26 sportsmen Parsons in Peace and War 



Anybody that was looked down upon, or what some people 

 would call " bad characters," especially appealed to him, for he 

 always saw good in everybody. One great and moving sermon 

 he preached giving his text, " Thinketh no evil," and truly he 

 carried this out in his own life. 



When in the pulpit it could hardly be called preaching, his 

 words were so simple, his manner so gentle ; he talked to us more 

 than he preached. 



One of his peculiarities was his love for his old clothes. He 

 clung to them with tenacity. I rather took his part in this 

 when his family tried to persuade him to wear some of the things 

 he kept put away most carefully ; he was very tidy and 

 methodical at all times, and would never allow anyone to 

 touch his things but himself. When anybody was in need of 

 clothes, and his family were not looking, he used to unearth 

 these better garments and give them away ! 



