The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-02-09
PHILIPS BROOKS.
Hs Feeiings at Memorable ttiss 10
Ilis Htstory

tia Feeling at Memorable Ttis's 10
nis History.
The last time that ] saw Nj BROOKS
to speak with him was at a memorable
crisis in his history. writes Elizabeih
Stuart Phelps in McClures 10 was
close upon the date OF his acceptance
OF the Oishropric Of Massachusetts. but
this fact wac not generally known. The
movement Of his own mind az the time
while bis decision TO leave Trinity
church forever was stin seething. was
as solemn as prayer il one had any
doubt OK this. the sight Of the man on
the occasion 90 which ! refer would
teyo made 81 clear TO the dulest per
geDHon We were at lunch. four oi us
MIR Brooks Dr Holmes Mr Ward
GnC myself with friends whose hospi-
,ality is expert Ia the art of selecting
fte difficult and delightful number OF
o=t- which is more than the grares
But Jess than he muses. Nh Brooks
Has Ns.y quiet at hIst-u.mos' silent
atd. it seemed 90 my slight social eA-
perieule with him. unpreccdently so
her but Dr. Holmes conversational
genius soon struck the sparks from
tHe -mCldering Gre in the preachers
heart aul the two men began 90 talk.
Tho lesi OF us held the breath to lis
ten as our hostess, with her distin
g1ished ia.t. stirred the flame when she
would and one of the mos, remark
1hIe conversations which ] ever heard
followed Mr. Brooks began TO talk
about the duties of the upper 10 tho
lower classes OF society. and of the
Christian to the irreliglUs He spoke
rapidly. then earnestly then eagerly
to1y. without fear and without re-
preach Ike the Christian Bayagd that
be- was At the last he pushed on into
mCnol0gue-a thing I never heard him
/ 10 before. and no one. not even the
| Sing OF Boston conversers, cared to
/ irterrupt him To nay surprise he
| spoke OF tine salvation army In Ian
/ euaae OF deep respect lie honorei
''s work. He prophesied heartily for
as future He spoke contemptuously
/ d the nervousness OF people oi ease
about cction In clothing brought from
hops uI 1om h0mes whose
1t lev %. us troubled O. heart
.o alleviate N'l.h sacred indlg-
go. &c. lsaJEeI me heather of the
/ .-. ..o ..1 cared neither i1r their
.a aH NOR 10. those of other men.
...i aa1d.us.H OF heart aud lie
lofts l,mncist.on go which IL
/ rt impo,-.hl. to offer q protesting
utI l'n mentioned by name corr
Hiu Hi#guohe mems club on the
/ Rl Day. Tine salvation army ho
/ 0..l .ou-ut To- ue sent there No
/ body u.e's thcm more. They ought to
.,I.-h, tlFo1ah such place as that
.Hi preach uen ies,ameu, religi0nH
s., lis point pI Holmes suggested
d.. % sutiuei voice But. Dr. Brooks
su.H r'on as those Gre not going to lis
ten TO ME salvation army II seems
100 inc .hat you are The man to 90 into
DO. r'u1 ana preach Christianity
lr Brooh made no reply The rest
u. ue took the Thought mp and urgeC
Hm iIt'c Gu, ne iell into q glenc'
d uU it Was impossible to break
.. ii- Alle wandered from us sol
rIn.r Was Doe renewing the conhic
@. sou, which must have preceded nil
/ determination rY leave the pastoral,
OF his .ul,l auI.loyins people? Wa
he a,art~ich Wigh his own great idea
Of what "a Christian teacher nigh
I achieve aud mus. forever fau too wa
hc thinking of his limits in the ligh
OF hs aspirations? He talked no more
iu lew moments he abruptly ond ST
/ ,DU.y lcft u.s.