The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-21
APPRECIATION
Mcanister Making His Way in Tennessee.

A Tennessee exchange says: THE new super
iutendent Of the Tennessee Anti-Saloon League
is making his way. The governor and members
of both houses of the Legislature are kind and
cordial, are responsive to his efforts to further
temperance legislation, to which all are pledged
The superin tendent Is not critcising from
distance. trying TO be offictous. but he is
ever at hand with sympathizng helpfulness
that seems to be highly appreciated by all the
Legislative and executive forces.
Concerning the superintendent pulpit and
platform work, Or. L. A. Waterfieid, one OF
the leading ministers of the Memphis Confer
to say:
''Dr j. D. McAllister, the newly chosen
superintendent of the Tennessee Anti Saloon
League. to Paris for the very inauguration
of his platform work in the State. The way
had been thoroughly prepared for his conser-
vative, strong Field Sunday by Or. Hammond.
the field secretary; and the work In the town
had the expert and admirable support OF Dr.
Carrie. the president. Three better equipped
better balanced men it would DO hard to find
in the State in the service of any interest
or whatever
But to DR. McAllister especial attention
was directed as the active factor in the
work OF the league, the inspirer of Its policies
and the director OF it's administration.
80 The Methodist church in Paris Is organized
to a most serious Sunday morning purpose. and
It's pulpit Is set for certain definite and nrgn
ideals. whether it always realizes them not.
The very highest tribute that could offer
any man Is to say that he came into such
church and occupied pulpit of such purposes
morning and evening and, without entangng
himself in the details of the congregation and
sorsaking the mid current of his own theme on
one hand arrogating the time and occasion
10 himself and his special interest on the other.
served the congregational need and conserved
the pulpit opportunity entirely as though there
had been no interruption In the work and wor-
ship OF that church. Indeed. the pastor
served, as he ought tn reserve. the conduct OF
the order (and 1t was in this case the regular
Methodist order) OF exercise in his own hands.
II simply finding in the clear. solid and in
spring message of the visitor the full ministry
of his own people for that good day. While
tho visiting minister. without altering his mes
sage whit. found in the pastoral and con-
gregational situation the perfect repository for
its conception
Throwing down MI this analysis this Is
what I driving at: DR.. McAllister's ad-
dresses tig fervent virie appeals to rne
moral and spiritual headwaters OF all energy
for righteousness. He surveyed for the sources:
and it took him long time to find and
duet us to them. He sunk shars to the founda-
lions; and on them firmly estab-
lished. And when man Is really doing that,
1t will be found that RE is equally meeting the
pulpit and pastoral obligation and taking care
of his cause" There few men / have ever
met whom l would be willing have under
take it. Notice is here served that one pulpit
is not to be considered open Sunday morn
ing to any special interest or agent. But this
was the visit and voice of an expert utiiiz-
ing Il stolen pulpit for the lopsided advocacy
of separate cause, with few uawdry Sunday
morning graces made to do duty for the fair
realities which the sheep must be fed. 1t
was the coming of big brother-shepherd with
full basket and sure staff 1t was not the
abominaton of desolation standing in the place
where 1t ought not. 1t the old shining
heraldry of the full and first-hand gospel over
flowing into the channel of a great modern
form; but not until 1t had first filled all hearts
NM al1a1tt {nfn h
shall live whithersoever the river cometh." All
this, however Is strictly from the local and
pastoral point of view.
"'Other elements OF the new superintendent
work would be of almost equal interest and
value. had the space not been exhausted.
This stalwart reliance the same great
sources of energy and inspiration with the min
lister very naturally results in robust indf-
ference to petty schemes and smart plans. There
is no technique but the technique or a rugged
righteousness. No expert tactics save the tao
tics of open contract between the facts ana
the people.
- hereby boldly stake my reputation what
ever that might be-, on the assertion that the
man who gave those first addresses couldn't
dcker in the Vaccinations Of frothy State poll
tics If he tried
"'Your new man is soul Of Hebrew prophet
1T is good to witness the fiery ethical ve~
hemence blunt with the modern confidence Of
what the people going to do when they are
taken into entire and constant confidence
c. A. WATERETELD
Pastor NJ f. Church, So. Paris, Tenn"