The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-09-29
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A LOST SHEEP FOUND.
The Newman Rescue Home
Celebrates the CONVEX
sion of Miss Marion
Wood.
SHE WAS OUT FOR A LARK
But She Wandered Into the Mis-
sion and Found Religion
Miss Howell's Big Haul.
SHE WAS OUT FOR A LARK

One year ago last night a comedy young
woman with come companions who were
out for a lark" were passing alon 6
Montgomery street, when one of them
suggested that they drop Into the New
man Rescue Mission just for fuu. The
comely young woman was Miss Marion
Wood. Tine services impressed her and
several of The mission workers talked to
her until she determined to lead a better
life.
Last night the anniversary of Miss
Woods conversion was celebrated at the
mission and the exercises were interest
ing. The unpretentious curriers' where
the services are held were crowded, the
majority present being women. On The
platform were Brother Moutarani of the
Brooklyn sunday Breakfast Association,
Brother Newman, Mr.. Howell of the
Night Mission of Brooklyn, and Miss Lila
May of the Florence Mission, New York.
Sister May is also a convert. She is q
very pretty woman and is an enthusiastic
mission worker.
THE RON OF THE EVENING.
Sister Woods. whose conversion was
being celebrated. occupied a seat in trout.
She was called TO a seat on the platform,
which she took with apparent reluctance.
She is a well developed young woman
with large brown eyes, and she blushed
dee3ly. With a tremulous voice she read
a chapter from the Bible. After several
hymns, Sister Ida May of the Florence
Mis@@lon spoke for a short time.
when l was coming over on the BOAT
tonight" she said. 81 saw q drunken
w~orkingman and a boy trying to lead
him home. The sight was a pitiful one.
Drink is the worst curse We have Co con-
tend with. When l was saved in the
Florence Mission in New York years ago,
/ said was going to be very quiet. But
the Lord seemed to urge me on 70 speak,
u / can not refrain from taking active
part in mission work.
Brother Newman next introduced
Sister Howell. of Brooklyn, who. he said,
could "howI."
mir. Crittenden met a young man in
New York who WAS dissipated, she said.
"He talked to him from nine O'Clock in
the morning until fouf in the afternoon,
and he was saved. Mr.. C~rittenden is Il
great worker. He has taken young girls
into his office and talked to tbeul, aud
many souls have been saved to the King
DOM"
BROTHER NEWMAN SPEAKS.
Brother Newman told of the good work
the mission was accomplishing. Last
evening a young man came here" he
said. "For four days he had walked the
streets Ii slept IN wagons and Railways.
He left his father and mother. We
prayed and talked with him aud gave
him 4 lodging. Some days ago a woman
came here directly from jail where she
hal been locked up for drunkenness. 1t
was in the afternoon and she was told to
come around in the evening. She came
back drunk. The visitors talked to her
with some effect. The next day she
came here again drunk, and
the sisters took her in charge and set her
all right again. The next day she was
drunk again, and we began to think it
was a hopeless case, but Sisters LIE Page
and johnson persisted, and their efforts
were crowned with success. and now that
woman is a domestic in the family or on e
of our leading clothiers."
Brother Montauani of the BROOKLYN
Sunday Breakfast Association told how
successful the Brooklyn Mission had been
in saving souls through the stomach,
Sister Wood was presented with a hand
some bouquet. Several brothers made
short speeches and the services were
closed.