Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-29

BRIEF SKETCH OF CAREER.


The arrival o. Ian Mnc.nfen In this
city. which !, schct '''i 90 take place
tomorrow mornlng h hv aitci with In
tefest by great many u the local
reading publ
Possibly n bosi indication Of the
interest tina, l. displayed Ia the gifted
author and svseher can be noticed
In the rcsulaf Maclarcn boom that
has set In al iho booksiofca aud pub
lie library whsfc enquiries for "lietide
the Bonnie Iificr Bush" Aud i.ene
syne'' aud tIndrsd productions from
the gifted scoirhman's pen indicate the
public pulse. Tho Scotch colony here
10 very cnthuhasur regarding the visit
of the doctor Of divinity, and u Il 10
the efforts Of NJ samuel Williams that
the public q this city li indebted
for the visit y ihe author. Ian Mac
lar.n Il In America on BIZ aecond tour
~ lecturer AID reader and last night
Havc some 81 hir drllrhtful readings
before an n,dlfnrc drawn FROM the
Centennial aiair In the city u Don.
yer, from whsncr h. proposed 10 make
big jump O. California. giving Utah
On route the 20 By Mr Williams
heard OF thu PROTESTED move On the
part Of the ivtuWrr advance agent
ana In coniuneilou with other Scotch
men. o. this cliy kept the wires hot
untii they Bal netund their fellow
.ountryman 10 appear IN the Assembly
Hal Tor Monfay The 1rd inst. Mr..
Williams say that thoy don't want 10
make amy mcrty uut N The enterprise
but viii be sdnient n they clear ~.
isrnca. NJ possibly the people w the
west VIII netsf aFaln rri the chance
70 hear the minister Ia this country,
~ Ian haciarsn emphaiically states
that this II positively his last APPEAR
hnce In the t'nlied States u America
Those who have Hecn the gentleman
describe him ~ btlnE a sturdy sficci.
men 81 manhoui. with the strong.
healthy face u scn-captnin, the
mouth o. an orator the eye o. a hu.
mofint and tn hruN N "a thinker. lie
has n pleasant way ~ standing with
a hand In or pocket while he talks
ehsil, about ~ Clamcirfni but his
hand speedily comes out a. he cntonn
upon his readlnr The dialect. urdi.
narily 40 dirrult 10 follow FOR one
not familiar with H. 4 made a. clear
and tho palm taking emphasis, lie ~
quoted ~ saying "A write IN two
worids. 1 ksep Ian Maciaron' foe ny
stories. and John Watson this real
nninc) for my DEVOTIONAL books. hut
trust that ne same spirit runs
through both classes u work. Moth
Ing that I hava written. certainly Moth
linz IN proporiian 10 the size. has Gust
~. 80 much tims and toll a. those two
little books. The Upper Room and
Thy cosnpnn1hs u the SorroNfui
way In rnch books everything must
" p<xfsstiy si1aa ana ulfnpl. There
must be nuthinE that could possibly
offend the moi dsVuut spirit, ~ seem
In the least oui n place. I wrptc the
books and rc-uNte them. and went
oyor them many Zines. In
the two bookf ihfrr u only one mod.
rrn word. dlt.llluslonmsnt worked
could not"
Two countri,s lay claim 10 Dr. Wat.
son, England. on account ~ his birth.
ana Ncutlani, owing 10 he plrrntngui
be that ~ u may the authur-prsneher
was born In N county of Easea, Eng.
land. In the ,ru isia. u Scotch par.
cntaRe. hir faihsr being lowlandor
and his noihff Highlander. when
very young, the Watsnna removed 10
scotland. and a gront part
~ Ian Mneiafsni- hlyhood was spent
IN a farm nehf uainsnwrie. In which
district " N uudefuinnl that great
many OF the Originals ~ HI character
sketches lived and moysd Ills educa-
ton was complritd IN Edinburgh. AZ
the famous university there. whorr he
took his deerrs With nyinr honorn.
lie made hlr debut IN a ministerial
Held al Ioglalmsui in psrthshirr,
whore he undsuplk bic nfat minister.
iai charge In that lonely and isolated
parrish which WIS destined a. hecume
famous under ne name ~ Drum.
tochty." and whfff b. lhhnrc1 for some
yrarr among ne farmers and ahep.
herds Of that BEAUTIFUL gien.
Later ON h. became assistant 10 ono
~ tho church IN Glasgow. but hi
life work begin IN earnest when lac
accepted a "cnll" 10 nm tho puipit nd
the Sefton Pas Presbyterian church,
near ~ gates ~ Seton Park.
the "Sob mn " Liverpool. England.
A wide Held In NAT seaport town. tccm.