The four preachers that spoke with their style were Charles Simeon, to me
Catherine Booth, Charles Finney, and Henry Ward Beecher. Young said, “His
(Simeon) idea was not to show every rule of organizing and constructing
sermons but to display one general rule, and that was to demonstrate how
texts should treated Simeon used the be naturally.”[1] text to reach the
people. constructed and focused on one text during the He sermon to reach
the people. McDill wrote, aim “Your is to understand the intended message
of the text writer.”[2] Simeon used inductive method an to let the text speak
for itself. Young said, “Charles Simeon intended from the beginning of pulpit
ministry to be simple and direct.”[3] This caused the audience to be
preached to and not over. They were able to understand the meaning behind
the message.
e e e e e e e e e e e e During the time of Catherine Booth, it was not common to
have a woman preach. Green wrote, “While some questioned the legitimacy
of a woman preaching the gospel, Catherine Booth would not be silenced.”[4]
Booth used the women found in the bible to reinforce her legitimacy to be
able to share the gospel. Booth would bridge the sermon to text and help
people to focus on her preaching of holiness. Green stated, “Catherine
