Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-01
Noted Preacher and Author will Ar
rive Tomorrow Morning.
BRIEF SKETCH OF CAREER.
scotchmrn Of salt Lake aud citizen.
Generally WIN Welcome the Lee
turcr-Iiumbic origin.

Tho arrival OF Ian Maolarcn In this
city, which II scheduled To- take place
tomorrow morning. is awaited with In
tcrcst by great many Of the local
reading public.
Possibly the best indication Of the
interest that IN displayed In tho gifted
author aud preacher can be noticed
In the regular Mnclaron boom" that
hns aot In at the bookstores and pub
llc library where enquiries FOR "Beaidc
| the Bonnie Hricr Bush" AUD Lang
Sync" ana kindred productions from
the gifted ScutChmnn's pen Indicate the
public pulse. The Scotch colony here
" very enthusiastic regarding the visit
| Of the doctor " divinity, and u " To-
| the efforts % Mr.. Samuel WilliHininn
that the public OF this city Ia Indebted
for the visit of the author. Ian Mac
lnrcn " IN America On his second tour
/ ~ lecturer and reader. aud last night
rave some ~ his delightful readings
| before an audience drawn from tho
| Centennial State In the city OF Dem
YER from whence he proposed Ia make
| big lumu to California. giving utnh
On route the go by. Mr.. Williamson
heard of this projected move ON the
/ part Of the lecturers advance agent,
| and In conjunction with other Scotch.
men of this city kept the wires hot
/ until they had secured their fellow
Il
/ Hall for Monday. the Ord inst. Mr.
| Williamson says that they don't want
20 make money out Of the enterprise
| but VIII be content " they clear cN-
r,rsrs. as possibly the people In the
west Will never again get the chance
60 hear the minister In this country,
na Ian Mnclarcn cmphatically states
| that this w positively his last appear
| uncc In the United States Of America.
Those who have seen the gentleman
Al. Ia A.
men N manhood. with, the Htrnns'
healthy face uf rca.cnninin, the
mouth OF an orator. the eye OF hui
moriHt and the brow ~ n thinker. lie
hnH n pleasant way of Standing win
hand la one pocket while he talks
easily about his characters; but his
| haul speedily comes out ar he enters
| upon his reading. The dialect, ordi-
nnrily Ho difficult tn follow Tor one
not familiar with II, u made ~ clear
as EnElish by the distinct uttetnncc
ana the painHiaking emphasis. He IL
quoted aH saying. Il write In two
worlds. l keep Ian Maciarcn' Tor my
stories. and John Watson this real
nnmc) for my devotional books. but
trust thnt the same spirit runs
through both classes of work. Moth
ing that have written, certainly moth.
lug Ia proportion TO the size, has Gust
me ~ much time and toll ne those two
little books. ''rhe Upper Room and
The Companions OF the Sorrowful
Way In such books everything must
be- perfectly clear ana simple. There
must be nothing that could possibly
offend the most devout spirit. or seem
In the least out OF place. l wrote the
books and re-wr1tc them, and went
carefully over them many times. IA
the two books there n only one mod
crn word. is-llluslonmcnt' ! worked
a whole night to get rid OF It. but
could not"
Two countries lay claim 10 Or. Wat
son. England. on account uf his birth,
aud Scotland. owing to his pnrcntagc;
b. that as Il may the authur-prcnchcr
was born In the county uf EhscN. Eng
land. In the year 1853. OF Scotch par
cntagc; his father being lowlandor
aud his mother II Highlander. When
very young the watsonH removed Ia
perthshire. Scotland. and great part
% Ian Mnclarcn'H" boyhopd was spent
ON "a farm near hlairrnWrie, In which
district II ~ Understood that great
many OF the originals Of his character
sketches lived aud moved, Ills educa'
ton was completed In Edinburgh, AZ
the famous university there, WHERE he
took his degree with dying honors.
lie made his debut In the ministerial
field at Logicalmond, In Pcrthshirc
where he undertook his iirrt minister
iai charge IN that lonely and isolated
parish which was destined 20 become
famous under the name of Drum
tochty." ana whore he lnborcd for some
years among the farmers and rhcp.
herds OF that beautiful glen.
Later ON he became assistant 20 one
Of the churches In Glasgow, but his
life wori, began In earnest when he
accepted ''call' 10 M the pulpit al
the Seton Park Presbyterian church,
situated near the gates Of Seton Park
tho "Nob I'M" Of Liverpool, England
a wide field In that seaport town. teem-
ing with vice ana poverty IN all III
chastity hidcouFneHs, opened out ana n
large number of sympathetic workers
gathcred around him as atandardbcar'
or. who nohly aided his broad. intclli-
gent and unrcmittlng labora FOR the
advancement Of the community IN
which he lived. Two mission churches
ANA an institute for helping outcnal
and rough boys 20 better their condl.
ton. by night educational classes and
the rudiments 81 technical education.
soon showed "a dcsire to help forward
his fellow men. While this bcniilcrnt
work was being carried forward. the
cloqueuce and ability. combined with
the depth and originality Of mind, was
gaining the attention OF the best men.
not only Ia Liverpool. but throughout
Great Britain. II was not, however,
until some years later that DR.. Wat
son began To publish some OF the
"DrumtOchty" sketches In the columns
Of the British Weekly that the public
awoke To- the fact that the occupant OF
the Seton Park pulpit was a distinctive
preacher by word OF mouth and pen.
Very soon the simplicity, dircctncsa
ana pathetic insight into character
aroused the attention NJ the English
speaking world ana II was evident that
he had touched the Utmost rcccsaca OF
the hearts Of his countrymen. and his
cousins beyond the seas. The Keynote
OF his writings seems 10 be n happy
knack Of seeing and nurturing the
higher aud better nature ~ humanity
and his lovely spirit OF tender human
SYMPATHY
His noble ideal OF conduct as man
wns 10 Try and live M 10 this high
standard.
The playful humor In his writings II
irrcsistably charming and the Impress
OF his personality appears tu magnetic
both his readers and hearers.
TWO THOUSAND MILES