Washington telegraph., 1926-09-10
A PREACHER TRAVELS
Grew. John c. Williams.)

titudes and decided to 60 to Hollis
ter, Missouri which is regarded as
the most beautiful part of the
Ozarks. | prefere to go by rail
rater than auto and made extra good
time as the railroad people were all
t.courtous and efficient. | have heard
autoists boast of outrunning the
trains but found it the other way
and we constantly passed high pow
erd machines and they never did get
by us and then we had no flats or
blowouts and all was safe and se-
cure.
One advantage the railroad nave
over the autos is that they will only
keep trained men and they have to
be sober and steady while any one
can run car and often a drunken
man is in charge ad you do not
know what the issue will be. l felt
very safe on the fast moving train
and did not experience a single aci-
dent or mishap. A part of the trip
was along the White River and it is
extraordinary beautiful scenery and
one of the passengers who had been
out in California said that the White
River scenes were Just as attractive
as you would see in the Golden
State.
A great many tourists and travell-
ers were in Hollister and the climate
was exhilerating and invigorating. /
climbed upon Presbyterian Hill and
got a view of all the country and
and could plainly see in the distance
the hills where Harold Bell Wright
wrote his famous book, "The Shep-
herd of the Hills" and it was surely
enhancing to take this view of the
beauties of nature and no wonder he
had such inspiration to write that
remarkable book.
The association was of the best
kind and | found number Of edu-
GATORS, ministers and businessmen
from Tulsa, Kasas City, st. Louis
and elsewhere and it is great inn
provement to be in the company of
good and refined pedple. As only
the best people go to places like
that there were no locks on the
doors and one can fee. as secure as
ii protected by bolts and bars. One
of the attractions of Hollister is the
noted mountains "School Of the
Ozarks" and the history Of that in
stituion was very remarkable. The
idea is to give good solid education
TO the mountain boys and girls OF
limited means and the school has
been run on faith and starting vir-
tually from nothing they now have
several brick bulldogs costing thous-
ands of dollars and these have all
overflowed and so they have COM
menced to erect 100000 stone
building and with no money in sight
they commenced and have the foun-
daton laid and the walls about one
half way completed and the Super
intendent said that while they did
not know where the money was com
ing from they went ahead and trus-
ted the Lord to supply it and they
have never had to stop the workmen
and all are paid promptly when pay
day comes around.
From Hollister ] went to Sloan
Springs back in Arkansas, passing
through the great apple and grape
county around Bentonville and
Rogers and went to see the famous
John f. Brown College at the
springs. Here is another case of
building on faith and from humble
beginning there are now two large
brick building and a great deal of
work is done by the boys who wish
to earn their way at college. They
teach in addition to the regular
course about 16 different occup-
tons and a large number Of indig-
ent students are enabled to get
firstclass education at little expen-
diture of money. Siloan Springs is
one of the most beautiful little cit
les in this state and there are some
very cool and refreshing springs Of
water there and you can drink and
dring and never feel discommoded.
On account of the death Of the
widow of my brother, Craig c. WILL
Jams, cut my trip short and re-
turned to her funeral in Hope
where she was laid to rest by the
side of the man whom so many re-
member with love and effection.
She died at the home of her son,
John C. Williams, Jr., in Dallas,
Texas after an illness Of over three
months. Well, | am back at home
and ready for the fall and winter
work and hope that all will 60 vol
with the churches and that here viii
be seasons of refreshing and growth.