The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-24
INGERS0l.L THE AGN0STIC.
Anecdotes AND INCIDENTS WHICH
SHOW HIS CHARACTER.

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Version-~ome "ood stories
This is the time for anecdotes OF Inger-
-, ~ .L- Nr.-,,. v,rl- .,rr.-,,,r5ent Of
r-, r-r.rt,. ,.a,rs
the FhiaueIp'lla -
ago he was candidate Tor the hePu"l'eaH
nomination for Governor of Illinois.
majority Of the DELEGATES were pledged to
,..t.-. -,,.- about to 10
NM an" HIS ''''''''''l
gratiiicd, when one OF the He'~a''S' Il
Methodist clergyman waited on him and
.,f,v,,,oa hin, that unless ne Uithdre w
,-s,., ,.,.,i. .,.. ft.s, ,,bfob
rum 9"i' ms
had been published ana WAIeh was an
atrocious attack upon ChriStianity-the
Aretbodiets rsDrfesrted in The convention
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would DOT MS H'''''''"' ''''
then drew himself up and replied slerhly
that rather than withdraw that book, he
would Withdraw his name as a candidate
-. "a 10 IA
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Afterwards he used 10 say lha' MS ilee-
dom of thought had cost him the governor
shin of Illinois
1-,.,,-, .t.. -.-.,, ,.,,,,,.., ,,,,,sl,a,
IL r. Nie'i"i'i' '"' "'i' N''''
critic, once told me an incident OF niger
soils celebrated speech for Blaine, at the
,atior,l convention Of 1915 That speech
60 Tneereou q national reputation. IL
:. eererall,, adr,ittod maj n has no eoual
a. ~, l,,ar,rle Of convention oratorv As
a rLotoricoI ,,-oductlor IL ranks higher
M Ro,,rl-a ro.bran,s eneecb in the chi
COO convention of 800 and Brvan's
- ~ GA" eroacb Of 1eoe I, nro-
d,ced an aytrsorlinary efrect on the con
vention to which il vas addressed and
came near nominating Blaine.
when TDecrsoII bad finished his sneecb
which &c he delivered If seemed an in
snirad ,tterance he came down from, the
platform amid tho cheers of On ono neonle
Senators Hala ana Terva Of Maine rushed
mn IN hin, ana nsarl, bugged the orator
in t,air de1iobt and IN Mr. Hla.ne's name
tbanled him for his Great sneecb Then
came a descent from the sublirne n the
ridjcutous for col Tnpersou from whose
,,,o,,tb bod t,et rroceo.lod O straaro of
srIendid aIoc,,nnon said iocosaiI, IN Ian
guaee that cannot be quoted. that he was
Glad to give The old man a hoost meaning
Blaine.
In the same manner Booth, after some
OF ms most tragic eIects on the stage
usea 10 make comic Btlnahce at people
pehlhu tle scenes ne dIu So ne Sald' 20
TeieNe ms oVerWfousut leeHhss
remember a heInofaple incident IN IN
eeIsol career IN the earned cam
IDloohiy H. dnu iitHIy "aLu beScner con
seHt S 70 HliIouuce MN. Inc conjunction
VI 'iie siea,eSt Oh pulPlI orators ana the
$500 $500 VI iII.uei iecIuieIS OF course at
Ia 0' '. ne Mlu'St hI'ergs'' beSeher IN
~ IiieeI sol d 'iie
$50. WI" Pa''l'eI III TIE EIsllsh IAN
%oi rr,o..o,, IT,, 49,. ,..-.-
- ILSeiao . iETu me la'er years OF ms
ny ~ III til9 oi'y' ms nome ne IS descrlD-
eV "a e,Lliio9' ms pubic me gradu-
any narrowed Gown 10 MS lectures attack
- I5II ne Wa dlso III ue-
- - 9 - "a" me ldst 'iihe
1r-,t -. - i"7' Min'eI' AT the Lotus
s,ea.h ~, -, VI pililant
t,traIs - 90, I5Gal ne couiu hot restrain
l,l,t ~ 49,, - ~ "llSh were
l,Itg3r IN ~ Clr uiS iieareIs VINO were
str,r,oa o,,,,11 s 4.l ~ re wa
coorsenees 20 p,,rit,, - ,i,i,, 5 dIiu
5isblltne H. ~ 49, n,ius anu Iallh
EIis aIoc,,,sY No., ,tI a. "a -
ten,rt ~ ,,6or,t,,, ~, T,t. 80 u - a.
A'''''i'
A"SeTS"iA 4 "ther.
He was the son of a Congregational min
lister. When 8 wears old he was han
tized in a theater in New York city His
father was then preaching In that CITY and
in the theater. his church having been
destroyed by fire. The future agnostic'
father, il seems, inclined toward liberal
ISM anu MS SlllltS ana Inc annONaneF9
TO which he was subjected from the ortho-
dox belief OF his 1ocks early embittered the
i,ttoC7 - Sou,Il la'er' Wheh robert hrst
and Eeresies,1 in which occurs HE ere,lb9
&c. if inaccurate picture ~ Tobn SaI,rir
he SAID. when he returnea 10 re bor,a. a.
Father I've Maid ba,,l, ar.,tI,[,,. - 49,,
insults they beaned mon va, >, ''N
on one occasion no ,nade Tho eo1,o,,.i,,,r
reference to his father ana tbe Iatto,,s -
lietous belief.
s'Nv father was n man of .,,.,o. ,,.,4,,..,
tenderness and loved hie nbilara, ais,Il g.
to insanity The littla ea,-artt,- ~ "a -
produced bv his relipdon ii.a No. ~, ~
of his time he thongbt SOLEMN -
sometbinp ato,,t ,aJsis,,r ,,I5 NJ"
part think h., sbonld bayo l,,an.,, - 49,
man 10 nlaca ne ISa.+ a1,,sa1 VI
advice Of man ca ,,tCrt,- I'LL - .,le
erine he coutd he EoDn,y LIZ - o9 ~ -iii-
When I tbinl, Of Mo Ina of - ~ -
tber adora7 and ,bs a,,-S,1 ,,,,l.I iI3 "a
which he ennnosad MA eotl-
traction of ~ sSI,,ro, -, an III.
that he We &C liza - -. - ana u