Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-06-30


was terribly exhausted IN mind ana body, ana
had not slept any ut all, and had walked twenty
miles on the railroad track the night before, and
was In pretty bad condition. physically and men,
tally. lady took me right In, ana was well fed
there. was there day or two AS soon as
took bath and got recuperated little went out
TO see about getting some printing done % adver-
tse the lecture on the following Sunday. Isaw
the president OF the Christian Association. He
knew Mr. Moody and those Kind OF people, and
knew them, ana that was bond OF fellowship,
and he would let me have his hall; and went 20
the printer and got some handouts, and got well
advertised. and there not a single person
came, and had not a cent OF money 1 thought
it was pretty rough, and I felt pretty bad but L
stuck 10 IL ali the more. next went 10 Cleveland
did not have any money 70 pay my fare 1 vent
down 10 the de Jt as usual, as n had hundred
dollars In my pocket. The conductor came around,
ana said TO hin had not got any money, and
thing for Him. lie says THAT may all be, hut L
cannot pass you,' and he was a little rouyh Says
my jacket and he let me 20 TO Cleveland on that.
never got it back from that day TO this It Was
worth $40, an owe him g for the fare. hal the
same experience in Cleveland. I 3a-errised
the lecture TO be delivered I'm the Christian Associ.
alton hail. and they did not come and did not care
anything
ABoUT NE OR MY LECTURE
1 took train, and without any money, and the
fare was s. from Cleveland 70 Buffalo. The con-
ductor was very clever fellow; guess he was q
Christian man, and i says: Il have not got any
money. I expected to lecture here and get some
money, but i have not got any money, and I am
going to Buffalo 10 lecture He says, never mind.
never mipd.' SO he let me pass from Clevelsnd to
Buffalo. You may say that this kind OF expert
ence is dead-beatng, but say it is a special In
dication of the Lords providing for me. ] had
Washington. and didn't get put on but twice.
once at Poughkeepsie, New York, where the con.
would not take this kind OF talk and once at
Newark, n j., where ! came very near getting
killed You may say that this is dead-beatine,
and had no business to go around in this Kind 81
style. say was
WORKING FOR THE LORD,
ana the Lord took care OF me. Ny duty was 70 do
my duty as conceived it TO be- and TO let Him pay
my board bills the best way He could. I always
paid my debts when had the money SometimesI
didn't have the money, and sometimes did have it.
When didn't have IL couldn't pay. got 10 Buf.
falo In that way by the conductors saying never
MIND and he did not bother me al all He was
very clever fellow. I lectured there In the base.
ment OF one OF the heightened Presbyterian
chuI ches. / was well advertised, and I had n
three or four hundred house-one OF the mosf re-
spectacle houses ever had. The lecture was free.
and took up a contribution and think fhad four
or nNe dollars. i used that money 10 get 20 the
next place. always paid when had the money,
and II did not have 1t told them, and they said,
report OF it i'm the BnfIaio Confer some ~ he
audience thought was
VERY BADLY cRANKKp.
Iney iaughed and chatted and made fun and all
that sort OF thing. II was a new idea, and they
never heard anything like IL before. They did nos
believe In that kind OF theology. went to Roch-
ester next and the state fair was Just about to
close, and lectured there in the Plymouth Con-
gregational church, by the consent OF the pastor,
Who was very clever man and who sympathized.
guess, with my views on the Second Coming.
think SO from the genial way in which he received
me. L was well advertised In the newspapers, and
got my handouts out as usual, and had a very
fair mouse. had three or four hundred people, r
guess and they were very attentive, although
some OF them pricked up their and did not be-
heve that kind OF doctrine, and laughed, &c. re-
member gentleman and his wife looked down
and smiled, and said they had never heard any
thing OF that kind before. i remember one old
lady well, who got just as mad as she could be,
ana said, Qmitating Ter peculiar tone OF voice.,
Il never heard that doctrine before, and don't
believe it. used TO deliver my lecture, but had
lt In manuscript spoke with good deal OF an
imation, as always do 1 can't speak slow I
had great many scripture references, and / had
Rochester, went to Syracuse and tried 70 sneak
in Association hall, but there was only one or
two came, and did not speak. / next went to
twenty-five or thirty in the Christian Association
hall. That failed, as usual One or two ladies'
got very angry and didn't believe that kind OF doc
trine, and whispered and chatted and laughed all
there
had slight acquaintance with Thurlow Weed
barnes, because ne was second cousin OF Mr. Sco-
ville'S. He was city editor OF the Albany Epe,in0
Journal. He spoke well or me, and under his In
fuence, presume, the Journal being one OF the
leading papers there and having an immense Cir
culation throughout the city in the best families,
had very respectable house. I presume GOT
It through Mr.. Barnes notice. 1 spoke there in
the hall OF the Baptist church, which was quite a
large ROOM had quite good house OF three or
four hundred people / had the usual reception.
They did not like the doctrine. They were mad
and got up and went out, and gritted their teeth
and all that sort OF thing. Mr.. Barnes the next
day gave me nice little notice as q man OF
nice little notice OF five or six lines i remember
distinctly, during the lecture several OF those Old
maids couldn't stand that talk, ana were as mad as
one or two that sat right by me-laughed and
snickered all the time was talking, and thought
Twas badly cranked 1 think / went next to
Troy, and saw the pastor OF one OF the leading
churches there, and he was perfectly willing thatf
rain and did not lecture. 1 went back TO Albany
in the afternoon, and did not try 10 lecture: ic
a na eda 50 t haa stayed In Albany few hours
got put on at Poughkeepsie. I got put on
at Little Falls and also at Poughkeepse. took
was a bluff sort OF fellow, and didn't care about
that kind OF talk. 1t was the fast express
think, that ran from Albany to Little Fnlis with
out stopping. No, am wrong about that The
seemed to be sympathetic. told him generally
work for the Lord. He says, The best can do
for you, my friend, is TO pass you TO Poughkeep-
Gliit Is ulc urSt StOp On tnlS IaSJ traln.' Il
cot on there, and train came along again and
got on, and the man was BLUM fellow, and said
he did not take any stock I'm that kind OF busi-
ness. and L would have to get on at Little Falls.
That is between Poughkeepsie and New York,
aintft? 1 am not certain. At all events, got
put on at Poughkeepsie and Little Falls on that
trip.
GOT TO NEW YORK,
and walked from the Grand Central depot down
5th avenue; but had not been there for several
years, and looked at the great buildings and all
the wealth, and contrasted 1t with my poverty In
trying to serve the Lord-wIth all the wealth and
glitter saw around me, and i guess I went into
the park and sat little while, and determined to
go to Jersey City and try to lecture there. knew
there was no chance in New York; it requires q
man or immense reputation 70 draw there. went
to Jersey City and had about the same result.
Then went to Philadelphia and was there several
days. The man passed me. went over the route
several times from New York to Philadelphia when
was doing this work. On one OF these several
times got put on at Newark, and came very near
getting killed; at least put myself on. The first
time went over the line the conductor passed me
to Newark, and told him wanted to 20 TO Phil
adelphia, and he said that he could only pass me
to Newark. got on another train as &c came
along They run the trains there every fifteen or
twenty minutes think on that line. The tr ain