Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-04-12
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sCfTUATE CENTER, Mass. April g.
To tho Editor Of The Bee. Some few
weeks ago g letter / had written fell into
tho hands Of one OF your reporters In
this letter ! had mentioned the fact that
the remarkable abilities Of the Rev.
Charles G. gorst formerly OF Omaha
now OF Cambridge, Mass ~ a roprodueor
Of bird music and ~ II lecturer ON birds
we're being widely recognized in the east,
spoke OF bis having been engaged 10
make number of records for the Edison
ana Victor companies and OF John Bur.
roughs' testimony m to his reproductions
of bird notes being the best he had ever
heard 1 think also mentioned the fact
that no IL paying his school expenses
with these lectures before Audubon So
cietles etc.
Your reporter doubtless meant well,
but he jumped NJ a number ~ oonclu~
sloBs when he produced the article which
appeared In The Sunday Bee Of March
% under the title, Divinity Student Is
in Quandary Whether 70 Preach Or
Whistle" / am sure therefore, that you
professional standing as minister TO
print this letter Of explanation, % am
now giving H.
IN tho first place. although living IN
Cambridge, Mr. Gofh IL not connected
with Harvard Divinity school, but iB en-
rolled IN the graduate department Of
Boston university, q Methodist institu-
lion 10 affiliated with Harvard ~ 70
open courses In either school 10 It's stu
dents
In the second place you are mistaken
In saying that " is - question whether
he can do as well preaching ~ he can
wbistllng for the records" There II
really no question about II at ali II the
reference Is 10 financial remuneration.
lie can make tire or -four times rs much
money whistllng ~ IN the ministry.
In the third place, you may be hight
In snyinR that the question aa 20
whether he viii continue whiguinR or
20 TO preaching after he n through
school rs puzzling some 0f his
Omaha friends" but you arc wholly
wrong In assuming that n n also puz-
zliDE "the young man himself" ] am
very sure that he has no doubts about u
at all Ever since his freshman year ~
Nebraska Wesleyan he has been prepar-
Ing Tor The ministry. lie has already
taken the n. n, -. degree from Boston
university and IN now working toward
his Ph. D. IN the same Institution. Al
these years Of schooling have had but
ono object preparation for the ministry
Of the ciArch fIe Will not cast n lightly
aside FOR tho very useful life o. n natur-
alist, artist and lecturer ! have had no
opportunity Of communicating with Mr.
Gorst since this article appeared, and
do not know, In fact, whether he has
heard Of II or not, but ! have been 10
Intimately acquainted with him for the
last ten years Of college and seminary
work that have not the slighteg besi-
tation IN saying that he has never for
moment considered the abandonment Of
his calling in order 10 give serious At
tention 10 the moro lucrative work which
his natural gifts have made 70 easy. and
which appeals 40 strongly TO his highly
developed artistic sensibIlitles u has
been merely hobby-a splendid method
Of recreation for him
Thanking you In advance and hoping
that this statement will dismiss all
doubts from the minds Of Mr.. Gorsts
friends and will end all apprehension ~
10 his future in the Christian ministry
/ am. b. u. sTAMBAuGi