The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-12
ELEVEN HOURS OF SOLID TALK
TEN or 1T OVER-VICTIM BRAC-
ING HIMSELF FOR THE REST.
The Talker Is Thsddeus X. Peck. With New
Ideas on Religion. and He Believes
lie Can Convert the Rev. MIR. Raym Oud
Letter From Rev. VI. j. savage.

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Ideas on Religion. and He Believes
lie Can Convert the Rev. MIR. Raym Oud
Letter From Rev. VI. j. Savage
The Rev. Royal NJ. Raymond, pastor OF
the vanderveer Park Methodist Church OF
Brooklyn, is preparing to make positively
his last appearance in the role Of the Metho-
dist Martyr OF Connecticut. He has written
TO Thaddeus h. Peck of Stratford. Conn,
that he is ready now to be talked to on the
subject Of theism for one hour by the clock.
When that hours talk is over a cloud
that has been hanging over the Rev. Mr..
Raymond s life will be lifted and the Metho-
dis, Church Of Stratford will be out Of debt
and can hold a mortgage burning.
Three years ego Mr.. Raymond was the
pastor Of the Methodist church IN Strait
ford. Thaddeus h Peck was 10 Stratford
at the time, as he has been for many years.
He is chemist Of high attainments and
through his scientific work he has arrived
at religion of his own. For years and
years be has been trying to convert a
Christian minister. Parsons were his spe-
cial game.
The pastors OF Stratford have walked the
streets OF the town with bated tread, for
they never knew when Peck would bounce
out from behind tree, Ak his man with q
gutteripg eye. and begin
All humanity could not create a single
segment OF the hair on monkey tail with
out the help Of the infinite. How do you
explain that?" He never got much further.
The clergy Of Stratford came to De great
on lodging.
Then Mr.. Raymond came along. He
was the junior pastor OF the town; he was
Peck's meat. Day after day the apostle
Of theism followed him, trying to cram
his horrid heresy down his throat. Mr..
Raymond learned to dodge. Mr. Peck
caught Mrs. Raymond on the street one day.
See here!' be said, before she escaped.
you tell your husband that III give him
IS an hour il he'll hear me out. Five an
hour as long as he wants to listen!"
Mr.. Raymond sent back word that IS
an hour was too low. His price should be
SIS an hour at least.
This was mere pleasantly on the part OF
Mr.. Raymond. Yet it happened that the
iust then, and the land next door. which
they needed, was owned by Mr.. Peck. Mr..
RAYMOND went to feel the apostle of theism
on his prices.
you can't buy that land for your church,
no sir said Mr.. Peck. But III tell you
what III do. III let you take it out in
talk. Your price is SIS an hour. All right
That lands worth $3.50. Fifteen into $50
is l6 %. You listen to me for IS hours
and 40 minutes and the lands yours
Sixteen hours straight asked the
pastor.
Iwont be hard on you. said Mr.; Peck:
ought to be higher seeing that he was
taking it out in trade. So they settled
on SO an hour as a fair figure, There
was $50 in the church treasury, which was
paid down on deposit. Then the party Of
rart drew up an agreement stipulatine
that Mr. RAYMOND was to listen earnestly
and inteligently to Mr.. Peck for eleven
hours. which being done. the land was to
belong to the Methodist Church
Mr.. Raymond took the first two hours Of
his nlartyrdom He is clergyman, SO
that the stirnulant OF even the tinlest high
hall was denied him. He is a, Methodist,
and the Discipline Book forbids smoking
He just Rugged his stake and took the hre
for two straight hours.
Are you converted?' inquired Mr.. Peck.
when the clock struck.
mol" gasped the martyr OF Connecticut
Methodism.
ANY time you want me to quit just say
you're converted. | won't talk to you
any more, said Mr.. Peck.
Not II you talk to me for eternity re-
sponded the MARTYR firmly.
AL right: there's nine hours more coming
to you said Mr.. Peck
The Rev. Raymond was having troubles
all this time with his congregation. Some |
approved his course and thought he was |
doing a noble thing. But three Of the con-
gregation. including one class leader said |
that it was taking money over the shoulder
OF the devil. and they pulled out and joined |
The Baptists.
About that time Mr.. Peck asked Mr.. !
Raymond for a letter Of Introduction TO |
the Rev. Minot j. Savage, whose theology, |
be thought, might be improved by theistic
some other Clergyman would sign it first.
Mr.. Peck wrote the letter OF introduction |
himself. Next day re coInered the rector |
Of the Episcopal Church who is an old man
All humanity began Mr.. Peck. all
humanity could not create single segment
Of the hair on a monkeys tail without the
help OF the infinite. How do you eX plain
that?' The rector tried to sidestep but
Mr., Peck blocked the way.
Sign this and III let you go this time"
signed. So. according to his agreement,
did Mr.. Raymond. He informed DR..
Savage by mail Monday morning Mr..
raymond got a letter. 1t read:
the morning service. Don't you think the
Methodists OF Stratford are paving high
for their land' MINoT j. SAVAGE.
Being in poor health, Mr.. Raymond paid
the next five installments an hour at time.
Then, feeling better and wanting to get
through with it, he set aside a whole four
hours, and finished with his tongue out,
but still uncovered. That left only one
hour to 60, and before that was really
gone he was transferred to the Nandeveer
Park church. He called on Mr.. Peck and
offered to finish up the debt
I'm not ready yet" said Mr.. Peck Il
want that last hour to be hummer full Of
zeal and powerful arguments. You're
stiff -necked, but I'm going to get you!'
Mr. Raymond settled down in Brooklyn
and waited year, with the consciousness
u duty unfulflled poisoning his hours
II ease. Now the Methodists of STRAIT
ord have grown impatient They want a
,lear title to that land; they feel that Mr..
"a ynond owes it to bis old congregation to
,ay of the debt. So last week, he wrote to
dr. Peck asking him to arrange meeting
place for the last hour OF his martyrdom
dr Peck is expected to visit BROOKLYN this