South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-01
POINTS To DALE AS
TRUE CHRISTIAN
Dr.. Lynn H. Hough Describes
Life of Great English
Preacher.

The address Of DR.. Lynn Harold
Hough of Northwestern university up
on "A Great Leader in which he re-
lated the story OF the life and work
OF the great English CONGREGATIONAL
ist preacher Robert William Dale,
featured the program Of the Thurs
day afternoon session of the confer
ence. DR. Hough's portrayal Of the
great Christian workers life and work
clothed in the original and forceful
language of the speaker, made great
impression upon the audience which
overfowed the auditorium Of the
church.
DR.. Hough told how Dale at the age
Of Il years INDUCED in arguments
with older authorities upon science
and theology and usually held his
own. Dale's growth through his
youthful period 10 the time of his
taking the ministry OF a church in
Birmingham. England was described.
Studied Humanity.
Dale was a man who studied hu-
mainly and faced it's problems from
the level Of the layman, said the
speaker; a man who studied and
worked toward bringing a closer re-
Iation between the social and religious
life and mingled the two TO the eX-
tent that they bore a resemblance to
the Ire or Jesus tHTlSl.
BY this method Dale became the
idol of the people Of Birmingha m
and through his works and writings
was recognized throughout the world
as one of the foremost theologians
and educators
Il am glad of one thing" declared
DR.. Hough, and that is the fact that
Dale was born in a big city, in Lon
don. The country has produced the
greater number Of great men of the
world and it is pleasing to see man
surmount the difficulties Of growing
up in a large city. I have my own
theory of why men from the country
succeed oftener in their various lines
OF endeavor than do the men of the
city
The city born youth usually feels
that at the age of 10 he has known
all the experiences. has undergone all
there is TO undergo in this world and
is worrying about how he is going to
spend the remainder Of life with all
its routine He never expects TO see
anything new. He does not have the
enthusiasm of the youth who during
his earlier years has lived in the calm
and serenity of the vast open coun-
try. This farmer boy comes TO the
city with enthusiasm, everything ap-
new every minute keeping alive his
interest and arOusing his enthusiasm
which is the handspring of success.
Big Men Look Ahead.
You will find that the big men
of the world are those who are al
ways expecting TO see something new
around the next corner, who are al
ways anticipating and whose visions
are not blurred by those experiences
of the past. The little men in the
world are those who 80 through 1t
without anticipating the new things
and whose enthusiasm has waxed cold
in their smallness."
DR. Hough also attacked the gospel
preacher who fails TO consider the
near problems Of religion activ-
tiles" The speaker declared that the
men who are back Of illegitimate
movements, who cover up their actiV-
tiles through church connection are
always hugely pleased with the
preacher who sticks strictly to the
gospel in his ministerings and does
not apply the teachings of Christ TO
the everyday problems of life.