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Title: The World's Great Sermons, Volume I
Basil to Calvin

Author: Various
Edited by Grenville Kleiser

Release Date: April 10, 2004 [EBook #11981]

Language: English

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_The World's Great Sermons_

VOLUME I

BASIL TO CALVIN

_By Grenville Kleiser_

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POWER & PERSONALITY IN SPEAKING
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HOW TO SPEAK IN PUBLIC
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HUMOROUS HITS, &C.
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FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY NEW YORK AND LONDON

THE WORLD'S GREAT SERMONS

Compiled By

GRENVILLE KLEISER

Formerly of Yale Divinity School Faculty;
Author of "How to Speak in Public," Etc.

With Assistance from Many of the Foremost Living Preachers and Other
Theologians

INTRODUCTION BY LEWIS O. BRASTOW, D.D.
Professor Emeritus of Practical Theology in Yale University

IN TEN VOLUMES

VOLUME. I--BASIL TO CALVIN

Copyright, 1908, By Funk & Wagnalls Company

_Printed in the United States of America_

PREFACE

The aim in preparing this work has been to bring together the best
examples of the products of the pulpit through the Christian centuries,
and to present these masterpieces in attractive and convenient form. It
is believed that they will be found valuable as instruction to ministers
of to-day. They should also be helpful to others who, tho not preachers,
yet seek reading of this kind for the upbuilding of personal character
and for strengthening their Christian faith.

The sermons have been chosen in some cases for their literary and
rhetorical excellences, but in every case for their helpfulness in
solving some of the problems of Christian living. No two persons are
likely to agree upon "the best" of anything, and readers will probably
wish in particular instances that some other clergymen or sermo