Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-06-30
CONTINUED iron, 71fra Page.I

You will have 20 get off at the Relay House. The
conductor came around, but for some reason or
other, ne missed me IN taking w the fare between
Baltimore ami the Relay House, and passed on 10
Washington. Another very strange circumstance
about this business was that did not have \ cent
II money. and my clothes booked pretty diaps-
lated / never was so reduced for clothing in my
!ife. II twas along In october AMI had been wear
N the slme clothes. except some very heavy
Inierclothes, that wore in July looked pretty
-habby. That was about the shabbleSt experience
ever HAD on theology. BuS the conductor Ial 5set
ne for some reason or other. chinged my seat,
md he did not notice, and did not say word to
him or he TO me.
AN ACT OF PROVIDENCE
But the Providence was right here: that just as
was taking a new seat a man came along to me
md says, my friend, are you going ID Washing
t1n3' Yes, sir slid J. Says he, 'WOuld you like
i good boarding house? Yes, SIR S1yS l. Says
he, Il can take you to one He took ne right
where he was tOlrding-soiae gentleman from
Virginia. was praying all the tine that the LORD
would give me a boarding house; did not want
% go TO a hotel / had not got the prayer out
before that man came right along. an entire
Granger and was just IS free and easy with me as
he had known me for twenty years: and he TOOK
ae right TO his boarding house He was an elderly
entlemln. hadn't hid an atom OF fool, except
~ breakfast IN Phiiadephfl, AMI was hung,y,
90. / have had hundred such experiences with
re Lord ami positive answer 10 prayer. 1 think
{ have given details enough in reference to my
.1cture ct that time.
HIS EXPERIENCE IN THIS CITY.
/ gor to Washington about or O'Clock. 1t was
n October, 1877. and / stayed in Washington
1bout six weeks. got out my lecture on the Sec
md Coming, and got 1t printed, and used to run
round tue departments and the streets selling
.ly lecture on Christs Second Coming, for
twenty-five cents. presume / sold two or three
hundred copies Of that lecture, or more. would
90 right into department and say: ALLOW me to
call your attention 10 tnis my friend He would
COX az the fy-.eaf-'Christ'S Second Coming. Je-
usaleIn, a. ID. 70 By Charles j. Guiteau, lawyer,
nsnt on the fiy-Ieaf. He would saw: How much
) THAR twenty-five cents;' and would give me
me money, and would 60 TO the next man. SO
worked around the departments and up ana down
pennsylvania avenue about four years ago-abOut
this time Or little earlier. leetured in the
CoSGREG ATIoNAL LECTURE ROOM
iere-Dr. Rankin's-about week before left, on
Jhrist's Second Coming. at the Destruction of
jerusalem, A. D. 10 / should say had seventy
present perhaps and charged twenty-five cents
admission. IL was we'll advertised In the papers
and by large posters up and down around the
Capitol and all around the hotels. i guess the
audience SneeTed and acted rather strange as
usual / left Washington In about q week AMI
gTent To Baltimore, and had the same result The
Holidays were coming On, and went there and
talked with some han proprletors, and they
thought Il was !ther bad time to try and lee
lure, and so went to New York, and stayed there
week, ana on the 1St OF January, 1878, took the
sight beat for Boston. / went there and went
around the street and sold some of my lectures
lad lectures could always get money, and was
happier In that kind or business than anything
chicago lawyer to be engaged in that might have
made $500 year. But was happier then, for
-hen sold man a lecture thought, 'perhap,
I'm saving that mans soul; can't tell That
vas the idea that led Inc along. j went to Boston
Il January, 1878, and lectured in Wesleyan hall
got 1t advertised usual At that time Mr.
