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<p> [[Clemens]] Brentano, a literary acquaintance of Dr. Krummacher, and a Catholic, once said to the doctor, 'Till you [[Protestants]] pull down the chatter-box,' ('Plapperkasten,') be meant the pulpit, 'or, at least, throw it into the corner, where it ought to be, there is no hope of you.' I could only reply to him, 'It is true indeed, that our 'Plapperkasten' stands greatly in the way of you Catholics.' </p> <p> The pulpit is the Thermopyho of Protestantism, the tower of the flock, the [[Palladium]] of the church of God. Well might Paul magnify his office, for not only [[Glasgow]] but the city of our God 'flourishes by the preaching of the word.' </p>

<p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) An elevated place, or inclosed stage, in a church, in which the clergyman stands while preaching. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' a.) Of or pertaining to the pulpit, or preaching; as, a pulpit orator; pulpit eloquence. </p> <p> '''(3):''' ''' (''' n.) A desk, or platform, for an orator or public speaker. </p> <p> '''(4):''' ''' (''' n.) The whole body of the clergy; preachers as a class; also, preaching. </p>

<p> PUL'PIT, n. L. pulpitum, a state, scaffold, or higher part of a stage. </p> 1. An elevated place or inclosed stage in a church, in which the preacher stands. It is called also a desk. 2. In the Roman theater, the pulpitum was the place where the players performed their parts, lower than the scene and higher than the orchestra. 3. A movable desk, from which disputants pronounced their dissertations, and authors recited their works.