The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-23
Mr.. BRYAN IN THE SOUTH.
He Makes Good Impression on
south Carolina PrcsEyterians.

He Makes Good Impression on
south Carolina PrcsEyterians.
During his recent trip into the South
William J. Bryan visited Due West.
$. q. the educational headquar-
ters of the "seceders. or psalm-sins-
ing Presbyteriaus of the South and The
Associate Reformed Presbyterian the
church paper of that denomination,
speaks OF the man and his visit in the
following terms.
Bryan has come and gone. ~ Due
West, place OF culture and refinement
his name shines only the brighter. He
met every expectation. While here Pc
made three speeches. Two IN Erskine au-
ditorHm and one in the chapel Of the
female college. These speeches varied
in length from five minutes to tao hours.
One did not so away wondering wherein
lies this mans greatness.
"a glance ST the man shows a splendid
specimen of manhood Ills smiling.
beamiug counteuance catches YOU al
once. The artlcss simplicity and humility
OF the man are very striking There is
not an atom of egotiSm about him His
very presence inspires YOU
The last half of his speech on bimataI-
ism is fun of humor and it creeps on YOU
in the Mark Twain STYLE This speech
was two hours long. The audience was
sympathetic one throughout It indi-
Gated its approval Of 8Ir Bryan-s telling
points by frequent and loud cheers.
breaking at time into campaign hurrahs.
In his bursts of ordtOry the mans whole
frame would CULVER. There is a sincerity
and caHdor about him that wins your
respect whether YOU believe in his doc
trine or not
As religious journal this paper has
no party politics and does not pronounce
upon the merits of the question of BIZ
metalism- We wish however, to say
some things about Mr.. Bryan as a public
speaker. All who have to appear before
the public on platform or IN the pulpit
may learn something from him.
He is strikingly simple in manner. He
spoke for two hours before an audience
of 2.o00 people and held their unwearied
attention to the very last word. and yet
there WASH a stage trick. nor faint If
dramatic from beginning TO end He
stood quietly. and stood right in his
tracks If he moved six inches from his
first position We did not discover ft. and
we sat within five feet of him and watch
ed him closely good object lesson he
was.
Simplicity Of style was another strou-
Characteristic OF the address. The audi
ence was mixed one. old and youue.
educated and uneducated, the subject
was dry one, involving the --.scussion CT
purely economic principles and their ap-
nj 3 ion 4
Interested TO the end. The speech
abounded in Illustrations drawn from
every day life Some of them were most
apt and telling
Again. his edTnestness impressed YOU
There was a winning sincerity in every
utterance- You might not agree with
him You might feel that ne was sadly
mistaken, yet his honesty was trans
parent. He seemed to believe and be-
ieve With all his heart. To him the is
sue was tremendous one. and involved
the prosperity of the nation. He was
rot lighting for party triumph but for
the supremacy of great principle.
His happy and reVerent use of Scrip
ture vas unusual in a political spea ker
There was no fiinpancv OF leviry in his
biblical illusions. He can teach some
preachers that we have read after i'm
this respect Then. too. there was a
respectful treatment of those from whom
he differed He spoke strongly. but there
was no abuse or denunciation Of his
opponents When he spoke Of gold
bug he aDol0sized for the use of the
term.
g." hatever one may think Of the fnau-
cial theory which Mr. BRYAN s1f0rorts
even though he earnestly rejects il. the
great orator is Well worth hearing There
were most wholesome lessons to Young
men in the stvle and manner of the adj
dress. and Erskine College coneratuIates
herself that she vas privileged 10 hear
the eloquent exponent of bimetaIlism or
her own platform