The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-12
MAULEY'S MISSION.
THE NEW BrTLDING DEDTCfTED WITH
4 REMfRK .fBLE MEETING.
wor.hipper. from Tifth Avenue Weeping In
water street - The Converts Narratives
OF Their Rescue from the Clutch OF Satan.


Jerry McAulcy's Mission, at $40 Water
street was dedicated yesterday The morning
meeting was occupied 10y the young converts
in giving Testimonies" Mr.. A. S. Hatch. tho
banker. presided. In the afternoon the Rev. G..
). Plumbey. Of the Fulton Street Methodist
Church. conducted the services. which were
similar to those Of the morning. In the evcn-
ing Mr.. Vim. +. Dodge presided. and in the
assembly were the Rev. DR.. Booth and his wife.
Mrs. VIM. L. Dodge. Mrs. DIR. Lozier Mr.. George
+. Fitch. Mr. Thurlow weed. DR.. Ball. and a
large delegation from DR.. Booths church.
DR.. Booth said that he had learned to love
Brother McAuley and his work. He had come
down to his mission TO say God bless him and
his work." Mr.. Wm +. Dodge made an I'D
dress. and subscribed 10 the fund. He said
over 10 the Brooklyn Navy Yard to teach the
poor sailors the Gospel. My wife taught in
SUNDAY school when she was II years 3ld in tn.
behind her husband while he was speaking. and
buried her face in her handkerchief Others
wept when a poor woman said that she was at
one time So nearly blind that she could not
thread the needle with which she earned a lv-
INK. and. therefore thought she must starve,
She prayed to God in tcurs 10 restore her eye
sight. and He did So The venerable Thurlow
Weed sonbed audibly, and covered his grny
head in his handkerchief Mrs. DIR. Lozcr
spoke of her belief in chdren's conversion.
and said that she was converted when very
| young. 49,
ch hr'"es y yGas C eG to M0 SPEAK M%
stood up beside Mr.. Dodge. and said that
toes. Broihcr Jerry explained that Mollie used
To -teahuly approach barrel of potatoes II!
front of "a grocery store. snatch potato and
run away. Another speaker said that he hud
served two terms IN state prison. and had been
guilty of many crimes. His mother used t.
/ ran away and his four brothers were all con-
/ v,rt"d ly coming To- Jgrrys mission. His pool
day for the first tim" in his life. he sat down t.
] dinner with all hs fathers family around tn,
/ table. and all Christians.
An old woman sqid that she first entered th'
/ mission drunk. bottle stuck out ot her pocket
H. told hcrto drop the hottie and come up {,
/ the bench Tor prayers She did So. and now sh'
had no appetite for drink. A boy told OF hi.
temptations. H. lived among those that scofct
ut him. \ man said that he lived among beel
| drinkers. Tut he could sit and read his Bibl'
while they drank their beer. 4 woman toll,
how Jesus saved her and kept her swcetll
saved Sh" and her children had slept on thu
roof Of six story house lrcamse OF the crue
treatment II her husband They were hutl
druukards. and fought like cats and dogs. Nov
they prayed ana sang Gods praises together
\ sailor had roamrd the seas over for thrt'
years" had wandered into the mission abou
three weeks ago. and there found "a saviour
Brother Jerry said that it would not take hin
half minute Ia tell his experience. Thu
blessed Jesus saves me and keeps me save.
and evcr'y,hine that Is bad
Mr. Thurlow Weed was asked to speak. II
broken voice. said that he sympathz"d with tn
meeting, but was too unwcll e. speak. H. ~
4S%n ANA 1 Id h. BsoS s s, II NJ ng
Moody and Sankey over asain."
Mr.. Dodge said that his wife was too feeble q
speak. but wished him to speak for her. Sh
-ympathi1d warmly with the meeting ans
would pray for ~" success Of the enterprise.
Many NOR" of the young converts spoke: unl
/ ut length Mr. Hat IN SAID that n people Wnntnl
L. know 10y what power all this wis done h.
would toll them. a. prtHr told The Jews. that
Wa- los the power az Jesus of Nazareth. \ prot
and wc'i-dr"ssrd woman said that she WI
luInl M hut that She came "a tn. mis-
SION and Jesus hui cured her of her pride
\ YOUNG man hui hn'u "a member ot "A rhur'
iUr iN" years. hui hn newer was Christian IN
al be- ruiNn pthe mission.
Elegantly dressed women from Dr. Booth
chur'h w,re crying Ike children. They lookw
AZ Brother Jerry with umazement when he toll
them how wicked ne had been. They W"l
aircsh when his wife related her cNpcrienc..
propo- ition 10 clos" The meeting met with lttl
favor. \ Young man asked 10 speak.
a close"
"Pleasc let me speak few words " said tn
Young man, g. want 70 tell what coward
influences. Al my family are members of TIA
I church. am member. top. But have hHe
TOO uu 'l 81 u'oNarl ~ stand up - testify f.
/ Christ Ih'-' poor Mon ar" surrounded D.
speak for jesus on. what % coward w. h'"n.
Atths tim" IN" h'us" was lnnm"d up star
and fiNwn stairs. Persons leanrd over tn rni
in.. 'u ih" second story - ent'h n" words ga.
tirrwininvs. md ne inmates Of the dam
Iu-Ds across the street stood ON the walk Z
lI-t"n " Bunk' Hal vs. gang kept the curai
drawn in his harroom nenr ~ AMI stood listen
ie,s .nss f9w.' proceeded the Rev DR.. Booth
lf a. ton.