AS GIVEN IN TEXTS OF SERMONS PREACHED IN THE TENTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, PHILADELPHIA. BY HENRY A. BOARDMAN, D.D. PHILADELPHIA: E. CLAXTON AND COMPANY, No. 930 MARKET STREET. THIS Volume of Sermons for the New Year is offered to the people of Dr. Henry A. Boardman's charge with certain anticipation of its welcome. During his long ministry they often desired the publication of such of his addresses as had been particularly instructive and acceptable, and to this disposition to preserve what is of special intrinsic value is now added the influence of their reverent and regretful recollection. These Sermons were respectively greeted with marked interest as the period for them arrived, and Dr. Boardman was repeatedly asked to publish them. But the time never came when he could comply with this wish of several of his friends, and give to his people a course of sermons extending over a period of fifteen years, and of a character to renew in each coming year its rich offering of pertinent suggestion and comforting assurance. The general oneness of the subjects here proposed, and the character of the texts, brief, simple, practical, have limited to some extent the preacher's varied power, and induced, though moderately, a repetition of sentiment and method which in a more miscellaneous series could not occur. Yet, among these discourses there are several which may fairly take rank with others that, prepared for extraordinary occasions, or discussing some favorite topic, were looked upon as models of treatment, and in their various published forms will remain precious and permanent possessions to Dr. Boardman's friends, his people, and the Church. (RECAP) 27481 (iii) |