Excerpt from The Teachers College Quarterly, Vol. 9: April, May, June, 1922Somehow, 'i think of him most often in his church relations. He was easily a leader in the Methodist Church in North Carolina. His religion was the fundamental part of his existence. His whole life was bottomed on it. All that he had and was was always on the altar. He was as pure as purity itself in all his thoughts and ao tions. Whatsoever things were true and noble and of good report, he thought on all the time. I do not think the man was capable of an improper motive or an ignoble thought.Every Sunday found him teaching his Sunday School class in an inspiring and helpful manner. He was chairman of the official board in his local church for years, always a delegate to the various conferences, and for several years before his health failed the official leader of the lay forces of the North Carolina Conference of the Methodist Church. In church affairs he had a grasp of funda mentals and a breadth of vision given to few men to enjoy. In this field he was really a statesman.His home life was beautiful beyond comparison. Until the death of his wife, who was herself one of the rare spirits of the earth, his home was one of those quiet and lovely havens where tired and lonely Spirits could always go for strength and cheer. One found there the most congenial and uplifting of atmospheres; there was a quiet dignity and calm, a serenity and peace, that sent one away with a new conception of the worth while things of life. One found here much of the explanation of the man's own dignity and strength and hopefulness.Of Mr. Ormond's own personality it is impossible to speak fully. One was instinctively drawn to him and was always inspired. And freshened by the contact. Faith, courage, hope, cheer, calmness, consecration, clarity of vision, fine devotion to duty, passion for ser vice, rugged honesty, real gentility, - these are the characteristics that come to one's mind in thinking of Yancey Thomas Ormond.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.