The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-02-21
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Rev. Or. G. o. Little, who oficlated as the leader
ofthe services at the Central Union Mission, 300
Pennsylvania avenue, last Tuesday week, introduced
TO the audience superintendent shorey, OF 1.-THE
jerry MaoAuley Watershed Mission,"i New York.
who was in town for few days en- route to New on
leans fol little vacation and much-nceded rest.
Mt Shorey is man near sixty, and has sturdy
appearance like a hale and hearty sea.oaptain His
address was exceedingly interesting. lie told how
until about ten years ago he had heen a lifelong
drunkard-an almost ''hopeless case" The last
time he had visited Washington he was so Bind
from the effects OF rum that he could moi tel the
Capitol, as large as as from hole in tire ssdund
He staggered into church one NEXT were Moody
and Sankey were holding fcltn. From that night he
had been a reformed man and had never drank
drop OF rum since. He had despaired OF ever re.
forming, he had become such low sot, but ne felt
Gods influence that night, and no knew from that
moment that Gods forgiveness extended to those
unfortunates in the uttermost depths Of sin. lie
braced up and Immediately got honest employment,
in connection with missionary work, and felt that
God had utilized him as an example IN saving
others. lie cited case Of yerv pathetic picture
OF family near Boston. une nigh, a dilardated
drunkard drifed into one Of the Moody meet
ings and was moved TO be saved lie was q
Notwithstanding specimen Of half starved hu.
manity, and after he left MIR. Moody told
me that ! had better hunt the POOR fellow
mp the next day and tender him some aims as he
thought he was in need OF bread as well as salvation
FOOD. did so, and found him and his family hud-
died together and shivering IN room in little
house in Cambridge, neat Boston. There were only
few sticks OF furniture in the room and hardly
enough nre to keep cat warm. 1t was sad sight
in place Of dire destituton. While was there his
little four-year.old daughter said, az wonder what's
going to happen; papa amt drunk tonight" ] had
long talk with him and told him how | had been
through the mill aud suffered from the accused
drink, but that had no wife and half dozen little
children to make suffer TOO as he had that 1t was
great crime for him to continue in his terrible
course. He said he was determined to conquer the
demon drink; that he had not drank drop that day,
and never would again, that my talking 10 him,
together with the influence OF the Moody and Sankey
meeting, had saved him. year after this was in
Boston and called one evening TO see him. What a
magnificent transformation, Gods love lit up the
little housel His wife looked ten years younger:
smiles had smoothed out frowns and burrows from
her face. The children were laughing instead OF
weeping. No stab from those baby lips; she had
learned what had happened. The house was com.
fortably furnished, all the surroundings were neat
and clean. and he the loved and honored central
figure where Joy and happiness seemed literally un.
confined Mr. Shorey told also OF the remarkable
reformation of Jerry MacAuley, who was
so low and mean and contemplate through
rum that all the New York wnarf.ra,s and
low patrons OF his danoe-house desplsed him, and
finally put up Job on him by which he was
sent to sing.Sing prison. 1t was there he re.
formed and became religious. And oh, what glori.
Gus example he was when he returned to Water
street, his former den OF iniquiiy, and metamor.
phosed the polluted place into sacred one for saw.
ing snnersl All Of that low-down element OF crime
Hooked TO hear him when they would never enter a
church. The idea would occur to many of them
that If the wicked Jerry could reform. why of course
they could. and many of them did. Through him
they felt Gods great influence because he had been
one of the great unwashed, stepped and fostering in
crime like themselves. His ungrammatcal but true
arguments were understood and went home to them
and hit hard, where the most eloquent preachers
sermon in the land would have fallen nat and short
of the marx