The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-08
GEORGE Apo CONVERTED.
FRANK Moss TELLS OF mrs CH.Nes
or HEiRr
Tve r"tsur.t Detectives Took Is,m 20
Ghrrch where He Heard Hyr-
watch Aroused His Conscience -Mr.
Moss IL s.rc That Appo. Whatever Hs
May Have Hee., IL All Right Now.

hFouNso sOnScteure -Mr.
Moss IL s-re That Appo. whatever o..
May Have bees, IL All Right Now.
Frank Moss is a lawyer and a reformer He il
not an evangelist but he came near arnuirnq
reputation rs such at a meeting Of the Fast
EiRhty-sixth street branch Of the Y. NJ. &. A.
yesterday afternoon.
The managers Of this branch aim 10 have a
programme of special interest at their Sunday
afternoon meetings. Yesterday, besides Mr.
Moss there were two or three singers and y
young man who PLAYED religious airs by rubbing
his fingers over tumblcrs half filled with water.
professionally known asatumhleronicon sulhst.
Next SUNDAY DR.. James VI. King Secretary Of
the Society for the Protection Of American In-
stitutions will lecture. {" II will be burning
lecture too" was the prophecy of the young
man who presided NJ yesterdays meeting.
The hall was packed with men, young and old.
when Lawyer Moss began to speak After tell
ing afew stories that may have been heard bc-
fore. he said.
some months ago II became known to us
that there was very desperate man in this city
who might make most excellent witness for
the investigation OF the Lcxow committee We
knew that he was a thoroughly hardened man,
familiar with many sorts of crime. We pom
dercd over the matter and concluded To try him
on the witness stand. He was one of the great
WI hNNp'IHuO'N III lllc I nlleu States. JHN tN0
had been shot out, and there was bullet
in his head. Ills face and body wcro
cut and SCARED with knife wounds Tho
question came TO who would 10
the men chosen TO interview him and bring him
to the witness stand. Finally we selected two
quiet, intelligent men 10 serve the subpoena and
stay with him until he was brought forward to
testify. We were both surprised and pleased to
find the three men together. The man we
...l.. n.
was made against him. Well. he testified and
he suffered most severely for it the other day.
81 was interested In him. | enjoyed talking
to him. for he had simple and impre ssionable
mind. He was the smallest boy that ever went
to n state prison. He was so small that 1t was
necessary to make a suit of clothes to fit him.
One day this man in talking to me said: They
talk about bringing children up; why, was
This boy $ fatherwas a murderer and Is now
serving a life sentence; The less said about his
word TO that boy or man until he was served
with a Subpnna Two Detectives Of the Society
They thought that they saw change. Of heart
II IT., him and l. change OF thonKht. 80 they tH9S
stood between them when the audience sang:
THERE'S a fountain illed with blood
Drawn from lmmanues veins,
Lose ali their guilty stains.
And then the singers reached that other
The dying thief reiolced to see
And there may !, though vile as he
This man. trembling, and with eyes a-are,
and in voice that bstokened a suffering and
newly ayakened hearts MD; -. ~.
reepgnlzsd tie! Georgs Apo was his snbjsc,.
hoarse from emotion, II don't know whether
The process Of this man'sconversion is .complee,
would find him all right on the other side. He
took those thoughts TO his home, and he is liv-
have very decided knowledge as To the af-
fair which occurred the other day. believe
that George was honest in that business. \ man
In whom ] have the greatest confidence, and
whose name has not been given Ia the public.
told me that he saw George Apo cutching at u
the papers Covered with his own Blood T in is
other hand and shouting: Take care Of those
lie takes the mission OF the society as another
man would take the mission from tiod. some
street Hospital. and while discussing them he
said to me; never knew that ANYBODY cared
are people in this town who will kill me. don't
care anything about i. After gave my testi.
from that place standing straight. had a feel
pg that ! never had before, ! didn't care for
tSaPS SSs AZ" had LIZ; Yer e o sn feeling before
MIR. Moss continued: What do we know
about the DIFFICULTIES and temptations Of life
% exploit George Apo. IL did would bring
hin here. simply want to show the beauties
II Christianity.
There are men working for reform from en-
irely selfish and wicked motives For US who
all ourselves Christians the motive should be
he highest. IL we cannot work on the high
blame OF Christian enthusiasm can work
he plane of patriotic enthusiasm. In this work
Il reform we are doing work that comes very
lose to the red banner of Christ. What We
reed Is the simple. positive force az patriotism.
rhe reason wrong prevails is because we have
eft the faith OF our fathers. Oh for a simple
patriotism that has our home and hearthstOne
or foundation"