It was a beautiful criticism made by Longinus upon the effect of the speaking of Cicero and Demosthenes. He said the people would go from one of Cicero's orations, exclaiming, "What a beautiful speaker! What a rich, fine voice! What an eloquent man Cicero is!" They talked of Cicero; but when they left Demosthenes, they said, "Let us fight Philip!" Losing sight of the speaker, they were all absorbed in the subject; they thought not of Demosthenes, but of their country. So, dear brethren, let us endeavor to send away from our ministrations the Christian, with his mouth full of the praise—not of "our preacher," but of God; and the sinner not descanting upon the beautiful figures and well turned periods of the discourse, but inquiring with the brokenness of a penitent, "What shall I do to be saved?"—Sel.