lngersou was going around the country lecturing
gainSt hell, and disturbing the religious elements
OF the nation, and thought would answer him
4. a - and Flr1d
cot Wesleyan hall, very nice little hall. owned
~ the Methodist Corporation, and got it well ad-
TertiSed- Itratnad and had about a dozen pe0-
pie or so. The Boston Post and the Boston Globe
lave me about half column or more OF a reports
very fair report, and they advertised the lecture
SOME NEW IDEAS
That was the first and the best newspaper re-
port had during the time OF lecturlng They
we're quite entertained with my new IDEAS. 1t at
tTacted some attention. Then / went to Proyf-
lence, and the man agreed to furnish the hall and
me advertising, nd take it out OF the receipts No
receipts, no pay. Well, We had about fifty, and he
Kept all he got for his disbursements, and / got
1Othing. Then I went to Newport and tried to
lecture there, but they told me it would not
De advisable just then. for Newport Is a
saok the night boat FOR New YUTk. and got To Now
11rk ABOUT 0cl2ck IN The afternoon We were
md we got there at two That was the time
rent to Jersey City and then to Newark on SIin-
lay afternoon. reached Jersey City and waited
.|o or three hours for the fast train to Nawark i
cot into the train by slipping by. got outside of
gates there which makes ii very difficult for man
20 get by the gatenan- At all events. got on the
rain. AMI we had not been started more than five
minutes before the conductor and his aid came
.round and wanted the fare. told him was
sryln5 10 lecture and
DO SOMETHING FOR THE LORD
said ne, Il don't take any stock in that Kind of
business: want your money or I'll turn you over
% the policeman He was dead In earnest and
ecared me terribly. offered him collateral He
Gays, NO eoiateral; want your twenty cents Or
viii have you arrested Then he says to the
brakeman, Take this man and hand him over to
N officer az Newark The brakeman he spoke to
vas poking at the fire. and went outside quick
5 Hash and let myself drop. got down within
bout loot or the ground. IL was the Pennsyl-
anna ballast; it IS hardy, rocky. stone ballast /
.Sst tt mEselt drop, ana sprawled out just like
mat. qIlustrating.i ana hit my hand and my head
ana got scar that | shall probably ALWAYS
carry. l had o fine fiity-dollar overcoat on,
and that was all cut and wasted, and my
Hioody, and was in great distress picked myself
ZIP the best could, AMI thanked God for that es-
ape went TO the hotel and stayed there little
while, an the next morning took board In private
aoase- IL was 1ast an Impulse TO jump OF the
-iaiD tnat was all, TO get away from this arrest I
thought if he arrested me might have very serI
'us trouble 10 get out Of 1t, was out of money
M out OF friends. and the yht flashed through
sEy mead mat they might run me into the worE-
iouse as yagrant or something of that KIM and
% escape That rushed off the trsin would NOT
20 " again for million GCiiirs. They were run
nlag about thrty-nve miles an hour, gress-the
washington expTeSs, leaving jersey City at
IclccS IN the afternoon, going like lightning when
jumped OF. was pretty we'll damned I'D I
Ssated tndt had a fifty dollar oyercoat on and
propose 70 say that the Ov.rcOat actually cost me
ONLY SIX DOLLARS.
: went 10 secondhand establishment I'm Boston.
and told the gentleman didn't have much money
IA he said: i have got very fine overcoat here
nat Just got from gambler IL is worth $50 b,,.
Fou can have it for So So took it." Afterwards
''uiteau, about the 1st Of February returned to
oston, then 10 Worcester, Springfield, Hartford.
lew Haven, New Iork, Newark, Bridgeport, ana
'ailadelphil, having his usual success
.ecturiRg and selling his pamphlet, and
then Travelled West stopping nv
iae way and reaching Fond du lac In july:
len ne made an attempt to do law business in
'inwaukee, but soon started son theology again
M started out again on his rambles; then In the
al OF 1915 went ID Chicago. tried law business
'ad insurance soliciting, and In August 1879 lett
'aicago Tor the last time and Travelled eastward
gam IN Boston he had his book published and
femalned there from October, 1879, till June 1850
men ne went to New York, having exchanged
theology for politics.