Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-24

Ingram does both He believes in tee
totalism for itself and regards 1t as
an Indispensable qualification in any
one who wishes to advance the cause
of temperance among the Incorporate,
AT meeting of workmen. one day,
he was discussing the usual question
when one OF the men shouted, Are you
a tot ~ ''Of course l am was the
response IAN right, then" said the
workman; fire away. If you wasn't,
1 wouldn't listen to you"
DIR, Ingram won the real affection OF
the poor people down east by his
genuine kindness, his free and easy
manners with them and by acting al
ways up to his motto. Don't be afraid
to be human" He often salutes an ir-
reclaimable old ruffian with a genial
Hello, old boy" on one occasion he
lent seedy individual his great coat
and IT never returned. He has been
censured by parochial relief commit
tee for giving away half crowns too
freely and indscriminately.
DEBATES WITH INFIDELS.
Instead of treating inhdels with sacer-
dotal scorn and contempt and heaping
anathemas upon them, he has frequent
ly engaged in open-air debates with
them In the parks on Sundays. And II
they did not always find his logic con-
vincing, they learned to esteem and re-
spect the man. AS Illustrating his rela-
lions with them friend of his tells an
anecdote. On one occasion he was with
DR.. Ingram at a busting railway sta
ton when the bishop was accosted by
a somewhat imposing dignltary of the
church who entered into grave talk
with him. Suddenly DR.. Ingram said,
Pardon me- and Fastening after
rough-looking man who was passing,
hailed him heartily. and the greeting
was as heartily returned Whoever
was that?" asked the elder dignitary.
somewhat pompously when DR.. Ingram
had rejoined him. "Oh, WAS the re-
ply. that's one OF the cleverest Of my
lniide opponents in Victoria park. We
always have n chat when we meet
you don't mean that he is an atheist.
sirely?" was the Mortified response.
Eyes" said DR.. Ingram, 81 do, or al
all events. he fancies he's one. hut he
is such a pleasant fellow ana there Is a
lot that Is good In him" And then
with a grave pause, he added, And
goodness can have only one source"
SUBJECT OF POETRY.
Dr. Ingram worked harder than ever
when In 1897 he was made suffragan
bishop of Stopuey, one OF the most Pep
ulous and poorest OF The big London
horoughs. At this time he never
thought Of using carriages or cabs but
did his rushing about on street cars
or trans" as they are called here-
and by means OF the democratic ''un-
derground" I'm the latter case, more.
over. he patrnnized the third-class COM
partments. Just as his humble parish
toner's did, instead OF going FIRST" and
more often than not carried his frugal
luncheon with him ana dispatched II
between stations. In fact, a Punch poet
once made him say;
FOR luncheon swallow a sandwich OF
ham,
AS ! rush up the stairs OF a White
chapel tram;
Or, with excellent appetite, I VIII dis
halfpenny bun on waterloo bus.
No Table IN snow with damaslS for me:
MY cloth is the apron that covers my
knee.
No man-serYants serve, no Kitchen
maids dish up
The frugal repast Of this sunragan
bishop
How do you manage to get through
It all2" somebody once asked him,
PROBLEMS OF LONDON.
by taking oach little duty-trlvml
enough in itself perhaps-as the great
ana lnslstent concern NJ the day" ha
answered ~ I go 10 "A workhouse
service and the dear old inmates honor
me with a seYenfold Amen / am con-
tent 10 regard that service as one OF
the central duties " the day If one
thought Of the problems OF London as
whole-if one could see all tho misery
ana hunger and wiCkedness and evil in
one single Hash OF the eye--Why, one