Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-05-15
SAVING SOCIETY SOULS.
How Evangelism Is Practiced Tn
 Albany Drawing Rooms.
MRS. mALPIN MAKES CONVERTS.

Th- Wife of the Adjutant General nf New
 York Has Carried on Little Salvation
 Army Crusade on Her Own Account.
 Mrs. Strain Explains It In Boston.
 BosroN, May 15.-One of the features of tho opening session of the eighth an- nual conference of the New England Evan gelistic association held at the Park church here was the peculiar statement made by Mrs. Agnes P. Strain of Albany in regard to a novel and somewhat star ting plan of drawing room evangelism" which has been inaugUrated during the past season at Albany by the wife of Ad- jutant General McAlpin, one of the lead ing society women of the capital.
 II am afraid that this may be breach, l" said Mrs Strain apologetically, but I must tell you about tho great work that has been done during the past year in Al bany by one who was once one of tho gay est society women in New York city. A number of years ago she was converted and devoted her life to practical Christian work. leading far different life from that gay whirl of society where she formerly reigned. She deserted the worldly life for the life of Christian work.
 Society Was Astonished.
 Then came another change Her hus- band was appointed on Governor Morton s staff and she moved to Albany. She shrunk at first from being again thrown into the world of society. The lady refer to is Mrs. NicAlpin, wife of Adjutant General McAlpin. She went to Albany with her husband prepared to uphold the social dignity of his position. Here was her opportunity, and grandly she inn proved it. The society of Albany was as- tonished at the stand she took. It was un- prccedented.
 The first social function she attended was grand reception at the residence of Governor Morton. What did sho do there: She iuaugurated the policy of drawing room cvangelis m.' Before the evening was over she had taken tho two daughters of the governor and talked to them of their souls. Imagine such talk at society re- coption. Sho mado n most favorable i'm proSsion upon the two young ladies, and, indeed. upon the entire family Governor Morton himself said to her:
 Mrs. McAlpin, cant even take a glass of wine with a friend with any conl- fort, Iou have so influenced me-
 Held Religious Receptions.
 Not long after the society women of Albany wcro astonished to receive invita- lIOllS lo uUtCHu TCIlBIuuS SGfNlFeS III Une morning at Mrs. MoAlpin's residence. The society women wondered, and then they went, and they kept going. l asked Mrs. McAlpin what she said to them.
 'I tell them that they re lost. and l preach tho gospel to them. and they sit thero and weep day after day, was her re, ply. But follow up every single one oi them If cant get them to talk with me at my meetings, get into my carriage and go to them.
 Tt was only last week that she bade me goodby and went back to New York for a time but not until she had converted six of tho gayost of Albany's society leaders Everybody held their breath when the name of one of these brilliant but worldly women was named as convert. want to put in an appeal for drawing room work, ' continued Mrs. Strain. "Slum ming is all right, but there is just as much work to do at the other extreme of socia life. =
 Mrs Strains address was frequently in terruptod uy words of applause.