The New York herald., 1878-12-14
MECHANICAL SALVATION.
INTRODUCING NJ L. wISN, 1.-THE LORDS FRIEND
AND SERVANT" AND HIS NEW METHOD or

INTRODUCING N. L. wIsN, ''THE LORDS FRIEND
AND SERVANT" AND HIS NEW METHOD or
SAVING SINNERS.
In front OF the HERALD office. yesterday after
noon. an unusually large crowd gathered around
al old man dressed in singularly odd costume.
Mrs. Tom-rijon paraded Park in disgust to think
she should fail to prove attraction in the
of the new eomer and 1t limited that she Of
fered club rates TOR subscriptions to the Volcano. so
great was her chagrin at the presence OF rival The
new attraction was about sixty years Of age.
Around his neck he brightly polished
tin pan. large enough for ordinary family baking.
with hole in the bottom of it to pass
his head through. An India rubber pipe ran from
the trough of the pan to the wearer's left breast
pocket. A large tin helmet crowned his head and
was surmounted with tin breastpate three feet
high. tin star and heart blended adorned the
top Of the breastplate the surface OF which
mented with large cross and shield. The sun,
moon and stars were also visible upon it, and the
whole was intertwined with inscriptions such as
Il Am the Life "Ye shall Live Forever and 1.-The
Helmet of Salvation" The last inscription fur
nshed the only cew to the meaning of the extraor-
dinary contrivanee. which was ingeniousy balanced
on the old mans head by projecting bar which
down his back and bore heavy weight at the end.
Gods voice! Gods word! Gods work. he began.
as the curious crowd pressed close to him to receive
the circulars he distributing.
what are yer givin' us p chimed in newsboy,
stretching his neck to get view through the crowd.
young man with red scarf biting piece from the
end of cheap cigar and looking knowingly at his
companion. Il
"No, it amt" said his friend ne of his burner
The old man continued his cry:--'Iook unto me
and be ye saved, all ye ends of the earth. for am
God and there is none else"
AN ETERNAL LIFE PREsERyEB.
The circular was q patchwork of printed scraps
upon the margin OF which was written Meeting
document, which is extraordinary as the giver
will furnish the reader an idea Of its mighty pur-
port
The helmet and several other things Of use purposes
Of and d. s which the Lord % has been
vehood and support Of wife and self as well az to pro
them pursue divine mission of waking up the
Shepherd for il Is Always blessed to give than re-
ceve the Lord taught tho people when He stood in His
in this dear people. and God win you with honors
the world can never bes,ow
Ensk % ns
Humanity am in the Of Force at invisible
t.tion win explained and His Identity ssabshed
desire 70 investigate this phenonsna Of spirit power,
THE LAW AND THE pBoPHEr
The old man had not thoroughly expounded his
ideas when q policeman arrived and took him in
charge; but the writer could make out the
mechanical apparatus with which he crowned
contained the power OF saving sinners from eternal
destruction IL properly applied. crowd of 300 men
and boys followed the policeman and his prisoner
the Tombs Police Court and Judge Kilbreth started
from his seat the procession filed into court.
The first impression made on the minds
of those present that Guy Fawkcs
had been captured. Tho court officers trippcd
lightly and s,ispciously around the prisoner and
handled his headgear carefully as they would .
package of dynamite The prisoner attempted TO ex-
plain to the Court the nature OF the machinery III
which he clothed, but the subject too intri-
for the Court to understand. He finally gave his
name as NJ. L. Winn and said he lived the Bowery.
Upon every subject other than his mechanical plan Of
salvation he appeared perfectly sane. His wife, an
intelligent looking woman. assured the Court OF her
husbands sanity and added that the only trouble
people did not understand him.. Having relieved
himself of his armor Mr. Winn was allowed to de-
I part In peace. tt taf tAftfs " t1s II t4aF