The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-12-09
Chapter XIV.

Home-there is a word to conjure
with. Through the operation of q
peculiar law which no one seems ID
fully understand those love 1t most
who know it least. The Anglo-Saxon
temperament, try as 1t will, cannot
accommodate itself to the nomadic
practice of the Saracen and the Gypsy.
The nature of a mans calling signifies
little If that calling takes him far from
home. A travelling salesman, actor,
evangelist, lecturer, musician or what
not, not only cherishes his home with
fondness and q vigor which those
who are more settled in their habits
do not know, but manifested in their
homes a disposition and character at
variance with that which the world
at large knows.
A man is both at his best and at his
worst in his home. Therefore, no man
is fully known until he is seen in his
home. AS no man is a hero to his
valet SO do few men display in their
homes those attributes which the
world at large admires.
On the other hand, only in the home
are the gentler aspects of humanity
fully unveiled. The love of home is
coupled with love of children. Sim
plicity of tastes and habits are the
natural correlation of mental superior.
ity and spiritual stature.
WinOna Lake, a summer resort and
Bible student town which nestles on
the banks of little lake in Northern
Indiana, is home" for Rev. W. A.
Sunday. Lionized from coast to coast
he becomes here the village oracle.
Matched for him in greatness in the
estimation of the multitude is his
fellow-townsman, William Jennings
Bryan, who despite his official resi-
dence in Nebraska is president of the
Winona Association, and has repeat
edly spoken in public of it's importance
and the work that is being carried on
there.
Between Mr.. Sunday and Mr.. Bryan
Winona Lake may rely safely on being
kept before the public eye as long as
activity.
But Winona Lake is the place to see
Mr.. Sunday as a man. There the
human side of his character unfolds
itself to best advantage. There he
has an opportunity of gratifying, in
part. at least, his love for nature and
his pleasure in communing with her
in the simplest manner. Mr.. Sunday
has said that when old age creeps on
he wishes to retire to farm. Until
such time, however, Winona offers the
proper compromise between complete
rustic existence and the crowd and
rush Of city life. Raking the leaves,
tending the lawn, planning and prun-
ing flowers, walking or sitting in the
shade of the large trees, reading, Mr..
Sunday puts in most of the daylight
hours of his vacation days out of doors
at Winona.
The Sunday home at Winona Lake
public discussion because of the large
sums alleged to have been spent on it.
While in Columbus Mr.. Sunday made
a public offer to sell it to anyone who
would give him $1,000 for it. He said:
'"They have circulated the report that
I live in $4,000 mansion. The facts are
that Nell planned the place and II cost
US just g. 700 to build It. Then we spent
about a thousand more on interior deco
rations and fixtures. II anybody's got
the nerve to offer me 5000 for the place
III take 1t so quick it'll make his head
SWIM"
The home Is described as a modest
frame bungalow with nine or ten
rooms, standing on a stretch Of lawn
overlooking the lake.
After q visit Of Wilbur r. Arm
strong Of the South Bend Tribune to
Winona, he gave the following descrip-
ton of the place and his meeting with
the evangelist:
"'Come in and look through my $4,000
home said he laughing. the house that
cost me exactly s. 800 to build
-Trsiie he explained the $4,000 connec-