New-York tribune., 1919-03-17

own part was concerned. This is an
index of his character.
In the pulpit he uses few gestures
His voice is rich in infections. His
manner is singularly appealing. His
face is thin and almost that of an
ascetic. Yet Chaplain Shipman, though
one of the most deeply spiritual men
in New York pulpit, is anything but
an ascetic. He lives up to Pauls in
junction and is all things to all men,
AS preacher he is unusual. There
is human note in his pulpit utter
ances that makes the soldiers exclaim,
"Here is a man who knows"
Chaplain Shipman uses no notes.
His manner in the pulpit is more like
that of teacher than preacher until
hN is nearing the climax of his sermon
effort. Then he rises to heights of elo-
quence that are seldom reached.
Is Forceful Preacher
Before he begins his sermon he
seems to be in agony 1t is as if he is
sure that he will be able to make his
meaning clear or that he will have a
message that will fit the occasion. He
always prays earnestly before entering
the pulpit. But the moment the invo-
cation is pronounced he is man on
fire. He chooses obscure texts. He
vitalizes them. He never seems at a
loss for word or for an application.
But more than the literary vesturc
Of his sermon, more than his native
eloquence-for there are no pulpit
tricks-is his evident sincerity.
1t is tradition among the troops
that mans measure is taken very
quickly when one lives with him
twentyfour hours day and seven
days week. The man that has not
the courage of his convictions or does
not believe what he breaches will soon
be unmasked Mr.. Shipman not only
served one regiment. He was chosen
to be the spiritual leader Of the First
Army.
His army experience has left him
little changed. His contact with the
men in their suffering has deepened the
lines of his face. But out Of his SER
vice will come sermon lessons that
could have come in no other manner.
Church Has Wide Appeal
Despite the changing neighborhood,
despite the removal of so many of the
old families. the Church of the
Heavenly Rest is still we'll filled. The
congregation comes from all over the
city and from many suburban places.
The people are held to the church not
dlOHc Dy Cnelr years or ASSOCIATION
and not alone by the memory of the
ministry of DR.. d. Parker Morgan.
They are bound by ties Of affection to
the present rector. Some years ago
the Church of the Holy Trinity in
Paris called Mr.. Shipman. There were
many misgivings among his people
here. 1t was felt that he must yield
to the call that presented a larger op-
portunity. But Mr.. Shipman declined
the call, saying he felt that he must
not flee difficult task and all he
could hope to do to hold his parish
together. He never realized the
strength Of the tie that bound him
that it would be no effort to hold
the parish together so long as he was
there. He never counted on attracting
new people, SO lightly did he regard
himself.
Years later he went to France in the
army service, and by order of the
senior chaplain A. E. F. he was de-
tached from his regiment and made
to serve as chaplain for the Paris dis
trict. This took him frequently to
the church that had sought him as
rector.
Now the only fear of the people at
the Fifth Avenue church is that his
demonstrated administrative abilities
and his reputation as a preacher, that
has grown among hundreds of thou
sands Of men now returning to this
country, will force him, despite his re-
firing nature into the episcopacy