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PREFACE

Noel Smith was a man of unusual talent. His insight into the most complex of situations has seldom been matched. Yet he was a man who could not only enjoy, - but also share his enjoyment of the simple wonders life has to offer. He lived 73 years. I knew him for a few of those years. I never saw a day pass that he didn’t live to its fullest.

Mr. Smith was a man of generosity and compassion. Heaven will only reveal the numbers of young people who were helped through college and the number of preachers and missionaries who were helped through deep water by his spirit of sharing. He loved people. He especially loved babies and children. And, he possessed a sincere humility that was slightly embarrassed at compliments.

We are happy to be able to share with Noel Smith’s friends - and with those who never knew him - this book which he always intended to publish. It is, perhaps, the best discussion of the man, Nimrod, ever compiled.

Dick Barnard