St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-09
HUNTER PLEAsEs EN-.
Westminster Church Members
Delighted With Their Possible

Westminster Church Members
Delighted With Their Possible
Pastor.
All the local paths led to Westminster
church again yesterday. Since the days
when gifted and aggressive Pastor Bur-
rell used to hold forth from West
minister's pulpit in prelude and sermon
there has not been such a crowd
ing OF the pews and beseig-
ing of the doors as yesterday.
The attraction was Rev. Pleasant
Hunter. the New Jersey divine, whom
the pastoral committee of the church,
after wear of patient Searchings among
the haunts of man, picked out as the
preacher most likely in their judgment
to conform to the requirements of the
situation and once more restore West
minister to its old place of popular
prestige among the local churches. MIR.
Hunter is not by any means a dead
sure'' capture yet, but he came on to
size I'D the field, and the signs seem aus
spiciouS for his coming again and to
STAY. Judging from yesterdays results
the nastoral committee did we'll to call
him. The church was damned to the
doors both morning and evening, and
the laundering chorus of the old famll-
lar hymns could be heard all over the
block. it was quite like old times. and
even a man with a wooden eye could
see that the people were greatly
pleased. and if called upon to do 1t
would then and there have ratified the
committees action. minneapolis peo-
pie usually know when they have
good thing, and knowing 1t they make
In, honn West
minister has surely made a wise choice
in Mr.. Hunter. and it is to be presumed
they will not rest until they have him
in their midst with an exclusive fran
chise on his preaching. There was
very unanimous sentiment at both meet
ings that the church had done we'll to
hide its time in this matter of the selec-
ton of a pastor.
Mr.. Hunter is not the orator DR..
Burrell is, but he is deal sight better
talker. He is a prOfounder thinker,
more liberal in his theology and has
more of the points of the philosopher.
In utterance he is rapid and his Ian
guage is the most simple English mag
Unable. A plain-speaking, sympathetic
man of the people is Mr.. Hunter. with
natural eloquence and depth OF
thought that show a close study OF
men ana the WOIlQ luOy llfO III
and a careful analysis of human expert
ence. 1t is plain enough that he is not
one who is going to split hairs in the
oIoglcal matters, or affect such classic,
scholarly utterance as to stimulate the
intellect of his hearers TO undue eXer'
ton to keep in line. Practical sermon
izing would seem, at this writing. to be
Rev. Hunters 'long suit" and his
ability to set forth the facts of life as an
inspiration to more thoroughly live and
practical Christianity his trump card. 1t
seemed to the humble philosopher in the
gallery last evening as though be was
preaching right at some people in the
cushioned pews below, giving them
credit for what good they had done, as
we'll as reminding them of what they
had not done. OF course Mr.. Hunter,
being a stranger here, didn't notice 1t,
but there were some famous SleeperS
who were the very pink of attention,
sitting as straight in their pews ana
eyeing the preacher with an intensity
that betOkened unusual interest.
He preached from the text which ex-
tolls the man who is faithful in small
things. This was the cue to sermon
on faithfuIness. The test of greatness
was faitnfulness. he thought. A man
with a record for it was like good line
of goods-always in demand. Sincerity
he cIaSSed with it.