The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-03-06
BORE 1T MEEKLY.
A Street Preacher Suffers
in Silence.
A Big Loafer "Runs Him In,' but
lie Is Forgiven by the Meek
Minister.

Goodness had a hard tussle with un-
righteousness yesterday about noon, and
for while it looked as il the wicked would
come out victorious.
But, like the good little boy in the Sun
day-school books, so did the champion of
religion turn out the winner Of the battle
after all.
1t all happened On the northeast corner
Of Pine and Kearny streets. where for
many months a little sandy-haired man,
with big whiskers, has taken up his station
every Sunday just about noon, and, Bible in
hand, exhOrted whomsoever he could at
tract by his extemporary prayer meeting.
Old Sandy, as he is called, was on hand
as usual Yesterday, and he had just wiped
and aoJnsted ms spectacss preliminary TO
the commencement of his Bible reading
when great big-shouidereo, man whose
whole appearance gave evidence that he
been drinking heavily and who had been
l0ahng around the corner for several hours,
stepped with an uncertain gait to The curb
and eyed the little preachers preparations
with an evident Intention to make trouble.
And the Lord said unto him, Take up
thy cross and follow me, the earnest man
started out.
stop your - preaching" tho raw
boned, bibuous individual shouted at once.
And the Lord said unto him." the little
preacher commenced over again, glauciug
over his speclacles ut the unwelcOme inter
rupter.
Didn't tell you to shut upP" yelled the
wicked man on mischief bent.
And the Lord said unto him." for the
third time the brave evangelist commenced,
whereupon the big fellow stepped up to him
and with curse showed him forcibly into
the street.
You have no - business to preach to
me II don't want to be preached to-" he
cried.
BY his bOisterQus conduct he had at
tracted quite big crowd at This stage of
affairs
"If you don't want to listen TO me YOU
can walk away" mildly suggested Sandy.
II am a Tree American citizen, and l am
not going TO be driven off any street corner
by - foreign sancti-
monious hypocrat," furiously answ cred the
lrreVerant man, looking round for signs Of
approval.
Nobody interfered. and Sandy was just
about ready to begin his reading for The
fourth time, when suddenly the broad
sbonldered dsturber grabbed him by the
back Of his coat collar and by the seat of
his trousers, shouting exeitedly:
IMP
With this he rushed the astonished street.
preacher through The crowd and down
kearny street TO the police station, four
blocks away.
1t was an odd and noisy procession
which followed the excited ob1ector to reg-
lon and bis captive down the street, Tor
every body who had witnessed the occur
renee wanted 10 know how 1t would all end.
At the prison the officers in charge, as
soon as they learned the facts OF the case.
expressed desire to lock the big fellow up
and charge him with being drunk and dis
orderly. They told The innocent street
preacher to 20 about his BUSINESS.
The Iatter's Christian spirit OF forgiveness
Womb hnWnVpr N 70 fha
irreyerent one placed in durance vile If he
could prevent ii.
so he told the officers that he did not
desire TO lodge any complaint against his
assailani, and that he would be pleased il
they would only drop the whole matter right
there and then.
This request was granted The big
drunken fellow was allowed to 90 free and
Inc little preacher FASTENED back to his cor
neT, where lew minutes later no was at it
again reading alond from his Bible:
And The Lord said unto him, Take up
thy cross and follow me-"