Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-19

vincing discourse on temperance ~,
he has been many times conpratuIa.
ed upon his talks against the ui,.
wiier it is red.
Willie has just been baptized. a,d
he is bow looking toward the saar
when he may become a full-Hedrsd
minister of the gospel.
He labors under the direction 4,
Supt William Lawton Of tie Randai,
Square mission. and during tho nas,
four weeks Willie has filed pulpits 4,
Manviile, WEXFORD, Franklin, Mass
iIiantic. Westerly and other towns Il
Rhode Island ana just over The lin.
in Massachusetts. He also spoke in
Boston.
On each ana every occasion lie l,aa
been cordially invited to come again
and his addresses have certainly been
very much appreciated and have IN.
doubtedly done much good.
His baptism took place with four
others at the ancient Baptist church
i'm Providence. They were all con.
vcrts Of the Randall street mission
" here lie has labored with such sat.
isractiOn to SUIT. I4awtCn that the
work Of the mission is rapidly spread.
ing out in that part Of the city.
A number of veteran theologjsns
have been around to hear Willie
preach and they have one and al de-
clared that he is we'll equipped with
Scripture references and arguments
He is also able to deliver his sermons
is good style for be has an unusually
good voice and plenty of expressive.
ness.
Willie says Inc owes much to Supt
Lawton for his instruction IN oratory
and in dealing with the knotty ques-
tions raised in the study Of the Bible
ana in it's Interpretation.
Willie likes to preach and if any
one will Suggest text he will take 1t
up instantly and give full discourse
upon it. lie has no favorte book in
the Bible, but likes To- read and re-
read thsIn all over at random when
ever lie has the inclination, and that
is a good part of the day.
His memory is considered one of the
best. and tests of this have been made
in relation 10 quotations from the
Scriptures by those who have been
Gesirous OF asceItaining just what the
youthful preacher can remember.
Not many days ago a visitor at the
Randall Square mission tried Willie
en- Proverbs. This was the first one
quoted:
"A merry heart docth good like
medicine, but a broken spirit drieth
the bones
Instantly the unordained young
preacher said: THAT is from Prov
CRIBS, Chap. xvii" and then added in
the same breath. "2Sd verse"
There are Proverbs written upon
the outer walls Of the mission where
Willie holds forth, but this was not
one of the many which Willie knows
like brother.
YES, l like to preach" says Willie.
1t is clean and nice. and you can do
good. 1t is the best thing for boy
or Il man, and the thorough insight
enc gets into the Scriptures when they
are to be elucidated to others is far
ahead of any other study.
Il have just been baptized Bap-
fist and / hope to be an ordained min
lister in time in that faith. / shall
study hard to get through college and
then some theological seminary. But
I hope to be we'll up in evangelist,
work long before that time when
can write the reverend to my name.
In all CT the places where / have
delivered sermons the people have
been glad to meet me and they often
stopped to talk over the ideas of my
text after have finished the service.
&c 1,t, II,
the world to conduct u mission in the
vicinity of Bulldog Square, but we
are getting along much better Of late.
1t was nightly occurrence to have
to send for the police. and there have
been boys arrested and fined for their
lawleSS disturbances of our meetings.
"The boys go by and often will cry.
'Haigh there but of course ! don't
mind that if they do not make too
much noise and prevent those assem-
bled at the mission from hearing what
is said from the pulpit.
The press has treated me splendid.
" and people have written me letters
asking when they could have an op.
portunity to hear me. 1t Is in re.
sponse to such requests that Supt
Law ION anu InySel1 nave gone out VI
Providence and about the various
towns of the state and conducted SER
ices
Willie is we'll liked and his neigh
tOrs all hold him UP as a model boy
for their children. Women who have
heard and know linn we'll call him the
10y angel. and they predict great
things for him some day If he con-
tinues in pulpit work.--Boston Globe.