Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-05

Mexico. His grandfather. Isaac Mn
saps, was ono Of the heroes OF the
Alamo dying brayoly, side by side with
Movie, Crockett and that brave and
gallant band Of pptliots, whose life
blood flowed that Texas may be free,
his parents were Texans by birth, and
whom the shot on sumter was fred, his
father responded enlisdng In the Con-
federate uruy and served his cGlors un-
I'll Lee surrendered 20 Grant at Apo
mottox John Allsgps has quite n num-
Der Of relatives scattered over Texas.
For several years after the war, young
Mfilsaps was a postOhicc clerk &C Hemp
at the same place Finally, firing Of
weighing sugar aud coffee and measur-
ing cnlico, he began the life OF an timer
ant photographer and In pursuit Of this
new ayoCation Invaded the counties OF
Burleson. Milan and Laiapasas After
n successful tour, he again returned 10
IemDstead and re-entered business nc
that point. Afterward be WIS engaged In
business nj Cordcana. BEING now utter
b disgusted with store keeping he moved
bacl, 70 the place OF his birth Houston,
and purchased a tract of land near that
city, intending 10 settle down for good,
IL was whilst working on bis farm that
q saloon man, friend of bis gave nm
a book o tracts TO read. ''Ihpse tracts
converted me-" Is his way Of putting h.
His parents were not Of "a religious turn,
and going 10 church 10 hun was an un-
known quantity. After reading the
tracts, be prayed earnestly for light aud
ia two or three days experienced The ircl-
ing Of o clear heart. II WAS such diff
ferent feeling from any eIef eNpenenred
that be iclt sure The religion OF Jesus
Christ was real. mud from thencof0rth
by the help of God, be determined 70
walk the narrow path. Prior 20 this
time, be- had Travelled The broad road
and had stopped 70 sample many branes
of ntoxicants on route.
He remained iu Texas three years. az
ter his conversion, then Ia July, 1877,
The Blnck Hills gold excitement broke
ont and he went gpiug via galveston
and New Orleans 10 Fort Ferrie n d.,
crossed the plains 10 DeadwOOd, and
began life rs q miner. ln June, 1918. be
struck west and Travelled through Wyom-
ING. Utah, Idaho and oreFoui thence 10
California, arrived in san Francisco Nov.
20 1873 spending the nrAt i've years. %
his life III California and Nevada working
in the gold, silver ana qhleAsiifer MINES
u was drawn into The salvation Army
ia san francisco jan 10, 1889, through
tbe ord lending me." writes he editor
He remained IN that gervice as a soldier
FOR sixteen months, was then promoted
10 a captaincy, ana has bad the distln-
mished honor Of being the nIfl Caiif0r-
Ma captain appointed. His ilrst ap-
uointnltnt was at Stockton, and u was
al Ills point. lis actual held expert
euce began.
SaIyatiOnists were not hcralded with
driirbf b. rnllf0ruinus. or az least hy
| fhaf eisss whose spiritual welfare these
neonle were wont 70 look after They
vsnra deemed common Nuisance, Aad
many time it was not An unusual
light 20 witness hoHilng mob around
/ their open-air meetings and y so mhin-
| beers 81 The army wearing black eyes
/ and bruised ccugtenanee4 ~ WIS, iA-
/ rfdst ~ encl a storm 81 wtll.ugh pOpu-
iar indignation that CAPTAIN Aiisap4 be-