The morning call., 1893-07-09

After some skirmishng about the bush
for the Office of ''interlocutor" is not very
familiar to mel asked DR.. Hale:
What do you consider the best thing
you ever did?" He did not seem an
noyed or perplexed by the question.
tended himself the full length of the
lounge, and regarded me with his dAep-
set eyes. DR.. Hale's face wrinkles in a
curious way round his eyes. These are
the features of his face. They are fine,
deep. sad, careless of human opinion,
except it has to be conclliated for a
high purpose - and alert as boys.
believe that a divine physiognomist
would read DR.. Hale's career in his
gray eyes and their high ramparts. "Why.
the young mans head has an entirely
different shape" said the elder Darwin Of
his son Charles on the young mans re-
turn from his voyage in the Beagle. 1t
struck me oddly that in e like manner DIR.
Hale's eyes had been a mirror of his life.
II think" began DR.. Hale thOughtfully.
"that In His Name as bit of literary
work, is to be regarded as the best book
ever wrote. The story of The Man With
out a Country has circulated in much
larger numbers. 1t was forged in the fire,
and l think its great popularity is due to
the subject"
And what is your best literary work at
present"
After some hesitation DR.. Hale an
sweled:
II think my sermons are the best"
This serious answer caused no little as
constituent, for one naturally thinks of Dr.
Halo as an author rather than as a hard.
working minister.
Il attach great deal of Importance to
the weekly printing and circulating of ser
MONS" he continued. 1T is more than
fifteen years since | began printing them
for our people. 1t keeps man at his bes
work. 1t does away with sIlpshod careless.
| ness. l should advise every minister u
print his sermons. The fact Of it is" he
continued, with increasing vivacity, five
sixths of my work in this Office is parish
work. am person who has never los
sight of my profession. People complain
| that my books always carry moral.
| wouldn't write book if they didn't"
How did you come to write-as an au
thor. mean?"
Until 1861 l was only known in Boston
as an energetic minister of an active
church. | didn't want anything else.
believe now, as then, that if anything is
going to be done, it s,to be done through
that agency. Then the war came along
l was in the Massachusetts Rifle CORPS
and" he said this with a pardonablt
twinkle of pride, II have drilled major
| general. Then was Oh the sanitary com,
mission. To save the country - thai
got back into simple parish life again
Then came The Man Without Country.
| In 1871 Ten Times One is Ten was
| published. From that book came a
peculiarities OF my life. 1t brought me in
| 10 close contact with all parts of the world
| From it sprang the Lend Hand and the
Kings Daughters, and a dozen such work
inc OF bA
| League and the Christian Endeavor. They
COPIED their ideas with my notices"
| The doctor stopped, while the writer
pondered how many girls from East to
| West and North to South carried upon
their threats plain silver crosses tied with
purple ribbons, their proudest ornaments.
1t is an inspiring picture and comes quickly
| to Call. To Quake An era in Christian self
sure nder, girde the world with un-
selfish crosses, TO hammer nigh purposes
into young souls, that is better life than
to have written the best novel of the dec
ade.
YES" said Dr. Hale, with the author
ity OF his tnreescore years and eleven,
"lhe parish Is ut the basis OF my life, and
takes fve-sixths of my time. All this
would have been impossible without 1t. -
In these days, when some Of our emf
nent critics consider moral purpose
detrimental To the literary value of "a
sui IL ID ltllSolllhR W l6dCIl lTOM tUe
mouth of one OF our most popular authors
that his success is due entirely to the
inspiration Of Christian ideal. II takes
the modern school Of critics to pat the
Lord Jesus Christ upon the back.
Charles Kingsley and DR.. Hale will not
be snuffed out by them because they have
chosen 10 ChristaniZe their literary work.
Edward h. Hale regards the ministry 8
the most practical business in the world.
The theory that the minister spends his
mornings reading Hebrew, and af-
ternoOns praying with dying old women.
is exploded In his career. He knocks
about in the most active of city life. 1t
came out that the day before |
called lie went up to the State
House to argue in favor of an honestt bill
of some kind. He then signed the lease
of the MONDAY Rest" a club where
working girls are to get good food. He
made himself responsible Tor $500 a
year because the poor girls had to be
cared for. and he knew it would come
back to him all right" Then the duties of
vlce-presldent oltthe Industrial Aid called
foi his attention. II am the man of busi-
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