The Pew to the Pulpit: Suggestions to the Ministry from the Viewpoint of a Layman is a book written by David Josiah Brewer and published in 1897. The book is a collection of essays that provide suggestions and advice to ministers from the perspective of a layman. Brewer, who was a prominent lawyer and judge, believed that the role of the minister was essential in shaping the moral and spiritual character of society. He argued that ministers should...