The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-06-12
POPULAR PREACHER
Myron Reed, the Friend of Every
Man, interviewed.
He Speaks Of President Harrison Who at
One Time Was a Deacon
in His Church.

Myron Reed is every mans friend and
is not extravagant to say that he is the
most popular preacher in the Rocky noun
tains, and it would require deep digging to
discover a more universally beloved man
east or west Of the rocky range.
A glance at Reeds make up is enough
Introduction. He is a tall wiry man with
thin face that resembles the profiles now
going the rounds of the press as the por-
trait of Whitelaw Reid. though
he is free from the supercilious
expression which punctuates the express
sion Of the aristocratic New Yorker.
But itis in his dress that the Colorado
preacher individuslizes himself. A SLOUGH
hat, with broad brim, and pair Of long
necked shoes, exposing the tops Of a pair
OF 25-cent white stockings, cover his eX-
tremites. While flannel shirt, more Of a
miners than OF the silky outing garment
OF the dude and dandy, lays loosely over
his broad chest, gathered at the collar with
q negLge tie.
The reporter called at the Cullen to see
the famous preacher and passed him by &
time or two, thinking him to be q man
who was following the races, and had be
not been pointed out might have braced
him for tip
'Yes, ] am Myron Reed, he said and no
sooner said it than he pulled cigar out Of
his pocket and asked the reporter to have
smoke. The reporter noticing that he
did not help himself to a weed WIS about TO
hand ii back when he excused himself by
saying that he had tobacco in his mouth.
After draining the quid he turned it out
and lit his cigar. The act was so 'Achummy''
that il was rs good as years acQualnt-
ance
Myron Reed began to talk without being
asked TO and he touched here and there as
chatty as a child.
"Of course, you have often thought it
over he said, referring to the hardships
OF pioneers coming TO and settling this val
ley. ''It is much bigger thing than ii
looks TO be until you drop into it. / am a
pretty stout man myself, but the trip on
the cars about tagged me out When / left
Denver 1t was sultry hot and the next
thing / knew it was freezing cold. A man
wasn't made FOR that kind of usage"
Here the speaker rambled OF to the
temple and wondered where they got the
idea for that structure, saying that it was
different from any building in the world,
and asked if any of the data came from the
Bible.
Replying TO questions put, Mr.. Reed
said: been in Denver nine years. Worked
straight at it, but they give me good, long
vacations. Have seen hundred thousand
people added to the population. Preacnsc
in Indianapolis in Harrison's old church
lie and Miller were deacons. Hendricks
alse belonged. Ben's always been an able
man. Hels an example Of hard work-very
felicitous il always getting the right word.
and his faculty for making happy little
speeches always belonged TO him. I'll give
you bit of his history. Married early.
Lived IN little house and practiced law.
War came on and broke him up four years
Had to begin over again TO compete with
such men at the bar as Senator Mcdonald,
Governor Hendricks, John NJ. Butler and
Governor Baker, and be never went into
politics except to help his friends, until be
ran against Blue Jeans Williams. When
finally he went into the Senate he was
one Of the first Of three lawyers in the
state ANY one can see it was an industrious
life: not much luck about it. Depew hi
that of pretty well when he said he cas-
more lustre on tie family than the grand
father did on him. l guess that will do
Good night
Other Coloradians standing about told
stories for an hour of Reeds good graces
Will Lett loves him and tells how when
Reed got into politics. running sgainsi
Judge Symmes and nearly beating him fol-
Congress, and his congregation were in
clined TO haul him over the Goals. Cliff Bell
rich gambler, offered to build him bet
ter church than there was in Denver If ne
would give them the shake and start out On
his own hook.
Contractor Sullivan said he was liked by
the Catholics as fondly as by his own con
gregation, and that at one Of their church
fairs be was voted q phaeton Tor being the
most popular man in Denver.