# Rev. Dr. John Jennison Drew — Babbitt character guide

> Rev. Dr. John Jennison Drew in Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Dr. Drew, Reverend Drew, Doc Drew

**First appearance:** 0000-chapter-i

## Who they are

The pastor of Babbitt's church, a popular and conventional preacher.

## In the story

### [Chapter XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/babbitt_se/chapters/chapter-xvi)

Dr. Drew is the eloquent and efficient pastor of the Chatham Road Presbyterian Church, known for his businesslike approach to religion.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/babbitt_se/chapters/ii)

The eloquent pastor who preaches a cultured sermon and proposes a Sunday School committee.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/babbitt_se/chapters/iii)

Babbitt has no suggestions for Dr. Drew after his initial Sunday school observations.

### [Chapter XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/babbitt_se/chapters/chapter-xvii)

The pastor of Chatham Road Presbyterian Church; benefits from Babbitt's publicity efforts and hosts a dinner with Eathorne.

### [Chapter III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/babbitt_se/chapters/iii)

Pastor of the Chatham Road Presbyterian Church; scores Central Methodist's methods as 'unfair, undignified, un-American, ungentlemanly, and unchristian.'

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/babbitt_se/chapters/iv)

The subject of the publicity campaign; described as a skilled self-promoter and wizard soul-winner.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/babbitt_se/chapters/v)

Accepts Babbitt's invitation to dinner and is praised for his manly demeanor.

### [Chapter XXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/babbitt_se/chapters/chapter-xxvii)

Dr. Drew delivers a sermon on strikes that Babbitt finds meaningless, dismissing it as 'rot'.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/babbitt_se/chapters/i)

Delivers a sermon arguing that strikes would vanish if bosses and workers treated each other as loving brothers; dismisses science and economics as irrelevant.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/babbitt_se/chapters/iii)

Preached a sermon on decency in business that Babbitt criticized.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/babbitt_se/chapters/ii)

Receives Babbitt for counsel but is distracted by phone calls and upcoming meetings; prays with Babbitt in a perfunctory manner.

## Links

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