The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-11-03
REV. SHANNON INTERVIEWED
BY A BROOKLYN NEWSPAPER

The following is the result of an ef-
fort on the part of Brooklyn Eagle re-
porter to interview Rev. F. F. Shannon
on subject he did not want to talk
about:
That the First Congregational church
Of San Francisco, which pays salary
OF 100000 a year. has been looking to-
ward Brooklyn to furnish a successor
( to Doctor Charles F. Aked, formerly Of
the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church, New
York City, and latterly of the Ford
Peace Commission, as pastor of that
strong and influential church, became
known here last week. Reports were
current that the Rev. Frederick f.
| Shannon, pastor of the Dutch Reform
/ ed Church on the heights, was going to
San Francisco soon to study the field
with view to accepting the pastorate.
But when an Eagle reporter called at
Mr.. Shannon's home. 196 Columbia
Heights, the Brooklyn preacher was
willing to discuss almost any other
topic
rs it?"
1T is very true indeed" he broke in,
before the question had been asked,
i"that witnessed one of the ragged
est double-h headers Saturday Brooklyn
and Chicago ever played If were go
ing to win the pennant, at the rate the
Giants and Phillies are going. there's
got to be less cross-lots' playing. Do
/ you know why we lost that first game
Saturday," he asked, with wave Of
his hand. I'll tell you why-Jake Dau-
bert was not playing first and
| But I'm not seeking baseball in
II have come to find out something
definite about the report that"
Never pay too much attention to
reports" he broke in again. Very few
people are made wiser by reports. And
sometimes reports may be very discon-
certing, even shocking. 1t was just an
unfounded report that gave me the
shock of my life last Friday afternoon.
Driving my car to the garage, a man
ran up to me and asked Did you know
that DR.. Hills was seriously injured in
subway wreck l almost broke the
speed limit getting around to his home
in Monroe place. When his daughter
met me at the door asked, all excite
ment is your father seriously hurtT
Hurt? she replied, eyeing me as If she
thought was fit subject for Bellevue.
er coming down the stairs now 1t
seems that lady was quite seriously
injured in leaving subway train at
Borough Hall. DR.. Hills went to her
assistance and now, mark your report
had it that the famous Plymouth pas
tor was seriously injured. Even re-
porters should beware of reports" he
added, smiling.
n-l.z nnd m ho
steadily receding. by the way he
continued, before the newspaperman
could take another tack, II received an
interesting communication from the
circulation department of The Eagle
this morning. Now is a good time to
answer it. The paper wants to know
what l think of the Monday sermon
pages Well that is a fascinating topic
to me, and one that / have discussed
all over the country. This summer I
found ministers in the Middle West and
South who are constant readers of the
Monday sermon edition. over in Penn
sylvania / was the guest of Rotary
Club. The man sitting next to me said:
Mr.. Shannon, my father knows you
through the Monday Eagle l suppose,
then, that your father is a minister
reply. Father is just wide-awake lay
man. And there you have it in nut
she'll"
"Then you have nothing to say
Nothing to say?" he exclaimed. ION
the contrary l have much to say. For
example, saw large spaces in the
Middle West in August. Surely any
man who has been in Kansas, Iowa,
NJ et1o Af;SSo,,ri JIlipoic Ohio Kan
lucky, West Virginia and later Penn
sylvania, and has nothing to say, is
deaf, dumb and blind. Nothing to say?
/ shall never finish talking about it all.
saw cornfields in Iowa so big that"
For five minutes he talked about the
monstrosities of the West. When he
paused for breath the reporter asked:
did you go to San Francisco this
summer, Doctor Shannon?
mo. indeed" he answered emphati-
cally.
Are you acquainted in San Fran
cisco?"
VERY slightly. know Doctor Josiah
Sibley, pastor Of a large Presbyterian
church there and his wife. daughter ef
my old teacher, Professor William r.
Webb of Bellebuckle, Tenn"
The interviewer was rising to go.
by the way, Doctor Shannon. have
any kilograms passed between San
Francisco and Brooklyn during the past
week."
Dozens. I reckon. / should think
that between cities Of so much lmpor-
tance. with so many commercial and
other interests, many messages would
pass daily. No matter what reports
may or may not be. l have no lnten-
ton of going there to live. What's
the matter with Brooklyn? came
when a youngster. The people learned
to be patient with me then. and they
have practised that fine old virtue ever
since. The truth is. wouldn't like to
move away from Brooklyn. or at least
the Greater New York section. for any
oburah"