The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-13
WOMEN
 AND THINGS

Some people have personality ana some have it not. The former can al ways get by on the run, while the lat ter merely limp.
 remember reading one of Edna Ferber's books. I believe the title was 'Perscnalitv Plus" Well, that is just what my friend George Stuart has, and it is backed with a warm heart, bis brain and great soul.
 Now, George does not need any press agent, but I've got story and whether he likes it or not, I am going to ad-- vertise him. Now, I am not making the claim that he is modest. or that he dislkes publicity. for it wouldn't be true for he is just human and lovab!e enough to like to be on the front page Don't get the idea that he is what We newspaper men call a "publiqty hound" for he is not. If he was 1 would "give him the once over ana then forget that I had seen him. Neither does he have to be sensational to break into print for the -thlns which makes crowds follow upon his ministry is that his gospel preaching is shot through with common sense and that the "mah in the street. can understand his sermons.
 I'll never forget the first time heard him. It was during the Nash vile centennial. score Of years aso' had been drafted by Dr. James b. Hawthorne. the famous pulpit orator. to he his assistant or associate at the rirst Rantist church. as his health was in a nrecarious condition and he had to be away a great deal and often when in the city was unable to preach N Sam Jones had been adVertlseu to nreach at McKendree church, one or the most noted churches in souther" Metho odism. and I went around to near him. for never missed a chance to sit under his preaching, for in my opinfon when he wanted to he could outpreach nearly any man I ever heard, ana have sat under the spell Of some oi the worlds greatest pulpiteers-opur- geon. Joseph Parker, Beecher, IalmaSe 1 and any number of those who nave come into fame in the twentleth century.
 had never heard George stuart, ana when it was announced that sam Jones was hindered from coming, l was dis tnctly disappointed when his eVahseiiseic running mate was put up in his steau' It was a dreary afternoon and made nm my mind to stick it out, as dldn have the nerve to get up and go out, TOT I think ifs bad manners for any one to 1 leave under such circumstances. Just sat steady, expecting to be poreu. %s
 p,,+ I'll never forget the striking fig ure of George Stuart as he arose 10 col- duct the preliminary serVlce pelofe nrcachng. He prayed with power ana that got me in tune for his message. sav if advisedly, after a score Of years itho+ if was one of the greatest sermons hava ever listened to; and as l sit here and write I can recall the story he told of q scene on the farm when the wheat was harvested. It was one of the nome fuest. vet at the same time most powerful iinrstrations have ever heard any min- ister make use of. It had the flavor oi the soil, and in his graphic way he made us see the farm like scene.
 r. x,,a,s ,ears after that had the priv uege of hearing him again, but III the meantime he had sent me book or ser mons. and, by the way, they make mighty good reading. Now it is well known that many sermons preach we'll but read inooylv. Few people realize that George stuart is an author whose books nave ,been circulated by the thousanos' anu Innfler God have blessel hundreds whe have never had an opportunity to neal 1 his voice or see his wonderful gesture! when he gets into action. George is no one of the preachers who can preach ar hour on a hot summers day and not VII his collar for when he breaches ht breaches all over.
 I have spoken of pr. stuart as { preacher and as an author, but he IS a!s' one of the greatest platform speakers Il
 America, and could make fortune II h
 was content to merely do chautauqua o llyceum work Now, it is not ever! inreacher. it matters not how learned O elocuent he may be, who can make sue icess on the circuit where men and womei
 have to pay admissions. It's the aci'
 test for an orator, and George has stoo' lit. and is in great demand.
 Anv appreciation of Dr. stuart whicl did not mention his devotion to temper lance would be one-sided picture. True he is pre-emnently the preacher, yet h lhas Been a mighty force in driving tn saloon out of many of the states, ant wherever the fighting has been hot he ha
 been in demand and he has been a terro lin many a city to the entrenched liquor ites. lie has hated the traffic with a bit ter hatred but all the whi.e he ha sought to saE the victims of it and t
 persuade those engaged in it to 5!ve it uI
 
 I end where 1 started, George Stuar
 has personality plus, and that is wh
 he fills his church on every Sunday morn , ing and night, and why when he is O
 any programme in the city every on } waits eagerly for his turn to speak, flo thev know they will hear smessag
 straight from the heart of man who