Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-22

| Gil Rhodes and others. Under archi-
| lecture he mentioned a long list of
men noted on both continents whose
fathers also were preachers. Among
them were Sir Joshua Reynolds.
George Bernard and Henry Q. Tan
nard. Under education the facts stat
ed by Bishop Hughes were many and
convincing. He named college after
college whose presidents and a large
number Of the faculty are sons of
preachers and instead of having one
in 220 instructors which would be the
proportionate allotment according to
population, the United States has 40
| times that number of instructors
whose fathers were ministers. His
! strongest evidence was in reference
| to Jonothan Edwards who was third
| president of Princeton University, his
son later a president of Union college.
| his son president of Hamilton, his son
president of Yale, his son 10th presi-
! dent of Yale and his son 18th presi-
dent of Yale.
| Under the head of politics he said.
that many of the signers OF the CON
stitution were preachers sons. many
justices of the supreme court. many
presidents. governors and senators.
Ann Hutchinson. the first American
suffragette, was preachers daugh-
, Ter The presidents mentioned are
Woodrow Wilson. Chester A. Arthur
and Grover Cleveland. Right here
the bishop paid a great tribute to
President Wilson which brought
Hearty applause. He also said that re
hated petty partisan. especially at
times like these and that the last way
III the world to try to make Il sue
cess Of this war is to make a party
issue of il. He said: Every man.;
son Of whatever party who is not
praying every day for Woodrow Will
son ought to go to good Methodist
burying ground
| In speaking Of preachers sons who
are great in the literary world. BiSh
op Hughes quoted Samuel Wesley,
who said: Il am poor but, thank God,
my Jackie is at oxford" He went On
TO say that preachers and their wives
as a class always make a great strue-
gle and sacrifice to educate the:r
children and that their efforts are
generally rewarded. After mentioning
many noted journalists who are sons
of ministers, he named the following
magazines whose editors are always
preachers sons. Among the Journal
lists mentioned were Melville T.. Stone,
general manager of The Associated
Press, George Alfred Townsend and
others. Among the magazines whose
editors are preachers boys are The
no
Current Literature. The Outlook.
Saturday Evening Post, Century, Lit
crary Digest and Munseys'.
And so on through a long line OF
notables he made his truth convinc-
ing. He then in a witty but pathetic
matter portrayed wildly the life of
a poor preachers boy with his trials
of poverty, the taunts of his play
mates, the horror of donation par
ties and castoff clothing and last. but
rot least, the grief of knowing that
his father is not appreciated. In clos
ing he said, I'VE can afford to rest on"
cause on the undeniable facts.
Grant Murray
A pretty wedding took place at
o CLOCK r fludN dLttlhooii at 'hS iA'iA'0
of Mr.. and Mrs. James II. Grant on
Pleasant street when Miss Mary -.
Murray, daughter Of Mrs. Louis T..
Murray of Searsport, became the
bride of their son Edwin ii. Grant.
The double ring service was used,
the officiating clergyman being Re-
A. F., Hoyt of Rockland, formerly OF
Ripley. The ring bearer was Nelma
Colson and the flower girl Violet Col
son of Guilford.
James Mcleod was best man, While
the bride was attended by Miss Edith
Bridge. The Grant home was hand
sorhcly decorated in evergreen ana
the wedding party stood beneath an
arch With a wedding bell. Following
the ceremony reception was held
and dainty refreshments served. An
Interesting fact in connection vita
the wedding was that it took place on
the anniversary Of the marriage of
the grooms parents.
! Mrs. Grant is a graduate OF HlS-
gins Classical Institute and has at
tended Eastern State Normal school
at CaStinc.