Thetheaterteacheslargeaudiencesseventimesaweek——28or30hoursaltogether——andthenovelsandnewspapersplead，andargue，andillustrate，stir，move，thrill，thunder，urge，persuade，andsupplicate，atthefeetofmillionsandmillionsofpeopleeverysingleday，andalldaylongandfarintothenight；andsothesevastagenciestillnine—
tenthsofthevineyard，andthepulpittillstheothertenth。Yetnowandthensomecomplacentblindidiotsays，\"Youunanointedarecoarseclayanduseless；youarenotaswe，theregeneratorsoftheworld；go，buryyourselveselsewhere，forwecannottaketheresponsibilityofrecommendingidlersandsinnerstotheyearningmercyofHeaven。\"Howdoesasoullikethatstayinacarcasswithoutgettingmixedwiththesecretionsandsweatedoutthroughthepores？ThinkofthisinsectcondemningthewholetheatricalserviceasadisseminatorofbadmoralsbecauseithasBlackCrooksinit；forgettingthatifthatweresufficientgroundpeoplewouldcondemnthepulpitbecauseithadCrooksandKallochsandSabinesinit！
No，IamnottryingtorobthepulpitofanyatomofitsfullshareandcreditintheworkofdisseminatingthemeatandmarrowofthegospelofChrist；butIamtryingtogetamoment’shearingforworthyagenciesinthesamework，thatwithoverwroughtmodestyseldomorneverclaimarecognitionoftheirgreatservices。Iamawarethatthepulpitdoesitsexcellentone—tenthandcreditsitselfwithitnowandthen，thoughmostofthetimeapressofbusinesscausesittoforgetit；Iamawarethatinitshonestandwell—meaningwayitboresthepeoplewithuninflammabletruismsaboutdoinggood；boresthemwithcorrectcompositionsoncharity；boresthem，chloroformsthem，stupefiesthemwithargumentativemercywithoutaflawinthegrammaroranemotionwhichtheministercouldputinintherightplaceifheturnedhisbackandtookhisfingeroffthemanuscript。Andindoingthesethingsthepulpitisdoingitsduty，andletusbelievethatitislikewisedoingitsbest，anddoingitinthemostharmlessandrespectableway。AndsoIhavesaid，andshallkeeponsaying，letusgivethepulpititsfullshareofcreditinelevatingandennoblingthepeople；butwhenapulpittakestoitselfauthoritytopassjudgmentupontheworkandworthofjustaslegitimateaninstrumentofGodasitself，whospentalonglifepreachingfromthestagetheselfsamegospelwithoutthealterationofasinglesentimentorasingleaxiomofright，itisfairandjustthatsomebodywhobelievesthatactorsweremadeforahighandgoodpurpose，andthattheyaccomplishtheobjectoftheircreationandaccomplishitwell，shouldprotest。Andhavingprotested，itisalsofairandjust——beingdriventoit，asitwere——towhispertotheSabinepatternofclergyman，underthebreath，asimple，instructivetruth，andsay，\"MinistersarenottheonlyservantsofGoduponearth，norhismostefficientones，either，byavery，verylongdistance！\"Sensibleministersalreadyknowthis，anditmaydotheotherkindgoodtofinditout。
Buttoceaseteachingandgobacktothebeginningagain，wasitnotpitiable——thatspectacle？HonoredandhonorableoldGeorgeHolland，whosetheatricalministryhadforfiftyyearssoftenedhardhearts，bredgenerosityincoldones，kindledemotionindeadones，upliftedbaseones，broadenedbigotedones，andmademanyandmanyastrickenonegladandfilleditbrimfulofgratitude，figurativelyspituponinhisunoffendingcoffinbythiscrawling，slimy，sanctimonious，self—righteousreptile！
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