Miscellanea. 453 Miscellanea. Preaching "Worthy of the Gospel." There are some very impressive sections in a new book by Richard Roberts, The Preaoher as M ~ a n of Letters, as when he remarks, for instance: "Since in these days it seems to have become the rule that the preacher must also be the Jack of all trades to the community, the community must be content on Sunday morning with a hurried salad of commonplaces dressed in such improvised speech as the preacher can put together in the few and brief interstices of time that are left to him by his multitudinous engagements. But these things ought not 80 to be. If we are still to preach the Gospel, we must have time to make not only our matter, but also our manner of speech worthy of the Gospel. And :it is not to be forgotten that there have been men who have stood in the pulpit and preached sermons which still live on as literature. Even if we hardly dare aspire to so great eminence, it should never cease to be a point of honor with us that we take pains to find 'fit words' for the great matters that are in our care. ... It is well to bear in mind that economy of speech is the first condition of wealth of speech. ... To give the example of precise, simple, comely, and gracious speech is in itself a spiritual ministry. ... I am not speaking without my book when I declare to you that the pulpits of the English-speaking countries and, I will add, especially those on this side of the Atlantic Ocean inflict an appalling quantity of slovenly and disjointed English upon the long-suffering pews every Sunday of the year. This is no doubt partly due to slack and foggy thinking; but I am inclined to think that it arises chiefly from impatience or indolence or haste. Surely the matters committed to us are of such great consequence that we should spend time and pains in the effort to state them precisely, lucidly, and comprehensively. It is not to be expected, nor will it be found in a sermon dashed off in half a morning; neither will it be found -a few exceptional persons apartin a sermon of which the preparation has consisted in little more than putting a few notes on a sheet of paper. If it be complained that there is little time in the modern minister's life to take these pains, then I answer without hesitation that some activities should be set on one side in order that there may be time Four morning hours daily in a study with locked doors is the ycry least that should be offered to a task so momentous. And that is too little." (Pp.176 ff.) P. E. K. Eutfjcr£i nuuefaUl1WC XC1,;tftitit $Dan 2utfjer ein ®;t;eget bon @ o ± t e ~ @naben tuar, ift befannt. lllieniger befann± itt feine lJnetr)obe in ber e6cgetifdjm 2l:rbeit. ®r tuar ia fein lj3ljUolog im qeutigen C?5inne b e ~ l l l i o r ± ~ , unb er begiOt fidj in feinm e6ege±ifdjen 2 l : r ~ bei±en tueber aUf b a ~ @ebie± b e ~ Urabifdjen nodj aUf b a ~ b e ~ 2l:fftjrifdjen. l l l i a ~ er aber in gana borsiiglidjer lllieife getan ljat, ift, ban er ben i n ± e n ~ bierten C?5inn ber gii±tridjen C?5djriften erfotidjt qat. linb babd ljat er fidj fonberlidj einer gefunben .l)ermeneutif unb einer unbefangencn 5tc6tfritif bebient, fo baB tuir audj in biefer .l)infidjt bieI bon ifjm lernen fiinnen. lim nur i3tuei lSeiflJiele an3ufiifjren. .8u @en. 47, 31 bcmerft er: ".8u ber 454 Miscellanea. Seit be£l . \ , } i e r o n ~ m l l i l fjat man, mie es fdJeint, nodJ feine ~ u n f t e gelitaudJt, fonbem bie ganae !Bilier ift Dfjne ~ u n f t e gereien morDen. ~ i e neuen .