The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-07-06
Preacher.

Preacher.
DR.. Grafton began his preaching
career at White Stone, N. Y, in 1891.
Later he went west, and for six years
he was pastor Of the Hyde Parr
Presbyterian church, Des Moines,
Iowa. Although a very ready speak
er, enough of his choicest sermons
have been reduced to writing to make
several large volumes. He is an elo-
quent preacher, Of large heart, SYM
pathetic nature, and a ~tireless work
er. He has twice been elected com
missioner to the general assembly of
the Presbyterian church.
Travel. /.
Upon the completion OF his theo-
logical course, DR.. Grafton went
abroad. He Travelled through Eng
land, ireland Wales, France, Hol-
land and Belgium; visited Glasgow,
Marlborough, Oxford, Cambridge,
London and Paris; heard the King
of England speak, met Mr.. and Mrs.
Gladstone, saw the Emperor of Ger
many and vas presented to several
OF the crowned heads of Europe.
At a later date he was elected del
egate to the Y. NJ. c. A. convention
of the world. The gathering met at
Amsterdam. During this trip to Eur
ope, Dr.. Grafton covered much of the
same territory over, which. he had
previously roamed, adding to il
Switzerland. Austria, Geormany and
Italy. He attended the Convention,
the Paris Exposition and the Passion
Play.
On another occasion, Governor
Leslie M. Shaw, OF Iowa, commits
stoned him to go abroad to study and
report upon the educational condl-
tions of Europe. During this So
journ, he went through many Euro
pean capitals and drank into his life
the culture that comes from visiting
the famous art galleries, cathedrals
and castles of the old world.
Later he was a member of the Ma
tional Editorial party that visited
Alaska. His report OF the trip, pub
lished in the "Alaska-Yukon Maya
zine" Of March, 1910, is a powerful
piece Of descriptive composition.
Anti.Salcon League.
He was given charge of the Anti
odlOOl lISdSuC WIN vi SOutu DdhO
ia nearly six years ago. What he
has accomplished in this period OF
time is marvellous. Grafton is. first
of all, an organizer. He soon saw
that the work of the league coulu
not rise above the morality, the in
telligence and the push of the men
that We're back of it. According
he associated with himself such men
as Dean Perisho. of the State Univer-
sity; C. w. Trickett, of Kansas; Mr..
Wright, of Georgia, for twenty years
leader OF the House Of Representa-
tives: DR.. Baker, national superin-
tendent of the Anti-Saloon League
forces; Father Cleary, of New York
City: p. j.. Youngdahl, Of Minneso-
ia; DR.. Seaton, Of Dakota Wesleyan,
and Judge Whiting, of the state SUI
preme court; Elder Hager and a
number OF others.
Glaftcn's capacity for work is
a conundrum to one and ALI alike.
During the strenuous campaign of
1908, when Mitchell went dry, he
went to st. Paul, and with the aid
Of only one printer got out 1.650,000
book pages OF temperance literature
in four days; sent to Mitchell alone
SOC, 900 pages of this material which
it kept five boys busy day ana night
distributing. And by the way, that
was the only time Mitchell has gone
dry in fifteen years, and the battle
then would not have been, won by the
temperance force, if it had not been
for. Grafton as a silent factor in the
background, directing the campaign