Onedoesnotseemuchofthisinfluenceandimportanceinsociety，andhowcanitbeacquiredwheretheyaresoseldomseenthemselves？Howcantwosermonsaweek，evensupposingthemworthhearing，supposingthepreachertohavethesensetopreferBlair’stohisown，doallthatyouspeakof？governtheconductandfashionthemannersofalargecongregationfortherestoftheweek？
Onescarcelyseesaclergymanoutofhispulpit。“
“_You_arespeakingofLondon，_I_amspeakingofthenationatlarge。“
“Themetropolis，Iimagine，isaprettyfairsampleoftherest。“
“Not，Ishouldhope，oftheproportionofvirtuetovicethroughoutthekingdom。Wedonotlookingreatcitiesforourbestmorality。Itisnottherethatrespectablepeopleofanydenominationcandomostgood；anditcertainlyisnottherethattheinfluenceoftheclergycanbemostfelt。Afinepreacherisfollowedandadmired；