Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-08-17
q NEW YORK MISSION.
The Work OF Two Young Men in a
Strange Field.

The ~ rk OF Two Young Men in
Strange Field.
"Here, young Teller! amt it most time
you were going home?"
This invitation was put by a stalwart
policeman to Il young man standing in
earnest conversation at O'Clock in the
morning in the Bowery with oHe 0 the
hashiiy dressed girls who roam about
the great democratic highway Of the
metropolis ut all hours of the night.
The officer spoke bluntIy but not UNI
kindly. The man addr. ssed. who was
tall and we'll clad, arrested the fright
ened motion Of the girl by gentle
touch Of the hand, while he beld rut
printed card to the policeman without
reply The officer took it, bending a
searching glance on the two, and turned
it to the lamp-light. 1t bore the name
of Henry Glbbud, with the brief char
acterization, "All-night Missionary"
''All right. STRIP said the policeman,
handing back the card promptly, with
glance il which respect and pity we're
curiously mingled. II wish you luck
But she is tough 'un," and went on his
beat. The look of defiance the girl shot
after him showed that she was hurt end
BODIED i'll 70: the present success Of the
missionary's effort to rouse her better
feelings. He saw it, and with friendly
nod and hand-shake left her, exacting
Of her the promise to see him on the
following night at meeting in Me-
Glory's in Hester street.
The man who walked slowly up the
street, addressing here and there in
words Of friendly inquiry and advice,
that were alike received with respectful
attention, groups of girls or young men
or solitary wanderers, was one of the
two missionaries who conduct the Flor
ence Night mission in Blocker street.
The other, Smith N. Allen, who is
known extensively as ''the lame ped
der" was at that hour prosecuting SINH
lar mission work in other quarters ofthe
city where dens of gilded vice abound.
The work in which these two men are
engaged is to great extent novel and
CniQue; but, unpromising as the field
seemed, it has already borne fruit that
gives hope of.an abundant harvest
It is due, from the start, to the restless
and uncompromisiDg energy of Mr.. Al
len, who is recognized as the head Of
the present mission. Both missionaries
are young men, not yet turned thirty,
and went iuto work together years ago
for love Of it, urged Ivy earnest convic-
ton. Their labors were divided be-
tween the docks and the vile dens Of
drunkenness end infamy Of Baxter street.
when thu case of a girl, wretched
creature, Young in years but old in vice
to the lowest depths, fell under the no.
tice Of Mr.. Allen.
He made it his special charge to rescue
her from the strickland with logged
persistence that drew upon him almost
the ridicule of his coIaborer, be followed
her about night after night, brought her
from the saloons out of the company of
her drunken associates into his meetings
picked her from the gutter again and
again, until at last she surrendered and
consented to be taken by him to the
Magdalen Asylum. The girl is now
leading Christian life. The result was
a revelation to both missionaries, and
turned their efforts into a channel
where it has run since.--New York
World.