The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-22
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pear On the Platrsrn.
BOSTON. Nov. 2O.-Boston has become 20 40
customed to unusual religious manifestations
that Il IL rarely surprised. The Common In the
summer and the thousand and ono platforms in
the winter abound with things extrs ordinary.
But there was no doubling the surprise that
greeted tho appearance in the papers last Sun
day Of this advertisement:
Association Hall. Boston Young Mems Christisn A.
ISOLATION. Boyiston and Berkeley streets, Sunday. s;ao
p. N. Address by Mr.. Edward NJ. Lewis. pitcher OF
the champion Boston basela all team. 40.
This athlotic-religiou idea is distinctively
Bostonian. 1t may not have originated here
not many things do. But It 10 srdently Guilt
waited here-al things arc. 1t began two years
ago, when Norton shaw, who was then as good
q right guard as there was in the country. went
from the football field almost directly to tho
Y. NJ. C. A. platform. Shaw 10 still at Harvard;
In fact, he played right guard during the second
half of the memorable tie game with Yale last
week. Except for the novelty Of tho episode,
his preaching In n popular pulpit didn't excite
much talk. He has always been q serious sort
Of fellow, prompt at all recitations, and careful
to attend to all his duties. Some day, perhaps,
he may make a f~rst-rato missionary.
Shaw was followed to the pulpit by W. Il.
| Lewis, tho most popular centre that Harvard
has over had. His glory was contemporaneous
with that of Shaw on tho %gridiron; but. In other
| respects, the young athletes bear little resom-
blancc to each other. To DO sure, Lewis, who 10
| still one Of tho chief coaches at Harvard. wears
an air of attractive solemnity. But he wore the
same air on tho day. three years ago. whom he
fooled big stillman 90 cleverly in the smashing
game at Hampden Park. The solemnity OF Lowis
10 imposing. 1t 10 with him now on the plat
forms Of Cambridge, where no is In the van Of
the no-licenso rush.
All in all. then, the appearance of Shaw and
LOWS as preachers was not astonishing. Both
were In college in those days. 1t was not 80
long after the appearance on tho platform OF
"Foxy" Stage, the great Yale end and pitcher.
and Spear. who brought pulpit fame to tho ath-
letes of Princeton. And Shaw and Lewis. 1t
might also be said, wero then moving actively
in the world of thought There is no blufane
studies at Harvard for any length Of time.
Both, it turned out, were admirable speakers;
safe, orthodox thinkers; men Of good presence.
Hence their success. However. this success did
not distract them. Shaw Is grinding" in col
lego to this day. and Lewis is trying to rise as q
lawyer.
But with "Ted" Lewis 1t is different. He used
to go to Williams College. There he achieved
n aa%o T ss e p ana ecnd qss Boston ar tri9m EeWis , %ss
Therefore graduated from Williams College into
afi n SSs' Soeo sss q sous S,SSi E word ,' But R's sn ar%s
the season that closed a couple Of months ago
fat mark in baseball history. He was spoken OF
as %0 %ieS & o rlis'' foS1; He eSpl a. es oiSa , slds Ss
was was %'i rampant. human human m en pho see' No man
eyer scal,, made M mSFe in no1 Is: S e1IS e asvI possibly r p .
South End grounds to Bunker Hill Monument,
g SraSd stand yon oa But tq That a Is tr as yS@ only sit in He 6Re
yyooiiubiiity and. his. vocal %ferocity." with Hugh
be unaea tainted with this notable gift. Of his.
develop into smother Nichols. He has speed 10
spare. His physical condition is always excel.
lent and he fears no club on earth.
So there was no mistakinE to whom the adver;
tisement referred There is only one Ted "
was stuffed with young men. Mr.. Lewis was
there on time. He was as cool as could be while
s5s fiSoEETfSsat JonnP Pr1 Ssa. G iaii. ' sa.her H sli ii {
with an interesting. rather immobile. clean.cut
face. He did not flush. neither did he fdget
He looked utterly unconcerned while the leader
Of the meeting extended q catering WELCOME
Testament in his hand, found his place quickly
and read: Whatsoever He saith unto you
9Th t-h.t :. INV t.xt +. ,. ,,,d .,u,,, And h,r,
just to show how an Intelligent master of The
national game views Christianity. are q few e1
"An men were born into religion. When men
begin to realize this they are coming to religion
It cannot be put off. Tim must be grasped al
1t passes II q man wish to accomplish anything,
Thus have done all the great men that have
lived. A man cannot assert himself unless he
surrenders himself.
Christ was not effeminate. He was q manly
Christ. His muscles were firm. His back was
unbent. He suffered on the cross without he'd
ding q tear. He was all courage. This is the
too. II you look as l have looked"
Herman Long. tho prize shortstop. who "a
working in one of the bowling alleys on Wash
ington street, hoard Lewis preach. and Is re
ported to have remarked: Hes a wonder ! He
beats me-" And Long is a churchgoer.