The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-20
EE.CnE HOMES.

Converts Give Testimony at the Taber-
nacIe to Prove Their Good Work.
A well attended meeting was held last
evening in the Tabernacle for the pur-
pose of establishing a Rescue Home" for
~drunkards in this city.
The meeting was opened by the Rev.
John L. Scudder who read from the
Bible. after which the congregation Joined
in singing Gospel Bells" the Rev. J. L.
Miller then offered prayer. Mr.. Scudder.
introd ucing Mr.. E E Barrett of the New
York mission. said that Mrs. McAuley
was unavoidably absent.
Mr.. Barrett said he regretted Mrs. Nc
Auley's absence, but he was sure that the
Jersey City people were remembered
in her prayers. He then delivered
a long address upon the suc-
Home and Mission in New York and the
great field for all such work in Jersey
City, where there is so much drunkenness
and misery arising from drink. The
especial mission of the RESCUE Home"
he said, was to afford a place Of refuge for
men who have abandoned drinking aud
have no place to hide while the tempta-
ton to drink Is still strong upon them.
After Mr.. Barret's speech the Tabernacle
Choir Quartette sang an anthem. Sew
eral reformed drunkards who were not
introduced by name, gave testimony as
to the help and encouragement given to
them by the New York Rescue Home
The first to give his testimony was a
man considerably beyond middle age. He
said he had been a drurkard for twenty
years, when God guided bin to the Gre
morne Mission" He went up TO the altar
aud knelt down and confessed his sins.
When he arose, he felt thai he was cured
for life, and never since has he had the
slightest taste for liquor.
The next man had also been q drunk
ard for twenty years. He had lost his
family through drink, and vas alone in
the world when n evening he entered
the Mission, and after three successive
nights of attendance he was cured.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barrett then sang a duet,
after which another reformed drunkard
related his experience. He had been a
drunkard for nearly four years. He was
also converted by a casual visit to the
Crem0rne Mission. He hoped many Jer.
sey City drunkards would be converted.
The fourth man to speak had been con-
verted at a mission In Brooklyn. He
thanked God, who had saved him
other man who gave testimony had been
converted seven months ago. He also
praised the efficacy of missions.
The Rev. Robert McConica, of Brook
Ign, said he was once a drunkard,
sleeping in wagons and Railways, but
now, thank GOD, he was happy and freed
from the drink curse He urged the au-
dience to give freely to the cause in a
collection which would be taken up. Mrs.
Barrett. after giving a solo, addressed the
audience at length or her past life.
She was a Roman Catholic and an
opium eater. She went to Morristown
and stayed there six years. She warned
all Young girls TO beware of life's tempta-
lions. A collection was taken up for the
purpose of establishing a fund for a Rae
cue Home In Jersey City.
The meeting of last night was merely
to br1ng the matter before the public.
The work of arranging for the establish
ment OF q mission here will be done on
Thursday evening next at the Wayne
street Reformed Church.