The New York herald., 1878-11-24
MURPHY'S REVIVAL.
SOUND WORDS OF ADVICE FROM THE GREAT RE
FoRMER-A TOUCHING STORY.

SOUND WORDS OF ADVICE FROM THE GREAT RE-
FoRMER-A TOUCHING STORY
.The good work still goes on said Brother Francis
Murphy yesterday he surveyed the great crowd at
the noon prayer meeting in the Seventh Street
Methodist Episcopal Church. II the good work cen
tnucs TO grow in strength he viii have to provide
better accommodation for those anxious 10 hear him.
The feature OF the noon service was the story told
by Murphy of a visit to the state Prison OF Rhode
Island where he went on the invitation of tho Gov
ernor Of that little State some time since He was
ouested he said to say few words to the inmates.
and entering the place noticed man reclining on
a cot and older man sitting beside him trying
to console him. The jaier informed him
that the man on the cot con-
Wet. and that the old gentleman who
was talking to him his father who had just
rived to console the last moments OF . dying son.
could see the sad face of the young man: his eyes
were sunken but wonderfully bright. heard him
say to his father, who was weeping bitterly,
Father. take me home with YOU; can't go with
YOU? The father went to the superintendent to i'm
plore that his son might be allowed to 50 home with
him. giving the most solemn and fcrvent assurances
that il he recovered, which was very doubtful he
would be returned to the jail. II was no use. the
rules we're inexorablc. and the poor youth
had to remain in jail to die learned that the poor
fellow had been addicted to drink and hs father had
turned him away from home nc went from bad to
worse and finally came to Jail broken down in
the morning of his prime. The father when he
learned that his must die in jail was almost be-
for his harsh treatment OF his own boy. In
his agony of heart he exclaimed:-O God!
had / only had charity and forgive
ness in my heart, this would not
be mine Let those who have relatives who
under the blight of liquor take warning and seek
to bring the erring ones home By Kindness and not
drive them to desperation by harshness."
A number of ladies. who wished to show good
example to the faint-hearted ones among the men,
came forward and signed the pledge.
SOUND FROM MURPHY.
During the evening session Brother Murphy told
his listeners that mans first duty was to help him
self and that he incapable OF helping any
else until he learned 10 help himself. They might. he
said dismiss from their minds the delusion that any
man or do2cp could convert New York and make
il Temperance city. Liquor selling here. he
claimed was a. much branch of trade selling
cloth or calico. II have something else to
do besides backguarding men who engage in this
traffic have made up my mind not to deal in the
goods they offer. and if majority Of New Yorks cti-
zens will follow my example and sign the pledge
these men will have TO close up their shops for want
Of custom. That's the way to stop the liquor traffic.
Brother Bounce said 'I'm like Alexander Won Hum
boldt after he had made rambling speech Of some
minutes duration, and Brother Murphy catching
him by the coat-tai' said Time! young time"
and summarily cut him short