The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-04

you wouldn't understand half was telling
you, any way, cause you amt in the spirit,
do you see?
81 was born in England at Gravesend
seyenty-fve years ago and have followed
the sea and been preaching ever since.
1--WE converted more people than this
town can hold, and they never 20 back after
l once get through with them.
well. as / said. followed the sea and
sailed to India and the Chinas and all over
the world. and then l came here"
AS the captain seemed to be getting
through his life on Nellie Bly, time. he was
Interrupted and asked to tell some thing about
his family.
'Oh. yes. forgot that. My father was
named Jonas Bailey and he was one of
Napoleon's right-hand men,
What was his title. captain p" was asked.
The captain looked thoughtful moment,
and then Frightening up exclaimed:
''Oh, no title at all, just an old warrior.
"He was one of the chosen few that went
10 ST. Helena with the Emperor and was
with him when he died.
AFTER that he went back to England and
married my mother. She was the daughter
of Lord Foreman of Hunter Park, place
''She was walking in the park one day
and father stole her and married her.
This caused an awful time. but he didn't
care, cause he was an old warrior-see?
"Well. there we're four of US children,
three girls and me, and we lust lived on the
Bible from the time we could read.
1T never seemed TO me, though, that /
learned it, cause IL was already in me.
well, you see we was raised that way,
and when l was 10 went TO sea and began
to preach.
81 sailed for good many years, preach
ing all the time and converting my ship
mates and helping those on shore to come
into the spirit, and .e you l just fetched
hem all
"Pd tell 'em what they was coming to
and that the Lord would smite EN-, and I'd
talk back to them till they had TO give up"
when were you made captain ?" was
asked.
"Oh, It's so long ago 1 can't remember,
but was captain four times, and they had
to be converted then or overheard they
went"
Did you find any that you couldn't con-
Ibid l? / should say l did," said the
captain. calmly. Il sank six ships on pur-
pose. because they wouldn't be converted"
Didn't you know 1t was a crime 10 sink
a ship, captain ?" was asked.
Crime? OF course ii wasn't. Wasn't
wouldn't be converted. and didn't David
STAY the Philistines when they wouldn't be
converted? Pm Davld's brother anyhow
and that made it all right-see
The captain explained by say ing that the
spirit of the Lord was in David and himself
and that made them akin.
II got tired OF seafaring when | couldn't
convert any more and went to the Isle OF
Ascension TO see what could do there but
there wasn't obody to convert
1.-THE only civilian there was Jew, who
kept clcthing-store, and all the rest were
bought wives and were terrible wicked. |
couldn't sink the island. so | left.
"Then | went TO st. Helena and STAYED
there fifteen months as steward for the
Governors lady, but there wasnit enoug h
people to keep me busy, so l went to the
Cape of Good Hope.
Here just got in and turned 'em over.
wholesale, verybody-niggers. Hottentots,
Cinnamon and whites.
1.-THE HettentOts was the worst | ever
tackled, and | had to talk pretty strong TO
fetch 'em round. but none of 'em ever
heard me talk once and didn't give up
81 went right out among them and would
gather lot in hut and then talk to 'em.
and they had to be converted or | wouldn't
let 'em out. Always fetched 'em, cause |
knew the right kind Of talk to bring 'em
around"
tale with frequent quotations from the
Bible and wild swings with his arms, show
ing how he talked to the Hottentots, and
there was no question that the Hottentot
knew the ~ isest thing to do.
'"Then | camo to San Francisco" con-
tinued the captain, ''and I've been convert
ing here.
"When the ship got in l didn't waste no
time but started right out.
First, l went right to all the ministers,
from Bishop Kip down, and told them what
l thought of them.
'They were terribly scared. as they knew
one of rs had to co. They thought l was
the Messiah-seep
II tell you the ministers keep themselves
pretty straight when they know I'm around.
81 found couldn't do much with them,
so I've been preaching right along aud con-
verting everybody and paying no attention
to them.
"Forty-three years ago | was In theater
In London and tried to convert 'em, and
brought out four of EN- They let me
preach because they knew me.
Everybody knew me In England, be-
cause preached everywhere"
The captain here started out on his forty
year talk. but was interrupted. and the re-
porter escaped.
He lives out at North Beach in house
owned by Mrs. Welch, whose husband