\,}eliriier aber neqmc idJ nidJt an, me fidJ f dbft auf dJreilien, bat fie ber fjebriiifcqen CSptadJe redJten CSinn unb inerftanb fjaben, fo fie bodJ nidjt tyJ:eunbe, fonbem tyeinbe ber .\,}eHigen CSel)rif± finb. ~ a r u m fpredJe idj bie m3or±e oftmaIi3 au£l ben ~ u n f t e n iirad's ilumiber, es fei benn, bat bie borige WCeinung mit bem ~ e u e n :iteftamente iiberein!omme unb fidJ bamit reime. . .. 18 miire belfer, man fiiie bie CSel)rif± nael) bem ~ n n e r f j a I o ; unb bas ~ e u e :iteftament giot uns be£lfeIben reel)ten, innerliel)en inerftanb, niel)± ben ooeren ober unteren. ~ i e f e r :ite;t;± alier bIeibt im SmeifeI meg en ber manel)erlei ~ u n f t e , batiiber fie ni# fOnnen eins merben. . .. ~ a s monte iel) alier miinidJen, bat man nUt e i n e ~ o I m e t i e l ) u n g ljaoen mocljte; benn iclj fjaoe au foIdJem :itc;t;te, ber 10 mancljerlei unb ungIeiclj ift, gat feine 2uit; ja idj oin aUer ~ t q u i b o f a t i o n , ba£l iit, ba bie m30tie mefjr benn einerlei inerftanb fjalien, feljr feinb. Unb man ioU ficlj oejIeitigen, fo bieI aI£l immer moglidj ift, bat man aus ben )!Botien be£l :ite;t;te£l einen recljten, einfiiItigen inerftanb nefjmen unb faffen moge, ber iiclj fein mit ber ® t a m ~ matif reime. . .. ~ c l j monte aber bon S)eqen miinfcljen, mill auclj ermafjn± unb geoeten fjaoen aUe, 10 bie ljebriiifclje CSptaclje remen moUen, bat fie ia dnen :ite;t;t auf einerlei einfiiItigen unb gemiffen inerftanb aiefjen. .\,}emad,j moUen mir bann auclj einem ieben IeicljtIiclj Buraff en, baB er (toie bie ~ o e t e n pf!egen) ein menig reinen m3illen ljaoen moge unb e±ma eine freiere W u £ l ~ regung fuclje, boel) fa, bat nUt ein einiger, reel)±er unb eigen±ridJer inerftanb oleilie. ~ u n fjat es alier moljr lonnen gefcljefjen, ba\3 au d) an biefem otie bie Uneinigreit bes inerftanbes biefer )!Borie aus foIdJem ilJCi\3litauclje f o m ~ men ift, baB fie aIfo gIcicljfam iljr CSpieI miteincmber ber unteren unb olieren ~ u n f t e fjallier getrieoen." 2utljer f e:lJt fidJ bann audj mit .\,}eor. 11, 21 auseinanber. (II, 1838 ff.) -Unb au ~ f . 22, 17 fdJreibt 2utfjer un±er anbenn: , , ~ e n n bat man bie ~ u n f t e beriinbern unD ; ' ~ : : l unb ~ j ~ ! l refen ronnie, bas geniigi nidJ±, ba es fjinIiingIiclj befannt ift, . b ~ t man b ~ : ~ ~ u n f t e n nidJt graulien barf, ba fie erft eine neue ~ r f i n b u n g finb." ~ r fiiljri bann in meifterljafter m3eife aus, bat ieine ftoerfetlung "fie qaben ... burcljgraoen" bem Seugnis be£l ~ b a n g e I i u m £ l gemii\3 if±. (IV, 1284 ff.) ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ i e ,,!Berliner ~ U u f i r i e r t e Sei±ung" liringi cinen WriifeI eines )!B. ! B o t ~ qarb iioer , , ~ i e feItfamf±e CSefte ber m3eIt, me inereinigung aUer iReIigionen im ~ a o b a i s m u s in ~ n b o d J i n a " , in meIdJem es fjeitt: , , ~ m franiJofifdJen ~ n b o d J i n a geminnt ber ~ a o b a i ? J m u ? J aUfefjenb£l an !BeDeutung; in faft aUen groteren otien in SMfel)indJina unD ~ a m b o b f c l j a liefil2± er )temper. ~ J u s Heinen Wnfiingen enhlJicreIte fidJ im 2aufe bDn fiinf ~ a r ) r e n cine rcngiofe ®emcinfdJaft, bie ljeute amei llAiUionen W n ~ lji:i:nger 8ii£Jrt. ~ i e ®runbibeen finb: ~ i i d J f t e l 1 n e b c , m3a£Jrfjeit, ® e m i f f e n ~ fjaftig£eU unD S)armonie innerfjaIb ber gefellfdJaftIidJen CScljidJten ber iJ)(enrc£Jqeit. ~ e l l t S)aupte ber reIigiOfen 2cfjre, 2 e ~ b a n d n t t t g , einem W n a ~ miten, lln±erftcqen 6 ~ a r b i n i i I e , 36 ~ r B l i i f d J o f e , 72 )Uifc£Jofe llnb 3,000 l1Sriefter; me£Jrere ~ r a b i f d J o f e unb !BiidJofe finD meibrtclj. CSpiriti£lmllil unb )tI)eofOiJfjie finD !Beftanbieile be?J ~ a o b a i ? J m u ? J . ~ o d J Die gefamte organifation fjai neoen ber geiftigen audJ eine maierieUe @.leite, bie bem !BefudJer bet: ~ a o b a i f t e n t e m p e I bar aUem burclj bie gro13en ®eIbfcljriinfe Miscellanea. 