The New York herald., 1875-11-01
RAILROADS AND RELIGION.
THE REVIVAL AMONG THE CONDUCTORS ANr
nR AKEMEN.

BRAKEMEN.
The railroad men have been struck with the religious
revival movement fact that must occasion universal
rejoicing Yesterday they had prayer meeting in the
basement Of the Grand Central depot 200
ductors and brakemen attended II orderly and
well dressed assemblage and there clear under
standing among them tnat the occasion was one OF
purely religious reform. Mr.. Lang Shean the railroad
secretary Of the Young Mems Christian Association,
opened the proceedings with prayer, and made ad
dress Of some length, in the Of which he said
that he had been long aborng in the Of bringing
to Christ the railroad Of the country and he was
satisfied his work successful The signs his
path far very encouraging. He had many
incidents to relate Of the conversions Of wayward
conductors, Their lives the most precarous OF
any. Day and night they constantly in danger
and the Lord was their only help and guide The
speaker dwet eloquenty the perls Of the conduc-
tors and engineers calling and said they needed the
protection Of Christ Jesus above all He trusted the
railroad would form associations and help forward
this religious awakening.
''Tell me the old old story" was sung by Mr.. G. G.
Redwood after which Mr.. William f. Dodge came for.
ward and said he passing through Cleveland few
years ago. and he saw room at the depot fitted up for
purpose he could not conjecture but inquiry, he
discovered IL was for religious object and at
that time II struck him that these who
were identified with railroads needed just such
thing. He believed that all the
connected with railroads should be identified with some
such societies. Their risks great and their pro-
vision for the future should be in proportion. He was
glad see that RECORDER HACKETT sAYs:-t'THR
OFFICERS WHO ESCORT GUARD PRISONERS TO AND
FROM CRY PRISON, AND WHO GUARD THEM IN COURT
AND WHO To SOME EXTENT CONTROL PROCESS OUGHT NOT
To BE AgRE POLITICIANS BUT SUCH AS THE
JUDGES SELECT in the ranks of railroad there
those who recognized the divine truths Of the
pei and who sought TO act by them. They all
going with railroad speed TO their final home. He
reoiced 20 see that his old friend Commodore Wander
blt had provided such comfortable place of meeting
for them. Then the hymn "Come 10 Jesusn sung
by the whole congregation
Mr Henry staager, railroad man, came forward and
asked all those who were railroad men TO lift their
hands aud almost all lifted up their hands He went
on TO that four years ago he felt religion STIR his
soul His mind had dwet upon the perils surrounding
the boys he knew Sin had hardened his heart and
he had allowed his dear old mother leave the world
without yielding TO her entreatles to reform He was
pretty hard then but he had altered considerably
He related story Of how the manager OF the railroad
came 70 him and said" Henry | notice some
thing odd about you. just take vacation
Of five six weeks and TO look to Christ Your
situation is all right The speaker told about
his msiortunes, and related story Of railroad
gner who was proianc ungodly, and who took long
time TO TO Christ He talking with the devil
while he was running train over tho Toledo road aud
he became satisfied that II was wrong TO run such
risk. he was young man named Sam Kennedy.
He Is nov the hardest kind Of working Christian.
He spoke at considerable length about the beauties
Of temperance and godiness for railroad men and
the happiness derivabe from these sources. He
also related RECORDER HAcKETr sAYs-"THE LEGIs-
LATuRE HAS WISELY PLACED THE SELECTION oFFlCERs
OF THE COURT or GENERAL SESSIONS EXCLUSIVE
DISCRETION or THE JUDGES OF THAT COURT EVERY DAY
or EXPERIENCE CONTRIBUTES TO COURT oFFlcERs
FuLNBssh cases OF reformed railroad conductors who
had comfortable homes beside the lines of the Eric,
Hudson and Central roads After he ended his adj
dress there was more singing, and then the audience
separated Meetings will be held every evening
through the week in the same place.
MEETING AT THE ERIE DEPOT
The success which has attended the evangelical abors
OF Mr. Lang Sheal among railroad men IN New Jer
sey has surpassed all expectations. The meeting at
nshed abundant evidence that the hearts OF the rail-
road employes are moved and RECORDER HAcKETw
sAYs:-sTHE LEGISLATURES HAS WISELY PLACED THE Sc
LECTION THE COrRT or GENERAL SESSIONS
ExcLusfyE DISCRETION OF ThE JUDGES oP THAT
COURT EVERY DAY oP ExPgRIEScR CONTRIBUTES TO
COURT oPPCRRis usKPULNEss' that In the good work
many prominent c zens are prompt 70 lend their aid
Rev j. r Fisher, Rev. Dr. McKcown, Mr Dunn.
mer President OF the Young Mems Christian
Association, Mr.. e l. Woosey Assistant sunerintend
ent Of Ferries, aud several Ere ohcals MI Parry
introduced the Rev. Mr. Fisher, who offered prayer
that Cod might turn the hearts Of tho employees Of the
Erie Railroad. The hymn, II Am Coming 10 the
Cross was then sung with an organ accompaniment
Mr. Keenan, engineer on the Delaware aud Lacka-
wanna Railroad mounted the platform and delivered
an extraordinary address lie said that he travelled
through dark ways for years, and such "a hard
CASE that he would never listen 10 any Christian ad
vice Al last he made up his mind TO become a better
man. and he joined the Masons He then 'swOre or;i'
but the boys had no faith his pledge aud they gave
him two weeks 10 return TO hls old haoits II always
met, = he said some one who would cram Christian
down my throat, but would not swallow him Oh
how thought " could only buy religion how would
put IL IN my pocket and keep II safe. oh, oh there
the speaker became greatly excited and swung arms
around wildlyl wouldn't steal though Pm no thief
(Murmurs through the audiencel Oh my friends onlv
think OF IT, Twenty odd years ago started out on this
here road poor boy, without father mother there
the tears iell from his eyosl, without 10 speak
kind word TO me, and where nowY Where arc
all the old boys2 Nearly all gone, poor Dave Carpenter
Jim Quinn and the others. ('tPoor Dave groaued
man in the audience. oh, let every engineer ahd
every fireman who hears me turn 10
Christ and be better men. oh, you can't know; no,
no, can't tell you what happiness Is in my family
since turned to Christ, but know IL and have it
here striking his breast), and know all about
H. I'll hold up Jesus wherever | 60. I've been Q
watchiu' some OF our boys long time and kEcoRpkk
HAcKRTT sAys:-''IF THERE ExIsTs An OFFICE WHICH
MORE THAN OTHER ONE SHOULD BE UTTERLY DIVORCED
POLITICAL CONSIDERATIONS IT - THAT oF CLERK
OR DEPUTY CLERK A CRIMINAL COURT KNOW
they'n follow me Oh II they could only feel as
feel-(here his feelings overcame him and he leh tho
platforml
The HYMN Safe In the Arms OF jesus was then
sung AMER which the Rev Dr. MoKeown delivered o
discourse an the great love Of Christ for man