South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-24
BENNETT INSPIRES
FELLOWSHIP CLUB
BY LECTURE HERE
Program at Last Meeting Of
Year Here Ably Assisted by
McEvoy's Mystic Work.


age OF Theodore Roosevelt. the mag
nation of Henry Ford and the bless
ings OF an American, viii be The
Man Who Can" II ne tries Every
man is as young as he feels and
J birthdays should only be remember
ed at death and were created by a
/ pessimLst" These were the funda-
mental things pointed out 20 the
. largest crowd Of Fellowship club
members ever TO gather at the Mish-
awake Hotel. last night when Will
liam Rainey Bennett. an exceptional
parsonage indeed, delivered his
splendid oratorical address. The
Man Who Can"
Starting his talk with sparkling
bits OF humor and satire Bennett
F kept up the interest Of his listeners
until the climax Of his version and
description Of the Black Wolf
novel. which caused many Of the
. Fellowship members who were list
ening intently 20 spring from their
seats in excitement. Il am an OPP
timist." he declared. and his smiling
. countenance and independent posture
certainly made him appear one.
Any Man Can Lead
The time of single leadership is
gone he pointed out. and more and
more the people Of the United States
are being made TO realize that the
! best results are obtained from the
steady and intelligent mental think
ing Of groups Of leaders. not a leader.
ANY man can be one Of those lead
/ ers. he remarked, provided that he
makes the concentrated effort to
bring out the wonderful possibilities
OF his mind.
The mind, in the belief Of William
Bennett. is a fitting denunciation Of
the assertion. there is no such thing
as miracle" II is a mysterious
power. the depth Of which can never
be reache ed. 1t does not grow old,
only dusty from misuse. Take
strong grip on your will power. hang
a picture OF a bulldog in your bed
room. look yourself straight in the
eve for four minutes ask yourself il
YOU are the man you want people 70
believe YOU are. and set your jaw as
firm as the jaw OF the bulldog, he
said. "This is the greatest exercise
in the world it helps bring out the
possibilities hidden in your mind and
body that Won never knew you pos
sessed," he said.
Cites Great Instance.
He cited several instances where
the courage and sagacity of men,
believed by their friends 10 be weak
and frail. were shown in their full
est measure. He told a story of
boy member OF a scout troop in
Illinois who because of his actions
had been given the name Of "Flos-
sic" by his comrades. When the
war broke out he was one Of the
first TO go Before a mothers kiss
had dried upon his lips he was on
the battle ield of Flanders. He did
not know why he had gone, he did
not want 10 go. One night a captain
asked for volunteers 10 go TO very
dangerous outpost as lookout. He
did not command anyone because it
meant almost inevitable death. The
first and only volunteer was the boy
who had gained the nickname of
/ "Flossie" During the night the
Huns sheued the pit in which he
I has been detailed Then, said
Bennett. the story might have end
! ed. however. a few weeks ago
was in that boys old home town in
Illinois soldiers body was
+ borne through the streets. bedecked
with flags and flowers. 10000 peo-
/ pie stood with heads barred as the
, casket was laid in the grave. and
al = I'm
/ "Flossie" fired a signal salute with
! their guns
Well Defined Proof.
There is a significant proof in this
/ incident. he said, that brings out the
+ fact that a man may be far greater
+ than he really believes he can. After
going through a vivid description Of
! the novel The Black Wolf" q ia
nous story of the constant attempts
+ OF man 70 rid himself of a four-leg-
ged terror. that was finally killed
after many seasons Of preying. by
/ the sagaCity and determination Of
a grey haired man who stuck TO his
\ post when the other members of the
searching party had left, he re-
marked that the children's children
I VI Indl EIrN udlAtu man nrN II aShFA
as 20 the wherea bouts Of the men
| who had started out 10 find the wolf
/ but turned back" The whole world
worships the Man Who Can but the
whole world hates aNquitter." ne
shouted in his closing statement Of
I the evening.
Harry X McEvoy. with mystify-
ing and difficult Illusions. coupled
/ with a repertoire of Ceaseless hum or
brought laugh after laugh from the
great crowd Of members and guests
that viii long be remembered here.
After the meeting. those who had
. watched and listened TO McEvCy
stolidly remarked that they could
not wait until the next meeting N
October, 20 get together again and
Taught in N1ison and fellowship.
+ Atty. Charles MetzEer. in fluent an
profuse remarks ably introduced
4 the speakers Of the evening. while
. Denny's orchestra rendered ideals
tic music throughout the fine BAN
Quet that was served. preceding the
addresses.