Particular attention ought also to be paid to the motives that lead men to action. The preacher should be a master in handling them. “Impelling motives,” says Professor A. E. Phillips, in his work, Effective Speaking, “may be defined as man’s spiritual, intellectual, moral and material wants. For working purposes they may be given the following classification: Self-preservation, property, power, reputation, affection, sentiments, tastes. The distinction between these impelling motives, and