The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-07

however, and l was sent to a distant uncle
who said he would care for me. and he did.
But how: -Four years later he and | were
on our way to prison-he to serve eight
years and myself three for highway rob
berry. For twenty-slX years | continued
robbing and stealing. But. thank God,
found this haven OF rest, have been visited
by Jesus, and with His help will never
again become the despiSed, night-prowling
thief l once was
A FRIEND OF ALL CoNVICTs.
AS it is New Years day. began an
elderly looking man of genteel appearance,
II desire to tell all present of my misdeeds.
| am an eX-convict; my name is Michael
Dunn, and since 1879, when ! founded this
institution, have been its Superintendent.
From boyhood | was a thief. My parents
We're no better If they had been | might
never have seen the inside of prison walls.
l served four years of my life as a convict
In Sing Sing for robbery. In justice to my
self | must say, however, that had no hand
In it, The crime was committed by seven
men who escaped. There were other rob
berries, though, in which | took a principal
part and my punishment was deserved. 1t
was in going past gospel meeting ten or
twelve years ago that looked in and saw
some of my old time prison friends. Their
faces were happy and / went in, and from
that day have always tried in my humble
way to serve my Lord and lead an honest
life. | have founded homes in the East and
in San Francisco, and in a few days will
establish another at Detroit"
IN PRISON HALF HIS LIFE.
At the call for other confessions a we'll
dressed, intelligent-Doking young man
slowly rose to his feet and announced that
he was "A years of age and that he had been
in Chicago but four weeks.
Yet have been in prison for thirteen
years, or over half my life" he added. II
never saw the inside of a cell in this coun-
try, however. My penal servitude was all
spent in the old country-Ireland, my home.
Ny parents were bad and taught me to steal
from my babyhood My conversion which,
| trust, is a complete one, came about last
Thursday night at the Adelphi mission.
went in because l was cold, and while there
feeling of contrition came over me, which
! felt, and feel now, was the work of Christ.
| feel better, have gone to work, and, with
the help of God and the prayers of Chris
tians, will always lead an honest, God-fear-
ing life"
One young man with blonde moustache
and frank, open countenance, stated that he
had led RECKLESS life for twenty years
In fact, v he continued this is the first New
Years day in ten years that | remember of
being sober. With the aid of my God
loving counsellors mean to be henceforth
an upright man."
Il burned a barn in Marshall county,
Illinois, and got six years for it." said a
watery-eyed young man wearing cleanly
washed hickory shirt; ''but the prayers of
my teachers and my belief and reliance in
Jesus has given me change of heart.
Please pray for me- all. !"
TONY" DELIGHT TELLS HIS STORY.
''For great many years | made living
by steering suckers against the brace
faro games and skin poker games" began
Mr.. Delight. 81 would get beastly drunk
and otherwise conduct myself in a most
reprehensible manner. In fact, became
SO bad that when, about ten years ago, it
was printed that had reformed, the story
was not believed and didn't blame any
one for not believing it, But now, after
ten years service in the cause of Christ and
temperance, | feel that l have, at least in
part, atoned for my past blind life"
Others of the reformed criminals briefly
told their dark careers, and each one in
turn almost tearfully begged that prayers
be said for him that their resolutions to be
law-abiding citizens and honest men be not
overthrow.
A song, where is My Wandering Boy
Tonight 2" by Miss Darlington, was rem
dered so pathetically that tears filled the
eyes of many of the youthful ex-convicts.
Prayer and benedictlol were then offered,
everybody shook hands with the Christ-pro-
Tossing ex-convicts, who felt proud at the
honor, and the services were then closed.