The sun., 1901-03-31
Twg MErROpOiTTtN PtLPrT.
The Successor of Henry Ward Beecher, the
Rev. Newell Dwight Hills.

OF LYMAN Abbott in Plymouth Church is
gradually making his own place But " has
been uphill
His coming to Brooklyn IL still remembered
a. having been attended by somewhat
inauspicious Introduction There was long
and gushing letter Cr telegram OF acceptance
TO the people Of Plymouth Church which made
New Workers laugh He was famous IN Ihi-
cago But Of n the people her" VINO are
naturally Interested va whatever '.n' ems
Plymouth church only very few nf1 "ve'
hear Of Chicago = distn gnishet -tar y q her
Newell Dwight Hills, even though HD- books
~ sermons went into many edition. 20
when thnt elaborate and perferrld lrI"r ol
acceptance was published the-e Wa an m
preston that Plymouth had got hold "t some
thing rather fresh few ~ ih" nNw"ath
people feared 40. too u was really very
nnimportan' thing We, a. the man hr>'
generally published utterance the sentiment
alism of II seemed ike break, sophomore
enough 10 make Beechers statue Edge,
But II was only that the Chicaroan had not
vet understood IN" WAYS ~ speech whl'h
New York li~e~ Ne was man Who hH nnthF"
and hy method l. distinctly colored hv all 'hat
be- passes through \ man who's" Nh%"pU-
hiitl to hi environment j. sllfened Nv
suuorativa individuality \ B""cheT, an tlh-
.rson 4 lyman Abbott would uiier Win'
.af rorevr~ according 10 IN GnhendlhS
standard - -tvle within himself When
mtu.~ >t,lr ,lau;r- Nuu know that G." '"'a
Influences have been PLAYING IN N" man he-
hind ihc ~fNle There - %" 'uuuemnal"h
lu hi, II B.. N" squirrel not ~" mountain
that can crack . uu' man through wh"'R
the ,a~'es Of hi nelehhor~ pour IKE ff'Sne
ha~ b, the sane token vnl'abl" power "'
,daptatlor 10 the tastes of new neiahhof>
winch many . bigger thinker with more
fortified Individuality may properly envy
Dr Hiln. wa an "vtraordinary -1"c"s- IN
chicago because b" crew into himself al
the currents Of life N the Mlddl" West Inc
variuus lie he absorbed he CAV" hd'h IN
ri,rur.s n. wH- born there He knew
III. perya-ive hardness ut II when hov AZ
1; G. loft home Wit. Sl2 to make NJ way
When Ia wn- 23 h" va- freshman ~ an
Ullnoi, college when he aas 81 h" was
finishing hi divinity s'ndiee ana nexlhnlnE
~ preach tie went a. H"i!ilnu- iiHA lux Mi M"i
from IN. Ii.prcS-iune that human me mnd"
upuu him rather 'Nau from Ne con"l-I4i-
~ An inward ,rcHtIv"ue-> Oi hhWin hir
5- he nv n and - be- found II ~ books h"
Vu- simply rnlupTcd Hc made Ms IN
rres.iuu, u human NE interpret the blhl"
fpr huu Ai- commentaries b" sold ON" di\
II" -r' 'nd-hHud nr.iT mad. hin, , ,ar,.
catch, urrurh"r n" Nt~ an observer ni
l'" 9nNlou- u ~" in"'.,,t & ,, ,,, ,','' tn tnid
N'lhl '~ ''lh"''s ' ~" ','" ~" ~ i,,sn uncr..
h.. -,r,,r"dcd 10 'r. pulpit of David SWING
Men ! ~ ''r VIII ,,t,il Az, a.. LIyI,si
Ni' NUN !" tL,, ' t''r r.lur Com
p1r.d vl4 B"arh"r and C.duulng. J." plaN-
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on '' ,.IJi- NIX - "A -,riking gru-
'''"- Nv ~ -. irInre..luu-. II be has
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t ~ I,,,,.r,i, t,tiuI,- i'm an overwhelming
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w., .,,y irr t,Irkluy of a phllo~-
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|.'', mi '" h" IIs ,bbotr' ~ Inc thinking
',' II'','-t,',rn~ Of IN, human ,oui Nk"
rr IIn word thinking apphr- TO the
rr.I,i,r mind that after having absorbed
IL" '.,- forget every IMPRESSION
md t',n huilt- ON Of itself thoughts that
,r. -, t,,nr.d Universal and commanding
R.t irn Iuu- mDhpd undouu'sdN an"'i>
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... u,ghbprhpud ut PEmuu'h tmtrh
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tI'n" r..,t,.,'. ,.. tn,ib "lM, gurstruucd
. ,,,- - ,I. lannon's church were ND'
- 80, ,, t,s..,,,., of .iI,. most ph"uuu.-
,.'. i,r..,. brr r m, world FOR n had long
.' .Irrd Il. forced drduzhf Bu'
,'.' ,.. ..,.,, Of ~. rrrlt dead pastor thD
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'NH ,.., ,G.H ,ntI,r. thcT. now show.
$50, '..',,,.,. ~ The naIghbprhpud II snl