A Sermon Preached in York Minister, on St. Bartholomew's Day, Friday, August 24,

Hoare, Edward, 1812-1894Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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Word count: 20K words
Chapters: 3

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.A Sermon Preached in York Minister, on St. Bartholomew's Day, Friday, August 24,Author: Hoare, Edward, 1812-1894,Language: English, Class: BV: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Christianity: Practical theology, Worship, Release Date: Jun 27, 2016

Editor's review

This is a sermon preached at York Minster on St. Bartholomew's Day (August 24), by Edward Hoare, a nineteenth-century Anglican clergyman. As a public-domain Project Gutenberg electronic text, its value lies in preserving a preaching example tied to a particular feast and place: readers can see how the preacher selects scripture for a saint's day, organizes exhortation, and carries out pastoral expression within a solemn church setting. The text is short and clearly structured, making it a good sample for those studying sermon style, feast-day liturgy, and Victorian religious life. It should not be read as a systematic doctrinal exposition but rather for its rhetorical rhythm, use of citation, and direct address to the audience. For general readers it is more a window onto nineteenth-century church life than a source of answers for contemporary living.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers studying sermon style and the tradition of feast-day preaching
Those interested in nineteenth-century English church life and liturgy
Those needing an English public-domain sermon text for close reading or translation practice
Readers who enjoy short religious addresses and attention to rhetorical expression

Not a good fit for

Readers hoping for a systematic doctrinal textbook or a contemporary devotional guide
Beginners wholly unfamiliar with saints' days and liturgical background
General readers expecting long-form argument or narrative content

Reading tips

First learn the basic background of St. Bartholomew's Day, then read the sermon to understand the relation between the feast and the choice of scripture.
After a first reading, mark the preacher's core exhortations and forms of address, and observe the rhetorical rhythm.
Read it alongside other feast-day sermons to compare sermon structures in different settings.
For the English original, read it aloud once to experience how a sermon sounds in a church space.

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FAQ

What is this sermon mainly about?

It is a feast-day sermon for St. Bartholomew's Day, offering exhortation around the scripture and themes of that commemoration. The text emphasizes pastoral address and faith reminders rather than systematic doctrine, and readers should attend to its rhetoric and occasional function.

Can I read it without knowing about St. Bartholomew's Day?

Yes, but it helps to learn a little about the feast first. St. Bartholomew's Day is a church festival commemorating the apostle Bartholomew, and knowing this helps explain why the preacher chooses the scripture and angle of exhortation he does.

Is this sermon suitable for translation practice?

Yes. It is short and structurally complete, and its sentences carry the address and rhythm of sermon prose, so it offers practice in religious vocabulary as well as the rhetorical features of nineteenth-century English preaching. Work through it paragraph by paragraph with background reference materials.

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About the author

Hoare, Edward, 1812-1894 Author

Edward Hoare (1812–1894) was a prolific nineteenth-century Christian author, with 32 works held in the collection. His writing centres on sermons and theological discussion, covering daily devotion, redemption, sanctification, the Lord's Supper, and hope for Jerusalem. His representative works show that he served readers with sermon collections such as Sermons for the Day, while addressing systematic theology in works like Sanctification, Redemption, and Evolution. The Doctrine of the Lord's Supper. As Taught by the Church of England reflects his attention to Anglican teaching, and Sermons on the Scriptural Principles of our Protestant Church shows an apologetic aim and a concern to clarify confessional positions. Because public information is limited, biographical details are difficult to verify, but the surviving works reveal a scriptural, sober, and plain style, with emphasis on doctrinal clarity and practical application for believers; these writings had some influence among English-speaking Protestant readers of his time.