The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-14

would make wise and discrete judge;
has special tact in adjusting difficult
/ ties between parties, and can generally
satisfy both plaintiff and defendant.
Many people would readily yield to
his opinion when they would sternly
reject Interference on the part of 9TH
ers. He is an incentive reader of hui
man character, can always rely en-
/ his first impressions of people, is able
/ to read between the lines, and is
natural student of human nature. He
is benevolent, thoughtful and Sympa-
hospital The unfortunate patients
would look forward to his visits
would feel relieved by his genial smile,
his cheerful voice, and his sym9a-
thetic grip.
AS a minister he would rather Sc
cure obedience through love than fear.
VIII prefer to paint happiness of the
righteous than TO dwell on the misery
of the wicked. He desires to do right
as he sees it, and would never utter
prayer that would exclude a penitent
sinner. He is broad in his views, looks
at matters from a comprehensive
standpoint, dislikes whatever he con-
siders is narrow, bigoted or pinched.
1t is doubtful if he could discover any
earthly use for a real, genuine miser,
or a small-minded, selfish man. A
man who lives for himself alone, who
would leap on the raft from a burning
ship without trying to save others,
and then thank God he was safe, would
be an object of pity and contempt to a
man like this.
He is reverential, spiritually-minded
hopeful and friendly. Is seldom if ever
troubled with the blues" and if he
should retire at night weary, worn and
anxious after a hard days work, he
Will rise in the morning like a giant,
refreshed, full Of hope and vigor He
recuperates very quickly. is not al
ways taking cold, seldom has any
complaints, scarcely knows what it is
10 be sick, can resist and throw off
disease with little or no effort and
this, in his case, is especially FORUM
ate, because in case of a severe illness
he would give up too easily. His nor
NAL condition is to be healthy and
strong; he is capacitated to extract all
the pleasure out of life that there IS
in il, but his spiritual nature being
well developed, he is not one Of those,
who looks on death as a monster. and
as his physical courage does not COM
pare with his moral courage, he will
shrink from pain. shudder at the idea
of long, tedious sickness, and if he
had to choose between a surgeon and
an undertaken, would send for the lat
ter.
He is a keen observer, practical in
talent, deep in thought, fluent in ex-
preston, earnest in manner, sincere in
purpose, strong in memory, philosOphic
in matter, prolific in ideas, emphatic
in delivery and viii be very happy in
his Illustrations
He is better adapted to perfecting
and refining those who are educated
than TO cope with and civilize the saw
age He would not feel comfortable
under the crude elementary conditions
of frontier life, and his power for good
would be measurably curtailed: but in
large city, where everything is I'D
to-date" and where the people are
abreast of the times in art, science
and culture, he viii be at home. can
readily fall in line and DO his share in
attaining still higher perfection. In
mlnglng with the rough and I'M
cultured classes he has the ability to
come down to their levei-to be like
them for the time being-and will be
well liked by them, but naturally ne /
aspiTes TO higher ground.
he viii make an able and efficient 1
teacher on the lecture platform or in |
the pulpit, but could not succeed So /
well as the head of a primary or kim
dergarten class. He must deal with
IN matured-not with the Juvenile |
mind He is fond of children. bur is /
not gifted with the ability to look at
things from the standpoint of a child |
anu HShce MouIu Iall 10 interest them. |
He is genial in disposition. and does |
not believe there is anything in Chris |
tlanlty that is Incompatible with a |
buoyant, cheerful or even a ocular /
state of mind. 1t would be hard to /
convince him that true piety consisted |
in clasping the hands, revealing the |
widths of the eyes, and assuming a |
solemn. melancholy visage.
He is in earnest in his denunciation /
of sin. and in The adUocacxr Of ,,-t,o
he considers is right, but will assume /
no false airs or pretend that he alone |
is perfect. His power to analyze. dis |
sect and to get at the root of a subject I
is remarkable. This faculty will enable |
him to thrash out of a subject all there
is in it.
He win be patriotic to his country.
ready to defend and uphold its laws,