The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-15
THE BIRMINGHAM AGEHERALD TUESDAY, MARCH 15 1921
By DOLLY DALR YMPLE

1 whose work with the Young Women's Christian association is so happily re- called by all of us, gave me the pleas ure of knowing Miss Taylor very in- l formally. at a little luncheon party, with just the three of us sitting tete- tee and talking things" over very sweetly and very intimately.
 I recall my first impression of Miss
 Taylor with so much pleasure-tall, slender, rather frail her fair hair and
 rosy checks bespeaking her English percentage on her maternal side, which she proudly mentions her bright, in- | telligent smile lighting up her gentle face with an expression that is little short of beautiful.
 When I met her again. Sunday morn ing, again the thought went through my mind of how in her every feature and every word she gives utterance to, there is exemplified the beautiful type of Christian womanhood, hers by di- vine right of beautiful character and l the dedication of heart and mind to the
 work of the Masters vineyard. bringing
 as she does glad tidings of good things" to the fireside of busy men and women handicapped and hampersd i by modernitys interruptions from the 1 spiritual life and it's compensations. Miss Taylor isn't good subject for | the Interviewer" because she does not ! like that sort of thing; she'd far rather | submerge her own personality into he- work, which represents such big and
 such an overwhelming thing that the
 casual newspaper story can only hint
 at its tremendous power, it's tremen- 1 dous scope.
 1 And yet when her Bible teachings 1 have reached so many people during 1 her visit here-people of every denomi- | nation---it is only natural that they should want to know something of
 this wonderful woman whose gentle
 influence and beautiful Christian char
 acter have aided them along the steep
 ways-and smoothed out the wrinkles
 here and there in their hearts and in | their minds
 When you ask Miss Taylor to tell | you something of herself, you will
 meet with this answer eff you are a newspaper scribe).
 'I am in no sense a public woman I shrink from publicity more than all most anything else in the world. Some thing-right inside my heart-way down deep in my heart-seems to rebel at the very thought of personal notoriety. For generations in my fam fly 1t has been thus I presume it arises largely, too, from the nature of the work l do. My theme, my work. is eternal things-a subject so sacred and so big that 1t needs no publicity, and my own personality does not enter into the question at all. It isn't as if I were great singer. or an artist or an author-their mission is so differ ent."
 still, you couldn't be as effective in your work; you couldn't accomplish what you do if it were not for the tre- mendous personality that you possess" is suggested.
 I'm merely teacher-nothing more, nothing less,' Miss Taylor re- piled modestly. 'I am one of the few people who knows just exactly what they are. l am teacher of the Bible; l am a student, worker
 Did your utilization with this sort of work come about through your Identification with Sunday school work or some organization" I inquired.
 Neither said Miss Taylor quickly.
 T was an art student and through coming in contact with a mere per sonality, l chose my vocation. I was studying the History of Art in the east; it was before I took a course It the Art Institute in Chicago that I came under the influence of 8 very wonderful personaIity-a woman who had the power to make me feel that could be of more service in the world as teacher of the Bible than as an artist l chose, and the result has been very steadfast devotion to my work.
 T do not try to present my teach ings to my auditors in an emotional way, but rather through the reasoning power of the woman" Miss Taylor will tell you. T do not believe that there IS anything in the Bible contrary to reasoning. although there is much be- yond reasoning. and that makes the form of revelation.
 The greatest hardship that I en- counter in my work" said Miss Tay- Tor, is putting my message in concise form in 60minute talk each day. mere Is so much to be said, so much to be told, that I often find myself on the verge of overstepping the mark. but l never do. That is part of my work and study-to learn how to keen Within the bounds and present my theme so that 1t will reach the hearts and minds of my hearers, but not to tax their patience and interest,"