Retoryka pogadanek pt. Przyjacielskie rady ks. Zygmunta Szczęsnego Felińskiego

The article discusses Przyjacielskie rady [Friendly exegesis] by the Rev. Zygmunt Szczęsny Feliński as it was noted down by the seminarian Henryk Kulwanowski. The author presents the contents of the considerations included in the book: the priest’s reaction to particular situations and the role of the Catholic Church in the social and political circumstances in the Russian Partition. Great sounding rhetoric with real substance represented by the preacher is recognized and is further evidenced by the discussion on the structural composition of the text and various interesting argumentative and persuasive techniques employed by Feliński.