455 aum \Betuuj3tf ein geliraef)± tuirb. SDer Neuliefeljde muB, tuenn er in bie &efellfef)af± aUfgenommen tuerben tuill, feinen \Beitrag en±tueber in liarem &erbe ober buref) !lfrlieit§;Ieiftungen lieaaljfen." ~ r u § ; ben lieigegelienen \BiIbcrn naef) offenliar ±reffHef)en !lfufnaljmen \ B o f 3 l j a r ~ llJirb einige§; 5.!BeHere tiber bie @Set±e beutrief), tuenn auef) nief)t aUe§;, tua§; man tuiffen moef)te. @:in )Birb aeigt E e ~ b a n ~ ± t u n g , b a ~ ( ) l i e r ~ ljau1Jt ber @Sefi:e, ber sUtter ber franaofifef)en @:ljrenfegion ift, in feinem ()rnat mit ftelfer, ljoljer, reief)lief e ~ i e r @Sioffmu:\?e, bie in neun geoogenen 3aclen fief) aunof±. ~ u f jebe biefer 3aclen ift ein ef)inefifef)e§; @Sef)rif±aeief)en gefnat. Eeiber ift aUf bem \Bifbe nur ein§; beutrief) Ieferfief): khun = @:rbe, tueib Hef) , unierotbnen. E e ~ b a n d r u n g f i ~ e am @Sdjteilitifef), ber naclj e u r o ~ 1Jaifef)em lmufier betfertigt ift mit 6ef)reibunierlage, Stintenaeug, g:nej3tuiege unb !lfHen, bie er gerabe buref)fielj±. SDer ()lier1Jriefter fef)eint in ben oeften ;saljten au fein; aUf bem gUigenaljrien ! l f n ± r H ~ f i ~ t eine neuaeUIief)e l m e ± a U ~ ljornfn:iUe. SDer j80Ubart aeigt ben fparIief)en 5 . ! B u e f ) ~ , llJie er ben lmongofen eigen ift. (fin anbere§; \BUb: "SDer &)oef)aItar im caobaiftifef)en Stem1Jel bon S t a i ) ~ 9 C i n l j ( ~ n b o e f ) i n a ) . i1lier ben g:iguren bon \Bub blj a, stonfui3iu§;, a : l j r i ~ f t ~ , Eaotfe fielji man im &)inietgrunb ba0 6I;Jmliof be§; a:aobai: ben &foliu§; mit bem !lfuge." &)ier tuirb ba§; au§;gefproef)en liubbljiftifef)e, unb allJar djinefif e f ) ~ liubbljiftifef)e, &e1Jrage ber 6efte beutfief). ;sm ef)inefifef)en \ B u b b l j i ~ m u § ; ljat bon after§; ljer bie j8ereljrung aUer nur mogIief)en @otier, &)afligoHer unb &)eifigen ftattgeljalit, unb unter biefen uni:laljIigen &otiern, @Sdjutgoitern, @Sef)u:\?engeln unb &)eiIigen ljai nelien inbifef)en @ottern ( S t a ~ f a n S t i e n ~ f d j e n ) unb ;snbra (StHdjilj S t f u n ~ f d j e n ) fangfi audj , ~ o n f u 3 i u § ; , bann ber E i ± e r a ± u r ~ gott 5.!Bendfcljang 1mb ber strieg§;goti ~ l l J a n ~ f e f ) e n cine 6tatie ber j8ereljrung gefunben. lffienn ljier aUf bem "caobaiftifef)en" &)oef)artar audj noclj Eaoife erfdjeini, fo ift ba§; feinestueg§; llJunberIidj unb neu; benn )Bubblji§;mu§; unb'itaoi§;mus f±eljen in a:ljina rangft in 5.!BedjfeIllJirfung. ~ u d j bas 6 d j r i f i : ~ tum llJidt fangft ljerliIJer unb ~ i n l i l i e r . @:lienfo iff e ~ nidj± neu, baj3 ;s@:fu§; im ~ d j t i f H u m unb in ber j 8 e r e ~ n t n g be§; Staolsmu§; unb ) B u b b ~ i ~ m ~ uUftaudjt. Staoismus unb mubblji§;mus finb iljrem @runbaug nadj 1 J a n ± l j e i f t i f d j ~ u n i b e t f a I i f t i f r ~ unb batum ~ e m m u n g s l o ~ ftJntretiftifdj. 5.!Batum folHe neben Staufenben bon \Bubblja§;, @iittern, &)aThgoitern unb &)eUigen nicljt audj ~ @ : f u § ; , roatum nelien ber &iittin bet \ B a r m ~ e r i 3 i g f e i t ~ l l J a n j i n niclji audj bie lmabonna unb &)immefSronigin lInaria in neunter 6tufe got±ridjet m a n g ~ orbnung maum sur j8ereljrung ljaben ~ 5.!Barum loUte nidj± audj iljre &