
• more than a vehicle of
communication: it is a passion.
REV. GARWOOD G. RUSSELL.
St. George's Anglican
I question whether this is a
good thing, In a time when the
Church is devising new
structures, some attention ought
to be given to 'the preaching
ministry.
Is it necessary ,to have a
sermon every Sunday? Why not
once a , month? Why not a
s><x=wee�C. erieson�ea year?`�irt•
seems to me that both clergy
and laity would gain if we were
to eliminate the weekly
discourse.
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The clergy would gain by
being freed from the oppressive
° task of offering a compelling
challenge every week. A clarion
Ball to committment and action
begins to sound petulant when it
has to be rephrased each Sunday
morning,
The clergy would gain also by
being freed from constantly
translating life experiences into
oratorical opportunities. I- don't
say we do this consciously or
deliberately or in any phony
sense,• but it happens 5,r )1 am
sure that this mist be
transparently clear to the
observant laity.
The laity would -gain by being
able to take .seriously the
sermons they hear. ;`Familiarity
'breeds contempt," says the old
proverb, and it is certainly true
of the lay attitude to sermons. If
the berbiage decreased, it would
be possible to give credence to
what' the preacher said on those
rare occasions when he spoke
publicly.
Smith family
reunion held
at Harbour Park
• -. On Sunday, July 27, 60
descendants of 'the late Mr. and
Mrs. James Smith held thein
annual picnic at Harbour park.
• Goderich relatives attended from
Toronto, Port Elgin, Ripley,
Lucknow, Belgrave, Clinton,
Goderich, Benmiller and`
surroundi3Og districts.
The picnic will be held in
1970 at Harbour Park, the last
Sunday of July, with dinner at,
one o'clock. The committee in
charge of the programme and
lunch was Mrs. Caldwell, Miss
Mary Nivins, Russell Ritchie and
Clarence Allan.
Prizes were liven for then ones
w"�comingM the farthest distances
and were won by Helen and
Frank Barkwell, of Toronto;
closest birthday to picnic was
won by Allister Nivins; oldest
person attending ` was won by
Mrs. Margaret Sproul, Lucknow.
Sports were convened by
John dlaik and Leonard Jenkins.
Young and old participated in
the contests.
The executives for next year
will be Miss Mary Nivins, Mrs.
Loyde Brindley, Russell -Ritchie'
and Clarence, Allan.
It, would be desirable for the
laity to gather and discuss the
ideas and challenges in the
sermon. The seminar technique
is becoming . general in,
education, but the Church still
c;° communication. This is well
expressed, by the minister who
explained his preaching method
in these words: "First I tells
'ems. Then I tells 'em again. Then
I tells 'em what I told them."
This may have been fine when
people trembled under the
preacher's authority, but it will
not serve today.
These ' reflections on sermons
are offered for the reader's
consideration. Perhaps the editor
would allow some discussion
through the "Letters" column
for those who either agree or
disagree with what I propose.
• Editor's note: Glad to.
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