Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-03-01

Vol. XIII. Whole No. 1905. No, 9.
Jerry Macaulav.

we should like to take a modern scep-
NC 10 Jerry Macaulay's prayer-meeting in
Water Street New York, and ask him for
his explanation it. A few wears AGO
JeSry Macanlay was one OF the leaders of
the foutn Ward. He is by build cut out
Tor leader. He was what men can call
converted, we believe, while he was in
Wlsion When be came out he went
straiShtway converting others He con
verted dance-house into chapel. The
work grew on his hands. He had a little
money. He put it all into the treasury :; a
| little was put in by few others a build
er. VINO also took an interest in 'cenyert-
Ing men, built it for nothing, and furnish
ed half the capital. Last week we spent a
night in the new house.
| IL Is In size and shape something like a
good sized city store. When the sermon
began it was well-filed At a guess the
congregation numbered couple of hun
ured. There were no silks or satins or
oroadcloths among them. The Christians,
Fourth ward Christians all of them, gath
ered about the cabinet organ at the upper
end OF the room. Mrs. Macaulay led and
played the organ. The music was sharp
rather than sweet. but the singing was
with will. Mr.. Macaulay called for ex-
periences. A redfaced man arose and said
ne and his wife wanted to find Christ;
they ala not know how they wanted help
Inc redfaced man looked very much as
.hough ne did need help. His appearance
would have discouraged a Son of Temper-
ance or Good remplar.
Then followed a series of experiences
which we cannot describe Can we portray
the dramatic gestures; or preserve the yer
hacular; or repeat the eloquence Of the
broken rhetoric and the manned grammar:
or put In print the simple hearted and gen
uine earnestness of spirit that attestes the
truthiulness of the most unconventional
set OF experiences we ever heard?
Number one was bald-headed. gray
bearded Sea-captain. when | came in
mere said he, Il was a-shaking' like thar
and Cough never dramatically portrayed
the nervous feebleness and feyerishness of
drunken life more effectively than he;
now, bless the Lord, I haven't touched
a drop OF liquor for these five wears. An
loh want It, He took the appetite away.
And then, after awhile, asked Him how
ABOUT the tobacco; and He took that away
ana haint smoked nor chewed since then.
ana that was last winter; and. bless the
torl. doh't want to. And He helped me;
ma am here to tell You He'll help you.
And l., said Number Two. was A
worse drunkard and sot than you ever
we're, my friend and it sent me TO the
state. PriSion; and had no shoes to nv
eet when came in here; and no work
ma couldn't get none. And now, BILE,
ne Lord don't want help from ANYBODY.
nave got all the work | want; and decent
iothes and happy life and owe it all
0 Him.
And l., said a third, a woman. Won
most of you hero know what was: was
oNt as bad as bad could be- And YOU know
where live, over in that tenement house
yer there; and it's about the worst den in
ne city an I'm the only one in the house
nat loves the Lord, or cares for what'S
lecent or right: but the Lord loves me.
nd cares for me, and keeps me. aud give,
ne peace
And 50 they followed, one after another.
hat had been thieves and drunkaTd;, =,
icans and sinners Mary MagL-'. ~ by
i "hom.the Lord had Cast.n va HE
caring testimony note~-''r cnaN,E ~"
heir clear eyes, bv',,, w. fr'iuinphast
hes5rtoGe % yAId4Gih hos
And We thought rs we went away, that
t We were going to write ptreati>e on the
vIdences of Crstlauity, We would not 70
,ack to the first century for our witness,
md that If We We're going to enter into an
.rgument with modern deist we would
axe him, not to \ ale or Princeton. not 70
Andoyer or Union but to Jerry Macau-
ay's.
Every effect must have cause. When
'ou see score of men and women who
lave broken more resolutions of retorma-
ion than there are days il the year con
,erted, and then standing in unbroken
md undimmed integrity, what is the cause
Is thisthe one effect that is causeiess :Or -
here pow, as OF old time, power OF
God fnto salyation?'- Christian Onion.