The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-03
HALLERON ON HALLINGER
Sensational Sermon Prelude About
the Murderers Dying Faith.

The Rev. Daniel Halleron of the Simp
son Methodist Church. Sunday evening.
preached a strong sermon on the text.
1.-THE wages of sin is DEATH" Previous
to the ermon he delivered q prelude,
which he called, "Halinger's Last Mes
a to the Christian Public" By way
of introduction, Mr.. Halleron said:-
SIT may seem strange that l should
have deferred making public the inter-
view until this time. Bnt on Christmas
night we had singing for US In Simpson
Church, the New Orleans Jubilee
Singers, a colored troupe. and thought
It q little indicate to mention the mat
ter in their presence. for the execution
of .colored men by due process of law is
the exception and not the rule IN the
Northern States. For some time L was
impressed with the duty OF calling upon
Hallinger, but the press OF other dutles
compelled me to defer 1t from time TO
time. However, on Tuesday evening
Decem Der 90, two days before he died, L
anpIied at the Jail for permission to see
Hallinger.
.The deputy in charge rather hesitated.
but while talking with him the Jailer,
Mr.. Davis, arrived. I made my request
known to the Jailer, who very politely
said:-I think you IAN see him, however,
I'll see.' Taking my card he entered the
Jail and soon returned saying dalllnger
would like to see me.
THE NOISY CORRIDOR.
"On entering the corridor ] found 1t
full of prisoners who were chatting and
laughing, some In subdued tones but
most 10 a boisterous manne Hallinger
approached with my card and said
presume you are the minister that wants
to see me- I said yes and with that he
extended his hand and gave me a warm
greeting.
she invited me- into his cell, which l
found scrupulously clean. with a COM
Portable cot in it. He invited me TO be
seated. Iapologized to him for my delay
In coming, and after my explanation, ne
very kindly said I am most happy to see
you.' / asked II / was intruding upon his
privacy, and said that I had come with a
message from my Master to him. Not
at ALL he said. Mr.. Davis. the jailer,
told me tina I must not let the minister
change my religion / took my hat and
said I have never been guilty of tamper-
ing with n mans faith. and certainly will
not now, He said, on. don't go;you are
not tampering with my faith for your
Saviour is my Saviour, and your Bible is
my Bible. l have not changed my faith;
/ have permitted the people Of his
(Davis's) faith to come and see me, for
you know 1t is easier for me. My mother
lived In a Roman Catholic country and
became a Romaniss. I presume agreeing
do as the Romans do" Ny mother died
when l was very young and gave me
over, of her own free choice, doubtless
for good reasons. into the hands OF a
Protestant family. In which faith I have
been brought up and have always adj
hered to-
SURE HE I A PROTESTANT.
II understood him to say, distinctly"
continued Mr.. Halleron, that he would
not change his faith. We talked
together about the goodness and
mercy Of God. the love and compassion
OF Jesus and the glory of Heaven. He
was most devout in manner, strong in his
protes,atlons Of faith In Christ. and had
the evidence OF the complete pardon OF
his sins. / asked Brother Hallinger do
you wish this to remain In confidence be-
tween us, or will you permit me to tell 1t
to my people?' Oh said he, go and
tell the Christian public for me that my
sins are under the blood; that I am ac-
cepted as the child Of God; that I have
and that death to me will be the entrance
in the glory of the Heavenly world
1When l spoke in q very careful nan
ner of the near approach of death. he said,
'Eknew that when | was sentenced the
first time l would not die then, nor the
second or third time.' / asked. how did
you know.' Well said he, 4 did know.
for I believe IN presentiments, don't your
/ said. Yes, it's possible. but what is the
presentiment by which vou were assured
you would not de- .Ihad it revealed to
me in visions, beautiful Visions he said,
and while speaking his grew aw-
fully weird. and for the moment he seemed
to live in another sphere. I was under q
a beautiful fountain he went on; the
waters were OF crystal clearness. wreathed
seemingly with rainbows, and a voice, or
an impression equal to a voice, said to
me. "Hallinger, you will not die this
time.'
HALLINGER HAS VISIONS.
II asked how do you feel now as to the
fu turef' 1t is, indeed, very uncertain
he replied, for my presentment shows
me snares and pitfalls every where. Mr..
Peshall may succeed. but l doubt it,
upon my asking Of his conversion
definitely. he said he was converted and
baptised in Connecticut by a Baptist min-
lister, and received into the church by q
Baptist minister, who, I think, he said, Is
now preaching in New York City. He
has visited me- Hailinger continued,
and dom me Rrent good. l am awaiting
another visit from him, aud a minister OF
the same denomination who promised TO
come To my question he said:-I am
not an ordained Baptist minister. but q