Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-24

many Methodist doctrines. He would not
preach total depravity nor eternal damna-
ton, and he was also shaky in regard to
the Trinity. The Methodists learned this,
and at of their quarterly conferences
took him to task for his loose doctrinal
statements They asked him IL he did not
think he was out of place in the Methodist
Church. and when he said he thought he
was they refused to renew his license, and
he ceased to be Methodist preacher
1t was shortly after this that DR.. Collyer
became Unitarian. There was need for
preacher of that church in Chicago who
could act not only as a temporary supply,
but also labor among the poor and teach
night school. The name of this young
blacksmith was suggested. and the result
was that he went to Chicago.
Dr. Collyer sayG that his blacksmith en-
ployer was disguised at his leaving, and
that he told him he would keep his anvil
ready for him for one year, for he knew
that he would come back. Upon this young
Collyer replied that he never would, and he
never did
DIR. Collyer succeeded at once in Chicago.
He began preaching there in 1889, and soon
became one Of the famous pastors OF the
city. He remained there twenty years and
then went to New York, where he now
lives. While he was preaching In Chicago
one of his parishioners took European
tour, during which he visited the blacksmith
shop where his pastor was apprenticed he
was shown the very anvil upon which he
worked and was SO delighted thereat that
he bought it and shipped 1t to Chicago.
where it was placed in the lecture room or
the church.
How Robert Collyer Was Educated.
AS we chatted 1 asked DR.. Collyer to tell
me how he got his education. He Is one
| OF the best-read men of the time-his Eng
lish is the purest of Anglo-Saxon; his talk
is as clean and clear cut a copper plate
engraving, and his prayers are poetry In
prose. He is, / should say, one Of the we'll
educated public men of the day, and that
notwithstanding his life was begun in 4
linen factory and his boybood and young
manhood spent at the anvil. Said DR..
Colyer:
old and I had the advantage of two win
| ters instruction at a night school when
was fourteen and fifteen. l was born, how
ever. with bent for studying. My father
was an intelligent man. He was n reader
and book lover. He had but few books,
but he borrowed others. We owned Bun
yaff's Pilgrims Progress, a Bible and two
or three similar >volumes. Father borrowed
from time to time. l devoured whatever I
could get hold Of"
do you remember the first book you
ever owned?'
Indeed 1 do" said the doctor, as his
blue eyes lit up. at was bought with the
first money I ever had. / can remember it
perfectly. The coin was penny of the
old King George kind. 1t seemed as big
as cart wheel as looked at it, and
smacked my lips as thought of the candy
1t would buy. / took it with me and went
to little shop near my home where con-
fectionery and some notions were sold In
the window was great Jar full of candy
and beside 1t book labeled The Adven-
lures of Dick Wilmington: price, one
penny I don't know how 1t was, but I
resolutely shut my eyes on that candy and
bought the book. And what book
found It, l can see 1t now, and no one
shall ever persuade me that the story told
In 1t was not true. Dick Wilmington and
his cat! The boy who came into London
with only cat and rose to be the lord
mayor. 1 have since hunted out the stone
on which Dick sat on his way to London.
believe in it all-little Dick, the cat the
rats and the splendors of the lord mayor
ship. / have now four thousand volumes
in my library, but none of them Is as in
teresting and as true as The Adventures
of Dick Wilmington; price one penny"
FRANK, G. CARPENTER.