The Helena independent., 1889-04-14
PEOPLE OF NOTE.
Racy Description Of the Pulpit
Style Of Rev. Col. Elliott F..
Shepard
Robert 7. Lincoln's Interesting Family
The Queen OF Spain's Growth
in Mental Power.
AmelIe Rives-Chanler's freaks-iianker
MorIsinis Coachman son-in-Law
Prospering.

The editor of the New York Mail and
Express, who has gained distinction by
reason of his marriage TO daughter of the
late William II. Vanderbilt, by the print
ing of Scripture verses daily at the head of
the editorial columns. and by his contribu-
ton 10 the republican campaign fund,
varies the mOnOtOny of the editorial proies-
sion by preaching on Sunday. Last Mon
days New York Herald contained the FOL
lowing:
ard is entirely different from that OF the
colonels In the Salvation Army. The latter
rely too much upon physical vigor for pro-
ducing beneficial effects upon their hearers;
but while Col. Shepard carefully avoids
the exercise of great physical force, he yet
does not apparently rely too much upon
mental vigOr. The soldiers OF the Saliva
ton Army wrestle with Beelzebuo catch
ss-catch-can, but Col. Shepard wresties
with him in the Greco Roman fashion, AS IL
is more classic, and therefore more be-
coming a scholar and gentleman. The
Salyationist officers pound the tambOurine,
but Col. Shepard exp0unds the Book.
'There are other remarkable points OF
dissimilarity In the pulpit styles we are
briefly considering, but there Is one charac-
cerity. Any unprejudiced person who has
listened 10 the feryent 'liallelujahs,'
sAmens' and Praise the Lords OF the Sal
yation Army missionary and noticed his or
her natural flow Of religious eloquence
must be convinced that that missionary Is
sincers.
$50, too, with Col. Shepard. Any one
who has listened TO that quiet voice, the
unaffected hesitancles and unstudled repe-
titions, the unconscious short stops, the
natural and easy transition from one sub
iect to another wholly uncOnnected with
IL, the unpremeditated way of catching
himself out at first base, SO 10 speak-any
such listener must acknowledge that the
colonel means Just what he says and
speaks wholly from the heart"
Minister Lincoln and His Family.
Washington correspondence: Society is
pleased with the nomination of Robert
Lincoln as minister to England. Socially,
Mr.. Lincoln is a most agreeable man, a
good talker, with enough of western
breeziness In his manner TO make his section
unmistskable, an admirable dinner giver,
and the most worthy and unassuming son
any great man ever left. Mr.. Lincoln has
always been pronounced about being re-
ceiyed upon his own merits, and claims
son. Mrs. Abraham Lincoln had not one
but many battles with him because OF his
unwillngness 10 name his young son Abra
ham. Mr.. Lincoln argued that il would
ruin the boy for life; that II he did not rest
everything on the fact of his name and his
grandfather, people would accuse him of
doing 80; that II was an impertinence and
an effrontery TO give that name 10 any boy;
that it was In the worst taste, ETC., ETC., but
Mrs. Lincoln, ST., was rock and made more
violent protests. Mrs. Robert Lincoln, who
is the only person ever able TO keep on un-
broken good terms with Mrs. Abraham Lin
coin. finally won Mr. Lincoln over for the
sake of peace, and the boy was given the
name of Abraham; but has never been
called anything but "Jack," and the A Is
quite suppressed Mrs. Lincoln cannot fail
of a success OF esteem wherever she goes, as
sweeter, more sunny tempered, amlable
and tactful woman cannot be. She was
the beauty OF official society In war days,
when her father was the senator from
Iowa. And she retains still the beautiful
blue eyes and well-cut features that won
her that renown. For many years she was
an invalid,but lately has entirely recovered
her health. and the American legation in
London will not suffer in passing from
Mrs. Phelps to the successor, who must be
equally popular. Mrs. Lincoln's eldest
daughter Is a debutante of this winter and
has been visiting her grandparents In
Washington during this month.