New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-03

man. with a long slim face, long slim arms ana
hands The Italian masters did not paint 'ne Oii'''
as q man attenuated by meagre uiet anu p't'
tlon but this man IS so suggestive OF 'He Nht4o' %
r,aua, art in his movements that 10 meet MN Is "
.oa,ua an ,nnression that the Christ too was such
a man II is to feel that Christ was more ike MN
than like His pictures. AS for his race that oi .e
man who impersonates the Saviour IN the faesion
play at Oberammergau has not more Oh 'ne oi'iA'
attributes than his ,,s.
How James b. Eads the great engineer VINO puii'
the Mississippi River bridges at ST. LOUIS anu 'He
ietties at its mouth. was his grandfather MI nv"
reyeres the memory Of his grandfather ABOVE 'ha'
OF all men, He enulates his grandfathers persist
enoe and like his grandfather ne is determined 10
ooo,rnusb what he undertakes. 1t took nerve and
grit 20 become foremost a college athlete It mas
taken more grit TO renounce vast wealth ana take
monksh vows.
When Mr. How arose one day last week warm
breakfast awaited him on tho table OF college
chum who was his host. He did not eat IT, not pc
cause he could not afford It, for 1t was free. lie
went instead TO the Medical Mission. In Fuiton-st,
Brooklyn. Walked over mile to reach IL. ana
there he bought a breakfast OF pea SOUP bread ana
coffee which cost three cents. He Is strict vege-
tartan and eats meat 1t took grit an observer
thought. TO leave the beefsteak and savory conee
OF his host and the pea in the Medical MIS-
sion on a hard bench and at wooden taole Wl'hout
a cloth. 1t would take grit. at least on the part or
most men, but IL seemed to be no eHort LOT III.
How
HE PUZZLES MINISTER.
As he sat at the table an orthodox preacher &C.
costed him. The preacher did not quite understand
Mr.. How. but 1t was apparent that he understood
the preacher.
what kind Of Christian work are you engaged
mr. the preacher aske1
..The hardest thing / have 10 do" Mr.. How re-
plied. 'is to get away from the Christ and the
Church, as commonly understood. SO as 10 use
what Judgment nave myself
you are a Unitarian, believer" the preacher
asked.
az am not member 0; the Unitarian Church"
'sThen you are not O Christian" rejoined the
preacher.
''Perhaps am more Of Buddhist than Chris
tan, though something Of Christian too" said
Mr. How Sometimes I think ] OF a
Buddhist than Christian. Sc netmes more OF
Christian than Buddhist"
The preacher would understand He turned
red In the face and looked aghast Then he walked
away and meditated while Mr.. How finished his
frugal meal
Mr.. How walked the Brooklyn Bridge
when 1t finished, and uptown IL Manhattan;
walked all the way apparently not for any reason
except principle AL the time he carried tin lunch
pail on his arm. such as workmen take 10 fac
tories only his pail had no cover and was TANNED
and battered. He picked IT up the day before. 1t
may have been on a dump heap, wherever 1t
had been thrown away. for all anybody knows.
What he meant TO do with the pail which was not
wholly clean looking. he would not say. He carried
II empty his all day. and 1t gave him the
appearance OF a workman-an amateurish work.
man at that-if IT served no other
PURSUING ANCIENT IDEALS
Mr.. How went back for his ideals to the begin
ming OF the Christian era. and started on the plane
Of the early followers OF Christ He resolved 10 re-
nouuce the world and to ext!uguish himself He
.xfnV oil N.of. htr-ca nd he
through life with just little as he can subsist
on. doing all he can for other The vanity
OF ministers eager for big salaries and preaching
In superb churches he contrasted with the early
apostles. and was not long in making up his mind
which TO follow. for he had already resolved 10
devote his life 10 Christian work. The early monks
had subordinated themselves the Christ did
Mr.. How would not take monkish vows except by
resolve In his own mind, but hgvng once resolved
nothing should him from his course He
began by extnguishing self far as he could
by simplicity OF attire abstinence and frugal living
friend remembers when he arrived at Mead
VILE Penn, rom Harvard eight or nine years ago
TO attend the evangelical school He had a banjo
and dress suit in his outfit. He was OF the
fashionable young men and a favorite with the
fair sex When he left the banjo. the dress suit
and his social pleasures had been cast aside for
ever. Among his classmates were Franklyn Quin-
by chairman OF the Ways and Means Committee OF
the National Democratic party in this city; Fish
Ames, OF St Paul; Il. M l>scher, long associated
with the Department Of Charities and Correction
In this city and a member OF Tammany Hall. and
the Rev H. c. Farwen, a Unitarian Of Salem,
Mass. They organized. series OF peoples meetings
and invited such Francis Peabody. OF
Harvard. and Judge Richmond. the sprituast.
to address them.
Mr.. How had spent years in thought the out
come of which and OF the meetings a plan
to establish new brotherhood among men, where
is he thinks. sadly needed. 1t Is the Brotherhood
OF Daily Life. One might think that. having done
SO much for It, Mr.. How would take the highest
Office In the direction OF It's affairs, but not So
He would not put himself forward IN any way.
He would not seem 10 put the Brotherhood for
ward either In It's teachings. There isn't
much Of the Brotherhood" Mr.. How admitted to a
Tribune reporter. 1T exists in spirit rather than