THE HUGH PATON MISSION

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14465, 6 March 1909, Page 5

THE HUGH PATON MISSION

Mr Hugh Paion, the iiolod Scottish evangelist, is expected to arrive liy Iho lirsl express this evening, and will roii!tm'iitx> bis fortnight's mission by taking bot-li services iii Fir.-i Church to-morrow. _ Dr Nisboi, wlio has bsen acquainted with Mr Paloii for many years. speaks of him in high terms as one specially gifted lor ilie work of an evangelist, and very heartily o!',;!or;e.s the description of the man and his methods penned recently by the editor of the Australian Christian World. "His working outfit, if one may use such a word, is sufficiently large and varied. A good presence, a manly and unasmmiug maimer, a fine voice and ability to use if well, a gilt of homely and picturesque description, and a. language tint has the flavour of idiom and the stilly of style, a robust and sensible menial habit illumined with flashes of true insight, a high degree of persuasiveness and directness of appeal, a genial humour, and a- candid freshness of nature which redeems everyday truths from tJic commonplace--all these go to make up an unusually strong and attractive personality. Sir Paton docs not affect othcr-worldlinoss, lias some regard to the mint anise and cummin of polite existence, and goes about his business with an unaffected bonhomie, which is the true eauticide. His addresses arc forthright and sincere throughout. ' He is one of the few public speakers who disdain to juggle with their five talents to make them appear as 10 and disarms prejudice by his lack of pretentiousness— in short, a man who preaches arid practices religion touched at every point with reality."