Wichita eagle., 1889-02-13
ABOUT BEN,
What Rev. NJ. l.. Haines Has to Say Of
the President-Elect.

What Rev. NJ. l.. Haines Has TO Say OF
the President Elect.
Rev. NJ. L. Haines, General Harrison s
pastor, has written an article about the
President-elect, which has been made pub
lie III the Methodist Magazine, new publ
cation that has just been started in Indian
apoiis. The article relates largely to the
religious phase of General Harrison's life,
ana embodies not only Mr.. Ranes' obser-
vations, but something of what has been
told by Revs. J. II Nixon, OF Wilmington;
r. d. Harper, of Philadelphia J. Z. Kun
Ter, of Pittsburgh, and Myron w. Reed, who
were in the order named the predecessors
of Mr.. Haines as pastor of the church to
which General Harrison has belonged since
he was twenty-four years old. 1t was un-
der DR.. Nixon's pastorate in 1861 that young
Harrison was made an elder In speaking
of his faithfulness to religious duty Mr..
Haines says: - Our responsibility to GOD
is phrase have heard HIM use a number
OF times in his prayers, and in such tone
as to make it clear 1t is one Of the great
truths that shape his thinking and his con-
duct
The pastor gives the following bit Of po-
Gtical Renaissance: . | sat IN ms office the
day he received the nomination to the Presl-
dency with few gentlemen while the bull
letns were being brought in one after an
other announcing the ballots FIVE minutes
after they were cast in the Chicago conven-
ton. The calmest person III the room was
the one most interested in the result When,
at the beginning of the seventh ballot, the
word came. California solid for Harrison
n friend sitting next TO the General turned
10 him and said, excitedly: General, that
settles it; you are gong to receive the
nomination. How DO you feelr He an
swered in his quiet, deliberate way: Well,
If that does settle il, ! feel more concerned
than did the other day when l thought
was BEATEN
Continuing as to his characteristics the
article SAYS: There Is about General Ear
rison an utter absence of pretense or affec-
tation. lie discards any attempt TO make a
show of himself, and would be the last per-
son TO speak or act for mere eff Open
and straightforward in both language and
actions, he lacks that quality Of a politician
which makes one expert at pulling wires
and laying pipes. gainst the urgency of
certain friends be steadfastly persisted IN
his refusal to take any steps which would
place him in the position Of seeker after
the nomination 10 the Office of President, and
received that noraination-as / know from
unquestioned authority - absolutely un-
pledged. The only promise he made was
that. if elected, he would conduct the ad-
mlnistration on Republican principles"
Mr. Haines concludes his article as fob
lows: I'm conversation he hsteas intenty,
shows keen sense Of humor, and tells
witty, clean. pat story in manner that
brings down the house Generous 70 his
benevoience. ne has ALWAYS taken hearty
interest in the var1oas charitable crganizsr
tons of the city, and his popularity among
the Roman Catholics. Hebrew and Protest
ants alike estests to the breadth end genp-
fneness Of his svmpaihfes. In religious and
charitable activities he has had an earnest
heiper in Mrs HARRISON For number Of
years she WAS the teacher Q! the fnfaBt-ca as
in the Sunday-school She takes sesdins
part in the Missionary End social TOrx CT
the ladies of the church. and IS procnnsuf IA
the management CT the Indianapolis Orphan
Asylum and other public berevolenosA"
THY Friendship Was Poss4ble-
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