Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-04-21
C. y. Hunt a Convert.

CnRrles n. hunt OF Minneapolis, who
will be remembered by all Blsmarckers,
and who from 1888 until 1886 was one of
the brightest lawyers of North Dakota the
bar, has decided to abandon the legal
profession and enter the ministerial
field. The Minneapolis Times says of it
This is given as one Of the shining re-
Hunt could n. t be exactly called q con
vert, having been converted some six years
ago, at which time he seriously con-
sidered the ACCESSIBILITY of abandoning his
profession AID turning his attention tO
preaching the gospel.
MI. Hunt is quite we'll known through
out the city, having attained no small sue
through . deal some time ago to secure
control of the Lyceum theater. But very
recently his firm won q case from which
they got a $4,000 fee and but q week or so
ago MI. Hunt returned from Iowa where he
had won an important patent right case.
He is 81 years old and came to Mime.
apolis III 1882. first entering into the prac
tice of law with Freeman P. Lane, and
after his return from Bismarck, N. D.. he
Morrill,.
The story of his change of heart is quite
q romantic one, and due a great deal,
perhaps. to a mothers influence, his
been DESTROYS that he should enter the
ministry. At the time of the Mills meet
ings Mr.. Hunt went to Iowa to try his
patent right case, only attending the last
few of the revival meetings. Sunday
morning he attended the early morning
prayer meeting at Calvary Baptist church
n was asked 70 pray by the pastor, Rev.
request and began in a formal manner,
when Unexpectedly he found himself ask
ing the Lord to show him just what he
should dc and broke down completely. A
friend rose and finished the prayer, and
Just previous to the close of the meeting
Mr. Hunt rose again, saying he had q con-
%fession to make. and ne told of the
story of the call he believed he had re.
ceived to the ministry six years ago and
how he had since been fighting it, but was
now ready to give up everything and do
what the Lord thought best.
Mr.. Hunt was seen yesterday and ad-
mitted the truth of the reports stating that
ne should leave his profession as soon as
ne could settle up the cases pending and
would enter e%vangelistic work of some
nature and possibly the ministry. He said
ne was converted when he was Is years
old, but did not join the church and drifted
away arriving at a point where he was al
most an ln1del aud when SIX years e the
cal! came to him to enter the ministry he
had fought it bitterly. feeling that he
could not give up his ambition in the field
offered by his profession and for all that
SIX years the consciousness of a duty un-
done had. been constantly bearing him
down.
Mr.. Hunt spoke to quite a large audience
IN the lmmanual Baptist church last even
ing. taking as his subject prayer and
telling in a straightforward way what
prayer had done for him and what he be-
lleved it would do for every man, partic-
ularly emphasizing the need of more
thoughtful, earnest prayer.
II WHOLE FAMILY CATCH IT.
Mr. Hunt wrote to his mother, who is in
California. telling her Of his decision and
her JOY may be better imagined thar de-
scribed. And as if to make the mothers
Joy more complete, but q day passed be-
fore she received another letter from still
another son, George, in Minneapolis, tell
ing her that he, too, with his wife, had
become a Christian.