The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-13

sympathies alive and never let his
heart become calloused through pros
perity or achievement This spirit ne
carries to those in contact with him
and in consequence the benevolences of
the church are many, and not always
shown upon the records of the various
societies.
There is business, system and care
about everything the church does The
parish and church are singularly for
tunate in its officers and deacons They
are men of God, men of business abili-
ty and adaptability, ever working for
the furthering of the divine will, ever
ready not only to advance the interests
of their own church, but every church
in the city and the welfare Of the com
munity and humanity as well. AL
though the present expenses are very
large, the pew rentals and voluntary
contributions have proved adequate to
meet the current needs and expenses.
There was sufficient money year or
so ago to increase the pastors salary
from $4,000 to $4,000, but DIR. Conrad
promptly put his foot down and said:
NO" A principle was at stake and
nothing would move him. AS a result,
the vote was rescinded with reluctance.
At the time DR.. Conrad said to The
Spys correspondent: mo, / can not
accept the increase. The church needs
it for other work, and besides, I fear
that the addition would take me farther
away from the hearts of the people
To allow this would prove me false to
my ideals, for to me the most sacred
duty of not only every minister of the
gospel, but of mankind, is to keep in
touch with suffering humanity where
every heart throb, every sorrow, every
disappointment may be felt"
1t is not strange that the statement.
| Everything Old South does seems to
succeed has become proYerbial. The
Mems Union jumped at once into
prominence, and it's membership in
creased with startling rapidity, until
it now numbers over 200 members. The
church membership is nearly 1000
There is no church picnic like the one
Old South has, there are few such
congregations as listen to DR.. Conrad S
able sermons both morning and eve
ming, and the same might be said of
almost every department of church
work
There are few buster men than Dr.
Conrad. Until recently he has carried
on the work entirely alone, making
calls, ministering unto the sick, con-
soling the Borrowing and uniting lovers
in the bonds of matrimony, at the same
time responding to many calls from the
public both in and outside of the city.
It is not strange that his name has
gone abroad and that many churches
try in vain to draw him away from his
chosen field here. For some years DR..
Conrad dictated his sermons to a stem
ographer, but at present he is assisted
by Henry G. Brown, a graduate of the
Bible Normal School of Springfield,
who is officially pastors assistant and
Bible school superintendent DR.. Con-
rad now dictates his sermons to the
commercial graphophone, from which
they are transferred to paper by his
assistant. DR.. Conrad. however, never
uses manuscript in the pulpit. He die
tates his sermons after careful and
prayerful thought, and then commits
them to memory from the manuscript
He does this work at one time shut
ting himself up and seeing no one.
Dr. Conrad's character as shown to
the world is unique. He is a courte-
Gus, interested, cordial gentleman first
or all As one comes closer to him,
the earnestness, the nobleness and the
oneness of purpose so manifest through
all his work, is seen. He seems abso-
lutely tireless, absolutely inexhaustible
in his sympathies and interests. DR..
Conrad was born at Shiloh, Indiana,
Nov. rs, 1885, the son of Rev J. e. Con-
rad, a Presbyterian clergyman. His
We're spent in Minnesota. After hav-
ing engaged somewhat in teaching, he
entered the preparatory department of
Carleton College, later taking the COM
plete classical course, graduating in
1882. In the autumn of 1882 he entered
Union Theological Seminary, New York
city, from which he graduated in 1885.
During his senior year, he had received
unanimous call from the Ainslie
Street Presbyterian Church of Brook
lyn n. Y. This call he accepted, sup
plying the pulpit until graduation, and
on June is, 1885, he was installed as
pastor of the church by the Brooklyn
presbytery. During the five years
pastorate in this church, above four
hundred persons united with it. In
1887 while the church edifice was be-
ing enlarged, he took with Mrs Conrad
European trip In October 1890, he
received a unanimous call to the Old
South Church, which he accepted. He
began his ministry here Oct. 10, and
was installed by the council, Nov. s,
1890. In recognition of scholarship, the
following degrees have been conferred
upon him. Bachelor of arts, 1882 mas
sr of arts, 1885; doctor of philosophy,
1891: doctor of divinity, 1892. DR. Con-
rad was married August 26, 1885, to
Miss Harriet N. Adams of Maine, a
woman Of literary and musical culture,
to whose extraordinary capabilities he
attributes a great deal Of his success.
Since coming to Worcester, Mrs. Conrad
has hardly performed a less important
work than her husband, and she is en-
deared to all who know her.
Among the church officers who have
assisted Dr.. Conrad in his splendid
work are Dea. H. IL. Merriam, Dea.
Edward Jerome, Dea George t. With
erby. Dea. Hollis w Cobb, Dea Albert
B. Whipple, Dea. George =. Rogers,
Dea. r. e. Thompson, Dea. Walter M.
Spaulding, j. r. Torrey, T.. II. Stark,
Il. A. Fawcett, DR.. Charles A. Pea
body w. p. Hartman, Alexander c.
Munroe and many others.
Well may the members Of the church
look back over the record of the past
and into the future with joy. If the
old bell which hangs in the low belfry
at the northeast corner of the church.
and which was cast by Paul Revere in