---
title: 'What a Preacher May Learn from the Writings of Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'James Ormsbee Murray'
date: 1895-09-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Preaching'
- 'Education'
- 'Theological Method'
scriptures:
- '2 Corinthians 11'
- 'Matthew 19'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/murray-1895-what-a-preacher-may-learn-from-the-writings-of-dr-oliver-wendell-holmes
---

# What a Preacher May Learn from the Writings of Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes

Argues for different, better training for preachers to meet modern unbelief. Urges intellectual breadth—reading popular writers like Oliver Wendell Holmes—to enrich sermons and answer objections.

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