The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-10-01

relieve q measure ~ rhaI- iona-ns
. ness. Isn't IL time ,Na, 80 ~
needs and Al snv1.a.tcn :,
climb into the higher lie ~ cs-~r
anity? How many would ,rt.r that
life II i preacher. hspttz.d wlfh 81
iz.ng filth. would personally .a.>
from church take them :. III. ma
and teach them tn. +->t steps That
question Is one which j. answered in
many converts BY every hg pre- her
who has followed that eourS.
But-jo return 10 the pres h.r end
his methods. fund thAt1r ht~ story
Ar. MaCfa:iare I'd 60. a pen PIE
ture Of tee n-n I'D told = ~ Neth
Oh 50 nNch litter tnsn I can give ii
mat / copy A~re h1s story % rs VISIT
IL Ir. Goadtlls CALVARY Methodist
Church Way I'D al 12ath s;re.t md
seventh avenue. le writes = h> >.>lt
70 the church as follows
me church IS = p. i ~sttus:are.
pIa!hiE FURNISHED, and tie ares ~" -
q PLAN man. lis ~per4oa-.-r j slitlti-
larry unobtrusfc - tt t-:t. IL =
We're TWO ministers IL tae p4lr.t. -
found II d!thcult 10 Ce.tir whiDa 49,
Or. Goodcll. and Mas a. st - he
conclusion that ne.tht- ~.e 1T. -.
there was z fo-cef4! looking pr-s N
TIE pulpit chalr nearest ne With Snort
prlssI4ng pompadoHr and Z p1crA .oas
chln. locked him ever carefully. -
was rot the face Of a pGlTit orator.
he features were those Of IN exceu-
tive mind. Patience ard power were
strangely mingled IN them. But the
spirit Of the tighter bristled out 4
him. lie was the sort OF person Nou
would like TO have for 4
subway or an IL guard "E
Sunday night when the hood
lums started "rought housing
among the returning pleasure-se.hcrs,
for he would have quelled such IN -
lent riots single-handed. Later Il .,o-
ENeloped that this was Or. Goodeil
When he arose TO speak. Il 4 Hlber-
nicism be permissible. his rarely unas-
l%sertive n asserted Itself. The
man S voice and bearing were simple.
he made but the slightest use OF per
, ~sonality. There was no suggestion Il
magnetism. He made no quick move
nlents. There was not one cracking,
vibrant note in his tones. He seemed
| to be afraid of attracting attention o
his presence there upon the platform.
. Only he kept on talking and one must
: admit that his sentences began to he
\ pungent. 9TH Practice Of ReligioN
was his subject. He began soon to he
g saying: Religion Is the relation OF the
g soul to God, and the practice OF II -
the practice Of the presence Of God
. Gods regiment is not a camp
t fire or a ritual or a creed, but a good
y life, growing into a good character.
Theology is only a way Of
o thinking: religion is q way Of living
Still. the man was disa ppointfng
He plodded forward almost monotu-
g nously with his entirely unaffected
h discourse. There was no possibility Of
d making an interesting personality
II story for Golfers leaders out Of such
g a reacher / had been mtsled in
y coming TO hear him. Away down in
my neaFl d very un""orShlp1nl seh}l-
H4eht framed ltseiI, a sentiment "hith
II Nocailzeo "oulu nave SOUNDED iitt
the "ord OF Asnooo: Sung les, !
y "dS SUING. 1 iooheu arouhu upon me
auuifllc't IN a Klho OF sympathy. ihtN
were sung 100. poor people, ana ther-
were - very. very many 81
them, fahK alter ram -
hack ,nder +ha palarv fnll alc, ana