The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-04-01

ty thousand dollars. DR.. Paquin is quite
young man to have made for himself so
wide reputation and moreover he is one of
those earnest tOllers who resolutely make
their own way in the world.
The Sanitarium c0mmunity-for family
or between six and seven hundred people
may he called community, may they not
Mr.. Editorials been recently graced by
the presence of Col. George r. Clarke, the
founder of the famous Pacific Gardens
Mission of Chicago. His health is consider,
ably impaired but one Sunday evening, he
kindly gave us brief history of his work
which has succeeded so grandly in rescuing
fallen men and women by gospel means.
Ii was started fifteen years ago and now
consists OF between sixty and seventy
workers, all but five of whom are volun-
teers. 1t is a union evangelical mission in
which representatives of all denominations
work together in perfect harmony. Nine
teen meetings are held each week besides
the jail work which is under the immedi-
ate supervision of Mrs. Clarke, who is his
constant inspiration and true-hearted as
sistant in every phase of the work. The
area of the city covered by the mission en-
braces about two hundred thousand people,
and of this number, he says it it is safe to
say that nearly One-half of them are living,
directly or indirectly out Of crime. Saloons,
gambling dens, dagO shops, opium dens,
houses of prostitution, ETC., are found every
where. The audiences consist of all class
es of people, all natiOnalities and colors,
and both sexes, but principally they are
composed of men under thirty years of age.
Probably in no other place in the city can so
many drunken men be found congregated
together, and Mrs. Clarke is the ''little police
men" who with genteness, tact and wisdom,
preserves order, doing what dozen blue
coated officials could not do i'm crowd of that
character. In the past year alone, 5,61S
have professed conversion. OF course there
are many backslders but the majority, truly
reform as their lives testify. The converts
through the mission are scattered all over
the world, in Australia, South America,
Mexico and every state in the union, and
frequent letters show the tender regard in
which they hold Col. and Mrs. Clarke.
L had the pleasure of reporting Col
Clarkes address i'm full, and from my notes
| want to give your readers the story of the
conversion of his faithful assistant. Harry
Monroe, as one of several instances, which he
related and one of hundreds and thousands
which he could relate. He said, "This
young man left his home in Massachusetts
at the age of fifteen years. He ran away
from his widowed mother who was trying
to keep her four children together and fur
nish them support by doing washing and
ironing. She was pious Catholic whose
husband was killed in the army. The boy
first Joined circus and finally fell among
set of thieves in Boston who trained him as
a crook and thief. He became very cum
ming, skilful burglar. He spent two terms
in the penitentiary and was about being en-
tered for third, when the Judge said to
him that il he would leave the city, he
would enter nolle pros. This he was only
too glad to do for he wanted to join an old
pal in Chicago. He found the man, but
soon his money and clothes were about gone;
he became desperate and finally wanted to
break away from his wicked manner of life.
He was drifting past the mission one night
when my wife took him by the hand and
invited him in. Later | spoke to him, but
he made no response. AS he related to me
afterward, he went away and tried to drown
the impressions of the meeting in strong
drink. but somehow he could not drink
enough to make him drunk, although he
drank many, many glasses. He went to
bed but he could not sleep and was glad
when the sun appeared for then he could
hunt up the mission again. He paced up
and down before that mission house all day,
and when it was open for evening service
he was one of the first to bow i'm prayer as
the gospel invitation was given. God heard
him and he was wonderfully blest then and
there. The next dav he began search for
honest employment but could find nothing
except carrying coal to the top floors of
high buildings. He continued to come to
the meetings and l noticed that he was an
enterprising fellow and finally secured for
him place as janitor of the building and
he kept it three years. He sent for his
mother and the other children to come and
live with him. This was eleven years ago
and for the last eight years he has been my
assistant superintendent and faithful
helper. He married a beautiful wife and
has a nice home"
HELEN l.. MANNING.