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In the preparation of this lecture was illustrated one of Doctor John's 

 characteristic traits — his love of truth and fair play. In order that he might 

 not misrepresent Mr. Ingersoll, he sent to him that part of his manuscript 

 in which the teachings of the agnostic had been set forth and asked whether 

 they had been fairly stated. Upon receiving an affirmative reply he proceded 

 to expose the fallacy of his position and the result of his effort was the pro- 

 duction of a lecture that was applauded from one end of the country to the 

 other. 



One who was intimately acquainted with Dr. John and who followed 

 his career closely has written as follows of this period of his life: "He had 

 an unusual voice for public speaking. With splendid modulation, a rich, 

 deep tone, and epigrammatic literary style, he proved a master of assemblies. 

 He sought not to be popular, but intellectually entertaining. His marvelous 

 memory, combined with almost limitless power for sustained thought, dom- 

 inated by a strong imagination and mathematical accuracy, accompanied 

 by originality, both in thought and expression, gave him a unique place on 

 the lecture platform." (Editor Western (Christian Advocate.) 



Personally, Dr. John was a very lovable man, warm hearted and generous. 

 While his life was spent in a religious and intellectual atmosphere and while 

 he was a man of very positive religious convictions, he was of a tolerant 

 spirit, ever eager to lead others into what he had found to be "paths of right- 

 eousness and peace," yet never given to denunciatory methods of bringing 

 other men to his way of thinking. That he owed much to the ideal home life 

 with which he was blessed is mirrored forth in tiie dedicatory lines in one of 

 the volumes of published addresses: 



To 



My Wife 



W^hose Devotion to Princii)le 



Loyalty to Conviction 



and 



Courage in Duty 



Have been my Inspiration; 



Whose Gentle Womanhood 



and 



Tender Motherhood 



Have Hallowed Our Happy Home. 



