New-York tribune., 1890-08-06
JOHN G.. woOLLEY.

vbro ,hare ore no hobbies ridden at Northfeld con
siderable attention is gwen every year 10 'no VN
perance question. The leading spealer for V"o NeS
has been John c. Wooey who has been called o'
Mr. Moody the equal Of John y. Cough. Mt N"ohe!
delivered a vigorous temperance address sunday eve
ming SO remarkable has been his history tAl " ""
facts are here gwen He was born in Cincihnau apoa'
forty year, ago and graduated from the ONO
WesIeyan University in 1871 lie read Law and began
successful practice Paris. Ill. Twelve years AGO he
moved 70 Minneapolis where he became districtat
ornsy OF the county and had at one time practice
of $4,000 year
pef,re entering college he was advised by his phys
clan % take whiskey medicine, and from that the
he was seventeen-untl three years ago ne was
victim of strong drink. He says that lie became
yhskey saturated before he entered college he drank
all the time he studying lie drank because Ae
thought lie needed stimulant: he drank because TIC
liked whissey. In 1853 he woke up 10 the fact lhat
be WIS whskeys slave. He knew that he was
arunkard and tried to free himself from the tolls which
he had woven but he was unable to do HIS law
practce began to wane Important engagements were
hroken and he fast approaching drunkaros :
grave AL efforts 10 give mp drinking were n7utless
until 1886, when, at his dying mothers oeaaae nc
uromised never touch again the accursed stun On
hts way home from her funeral he stopped at Chicago
and fell lower than he had ever been before
saddened by his defeat lie gave up business ana
shaved al home for whole year. IN order to kcep oit
Of temptatioa In August, 1857, he went 10 Min
memory of what he had been, and of his loss Of
nla and loss OF friends, due 70 his disspated habits
came over him like food In his despair he rushed
into a saloon and said to the bsrleeper This seems
to be the only place earth where / am welcome
aYou are always welcome here" said the bartender
@Have drink with NO."
One drink followed another, and for twenty four
hours Mr. wooley left the place. Maddened
with his new falling be etng inrqt6er % hade adj tSS een
GOOD bv telling them that he should never return nhti
be came hack sober man. Ths he colsatEen at
We Sade IDS vile farewell In te house and greatly
astonished TO fnd her at the station before he ua
What are you doing here ?" he asked her
I want people who know yon to see ulSt am @ noI
a5aea a. spte Of q all Eoo send for the children and in
part OF the world wherever you need us anu VIC VIII
This parting would bring him from despair @
he had bhghed hs eiaren: sI whG hj f9m r. the
drink For weeks and months he carried on tAe
uceie ar7nksn 5pe&s & and , o9sf 1pe % Nrte 10 Nes
York and sent for his family one dhT winle III LI
depths Of despair verse from the Hibie, In ra Tncn
unto Ne all We that labor and are heavy laden, ano
! viii give you rest That verse. learned when o
sd t% s s otneS anS osng Sdi Ws Is W H and chd
TO him. he declared that he was never gong Z" oh
again .,. .,s ,,.,a,d
and wife opened the Bible gwen to them by Mr
WOollcy's mother. AZ random they opened the sacIo
NV witnessee' This they decided was Gods call 10
them, and after few weeks they IetTiI5n 10 MN n
temperance. During this time 1000 men slghed tne
Pedse He has no faith n pledge 81 5Gng ping. uHIs d1 "''
the v pledge man s gy @ se p 70 around the world
with his family TO labor on foreign shores in the
interest Of temperance. Mr. Moody M Wi,Afn am III
scores of others have sent him splendid letters Of
Introduction.