, 1881-07-31

;Ar. lnHeISOll, Illu Is stt4tEElAEA NOAc HtA1
| CANT" The paper is an unsuccessful! attempt
to bolster up " the orthodox theories OF the
atouement future punishment, and Blbllcai
Inspiration, and as such it utterly fails OF It's
purpose, which leads to the .Ileyifable con-
clusion that the cause he advocates is a weak
one, for he uses only the weapons Of despair.
J. T. T.
RELIGIOUS TRAAIPS.
THEIR MODES OF orEnAT1SG-soME INTER-
ESrISG INSTANCES OF REFORM.
=. StD 1o-k Sun.
"That man is 4 religious tramp" said
Manager Bunting of the Christian Home for
1ntcmperate Men. The man had apparently
lust passed middle life. lie can sing fine
ii, pray earnestly, and cxhort elouuently. I
/ wish Icould talk as well as lie cam
"]Vhy do you call him {: religious tramp"
81 will explain There are religious
tramps Just the same as there are tra1nps who
! prey upon the general public, and who are
| honest enough to make no pretcnse OF re-
ligion. These religious traulps are known
| to every evangelist, clergyman, and ptllail-
| tilroplst. They haunt Gospel temperance
| meetings. make religious professions in the
meetings OF tue t "Ges t%s wnloms 9
further pecuniary relief they start
| out in the track of i temperance orator, or
follow up some revival lnoyelnent, visiting
! all parts Of the country. God Is not de,
| ceiyed. We are not deceived. Many just
such men. however, have been saved aud
! have led useful li:es''
"You 10 not mean to say that these re-
| ligious tranps are ever sincerely conyerted"'
! at is q fact Because it is SO these men
are asked to come under Christian influence.
! To be sure, many Of them will not reform:
| They love their miserable, drunken life. l
have taken men into this Home, cast their
<s1cthag fhQ :3Efl-h1v them
! baths, d new suit of clothes, and sooered
| them up. Often they have secured goou sit
| uations, but. before giving. two days app!l-
cation to their duties, they have deliberately
| gone back to Chatham and Baxter street
dens and ilnbi6ed poison to that extent that
| my next knowledge of them is that they are
| on BlackwelI's Island shogellng ashes. Men
have been through all this and then re-
"What is the bright side Of this religious
| tramp picture ?" ....,. :
"These men have one common place OF
| meeting. 1t is generally III the back-room or
| call one particular place in Chatham street
| where hundreds Of them congregate, because
| have had occasion TO snatch men from its
Influence. In this place can be found men
| OF their lives have been such that they could
| not help following a vicious course almosc
| from the cradle to the present. Associated
| with them, linked together by the common
tie Of misery are young men w4se n} ae1hy paaGnS
| citizens. Drink has led them into errors,
| into the committal of crime They have gone
down step by step in the social scale, until
| today they subsist almost entirely On Liquid
poisons, mere semblances of humanity. Some
| of them have been cast 0tf from parental
| recognition; in some instances they draw y
| specified amount OF money from nome az
regular intervals. have put just such men
on their feet again, and for years past have
been blessed in knowing that they. are enjoy
| ing the confidence Of their families, filling
good situations, and leading Christian lives -
One of those men, who has been for some
time leading an honest life, has good slC!la-
ton in business house, and looks OIL his
past career as terrible nightmare, was
What led you o;9 t. put yourself under
Religion was far from my thoughts when
took the first step to sober up. Ny sole
object was 10 secure 4 new suit Of clothes IN
place Of the *hand=uae~downs' L was then
wearing" .a,
"Haud-me-downs are obtained in this
vay:-A man in a temporary. interval OF
soberuess secures new suit OF clothes, say
worth about $50. AS he has no money to
Street secondhand clothing Shop. Possibly
he is in drugged condition. He receives an
old worn suit IN place Of his new one, and
not more than dollar or two besides very
|
recovery Of lis good suit of clothes, when
lie comes to ll.s reason, is a matter OF inll..
possibility. We'll, I had heard that | could 3u5
about desire for repentance, talk and pray,
% and I would secure my new clothes and .
months board. I tried the plan, did not
want religion. I did not believe that could 'l
be saved. In a few weeks was IN NY r,gnt r,e5i
mind. Good influences; had begun their
work upon me was ashamed OF my de'
celt~ Iconfcssed nay purpose to deira;ld;
The kindness shown ME, the conviction that
came to me that could reform, brought with
it the determination to do so, and can only On
look back at my past course with horror"
Another man, who had once peen unue1
guided by them alter ne got away rum uif,l 'f',
!nl9e1lce, salu, ~, 5..Wra - - ,nannoa II II,
;.,e u1E -. - 1s-ae,e Wa mt nm q iol m some
minister or generous Christian, and by the
good talking of some one OF our ilumber VI &c, ea
little money or gooa c1otles. a1,m dmeSe ny wy