The sun., 1891-07-05
MISSION
WhosGcver woGid come In,
Enter and be welcome.
and the mon know they arc sale from thei'
mortal enemy. tho policeman.


mortal enemy. tho policeman.
Although the Rev. Stephen Merritt's name 10
inse parabiy connected with the mission, bis
relation to it Is merely that Of lib.
eral patron. The mission. which is un.
der the direction Of Bishop Taylor. has
received considerable notoriety Of late. The
neighbors have raised an indignant protest
against the manner in which Mr. Merritt tries
to convert these men. In u complaint to the
Board Of Health they declare that the noise Of
the organ and the shouting aud singing OF the
converted. enrly in tho morning and late at
night. are unbearable When q reporter saw
Mr.. Merritt about this few days ago he ad.
mitted tha. this might all be truo. but It was
Ia good cause. and 1t was going to be ksrt
up. But III tell you what" he added. sup
pose you como around for yourself some morns
ing and SEQ what we do Come at O'Clock.
sharp" The hour was rather early. but tno
reporter accepted the invitation. and this q
As early aa OK. o'clock meh-ssssR to ~:
the typo that swell the drunk and d!sorderly "
lists ol the police courts every day. SHARP at7
standing on The sidewalk. the door was opened I
and they poured into the mission. The mls-
rows oi wooden benche. running from the
door to the platform m at the end OF TIE room. w
s"a ersSn mn sa and 81 Smile 2 woeac
table, which served the purposes OF booA
We ~rouna e Wills snS %ess
placard. bearing texts from the Bible. The
a1d cold bare HSE @ " Whsh he
Each. man took possession Of bench fox
himself and resented the intrusion ol any.
After ali. a lew " lnltes the oommo' ion subsids q.
and then. one by one, the men lell asleen To
to lind most comfort in folding, their arms on;
the back Of the bench before them and laying
cnrner where they cOuld rest their heA0a
against the wall and others M again stre'ohsd
On the platform sat man reaiin3 news Z
Hs short ss .as nan and
s4Rs @ the to the
The tit IS service I will begin soon. The girl il {
late Wbs, 5his ~Hrnins'" 9i, 8
oh, don't YOU know, She's tho one that
conducts the service She Is about IS years
Ssr Sa afr IS Is EsS Rsss you
preaches on the streeIs Shes studyina hard y
se9 athsr aad bo,R
day since we opened last September. and she's J
10 whe y away w i the S time @ ' Ge psooeeded to tell
the the ory Of H. Hs
also pfze hter Sss he hsd
converted. and was now doing all he could 70 I
At this point tho girl" made her appesr-s /
tread and mounted the platform. The congre.s
arrival arrival. The eonverted si dc concert nee tt hall Esspsr
took his nst S ps sa .
Wss .Gis his ssen. Sseotn 10 'nAA0 nAl
Ths Ss s91N hsE Hs5 hs5 Sh
tat gave he4 an
Pearsnee:, She began at once once to d distribute
that 1t foil on the seat with flop that woke the q
sleeper. ,Then she returned to the platform.
OF it. She buried her face between her hands i
eW o II sSa bss
self and said in o loud voice:
She pressed the keys and begnn to sing;
Let me hide myself in Thee.
At the first neal OF the organ the congrega.
tion awolo and moved about uneasily, as II
ears became accustomed to the voice OF the
singer and the droue OF the organ. they dozed
finished the hymn she called out another nun.
Der, and WITHOUT losing moment. started
spe cimen OF mank ind yawned and rubbed his
eyes. and In a rum laden voice Joined IN the
at him M slespiiy. just lat then tho door opened
and n teamster walked unsteadly down tho
aiSle and took front seat.
in simple language. concluding: Does any a
Tapt 4, me t. pray rS Tor him In particularly
She spoke In loud voice that filed tho
room, but with the exception OF The reporter
aud the half-drunken teamster. no one heard 4
her. The congregation was sleeping again.
Then the young woman bent her knee and
held her face between her hands and prayed
In clear. fervent tones. Presently the tenm-
ster. whose head was too muddIsd to under.
stand what she saidsbu,st into tears and ro-
poated aloud. God bless you'll" again and
again. II
Meantime a crowd had collected on The street
and was peering into the room The converted
,oncert hR keeper returned and told the
he'd have to quit. A well-dressed N
woman entered the room and said she would Z
Tx. three Or tour men /" shovel coal into hog
'ellar. and the converted MANAGER struck q
bargain with her for our of the men.
Miss Alderlica then sang several more y
hymns. after which she read q chapter from
he Bible. She looked upat the clock and saw
t was past o'clock. abruptly stopped her
'sadnr. pronounced benediction. and left
n room. ~
The converted concert hall keeper resumed !
iis newspaper and tho reporter stole ont on 1
iDtoe. SO as not to disturb the congregation.
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