The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-23
l-AWYER.EvANGEL|ST
TELLS STORY Of
HIS LIFE
How He Became q Christian
Didn't Want to Attend
Revival Services.
A LUCRATIVE PRACTICE
In the Law Profession Was
Left to Enter the Service
of God.
A LUCRATIVE PRACTICE

Nearly every seat in the Baptist
church was occupied when, on Friday
evening, Rev. Hunt, the lawyer-evan-
gelist gave story of his life. 1t fol-
lows:
The Story Of Mr.. Hunts Life.
have not a story such as many of
you have come to hear. l have never
been to the depths of sin. It is largely
wasted privileges that bring you to-
night. think the most of us are per-
haps guilty of emitting the things that
we ought to do than doing the things
that are grossly unkind.
The first recollection I have is the
family altar in the home. / could wish
that every home in this beautiful city
might have family altar. II these
meetings should cause the setting up
: Of the family altar in these homes it
would be the greatest benefit that
could come from them. My second rec
objection is Of the blessing at the table.
I think this beautiful custom. But
the formal service Is not enough-we
= should lift our hearts dn thanksgiving.
never got away from these two early
influences.
OF Humble Parentage.
was born of humble parentage. l
was born in the west. My parents
were from the east-from Vermont ana
Massachusetts,. was born in a log
house with only one room-born OF
honest, frugal and devout people. l
am now living in the southland. Blood
of the east, rootage in the west, home
in the south.
When twelve years of age l had
clear and distinct conviction that l
was sinner. l believe every boy and
girl at the age of twelve should come
into the Christian life and the church.
The great work of the Master is not so
much reformation as formation.
Was Stubborn.
had stubborness had had a clear
conviction. When ten years of age I
thought out a great many things for
myself. (The thoughts of a child are
long, long thoughts). Two things there
were that hindered me from coming
into the Christian life. Although l
have spoken of the devoted character
of my mother and the beautiful Chris
tian character of my father, still the
fact that they belonged to different
churches and were fond of argument
was of great hindrance to me. could
not understand it. If mother was right
father was wrong, and vice versa. Fa-
Their was good at argument, extremely
good; mother was better. The argu-
ment was puzzhng to child, who
looks more at the spirit of the matter.
If mother got hold of me first Sunday
morning, went to church with her;
II father got hold of me first, 1 went
with him. took good care that nel-
Their should get hold of me. Then
took to the woods and fields.
Hypocracy of Teacher.
The second thing that was very
harmful to me was the hypocritical
character of my Sunday school teach
er. That proved to be great him
drance to my Christian life. I wanted
a little money. To get it had to earn
1t. Father always earned all he got.
He grubbed on farm at So month.
Mother had earned all she got. She
taught school at the munif1cent sum OF
Is cents week When asked her if
that was not very little, she replied in
her Yankee way, Charlie, it was little
pay, but 1t was little l taught them"
l picked gooseberries. l had them
measured and priced at the corner gro
Gerry, and it was sufficient to bring me
the money needed. But thought
ought to sell them to my Sunday school
teacher, who was half a block further
up. It was bad thought for me. The
gooseberries shrank, the price shrank.
l was terribly disappointed. The first
disappointments we do not forget. l
had no use for that Sunday school
teacher.
Started to Drift.
commenced to drift From the time
was twelve years until the time 1 was
thirty-six, Nothing but leaves, the
Spirit grieves, over a wasted life."
Sometimes we think it is no harm to
drift The beginning of all evil life Is
drifting away from God and the Truth.
The time when was about eighteen,
we lived on large farm. 1 had
good deal Of work to do as farmer
boy 1 had determined in my own