Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-05-16
From Minstrelsy to the Pulpit.

The Berean Baptist Church, at the cor
ner OF Downing and Bedford streets, was
the scene yesterday of the mastering in
of ex Senator Bob Hart as soldier Of
the cross. James NJ. Sutherland, known
| to the theatrical world as Bob Hart, was
baptized in this church at noon by Rev.
John Quincy Adams, in company with
four other converts. The church was
crowded in anticipation of the baptism
of the minstrel, which had been an
nounced on the Sabbath before. Mr..
Adams preached very impressive SER
mon before the ceremony Of immersion,
and at exactly IL: Is led Mr.. Sutherland
to the tank. The Senator looked ex-
tremely happy as he grasped the clergy
mans hand, and when heemerged from
the water there was O sparkle in his eye
which spoke in unmistakable language
of his religious enthusiasm. Had the
place been other than church. and the
day other than the Sabbath, the great
congregation would have broken forth
in burst OF applause. As it was, SEN
ator Bob" Hart read in the faces of
the men and women who filled the
church, the interest which this CONVEX
sion had awakened. He read there,
too, that in the future he was to be the
ward of the Baptist Church, and as he
shook hands with Mr.. Adams smile
illuminated his face which spoke vol
umes of confidence in his guardian.
There is probably no man in the city
better known to the general public than
Senator "Bob" Hart. He is one of a
family of thirteen children, eleven of
whom are still living. He is forty
seven years of age. and for twenty-three
years has been before the world in the
character Of stump orator in the min
strel halls. His life has been one of
dissipation and excitement. Dissipation
did its work upon him, as it has done
on many another man. The whisky
which inspired at first, demoralized at
last. He lost engagements because he
was not reliable, and was fast descend
ing to a position of utter disgrace,
when the hand of Christ, as he says,
was stretched forth to save him, and he
was snatched mp, q brand from the
burning.
Mr.. Adams described the rescue OF
Bob" Hart to the reporter last even
Iuks I1C Brill ~ WAS tOuT WcCAb ago
last Friday night, think, that Suther-
land was returning to his home near
Hackensack, on the Erie road. He'had
been on spree, and was drunk at the
time. Some person in the car told him
that Billy Dryer had signed the pledge.
The intelligence sobered him in a mo-
ment. He said to himself, IfDwyer can
reform, there is hope for me- He deter
mined to reform then and there. It was q
terrible struggle with the whisky in his
system, but with the helpful aid of his
wife, he fought it out. On the follow
ing Wednesday he came to this city,
hunted up Dryer, went with him to
Evans temperance meeting, and signed
the pledge. From that moment he be.
gan to seek salvation, and on the next
Friday afternoon he was clearly con-
verted. The transformation of the man
was complete. Last Sunday afternoon,
after a sermon by myself in the Berean
Church, Sutherland arose before the
whole congregation, made profession
for baptism. He has utterly renowned
the stage, and is going to devote him
self in the future to the Gospel minis
try. He will make great clergyman.
He has the gift of clothing his thoughts
in language, and all that he needs is the
preparatory study. Next Tuesday morn
ing am going to carry into execution
q plan which have had in my mind for
some time. I am going to open school
in my church for the instruction of per-
sons studying for the ministry. Suth-
erland will be my first pupil, and he is
o glorious subject upon which to begin.
He is the happiest man to-day I ever
saw, and I believe he will make one of
the most successful ministers that this
country has ever produced"
Sutherland's father was present in the
church several evenings after his sons
conversion, but he is now stricken with
paralysis, and was unable'to be present
at the baptism yesterday. Frederick
Sutherland, one of his brothers, is q
minister in Gilbertville, in this State.
--Neso York Times.
How TO SEE THE WIND. -Take a
polished metallic surface of two feet or
more. with straight edge--a handsaw
will answer the purpose-take windy
day--whether hot or cold, clear or
cloudy, only let 1t not rain or be murky
in other words, let the air be dry an
clear. but this is not essential. Hold
your metallic surface at right angels to
the direction of the wind, 1. e., il thu
wind is north, hold your surface east
and west, but instead Of holding the
surface vertical, incline it about forty
five degrees to the horizon, so that the
wind, striking. glances and flows over
the edge (keeping it straight) as water
over dam. Now sight carefully over
the edge of some minute and sharply
defined object and you will see the air
flow over as water flows over o dam
Make your observation carefully. and
you will hardly fail to see the air, no
matter how cold; the result is even bet
ter when the sun is obscured. ae q
Select your object in life, and then
make it your great and constant aim to
attain it. This is the only true princi
pie of success in any department of Ia
Dor; the great principle acted on by
men who attain anything like eminence.
They select their object, for the most