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RULES FOR MINISTERS

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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Apr 10, 1879

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 53, No. 15.

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RULES FOR MINISTERS.

  1. Be brief. We are living in an age of short-hand, telegraphy, and telephones.
  2. Be pointed. Don't preach all around it, but hit the text.
  3. Be explicit. Without too much minuteness, give us bold propositions.
  4. Be direct. Plunge into your subject like a swimmer into clear water.
  5. Condense. Be sure you have an idea; then speak it right out, in the plainest, shortest terms.
  6. Avoid high-flown terms. Quote no Hebrew or Greek (unless while quoting another); but aim simply to be a preacher.
  7. Stop when done.