Rev. H. C. Risner, 25 Sep 1905, Smith County, TX

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Tyler Daily Courier, Monday, September 25, 1905

A SON OF THE SOUTH VISITS PHILADELPHIA

I know of no paper through which I would rather send a message to the
Southern Baptists than the Herald.

I have been a pastor in Philadelphia for over thirty years.  I have 
seen men come and go and among them the most loyal and brilliant
ministers there have ever been the noble sons of the South.  I am 
thankful for unmistakable evidences that the South continues to
furnish sons of strong convictions, large brains and generous hearts.
I was forcibly reminded of the Southern talent as I listened to the
eloquent address of "Stepping Stones," by Rev. H. C. Risner, of
Baltimore, before our Baptist Minister's conference of Philadelphia 
on January 30th.  Mr. Risner was a stranger to most of us, but he had
been specially invited to address the conference.  That the address 
was brilliant was the conviction of all who heard it.  According to
my own way of thinking I regard it as one of the finest addresses to
which I have ever listened.  It was packed with the product of rare
thought: it was clothed in the language as chaste as that of 
De Quincy, and flavored with a humor worthy of the charming 
personality of the speaker.  Tall and graceful as an oak, this 
magnificent speaker carried our intelects and hearts heavenward for 
fifty minutes.

We thank God for his coming and it is the intention of some of us to 
have him return in the near future and deliver his popular lecture, 
"Shooting An Owl, or the Coming Man."  We shall assure him of a large 
and enthusiastic hearing.

                                Charles H. Thomas
               Pastor Fiftieth Baptist Church, Philadelphia, Pa.
                                     - The Richmond, VA., Herald