The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-21
How Mr.. Small Was Converted.

Inc announcements Lndb SaIu OmAll WOulO Loll
the thrilling story of his conversion, at $3.50
o'clock yesterday afternoon, brought together
an audience which packed the City Hall from
front to rear both on the floor and in the gal
lery. The meeting was probably the most re-
markable one of the series held here Here and
there in the audience was the red nose Of a topper.
The front seats were chiefly occupied by aged
people. On the platform, besides several we'll
known ministers of the city. sat Sam Jones and
Rev. DR.. Joyce, of Cincinnati prominent Ohio
Prohibitionist
Mr. Small spoke as he has never spoken be-
fore, in this city. In telling of the degradation
into which he had fallen. of the feelings of his
father and mother wife and children, Of his con-
version, and his determination to henceforth
preach the gospel, he exhibited an earnestness
and an eloquenoe which he was not thought to
possess Many women in the audience wept
throughout and tears were seen to elisten in the
eyes of several of the men, while the terrible in
vectives against the liquor dealers were greeted
with prolonged applause.
after the songs, TELL 1t to Jesus Alone" and
"Fall into Line" by the choir, Mr.. Small began
his story with the illustration Of the captive
birds which were bought by venerable man
who had once been prisoner, and who, after
buying them, opened the cages and re-
leased them enc by one, watching them
fly back to their native mountain. So the
speaker had been under the bondage of sin:
a bondage from which was eliminated every Joy
and every melody of nature. He had been well
born; had been cared for by Christian mother
and father, and had been sent to college. In
college he fell in with young men who had tasted
forbidden fruits, and who knew more of the sins
of life than he had ever dreamed of. He was
told of these sweets and went away under their
seductive influences. he went to prominent
capital to study law, and found there that the
statesmen, that the men versed in Jurisprudence,
the social leaders, were given to these sins. He
too, would be hail fellow well met, he should
follow these allurements He felt that when he
wished he would have the strength to put
them under his feet As well might
one try. to bind a lion Of the
married noble woman. 'sThe love of my wife,
said he, ''Rave way, but the process of murder
of affection could not last forever; and saw at
last. it seemed to me. that she had returned
from the sepulchre in which she had laiG it away
see that the love and affection Of my childen was
turning from me daily, seemingly by intuition.
They saw was not he who was appointed to be
their father in the manifestations of fatherhood
coming. fee from my presence far away into the
darkest and remotest parts Of the house, for fear
Of the consequences of meeting their father.
[Voice-'O horror.1 They had seen me brought
home with the wounds Of the knife and pistol
on me-"
He spent thousands Of dollars on remedies for
the craze for drink His wife went to the judge
of the court in which he was stepogropher and
secured legal notice. which was served upon
every liquor dealer in Atlanta, warning them,
under penalty of the law not to sell drink to him.
but "these damnable scoundrels' continued to
supply him. 1.-The mon who sell these liquors."
said the speaker. 'a-e your enemies. They care
nothing for law, for you for your wife, for your
children. for God" CHEERS, and q voice:
'sThat's so.
81 went to Gainesville where Brother Jones