Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-07-19
SINGING TOCONvICTS.
YOUNG WOMEN VINO DEVOTE THEIR
TALENTS TO chARirv.

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the Osisss,s sf society.
There are two young women In Brook
lyn who have laid cut for themselves .
most unusuailine u duty. anil who have
~ moicstly AMI quietly pursued 10 that
this IL probably the first time their
names have ever come l-for the public.
These noble yoang women are the
Missss Mary and Lizzie Borneman. who
have consecrated their lives to work
among Niscncrs aud the very poor VI
the city. They were born In the old
par, IL the city lying beyond willough.
Ivy street and Adams. AMI In that vicin.
ity their lives have ben spent For the
lAst five years they have lived with their
parents and sisters nj asi Jay street. and
are very domestic. industrious girls. car.
ing for their younger sisters and aiding
their mother In q good old fashioned
way ~ seldom In vogue now.
Of all the family they two alone are
endowed with the gift ~ song. Mary
having u strong. clear soprano and Liz.
rie coniralto of wonderful strength
and bcauty. To them the gift seem~i
IA b. divinely given. and they decided
even while children that u must be used
Tor some good end. some purpose.
For time they sang In churches. re-
ceiving large salaries for their services,
hut this seemed u selfish use % their
t-autiful voices. AMI even against the
wishes u their parents they began On
Easter sunday. ten years ago. Ia sing In
Raymond STREET Jail at Chaplain Bass
morning services, and frOin that time
their talents have l--n devoted entirely
to ,hi. work. Every sunday morning
at v o'clcck they aro admitted 10 tho
corridor II Oh. Jail. and every Tuesday
evening. and no prisoner who has t-~n
lacked within tho-e walls during the
past ten years la, has b.en ccmior'ed
by the sound % their voices. Once In
tho mon,h always, sometimes twice.
they sing In the Kings County ysnit.n-
iiAry In the Afternoon. and siDc. the In
dustriai HON. has l-en started they
sing ther sunday and THURSDAY. even.
inss. Aside from thee services they
sing often In concerts gwen for char.
table purro~-s.
Nor ar- their duiic- entirely conhn~i
to singing. Often they arr .cni for by
.one pcor PRISONER. and never call
comes In vain. Al, any time they Arr
rrady to ~ with wOrl. ~ comfort 90
little gifis of some kind a. Oh. darkest
cell. 60 IN. mos, de-peraie prisoner.
Next to Rev. Mr.. Has himself. thee
two young women are b.--t known and
bot beloved ~ any I-r~1ns IN Brooklyn
Ivy the Ouicast. % society.
"So, few times aid Mis- Lime %
q reporter. "hayc We acted Ne brides
maids In the Jail anil I-'niisniiary. AMI
have signci our names ~ Witness to
the marriage contracts. Quite ~ often.
too. hav. We stool ~ goimo,hcr. %
I.,or little prison lom ia,-s. We are
often .ent Tor "a at l-.sid. the sick prs
oners. aud have seen deaths. too. within
the prison walls"
Have you ever known many 20 the
famous CRIMINALS herrg'
"Oh. y.-. tn. saidesi duty We ever
hal a. perform In our live has i.cn a.
visit rom. of the condemned men Ina
Raymond STREET Jail shall newer for
sct th. morning Mills was hanged. He
wa. convicted 20 wife murder. and H..
for, III. death was converted a. Chris
tianity through Mr.. Ilas.' efforts lie
often wanted "a Ia sing Tor him, and 81
the last w.. went. The li,tl. organ was
plac.i Just outside his cell donr. and
there We would sing and Mr. Has would
talk "a him. II SEEMED always % cheer
him until the day before the execution,
when, while We w,r. ther-. Oh. clothes
be- wa. 90 wear. even a. the .lipyrr- and
ho--. were brought 'o him. AMI then b.
symei stunned AMI was like one turned
to stone. lie SEEMED then Ia fully realize
his I,p.iiion. aud from that moment lot
all Of M. cheerfulns.-. IL was his wish
that We com. again In Ga" morning. and
,f cours. W. went and sang As long ~
We w.r. l.rini,t.i to stay"
"werr you with any Others at sich q
timey'
Yes. we were with jefferson before
that
I'VE wrr. afraid 10 40 near McElyainc's
cell. II. wAs - coarse and brutal that
his language wa. not ut Tor US io hear.
TIE y W. on'. Ia ,,,.,.,a 49,,
h~' "o' a., -. 80. .'a',,,... Mn.
every day Kramer. the burglar, ecu.
pied an adjoining cell and used Ia hang
~ u, 49, 80 -, ..,',,i