The Washington herald., 1910-08-21

up and tiptoe out Of the church. He was
followed by other men. until there was
a pretty large hole in the congregation.
knew exactly what was happening.
Presently all the men came back. and 1
saw them put their heads on. the pews
in front Of them and go 10 praying. and
felt like stopping TO offer a prayer
myself.
Pray for Victory.
You see. the Battle Of Shiloh had been
fought on Sunday and Monday Grant
was surprised on Sunday and driven
back. on Monday he charged the Con-
federates, and plucked victory from dis
aster. The whistle OF the locomotive told
my congregation that the Cincinnati
daily papers were coming to town with
the news OF the battle. and one OF them
would contain a dispatch from whitelaw
Reid. who was with Grants army. and
who was known whereabouts and highly
respected. SO when the men returned
and began to pray. understood that all
had gone well with the Union forces.
Sun, excited as ! ought TO have been. I
repeated my sermon. word for word. just
as it had been written"
Your first pastorate was in Columbus,
tho state capital?'
Yes; was twenty-three years old.
Nine clergymen and a great many law
yers were members OF the congregation.
A pew was set apart for the judges Of
the Supreme Court. also took my turn
as chaplain Of the legislature. Clement
L. vallandigham. banished TO the South
by President Lincoln because OF his trea-
sonable utterances. was coldly received,
ard found refuge IN Canada. Exile
though he was. the Democrats OF Ohio
nominated him for governor. I attended
the convention. and noted that most OF
tho delegates were sullen-looking men
and wore unclean linen busters. John
Brough ran against Vallandigham, and
hts majority Of 101.o9s beat all the State
records UP TO that time. OF Brough II
was said that
If all flesh is grass, as the Scripture
say,
Then Johnny Brough is a load Of hay
1T was my turn TO pray in the house
OF representatives the morning after
election. My prayer, 800 words IN length,
was called a d. black Republican
speech by one Of the Democratic mem
bers. william Henry Smith. later In life
the general manager OF the Associated
Press. was then secretary of state in
Ohio and telegraphed the prayer 10
many OF the largest newspapers in the
United States,
IT was acquainted with Salmon P.
Chase, Ilncoln's Secretary OF the Treas
ury: with John and william T. Sherman,
and with Rutherford B. Hayes. for whose
mother I preached a funeral sermon.
Four years after I became a parson. I
took my sister 10 Europe for her health.
had letters from Secretary Chase and
other distinguished men. on the strength
OF which I was asked 70 be a delegate
In the general assembly OF the Free
Church OF Scotland. which met In Glas-
gov. Henry NJ. Field. an eminent oler-
gyman, and brother Of Cyrus ". Field.
who laid the first cable connecting Amer
lea with Europe, was the regular delegate
from this country. was nobody. Field
was introduced as new school Presby-
terrain. and got an icy welcome. I was
said to be a representative Of the old
kind Of Presbyrerians and was loudly
cheered by the delegates
The great question which the minis
ters in the United states had 10 face.
DR.. Field said IN HIS speech. a question
now settled. happily. for all time in the
future, concerned slavery Field. a par
ticular man. gave his manuscript 70 the
newspapers. and all OF them turned the
word slavery into salary He was 80
outraged that he put his address into a
pamphlet at his own expense. and circu-
lated It all over Great Britain.
After returning home from Europe
where I attended lectures in Germany. ]
preached for thirteen years in Toledo
Then went 70 Pittsburg. az chancellor OF
Western University. IN 1854 I came tc
New York
Copyright 1910. b. James r. Morrow.l