St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-11
GOD SPOKE TO him.
Charles N. Hunt, Lawyer, De-
ciGeS to Become an Act
i've Evangelist.
After TIVE I've Years Legal
Practice He Gives Up All
to Preach.
Mysterious Case OF George
A. Bond and His CpuSad-
ing Operations.
Football PLAYERS ReorganiZe--
Football Players Reorganize--
John M. Rees Urged for
Judge.

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will foreSake Blackstone and enter the
ministry. lie feels that he is called to
become an evangelist. He felt the call
six years ago, but had not believed i'll ii.
He has been trying to live it down since
then, but Evangelist Mills awakened i'll
him the memory of that call, and the
memory of it is SO strong that Mr.. Hunt
feels he mast preach. He will take to
the pulpit just as soon as he can prepare
| himself for the work.
Mr. Hunt comes of highly religious
family All his life he has been a firm
! believer. lie says he was converted
when mere child, out he never Joined
the church. When he was growing up
it was the dearest wish of his mothers
heart that he should enter the ministry.
The years rolled around and her son
showed no prediction for the cloth.
But she had faith that he would one day
find his way 10 the pulpit. Mr.. Hunt
says she mas been praying for twenty
years that he might become a minister
OF the gospel. He did not feel, however,
that his path in life led that way. He
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rather than all cSpounder. He went
into the law aud practctd for twelve
years. Six years ago he thought he had
been called to the ministry. lie did not
put much faith in the call, though. He
tried to forget it. The fact that he had
spent twelve years in the practic of law
also Influenced him. as he did not want
to give it up after so much hard work.
After few years he began to think chat
he had been mistaken when he supposed
that he had been called TO preach the
Gospel. Then Mills came to Minneapo-
lis.
Just before the Mills meetings began
Mr.. Hunt was called to Iowa to attend
to some legal business. He hoped, he
says, that the trial in which he was en-
gagged would last till after the meetings
were over. He did not want to attend
them. He feared their influence. He
went to Iowa and tried the case in
court. He finished his business and
returned to Minneapolis near the close
of the revival period. He went to sew
eral of the Mills meetings, and he says
that his determination 20 resist their ILL
f1uence seemed to grow strOnger-so
strong that he became confident he
would never enter the ministry.
Then came the Tuesday night be-
fore the mld-week Sabbath. That
night Mr.. Hunt wrote to his mother
asking her to cease praying that he
might yet preach the gospel. He as
sured her that he never could become
minister. He particularized many
reasons why the fruition Of her hopes
was impracticable and impossible. Her
prayers only made him miserable. He
wrote the letter, he says. but for some
reason did not mail it. He pigeon-holed
it in his desk, Intending to mail it in
the morning.
All that night he was uncomfortable.
He rose IN the morning and went to the
early prayer meeting in the Calvary
BapIIst church. Rev. G. l.. Morrill,
asked him to pray. Mr.. Hunt complied.
Unconsciously, he says, he found him
self praying for guidance whether to
enter the ministry. In the midst of the
prayer he stopped and could 90 no
further. Another man took up the
prayer and Mir. Hunt sat down. Then
he told the story of his call 20 the mill
istry SIX years ago, and how he had re-
sisted it, as it has been told here. From
that moment he determined to give up
everything and do as the Lord willed.
He decided to become an evangelist.
Ali this came to the GLOBE yesterday
from one cOnverSant with the facts
Confirmation was asked of MIR. Hunt.
Yes, it is all true said Mr.. Hunt LAS
soon as | am through with the business that
is pending here, and can settle up my affairs
l shall go out OF the law and enter into evan
gelistic work. | can't tell just exactly what
line of work l shall pursue; it won't be the
ministry, because l do not think that am
just fitted for that, but it will be evangeistic
work OF some kind
Il felt that received call to the ministry
| some six years ago, but had spent twelve
| years in the study and practice of law, and
| all this time did not feel that could give
| it ali up. At first 1 did not believe in that
| call. and tried in every way that | could to
evade it. was converted when l was thir-
teen years old, but did not join the church.
| Later | drifted away to the paths that so
| many young men get into at some period of
| their lives, and at last arrived to the point
| where | was almost an intidel. l owe my re-
turn to my former faith to W. B. Gregg of
| Denver, an earnest Christian worker. | then
! took up my ordinary Christian duties and
| tried to satisfy myself that that was all that
| was required of me.
Il then began the study of the Bible with
| nv heart and not nv head, continued the
! lawyer. Il felt thatI could not give up nv
| ambition in the business in which was en-
gagged. and for six years the consciousness of
a duty uudone has been constantly bearing
me down. You know the rest | gave up
everything. and now, for the first time. am
beginning to realize happiness and peace"
Mr.. Hunt is the we'll known lawyer of
| the firm of Hunt & Morrill,. He is now
a man thirty-seYen years of age. He
came to Minneapolis in 1882, after grad
uating from Iowa college and teaching
school a couple of years. On coming
here he entered the office Of Freeman
P. Lane, but remained there only
short time. He went to Dakota for bis
health. He was municipal Judge at Bis
! marck one year while out there. lie rt-
turned TO Minneapolis in 1885, and SOC n
after formed a partnership with Frank
II. Morrill,, which has continued ever
since.
Last night Mr.. Hunt spoke in the
Emmanuel Baptist church, and gave at
length his reasons for adopting this
course. They were practically set forth
here. He feels called upon 10 do
evangeliStic works and wants to giyeup
everything.
Mr.. Hunts resolution causes wide
spread surprise and comment in Mime
apolIs, especially among lawyers. 1t is
| not every day one hears of lawyers Civ
ing up practice after years of work to
preach the gospel.