The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-05

dotes, apt illustrations, exceptional ex-
| periences has never been in the re-
pertoire of any preacher or pulpit
speaker than is possessed by this won
derful man of God. He has a story for
every vital principle he wishes to i'm
press. He relates an anecdote or a
personal Renaissance to drive home
| the scriptural teaching. He clinches his
argument by vital statistics related in
narrative, and perhaps categorical
form. He is epigrammatic to the degree
that one never fails to be impressed
with pungent thoughts, and most last
ingly so, because of their clever ex-
preston as given by him. The recep-
tive mind cannot fail to carry away
a rich store of wholesome thought aft
er having heard this wonderful wizard
of diction and learning.
LOYALTY TO SOUTH
AS a loyal southerner, Dr. Stuart has
no superior. Wherever he goes, he is a.
walking advertisement for his home
city and section. Recently he addressed
a great audience in Boston. At the con-
clusion of the lecture, fashionably
attired elderly lady approached him,
saying: Brother Stuart, am so much
interested in the poor whites of the
south, for whom we in New England
send money to aid in their education.
Will you not tell me something of
them?" This aroused the sectional spirit
and pride in the great preacher. Stand
ing erect, and with manner most effec-
tive, he replied: Madam. look at me,
am one of those poor mountain
whites" The rebuke was as effective
as it was immediate.
Upon another occasion DR.. Stuart
demonstrated his constant watchful-
ness as to the commercial supremacy
of the city in which he lives. When in
| the Union station in Washington he
heard an announcer calling a Southern
railway train. saying: "All aboard for
Charlotte. Lynchburg, Roanoke, Bris-
| toll, Johnson City, Chattanooga, Biz
lmingham, Nashville and Memphis"
Attracted by this "spiel'' DIR. Stuart ap-
preached the depot functionary with the
inquiry: who told you to call out that
train in that manner" The crier replied
that he was instructed to announce all
the most important towns touched by
the train in question.
"Well, don't you know the biggest town
to which that train goes on its journey?"
rejoined the preacher-booster. "Come over
here to this map and let me show yOu."
With this he stepped to a wall map and
cited the announcer to Knoxville, the
metropolis of east Tennessee, which was
conspicuous on the drawing. With this
DR.. Stuart added: 1.-THE next time come
going through east Tennessee. and you
fail to shout Knoxville louder than any
other town, / will give you the boot and
see If we can't get man in here who
does know the biggest town on his road"
Needless to say, Knoxville has ever there
after been included in the train crier's
catalog of big towns
And it is such boosting as this that
Dr. Stuart has done for Knoxville, and
that he will do for Birmingham. If every
city had a bunch of preachers with the
boost your hometown idea as strongly
limb edded in their thoughts as is the
case with DR.. Stuart, the boards Of COM
merce would be put out of business.
HIS ABSENT MINDEDNESS
George Stuart is entitled to the prize
for being the most absent-minded man
in Knoxville. He admits this without
argument, and cities as proof an expert
ence Of few months ago. He has many
calls to speak elsewhere. and relies inn
plicitly upon his secretary to keep him
advised sufficiently in advance to pre-
pare for these numerous appointments.
Upon the particular occasion in question
DR.. Stuart was booked to deliver COM
mencement address at college in an
Ohio town. The day previous to the date
for his departure his secretary reminded
him of the engagement.
AS Is the custom with Dr. Stuart, his
secretary packed the grip and bought the
railroad ticket but, unfortunately. failed
to place in the grip the file of correspond
ence pertaining to this engagement. The
secretary informed DR.. Stuart that upon
reaching Cincinnati it would be necessary
for him to take a c., H. & D. train and
buy a local ticket to the town he was
to visit, as no through tickets were avail
able to that point. DR.. Stuart forgot the
name Of the town. and he also permitted
his mind to lapse as to the name of the
college to which he had been hidden.
Looking in his grip, the correspondence
was missing. He appealed to the con-
ductor to send a telegram. but as the
Louisville and Nashville railroad and the
Western Union Telegraph company were
not practicing brotherly love, OF which
this minister Is an exponent, no wire ia
cilities were available between Knoxville
and Cincinnati. Upon reaching the latter
point he boarded c., H. & d. train.
trusting to luck and also to Providence
to steer him Alright.
He talked with numerous passengers,
tactfully endeavoring to obtain from
someone OF them an intimation as to the
college at which Stuart was expected
to speak Finally, one long-bearded rural
brother boarded the train, and shared the
seat with the Tennessee preacher-lecturer
ssWhere are you bound for, brother?"
asked DR.. Stuart. II am going up to
Hamilton" said the Ohioan. "A Teller from
down south named Stuart is going to
speak at the college there today. and as
I have heard SO much about him, de-
cided to go up and see him." This was
the information for which the preacher
had yearned. He knew then where he
was going and followed the crowd from
the station to the college auditorium. i'll
which he lectured later. prefacipg the
discourse with this story Of his absent.
mindedness. But then. all great men
have their unconventional eccentricities.
MIGHT HAVE BEEN CANDIDATE
Had Dr. Stuart acauiesced, he would
have been the candidate for the presl-
dency Of the United States on the pro-
hibition ticket. He was urged by lead
ers In the anti-saloon movement to-