New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-05
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

| DAYS ago. spent nearly Quarter of century IN
| the prize ring under the name OF BendigO. hav-
| ing fought pa times before he was forty. when
he was converted he had three belts, including
one for the championship. he had served rs
terms in Jail for drunkenness and Gisorderiy
conduct. BendigO's' OMn account OF his CON
version is very curious Wnile ID prison ne
attended the regular religious service every
Sunday. and first had his attention attracted by
the ministers account - Of the set-to between
David and Goliath He became 50 absoI bed
| III hearing how David the little I'M noored the
giant and killed him. that he forgot wnete ne
was. and shouted Out, Bravo m Qiai the
little 'un w0D.' When he got to his cell be
began to think seriously about what he had
heard. and could not avoid the conclusion tfat
somebody must have helped David 10 mex the
giant AT this point IN the narrative. Ben
digo" continues Well It was as singular as
though It was done on purpose. The very next
Sunday the parsOn preached another sermon,
which reemed hitting at me harder IMAM tne
one the week before. 1t was all about the
three men, Shadrach, Meshafb, and Bendl2o
who we're cast into the fiery furnace and VINO
were saved by the Lord from being burnt. ON,
YES I've heard about that since ; 1t WASH ex-
actly BendigO who was the third man. but the
name sounded like 1t to me, ana took IL ils
such though | didn't say anything 10 any
BODY. If one BendigO can be saved why not
another 2 I said 10 myself, and l Thought
about it great deal. sunday after SUNDAY
looked out for something about me ID the ser
about the fiery furnace came one about me
twelve fishermen. Now, IN a fisherman my
self. Bless you | should rather think was
one of the best in England. Wen, after IN Al
came another sermon aDolt tbe Oo IelI-
handed men in the Book of Judges and am
a IL handed man. OF course | am. Ii was
that what beat the knowing ones | have had
70 stand I'D against. Well. it was this always
going on that made me make up my mind 10
turn "a soon as ever got out Bendl2o.' or
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called, made good his purpose to lead better
LIFE He began to fit himself Tor new woik
by learning his B C's, for his cary education
had been 80 neglected thar ne couid hoo even
read. He announced and carried out, his
willingness to spend the rest OF his days on the
platform, persUadIng men 10 embrace rehRIoh'
When he began his mInistratlOns. about SIX
years ago. he attracted great attention, Out In"
novelty soon wore of, and h. was permitted 10
continue his labOrs in a quiet and efficient way
His meetings mt the start were largely attended,
especially by persons OF his own class, VINO u.s.
tened ith rapt attention to his story OF his con
version and bis evidently sincere eXL0rtltoh.
The meetings were held ut Cabmans Mission
Hall. the Seven Dials. and at other places IN
notorious nei ghDOrhO0ds III London.
An AMERICAN MIssIoNARY's EYD.-Full de-
talls of the murder OF the American missionary,
MIR. Parsons, VINO fOl seyera years pasI mas
resided in the neighborhOOd OF l>mld, IN
Armenia, are published by The Dday Ae'cS
I.ond0n). He lately undertook a journey
through the Armenian villages III the envirOhs
OF Isnik for the purpose OF visiting various con-
gregations of Armenian PrOtestantS. On ms
return he was Overtaken by the night on the
81 ores of the Lake of lsnlk. AS the weather
was excessively warm he decided tn pass the
night there with his groom, an Armenian named
Gatabed They tied their horses 10 IL trees.
and slept on the ground. Two young turks
from A neighbOring village on seeing them
asleen lDDroarh ed them nOiseeSsly and He'd
hem with their daggers by repeated blows.
Wishing TO destroy the traces Of their crime,
they stripped then victims and then proceeded
to take steps to burn the bodies. ibey gatl-
cred quantity Of brushwOod for that purpose,
but a torrent of rain falling suddenly they
were prevented from carrying out t1elr design.
They then went home, leaving behind the LOrses
of the unfortunate travellers At this moment
an Armenian OF Baghrchedjik, whose horse had
been stolen bv the Turks two days before was
passing through the field in which The murders
had been committed, searching FOL his nClse.
He saw and recognized the horses CT Mr.. Par
sons and Garabed. He also discovered their
bodies and ran 90 the village IOI help. len
Armeuians at once ran to the scene OF the crime
I he two murdeIeIs had gone home and shown
To tbeiI father their booty, which consisted OF
Il watch. several medjides (each being or tie
value OF tOuI fTancs) and other articles. / he
father advised his sons TO 20 ana Durn the
bodies. They oheyed and we're carrying wood
to the place of the murder when the Armenian
ueasnnts met them. The 1urkS were well
armed and tie ArmenianS were without arms.
but they attacked the murderels and dlSal med
and tied them. While this was being done one
of the Turks cried: b" | did not kill them, It
was nv brother" The ATmenians conveyed the
murerers 70 the chief OF police IN Ismld. lbey
then avOwed THEN crime, and added thar origin
ally they bad desired only 10 rob The travellers,
but had killed them when they saw that they
were GlGOurs.