The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-31
TO BOX FOR CHARITY
APPEAR IN : SPARRING
TOURNAMENT
WILL DRAW A GREAT CROWD

- Invited to Participate I'm the
Charity Entertainments by Mayor
Mnybury. of DetrOit-PUptIs VIII
Be HIS Opponents Original
Preacher Talks of His Career and
Explains His Work In the Pulpit.
DETROIT, Mich, Dec 3O-Rev ]. ].
Axte!. the fighting parson of Royal Oak
Mich, agrees to box at the benefit for
the sufferers from the Wonderland build
Ing disaster. to be given at the Light
Guard armory on Jan. g The minister de-
cioed to appear as boxer after being
requested to do so by Mayor Maybury.
James Burns, George Stallings and G.
II. Culver. of the Cadillac Athletic club.
under whose auspices the benefit is to be
given, and Mr. Axteu called at the
mayors Office. 1t was explained to Mr.
MGybury that Mr. Axtell was ready to
boN if the mayor would extend the in
vitauon to him. Mr.. Maybury thought at
first that there might be some improperly
la a clergyman participating in a boxing
carnival even though in the cause of
charity. Mr.. Axtel explained that he was
teacher of athletics as well as preach
er and that since he had preached so long
for charity he saw no harm in sparring
IN the cause of the Lord. He proposed
10 have three-round 60 for points with
one OF his own pupils Percy Patterson.
INVITED TO SPAR.
The mayor said he would be pleased
to invite the parson to spar and he die
tated the following letter to him:
Il understand that you will probably
q n X1rItL
OF Your friends. Il student whom YOU have
disciplined, and as the proceeds are all to
go 10 sweet charity l am very sure that
the surroundings as well as your appear
ance will be made pleasant for you and
prohtaole for the fund. I think under
the circumstances that there will be no
detracuon from the high dignity Of your
holy calling in appearing upon this &C.
casJon.'
Mr.. Axtell. who, by the way, writes
p. s. D" after his name. later in the
DAY said he would spar In reply to a
question as to what "P S. D." stood for.
he said 1t was special degree conferred
on him alone; in fact he was the only
man on whom the degree had ever been
conferred. 1t meant doctor of psy-
choIogY and was awarded to him for
proficiency in anthropological studies.
TALKS OF CAREER.
III tell you how came to be In charge
OF a church at Royal Oak" said Mr.. AK
tell My father left me a fortune of $50
VoV with Instructions or at least the un-
Outstanding, that l spend it in securing
an education. / began my higher educa-
ton at BensOnia, in this state l had four
Years special course under the direction
or DIR. Harvey. Then l studied under DR.
Drayton, of the American Anthropologi-
cal institute In New York then studied
sociological conditions in Chicago and
elsewhere, and resumed my anthropologi-
cal studies in Detroit, where I delved into
mental physiology. The Detroit college
conferred on me the degree of p S. D.
One day l went to Pontiac. where l
was TO deliver lecture I stopped at
Royal Oak, my old home on the way,
and some one said: Why not have AK
tell give US lecturer l gave the lecture
and got call. Before accepting the call
told them l would be a minister but
the Kind of a minister that l thought was
needed. l told them that l would go
into their saloons, take their drunken
meA home and that the church must be
open every day. They agreed to this,
and Of course l agreed to comport my
self with ministerial dignity. So 1 took
the place but before doing SO l made
over my fortune-What was left of ito
my fathers brother. 1 have built that
congregation up from Is to 150'
These in charge of the benefit are pleas
ed over MIR. AXtell's consent to spar. be-
HeVing that his appearance alone will fill
the house.