Dr. Shedd expounds almost every aspect of preaching, analysing its nature, outlioning the main features which should characterize powerful preaching and describing the approach, plan actual construction and refinements of a sermon. In the second part of the book he covers the subject of Pastoral Theology, dealing in particular with the essential character of a minister, his way of life, his duties, his work of visitation and finally, his work of catechizing his people so as to be informed as to their progress and position in relationship to preaching.