The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-05-24
FAMOUS RELIGIOUS EDITOR.

DTOoki. VI IaDernacleS. mas won I'M
stinted praise from the press and public
Of many nations by forty years unceas.
ing activity as evangelist and writer.
In the early part of his ministry
smaller cities were frequently visited.
but not so now. since his field of OPP
Grafton has become worldwide. and
the urgent invitations to deliver free
public lectures In the largest cities
have become so numerous that even all
of these cannot be accepted.
For the past several years Pastor
Russell has made semi-annual foreign
tours, and. through the press reports of
his meetings held in large public halls
Of the leading cities. he has received
much favorable comment and publicity.
Wonderful Drawing Power.
As a public speaker on Bible topics,
Pastor Russell stands unrivaled-
stands alone in n place created by his
own individual work, a place not previ-
ously attained nor occupied by another.
The mammoth crowds that repeated
" assemble to hear him at every op-
portunity Is conclusive evidence as to
his dra wing power. Last year, while
conducting series Of Sunday meet
ings in the London Royal Albert Hall,
Pastor Russell received written COM
munications through the mail from
more than six thousand persons. re-
questing printed copies Of his sermons.
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unprecedented and unlocked for. An.
other evidence Of his popularity on the
other side of the rolling blue Is the
publication Of his weekly sermons in
something over three hundred papers
in England, Ireland Scotland, Australia.
The Editor Of Great Britain's fore
most family paper, The Peoples Jour
nal, has SO aptly commented and acted
on the matter that We can do no better
than to quote here the heart-to-heart
talk he gave his readers. He said
A Wonderful Preacher.
"It Is not the non-church-going tenden-
cies Of the Age that ! want to talk to
you about, although my theme Is more
or less closely connected with that sub
ject. You have all. I think. heard Of
Pastor Russell, the wonderful American
nreacher. who has just been indicted to
the charge OF the London Tabernacle.
known ali over the United Kingdom and
thousands Of miles beyond. as the pulpit
Of the revered Sturgeon. Mr.. Russell has
achieved a position in the world Of re-
liCious thought uneaualed by any living
Divine. And, curiously enough. he deliv-
ers his message to far more people out
side. the church than could ever be
brought together within the walls of the
largest tempIe in the Universe. His SER
mons and writings have won for them
selves an extraordinary popularity in
America and am credibly Informed that
Pastor Russell's printed books on religious
subjects are excelled in circulation only
by the Bible itself. Just think what this
means II means that millions OF people
ali over the world have found something
IN Pastor Russelrs sermons. ESSAYS and
lectures which they have been unable to
discover in any other religious writings
apart from the Great Book itself.
b A Weekly Talk.
"Now. to come to the crux of the mat
ter. feel sure that the vast majority OF
my readers WI, learn WIN pleasure a,r,e ina,
from the men Of Pastor Russell. A ser
monette' Mr.. Russell himself calls it. but
l have an idea it Will be found to De
, rUm.s oon% H .armnn hsv. hesn
reading a Selection of the famous pas
tors religious writings. and they appeal
to me as being more OF the nature OF
S ,ha = .srmons or n,In;, da,;vara nces ~ ths
conventional description. Pastor Russell
is clear. easily understood thinker; he
escne s.s aosmS anu a., suuu s ., io.m
On the great truths Of religion and morals
In plain but always beautiful language.
He speaks and writes not only to the Or
uhna en-. y, ~ sr,.s,... We ~ aup ga v .me
men. and / FOR one can quite well appre.
ciats the unparalleled popularity which
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to the largest congregation
I'm America. Surprising as it NAV
soom n,s yorr,ors oro a. rrosont NH
".S "eo"' arc ~ p'es"s p"c
iiooeu III more tnah one thousahu
In America, reaching ap-
ten million homes weekly.
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