Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-21
BISHOP QUAYLE
ON MARK TWAIN
Tells of History and Incidents
Connected With Life of
Noted Humorist,
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
Proceeds Clear Spencer Congregation
of Debt as Result of Lecture
Last Night.

Mark Twain" the subject on which
Bishop w. A. Quayle of ST. Paul, Mimi,
lectured last evening at the First NJ.
F.. church, proved one in which the
merits of quality and entertainment
we're not lacking Bishop Quayle in
terspersed his talk with witticisms and
ql'jps which were distinctly refreshing.
About 500 persons attended, the first
floor of the church being we'll filed
THANKS PRESS AND SUPPORTERS.
Superintendent of, the Rock Island
Methodist District Alexander Smith
made few Introductory remarks az
ter which he introduced Rev. C. r.
Hawkins, pastor of the Spencer Me
mortal church. Rev. Mr.. Hawkins ex-
tended his thanks to the press of Rock
Island and Moline and to the people
OF the two cities for their support in
behalf of the Spencer Memorial
church. Superintendent Smith then
introduced Bishop w. A. Quayle.
The bishop has a droll, distinctive
style of speaking and the manner in
which he related various incidents con-
nected with the life OF the noted hui
morist was decidedly pleasing.
TwAIN's EARLY LIFE.
The bishop told of the early life Of
Mark Twain and commented on the
books which he wrote. Mark Twain"
Samuel Langhorne Clemens) was
born Nov. 80, 1895, in Florida, Mo. He
was printer and afterward a pilot on
the Mississippi river, A common
sound heard on a Mississippi river
steamboat in shallow water time is the
call of the man sounding the depth
of the water-"Mark Twain" meaning
mark two fathoms; and when Clemens
wanted a pseudonym. he took this IA
miliar call
"MARK" BECOMES JOURNALIST.
After spending some time In the sill
yer mines of Nevada, he took up jour
nalistic work in San Francisco and be-
came widely known as a humorist
through his 'Innocents Abroad" which
he brought out in 1869. TON Sawyer"
perhaps his most popular work, was
published in 1876 Other of his works
are: "a Tramp Abroad" QSS0); 1.-The
Prince and the Pauper" QSS2); Life
on the Mississippi" 1SS3); "Huckle-
berry Finn" (1ss5); "Puddin'head
Wilson" 1S95).
PUBLISHING HOUSE FAILS.
| Through the failure in 1894 of the
publishing house of Charles L. Webster
& Co, OF which he IVES the founder,
Mr.. Clemens was left deeply in debt.
| To retrieve his fortune he entered upon
/ lecturing tour which extended around
| the world and which furnished mate
rial for Following the Equator" pub
lished in 1897 On the completion OF
this tour he resided for some time in
Vienna. He returned to America in
! 1900, and actively resumed literary
work Mark Twain's humor is simple
and direct, never strained and has
| been described as a sort of good natur-
ed satire in which the reader may see
his own absurdities reflected The
speaker urged that Mark Twain's
books should be in every school in the
United States for they are books which
every boy should read.
BISHOP Is WRITER OF BOOKS.
Bishop Quayle is the writer of a
number of books and was at one time
pastor of ST James Methodist church
in Chicago, which is one Of the largest
churches inthat city. It Is also known
quite generally that Bishop Quayle's
sermons were the only ones ever
printed in full every Monday morning
In the Chicago Inter-Ocean.
Is GUEST OF COLONEL WALKER.
The bishop arrived In the city yes
terday morning from Galesburg where
he dedicated the First Methodist
church of Galesburg Sunday morning.
While in the city yesterday he was the
guest of Colonel c. L. Walker, GIG
Twentieth street He left last evening
Immediately after completing his lee
ture for Little Rock, Ark, where he
will attend the annual Methodist con-
ference. The proceeds derived last
evening from the lecture will go to the
benefit fund of the Spencer Memorial
church and will clear the church from
debt
Mr.. and Mrs. M. J. Sweet, who re-
side on Dennison avenue IN Davenport,
entertained the bishop at O'Clock
dinner last evening. Mr.. and Mrs.
Sweet formerly lived in Kansas City,
where they we're parishioners Of Bish-
op Quayle.
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