The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-11-25

that he began 10 cry, and running of
lie So d: If you will come back next
Sunday will thy and do better"
know Of these earl y attempts and en-,
outraged the boy. About this time
in the city Of London the Rev. Will
ii; m Booth had left the Method st
chruch and had founded an organi-
;.ation known as the christian Mis-
s:on." 1t was intended for work
among the people IN the slums, who
were not being reached by the
churches. Mr.. Booth had already
Sh'rty-five workers on his staff, botn
,ren and women aad had several sta
ions where meetings were held
lightly. One day every year, Mr..
s5ooth gathered all his cove rkcrs and
he Christian people VINO were inter
rsted. for an all day of prayer. At
one Cf these meetings my father at
: nded, and he sat near the front of
him and heard him sing, and he knew
his was the Gypsy boy who wanted
& be a preacher. Mr.. Booth said to
ha congregation. "Our next speaker
viii he Gyp " boy" My father knew
| that he was the only Gypsy in the
uiience, and his first impulse was to
G>t cut as quickly as poss.bl He
remrled Ike leaf in Thunderstorm,
! .or he had never spoken N a public
| lathe. ing like this in his life, but
,,emb irg he went onto the platform
nd MIR. Booth, seeing his ner business,
Hid: Before he speaks to us he will
ng." My father sang his first solo
n public that ght.
"Jesus died upon the tree
That might from sin be free,
And ever, ever happy be,
Happy in the Lord
Afser he had finished singing he
was clearing his throat, little ner-
,ous habit that young preachers have,
when an old gentleman, who was SIT
;rg behind him, said: "Keep your
p;ed ri pi pits in my m.uth now oWt"si Where ERE
lc you w.nt it?" Of course the con-
.Sregation smiled and that gave Kim
m2 to recover himself and he said:
"I am only Gypsy boy and live in
| gypsy tent and don't know great
,,any tn nss that you know, but I
knew Jesus and / am going to be
!; boy and I have given Him my
f." And tken he sat down. 1t is a
,oo d thing for preacher to sit down
hen he is through.
After the services were over Mr..
| H0otE went to my father and putting
his arm around his neck sad: "Rod-
roy. low would you like to be an
ang list?" NY father said, "What
is that ?" And Mr.. Booth told him it
meant to preach. and looking up into
is fee my father said: "Do you
MIR. Booth repIisd. Yes, [ think you
viii" Then my f,ther sad: II will
be one. becaue it is an answer to
prayer" My father was only seven
cen years old that March, and Mr..
Bcosh ARRANGED for him to leave his
t>nt, the following June. My father
rHn all the way home that night and
tod Ills family what he was going 10
bc His relatives called him "Boro
Tor any Rashi," which means a great
yp7y preacher.
The next morning he was walking
un ard down in front of his tent with
IS brary under his arm and sing
re, "fhere is Fountain Filled With
| Glcod." He looked at his velvet-cord:
d suit and the silk handkerchief with
81 the colors Ct the rainbow in it,
'rorrd his neck, and then he remem.
bered how Mr.. Sooth WIS dressed in
\ Prince Albert suit. and he ran into
mis- fathers tent and said: "Dad, if
am going to he preae her, I will
| >s"e to dress Tx. one" And Of course
lot meant Prince Albert suit and
l that went with it. He borrowed
some money from his father and rela.
tivcs and going into large clothing
.'rc in he city of London the clerks
''athered round him and said: "Wha-
IAN we do for you?" He replied: az
They asked "Who for?" "For nv
I'd th'n brought rim his suit, and af-
cr fitting it on him wrapped it up
! n a brown paper parcel and my father
laid for it. then pushing it over the
inter to them nv father drew him
'oif up to his full! hei~kt and with all
"a d'~1ity he could command he
id: Send it," He didn't intend car
Y:ng parcels my more.
Then he knew there was so nethin~
'.se that went with a Prince Albar
t fer preachers have something
'hitc around their necks and round
cir wrists. He dn't know what
as becarse he had never seen one off
d he didn't know whether it was
j" neccs or siXty-six. He went into
! store ard was very much embar-
assed to find only lady present and
=" a"'ed her 81 want what preacher
ears round tere and fere," pointing
o his neck anil wrists. ooh, you near
"Ni'n st rc"ed shirt and collar" He
'ad. ''1s that what it is is?" eyes "
" said, and he replied: "All right,
he iGn "ne.' Thcn she as':ed. "Wha
2c?" WI at did Re know about sizes
he ony shirt that he had ever worn
we're tho"e th:t his father made af-
cr his mother died, and he i'd: 81
Mt F"'w what size; give me a
1i"ca # string and I will measure
myself"
He knew that tie preachers always
ad trunk and SC he bought an old
'rodNn bcx ard twenty-five cents
'",rth Of c'otthc slime, to tie it up with
ard he had that sent to the tent too
The d'y came when he was to leave
'cme. He got up early in TIE morn
rg and put on his starched shirt and
e said he fe't as though somebodv
ad d pped him in a pail of starch
ID hurg h m up to dry, it was so
''iff. but he was glad of it before
lie day wNs over because it helped
'iin to sit up straight. Then he put
cn his Prince Albert coat ard all the
Gypsies came cut to see the new