The sun., 1909-06-18
RAlNSFORD TELLS CT AFRICA
THINKS THAT ROOSEVELT WILL
GET MUCH GAME.
The Ex.President Has the Best OF Guides.
says the Ex.Preacher-He 10 Going
to California TO See Sick son--Is
Not Likely to Reenter the Pulpit

Not Likely TO Reenter the Pulpit.
The Rev, DR.. William s. Rainsford
former rector Of st, Georges. returned
Yesterday on the White Star liner Adriatio
after four years of travelling in Europe
and Africa in search Of health. He Ia
rugged in appearance, but admits that
he doesn't feel able yet to resume min
is,erial work. He has come back home
10 visit his son Ralph, who is seriously III
with typhoid fever in California. After
he has seen his son and his wife he will
probably go abroad again.
DR.. Ransford. who was known as the
athlete preacher because Of his splendid
physique left his pulpit rather suddenly
sitter nervous breakdown. He visited
England, France AMI Italy AMI then
struck out into Africa to hunt big game
He has in four years Of his absenos.
visited Africa twice. spending thirteen
months in all In the Dark Continent.
The clergyman hair is consido orably
rhiter than when he left these shores and
thick coat OF tan bears impressive tes-
timony TO the out Of door life that he
has lei,
Yes. | went over the same country
where Col. Roosevelt is now hunting" :"
said he. and covered considerably more
territory than he will cover because he
will not be there as long az I was.
oh no" he added, there ID no danger
TO the Colonel. and anyway l guess
be could take care OF himself in almost
any kind of place. But he ID in mighty
good hands. X. c. Cunningham. who
3 with him, knows the game grounds like
book, and 30 does Leslie Tarleton.
But you mustn't get the idea that
such trip is like going out into your
back yard and shooting jackrabbits. II
you 60 far enough and stay long enough
will have to shoot for your life. While
was there seventeen men were mauled
and two were killed by lions. The lion
10 depicted by some hunters as much
more Of coward than he really is. Ishould
say he is the most dangerous beast be-
cause he is the most courageous, although
not as crafty as the tiger: But the danger
as II is from the fevers. Luckily | es-
capped serious attack. and l am feeling
strong"
Or. Rainsford expects that the Roose-
welt expedition will come out Of Africa
crowned with greater success than any
other tnat mas Deen IN tnat territory In
recent years. The ex-President, he said,
had the very best guides that the country
Affords.
Dr.. Rainsford was asked II he would
resume st. Georges pulpit, and he replied
that he would not. lie did not know
whether he would ever take a regular
charge again.
There does not seem to me- said he,
amy imm ediate probability Of my return
ing to the work. feel much better now
than did year ago. but ] cannot say
that feel that have the strength to re-
sumo the duties Of a pastor In the way
In which should resume them II at all.
The cares and worries OF a charge are
trying. and to do his work properly a
pastor should be in very good physical
shape. II do not find myself back in the
ranks my love for the work nevertheless
is still strong. and it is a matter Of the
greatest regret to me that cannot jump
into the harness again
DR.. Rainsford was met at the pier by
his sister and several Of his old friends
from St. Georges. He left the city immedi-
ately for his sisters home in Connecti-
cut He'will start on his journey to Cali
forna this morning. DR.. Rainsford de-
clined to say where his son 10 in Califor-
mia 1t is understood that he is laid up at
a mining camp. Mrs. Rainsford is with
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