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title: 'The Value of an Acquaintance with Mark Rutherford'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'Richmond Ames Montgomery'
date: 1916-07-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '20th century'
topics:
- 'Preaching'
- 'Pastoral Theology'
scriptures:
- 'John 13'
- 'Psalms 23'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/20th-century/montgomery-1916-the-value-of-an-acquaintance-with-mark-rutherford
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# The Value of an Acquaintance with Mark Rutherford

Essay urging ministers to read Mark Rutherford to sharpen preaching and pastoral sympathy, praising his Anglo‑Saxon simplicity, lucidity of style, and humane critique of ministry.

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