The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-23
A BUSY PREACHERS DAY,
How DR.. Frank W. Gunsaulus Gest
Through His Work.
From the Chicago Record.

Through His Work.
From the Chicago Record.
One of the busiest preachers in Amer
lea is DR.. Frank w. Gunfaulus, pastor
of Central church, Chicago. In addi-
ton to his ministerial duties DR.
Gunsaulus finds time to act as presi-
| dent of the Armour Institute of Tech
nology and to lecture, write novels,
biographies and poems. In the course
of a single day he will prepare "a SER
mon, oversee the institute work, write
a chapter in new book, and in the
| evening deliver lecture. He works
with refreshing ease. and is always
! ready for a joke or a story in a spare
| moment.
| Here is the outline of his method as
| he gave it to me one morning in the
presidents office at Armour Institute:
Il am at work at my desk in this Of
| flee at 1880 a. m. For two hours | am
occupied with my correspondence and
in getting a general survey of the work
| in the various departments. From 8: 80
| to IL o'clock are my office and reception
| hours, when l confer with all sorts of
| people concerning the affairs of the in
| stftute. AT noon my secretary and l
| go over to my mothers house. which Is
| near by, and get some pancakes, such
| as mother used to make pumpkin pies
and other good things in the form of
| luncheon, to bridge over the chasam of
our hunger.
In the afternoon have a long talk
with my secretary Mrs. Bell, who has
| been with me nine years and knows all
| my lecture appointments and engage
| ments and keeps track of all the bust
ness phases of whatever | may write
| or whatever / may have to do in other
! lines of work. She keeps account of
all the vouchers l sign and of all the
| institute money which comes over the
| desk, which amounts to $125 900 yearly.
After this / take my assistants and
| go into the library to read and study
| These assistants work near me, taking
dictation and making notes from their
own reading of things in which l am
| interested. They know all my peculi-
aHties of phraseology, know what I
| have preached about and whether l
have used certain material in this place
or that.
During the entire afternoon l have
horse and buggy out in front into
which l jump at every available oppor-
| tunity and get a breath Of fresh air by
| making a call or a purchase down the
street. After dinner at home l have
| two hours, on the average. which I use
| for general reading or for recreation
| in listening to music.
| Correspondence and routine work do
not weigh heavily upon me. for. for
tunately, l have assistants who under
| stand thoroughly my attitude toward
most subjects and my desires in regard
| to topics brought up in correspondence.
| Thus I get excellent chances to go off
| broodng and .Teditating, while the
regular policy of the institute is being
| pursued"
How do you manage to do so much
and varied work, including preaching
| twice on Sunday, governing a great
| educational institution and writing
| numerous books"
We'll" he replied. Il don't fuss any,
l don't allow any friction in my life,
except what ! can't avoid, and | take
| these as means Of grace and am happy
| about it. l think my friends are the
| best things that come to me that help
me to work | am most fortunate in
having a host of friends of rich, affec-
| Tomato natures
1t is not generally known that DR..
Gunsaulus has devoted all his spare
time during the last two years to the
preparation of a life of Christ which
will be published in the fall, and prom
ises to be the most popular biography
of the founder of Christianity since
Farrar's notable book a quarter of a
century ago. 1t is written from a new
standpoint, is distinctly human
sketch and is entirely free from schoi-
asticism and theological controversy
With rare dramatic and literary skill
DR.. Gunsaulus has traced the evolution
of Christ's character from Nazareth to
Calvary. 1t is said that the publishers
will illustrate the volume with modern
realistic drawings on the order of the
Tissot pictures and with reproductions
of