Andnow，Iambroughttothefact，thatthelowestpartoftheaudienceofthepreviousnight，WASNOTTHERE。Thereisnodoubtaboutit。Therewasnosuchthinginthatbuilding，thatSundayevening。Ihavebeentoldsince，thatthelowestpartoftheaudienceoftheVictoriaTheatrehasbeenattractedtoitsSundayservices。Ihavebeenverygladtohearit，butonthisoccasionofwhichIwrite，thelowestpartoftheusualaudienceoftheBritanniaTheatre，decidedlyandunquestionablystayedaway。WhenIfirsttookmyseatandlookedatthehouse，mysurpriseatthechangeinitsoccupantswasasgreatasmydisappointment。Tothemostrespectableclassofthepreviousevening，wasaddedagreatnumberofrespectablestrangersattractedbycuriosity，anddraftsfromtheregularcongregationsofvariouschapels。Itwasimpossibletofailinidentifyingthecharacteroftheselast，andtheywereverynumerous。Icameoutinastrong，slowtideofthemsettingfromtheboxes。Indeed，whilethediscoursewasinprogress，therespectablecharacteroftheauditorywassomanifestintheirappearance，thatwhentheministeraddressedasupposititious’outcast，’onereallyfeltalittleimpatientofit，asafigureofspeechnotjustifiedbyanythingtheeyecoulddiscover。
Thetimeappointedfortheconclusionoftheproceedingswaseighto’clock。Theaddresshavinglasteduntilfullthattime，anditbeingthecustomtoconcludewithahymn，thepreacherintimatedinafewsensiblewordsthattheclockhadstruckthehour，andthatthosewhodesiredtogobeforethehymnwassung，couldgonow，withoutgivingoffence。Noonestirred。Thehymnwasthensung，ingoodtimeandtuneandunison，anditseffectwasverystriking。
Acomprehensivebenevolentprayerdismissedthethrong，andinsevenoreightminutestherewasnothingleftintheTheatrebutalightcloudofdust。
ThattheseSundaymeetingsinTheatresaregoodthings，Idonotdoubt。NordoIdoubtthattheywillworklowerandlowerdowninthesocialscale，ifthosewhopresideoverthemwillbeverycarefulontwoheads:firstly，nottodisparagetheplacesinwhichtheyspeak，ortheintelligenceoftheirhearers；secondly，nottosetthemselvesinantagonismtothenaturalinborndesireofthemassofmankindtorecreatethemselvesandtobeamused。
Thereisathirdhead，takingprecedenceofallothers，towhichmyremarksonthediscourseIheard，havetended。IntheNewTestamentthereisthemostbeautifulandaffectinghistoryconceivablebyman，andtherearethetersemodelsforallprayerandforallpreaching。Astothemodels，imitatethem，Sundaypreachers-elsewhyaretheythere，consider？Astothehistory，tellit。Somepeoplecannotread，somepeoplewillnotread，manypeoplethisespeciallyholdsamongtheyoungandignorantfindithardtopursuetheverse-forminwhichthebookispresentedtothem，andimaginethatthosebreaksimplygapsandwantofcontinuity。Helpthemoverthatfirststumbling-block，bysettingforththehistoryinnarrative，withnofearofexhaustingit。Youwillneverpreachsowell，youwillnevermovethemsoprofoundly，youwillneversendthemawaywithhalfsomuchtothinkof。Whichisthebetterinterest:Christ’schoiceoftwelvepoormentohelpinthosemercifulwondersamongthepoorandrejected；orthepiousbullyingofawholeUnion-fullofpaupers？Whatisyourchangedphilosophertowretchedme，peepinginatthedooroutofthemudofthestreetsandofmylife，whenyouhavethewidow’ssontotellmeabout，theruler’sdaughter，theotherfigureatthedoorwhenthebrotherofthetwosisterswasdead，andoneofthetworantothemourner，crying，’TheMasteriscomeandcallethforthee’？-Letthepreacherwhowillthoroughlyforgethimselfandremembernoindividualitybutone，andnoeloquencebutone，standupbeforefourthousandmenandwomenattheBritanniaTheatreanySundaynight，recountingthatnarrativetothemasfellowcreatures，andheshallseeasight！