Show ri Prea Preacher Says He Inspired Gantry r Attacks Lewis NEW NEV Maintaining that ho he Inspired Sinclair Lewis to write EU EI m iner r Gantry tho the Rev Rev William L. L St dr r r Dol DI pr professor r of Dr pastoral science in ti n Boston don university an anti and pastor of at the historic Copley Meth Methodist odist odlat church church sc the history of t that at widely discussed book before th the bo book ik sellers sellers' convention con n- n v in Boston lt n l Q said paid in part It was 1 I who egged caged Red Lewis Into writing l Eh ler GantrY Babbitt canO came out pui uI l Jie he had a character character char char- acter in there thero by thief lie name of Doc Dec Drew and I said You Y u dont don't know anything about preachers irea hers 1 kept kepl egging him on until he finally de decided decided de- de t to write a a. pr preacher er book bok and cam J came he to my b home bonie in to visit with me mc for a month or so 50 and wrote that r. r Dr Er however docs ap approve approve ap- ap prove provo the product of ot the Uie novelists novelist's pen He JIe expressed much pleasure In the rh rhymed ne rc review lew which he quoted from the B Boston on Transcript A red headed woodpecker tries to tackle Tho The tin roof of ot a a. tabernacle The din Is great but hut the damage small I f fAnd And that's Red lied Lewis after all aU sill Dr is an author himself and h has published more than a a. half half- dozen volumes which JUt have ve sold widely His lIls latest volume was vas pu published pub last Jast spring under the title of ot Personal Power which outlines practical psychology for the layman One of oC the most popular preachers in the tho United States Dr Stidger 11 held bOld ld popular pastorates rates In rn El Elpaso Paso Tex Kansas City Mo fo and Detroit De- De troll trait Mich before going to Boston |