The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-05-22

been done which will tell on all the col
leges round when the men start out t.
work. DO not infer that the whole col
lege is in a state of wild excitement
for it is not 50; nor did we want that
/ But the head centers are reached ir
| every department and they will do the
rest before the term Is many weeks
Older. And his estimate has proven tc
be nearly right, for his work and that
movement put a stamp on the Dwight
hall work, which is there to this day.
The characteristics of that work
ought to be pointed out for they come
largely from him. 1T was a matter Of
jest among his intimate friends in the
early Edinburgh days that the young
men who went on Populations for evan
gellstic work took on his manner, his
style of address, his illustrations and
even his accent. But this is natural
between friends, and it only illustrates
his power as a friend. The more i'm
portant characteristics We're also copied
and passed on, namely, freedom from
all theological and technical language,
all cant and forced expression and all
over pious and preachy appeals. He
| was simple, direct and honest in his
presentation of facts and truths, care
full always to make his statements
square with accepted science and COM
mon reason. He was never patronizing
in his manner, and the fact that he felt
himself to be moving upon a common
level with the humblest is seen in his
diffident approach to all distinguished
people until he found that they also
were approachable on that common
| level.
| When anxious parents or others
would compel him to speak with those
| for whom they were anxious about their
religious life he would likely begin by
saying, II suppose you know this is a
put-up job" or What you are suffer-
ing from Is too much religion, isn't it?"
The typical anxious inquirer had no
place in his view of evangelism. He
simply lived the Christ life himself, and
by his character and words invited his
friends to live it also, and the only ques-
ton in doubt was whether they would
or not and usually this did not remain
long in doubt. If he could not meet a
person on terms of mutual respect and
common love for truth and righteous
ness he had nothing to say.
His cosmopolitan character is seen in
the variety of his Friendships. He
counted among his personal friends not
only mobiles and the greatest of scientific
and theological minds, medical students
and evangelists, but street arabs, ne
groes and all sorts and conditions of
humanity. His tribute to Moolu, the
best of his African retainers is not only
an abiding memorial to the naked saw
age, but it shows how universal Drum
mond's friendships were. Moolu was a
carrier taken from one of the missions
near the coast, and stood faithfully by
his master clear to Central Africa and
back again to Gods country.
His friendship for boys made him the
foremost mover in the beginnings of the
Boys brigade. He knew boys as he
seemed to know every other form of
human life, and was never happier than
in a game of marbles with them or in
some other outdoor frolic with them |
Through his interest in the working
men he became at the last great pro-
moter Of the Pleasant Sunday After
noon movement.
The Gaiety club is one of the direc-
lions in which Drummond's friendship |
found it's desired expression After
Moodys first great campaign was over,
and Drummond had returned to COM
plete his studies, he hired the Gaiety |
Music hall in Chambers street for Sum I
day evenings and he with a few kin
bred spirits carried on meetings for |
men. They became knit together in
this work so closely that in after years
they remained bosom friends. called
themselves the Gaiety club, met regu-
larly once a year for a days fellowship
and were all in all such a company Of
friends as one might well wish to be-
long to. Four of them we have learned
to know and love-Henry Drummond
James Stalker, John Watson and George
Adam Smith. Another of them, E,w-
ng, worked in Australia for few years
and just as Drummond made his visit
10 that far-off land Ewing was taken
sick and died with his hand in that of
his friend, just as If the Father had
sent him there for that purpose.
In 1894 Drummond began to suffer
pain and to grow stiff and bent and old
ind pinched. 1t was a great sorrow to
lin not to be able to work as before,
,ut disease was memorable 1t was a
mysterious and fatal disease of the
zones. In the spring of 95 he was OBJ
iged to give UP entirely and go to {
france. Finding no relief there he re-
urned to a health resort In England :
where he waited in the utmost PHYSICAL
,ain and helplessness, but with the {
most perfect patience and courage. for I
he end that came in March, 1897 He {
vas but forty-five years old, but he was
cit to be a personal friend to more peo- :
lie than any other living man. He ex- +
mplifies in it's beauty and power that {
esource for good which is the posses
ion of every person And the lesson 6
yhich his life leaves most distinctly for ]
S is the cultivation of helpful friend
hips; first, the friendship of Jesus, and
Nth that the friendship of every per-
on who can be helped into the Christ I
fe-