Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 243, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 October 1915 — THOUGHT HIM A PREACHER [ARTICLE]

THOUGHT HIM A PREACHER

American Diplomat Victim of an Amusing Mistake in the Yosemite Valley. Madame Hegermann-Llndencrone, author of the book, “The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life,” tells of an Incident that happened when she and her husband —then Danish minister to the United States —were traveling in the West They were spending Sunday in the Yosemite valley, when immediately after breakfast a man knocked at their door and with hums and haws said he had been sent to ask Mr. Hegermann-Llndencrone if he woul’d read the prayers and preach a sermon in the drawing-room of the hotel, “it being Sunday and you being a minister.” J. was a little aghast, not exactly understanding, while I was shaking with laughter at the other end of the room, and would not have interfered for worlds for fear of losing a word of the dialogue. “‘I read the gospel!' cried J. “ ‘Yes. sir. You’re a minister, ain’t yer?’ “ ‘Well, yes, 1 am, but not the kind you mean.’ “The little man said, condescendingly; ‘We are not particular as to sqpt. Whether you’re or Methodist, it makes no difference as long as you will preach.’ “J. had difficulty in explaining in his best English that preaching was not a specialty of his."