The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-02
By FOY A. SLAGLE


 Dr. George k. Stewart this week de-
 parted from Lake Junaluska to take
 up his duties again as pastor of the
 First Methodist church. south. at
 Birmingham, Ala. Dr. Stuart became
 III In Ashevllle last March, just as
 he had finished delivering at the
 city auditorium his celebrated lec-
 ture, ''Is Fun Divine, or Devilishy,"
 gwen under Rotary auspices, and
 which was his last public appear
 ance until his address during the
 Carolina exposition In Charlotte last
 week, where he was the guest of R..
 E. simpson, general manager South
 ern railway, the Klwanians and eX-
 position officials, and which marked
 his return to public life and activity. I Much apprehension was fel. for
 several months over Dr. Stuart's
 condition, and deep concern was manifested in every community in
 the south regarding the outcome oc
 his illness. After his first attack here he recovered sufficiently to go, with Mrs. stuart, to the home of relatives at Knoxville, but his condi- ton grew more critical and he was removed to Johns Hopins hospital, Baltimore, where he submitted to two surgical operations. later gaining strength enough to return in July | lo llS SuHlultT hume al Lake Juna- luska.
 Happy Frame of Mind
 When visited at Juraluslla re- gently by press representative Dr. l stuart was found in good health again, and dominated by the same happy frame of mind and iovial dis 1 position that has characterized the entire life of this famous preacher evangelist and platform lecturer, who
 lrts nf | pressing and swaying with his mas terful eloquence, humor and pathos. large audiences of from five to ten | thousand people that gathered to
 hear him as he spoke from Boston to San Francisco and several times skirted practically the whole Amer ican continent, leaving in his wake 5 | loftier conception of the vital prob | lems of life, citizenship and Chris 1 tianlty, and an uplifted sentiment that has played an important part l Tn the destinies of a nation--for | George Stuart, a gifted portrayer of | the happiest. truest philosophy of | life. still lives in the hearts of the American people and his influence will be felt for generations to come. C. T. Clifford. prominent citi- zen Of New York, remarked here yesterday that George Stuart has not been forgotten by the people of America since 20 years ago when he [ voluntarily left the lecture platform | at $25,000 or more a year and re- | turned to pastoral work at $2,500 be- | cause his church needed more and | better preachers With the money received from his lectures and liter ary york; he said, Stuart has | clothed, fed and educated young men and women all over this country 1 many of them ltUipO ft1 | lives of service, and some of whom are nota ble figures in their com munities. No man of his genera | tion mas so influenced the people of the country and made a more lasting impression for happiness and foc good. Unfortunately, we often wat till a man dies to say these things, l but now that he has been returned to health and spared to further use l fitness, l hasten, with thousands of others, to register this tribute" Surrounded by Family
 At "Wfnona," on the banks of beau tiful Lake Junaluska, pr. and Mrs. Stuart have been surrounded re- gently by their sons and daughters. grandchildren and other relatives and friends from various cities and sections, reunited for the first time in many years. Letters and mes J classes and conditions of people ex- pressing hope for his full recovery and return to active life, bear evil dence of the place he holds in the | hearts of the masses.
 You know" he said, q love to get back to the old hills and noun taia3 of east Tennessee and western Carolina. While resting here I've been thi, king of the days when was boy, and what a great time had walking over these roads and mountains selling ohurn dashers. to help my mother make a living for the family ard to pay my way through school. Good old days, they were-and how often I recall the l kindly, sturdy mountain folk who bought my dashers."
 This was rather tiresome work. however, and his feet became blis- tered; he needed a horse-aud then | he told of the horse e-trader who sold him an old. bony horse, which later | proved to be diseased and useless. in | exchange for the sale rights of his churn desher in Haywood county, in which Junaluska is now located. When I got over to Asheville with the. horse" he continued 'T gave a little negro dime to ride him through town, while skirted around to meet them on the other side, for ] didn't want the folks in town to think l had owned and treated horse so shabby'--and this brought forth l hearty laugh. in which the doctor | joined
 To contemplate the career of George stuart. and the contagious humor and happiness of his life. com pels one to stand in admiration, wnile reviewing with wonder and disap- pointment the cold and shallow rnediocrity which brings an earthly paradise lost" to the vast army of people who are getting living in- stead of living a life."
 Message to Friends
 You may tell the people" he said, "who have been so graciously nope ful for my recovery, that my sheer, est thanks go out to them and that l am deeply grateful for the Provi- dence that has returned me, healthy and happy to the bosom of my fam fly and to the association of my oh|ToFIkIT T0n