The Rugby Code

NZ Truth, Issue 1180, 12 July 1928, Page 6

The Rugby Code

AN inverted collar and a- clerical vest are at times a fairly effective disguise. Put otherwise, it may blind you to the fact that the wearer is a genial human being as well as a par 7 son. .'■••,;■ '„. ■'•/.;. .. :■■•■/.■■'■'V%,}';j: v-;v •. .. , Take the -case of, Revlf;lyt;': A!; ; T£ugby Pratt/ of Christchurch.[■■ If"-you wejb to meet him oh a tram wearing insWaja*— and, of course;- among other things — a Van Heusen"■•■ 'collar; a four-in-hand necktie and' a . doggy cardigan, you would probably rate him as a bright, affable commercial man not. haunted by the spectre of a bank overdraft. Although a fully, licensed Methodist minister, Rugby Pratt has been relieved of the nightmare of moving on from town to town every few years. A discerning Methodist Conference decided that he would be a glove-like fit for the job of connexibnai secretary; —a job requiring business acumen and administrative ability as well as an intensive theological training. ■ I'He was always able: to infuse corisiderable punch into his pulpit utterances and his chummy,' understanding attitude towards mankind m the.mass won him many a hearty' hand-grip i outside his own flock... ' .'■ \