Identifier: reminiscence00youn Title: Reminiscences Year: 1900 (1900s) Authors: Young, Robert Anderson, 1824-1902 Subjects: Publisher: Nashville, Tenn., Dallas, Tex., Publishing house Methodist Episcopal church, South Barbee & Smith, agents Contributing Library: The Library of Congress Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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Text Appearing Before Image: imed to be an Indian octoroon. He was 62 REMINISCENCES. an oddity from another fact. He was an in-teresting and graceful extemporize^ neverhaving written fifty sermons in his life. Wedid not know then that over in the Churchof England deans and bishops and archbish-ops were extemporaneous speakers of greatfluency and power. At the close of EdwardEveretts oration on Washington, Hawkesdeclared that all the other public speakingwas childs prattle compared to it. The most distinguished Methodist divinesof the city were Dr. D. R. McAnally andDr. Joseph Boyle. The first was from thehills of East Tennessee. He had been Pres-ident of the Female Institute at Knoxville,and was now editor of the St. Louis Advo-cate. His editorial career is the longest inthe history of our Church.* Dr. Boyle wasan Eastern man—large, handsome, eloquent,and rich. A more faithful pastor would beseldom found. The lay celebrities were Trusten Polk andUriel Wright. Polk was a learned lawyer Read Celebrities and Less.

Text Appearing After Image: REMINISCENCES. 63 and a model class leader. When he waselected Governor of Missouri the smart setof Jefferson City knew at once that therewould be no inauguration ball. In the placethereof the distinguished class leader gavethem a banquet of unusual elegance. In afew davs thereafter he was elected to theUnited States Senate.* Wright was so elo-quent and logical that he appeared in all thegreat lawsuits. His smallest fee was fivehundred dollars. During one of my pro-tracted meetings he conducted the publicservice for me twice. Why not talk well onreligion? He talked well on many othersubjects.* I cannot persuade myself to close thisreminiscence without mentioning the namesof two young people who afterwards mar-ried and lived together with almost perfectconjugal affection. Samuel Cupples was alittle over twenty years old. He had cometo St. Louis about 1850 to keep books on thelevee. Now he was of the firm of Cupples *Read Celebrities and Less. 64 REMINISCENCES. & Marston, wooden and

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