Putnam patriot., 1926-10-29
UNION PASTOR COUSIN
 OF THE PRESIDENT

 gathering places on Sunday The women take charge of the s3ciais at the town hall.
 5 The interview the ether day began without formality. bat when the pho taREapheH wanted t0 get iu his work Mr Coolidge hcsitated My friend won't know me tn this outfit, he pro tested. indicating his oYeralis And from the doorway Mra. Coolidge said lf that man wants a picture of you dress that way. teii hIm to pat his camera bacE iu the car
 I thut law. mother2" said Mir. Coolidge. The reply was lost. 70 the .amframau went ahead
 "This garage is part of the service to the parish, Mir. Coolidge explained Instead of making a call and saying nice things l work when l can He pointed Co a dIlapidated car and show ad where repairs he and his helper had made. and several dollars Co its own sr The garage is not prJft-making business. The work is done for a nom inal fee and Che supplies are sold at cost.
 His Personal Creed
 "l came upon d man having trouble with his machine and helped him fix It. tHe pastor relates When l had finished he offered Co pag m ex- planned l seaz here t8 help. Now he's a regular attendant at church.
 What's the use 9f getting up in the pulpit and preaching something l cunt dl msself2 ] preach with my hand I'm faukee and like tn make fEa rblHs as 1 believe in being afraid af nothing hHt sIn I'm not afraid of fha kIud af dirt yau can wash olf.
 Hr Coolidge personal creed IS ex- pressed imply He states ii as foI- Iuus @Iha purpose ef the living God far Hat hort of life Men are not 4dged hy taelf assent but intent, not shat theF admit about God. but com Hif ta Gaa God desires not so much fhs opinion of thy head che domin. Ion of thy heart. Consider not myself aua of God elect society of Che re- deemed but elect If God for the fe- aempuau Of society
 "FlX the attention not on the well done but au the well doing Think Httle of Che place in which you expect fa b. Wth Gud and much of what you 6aHld he daIuR IH this place for God. Have Itfie fear In this place for God. Have llttle fear for what tx written Tn sThe Book uf EifE f tbea arj careful shat i written in thy iife's book.
 Consider not when God hall take thee ta glory but the glory di letting God take thee and use thre. Be not anEI0us about his cruwulug thee see thag thua dazt crown Hum thy King Nnuld-t thou spend aH eternity with Gad2 Today i= part Nouidst thou kuoH heaven Live its life W0uldst :. or"
 Practices What He Presehes
 For bis church he says. Ne believe H the one only living and true Cad Who has made Himself known as Father. Son and Holy spirit. We rev rreutlE acknowledge the HolB spirit speaking in the Scriptures q the Old and New Testament ta he the supreme authority in matters of faith and duty"
 These are not mere empty word Nh. Coolidge practices what he preach cs. His nelgbbors will tell you 50. 4 simple and practical philosophy. Such man naturally would turn to the comparative freedom of the country The pastor said in reply to ques tion that he had refused a large city INNAaH nave ifAEtN HfE tAtaA v tAteAtA ca millionaire he declares.
 Mr. Coolidge's activities have not been confined entirely to Union. Three years ago he was chaplain of the House of Representatives of the State Legislature. and at the end nf the ses- sion was presented q purse ot S20u. Probably one of the reasons he was sn popular was that his opening prayers. were short. In this respect he pleased even the most impatient He found . that some members of the House held a watch on him, but there were never any complaints
 He believes that religious fersor Is present Co some degree in every man and that the desire to pray k natural.
 Neither Is he given Co long drawn out sermons. and ia illustrate hls point s he told the story about the ale dean who warned visiting preacher al chapel that there were never any con versions after the first twenty min utes.
 Mr Coolidge keeps within the twen- ty minute limit Perhaps that ls one of the reasons his services are well at tended But mostly 1t Is because his listeners realize that his appearance s n the pulpit is but small part of ' his work lie does not step down and l out uf the picture for another week 5 He breaches Christianity one day q week and hves it seven