The herald., 1896-12-07
TIE PARKHORS1 SOC|E1YS CRUSADE ON VICE.

hard on the other Slde. L DelleVe tne
press will help us in our movement. I
can't blame the press for some of the
things said about us. There have been
hasty words said about the press that
could not be proved in court. The news
paper men have honest hearts, and are
on the side of the ministry. l have said
that we would make no charges against
any one until we had evidence to convict,
and we are going to let the press aud
police help us.
In repeating what the chief of police
had told him about the difficulty the reg
ular detectives experience in securing
evidence. the speaker told of a detective
who was walking homeward from
church with his wife one Sun
day afternoon, and as they We're
passing saloon, the detective told
his wife to walk on ahead. while he went
in to see If the law was being violated.
The detective came out and told his wife
that the place was closed like a clam.
Some people in the audience may have
wondered whether the detective was
disappointed or his wife was fooled.
When he found that he could not get
the regular detective force to secure
evidence. he found he would have to put
detectives of his own, and he put various
committees TO work crossing each 9TH
ers' paths without knowing it. He re-
lated with satisfaction how he had
planned the campaign: He asked busi-
nes men to serve on the investigating
committee, but they begged off; doctors
would not serve, because they were too
we'll known, and lawyers declined be-
cause they might be called upon to try
the cases. AS he could not get anybody
else to serve. he had to make up his
committees of ministers and theological
students. The speaker declared that he
never persuaded anybody to go into
fhA rA1n 1t. -.l-
to go. He only explained his plans and
accepted volunteers. He declared now
he is in the crusade he will not back out
nor step down, as that would be con-
fession of cowardice. To prove that he
possesses bravery. the speaker told how
in detail he had once suppressed the
lawlessness of tough congregation, of
which he was once in charge.
WHAT HE SAID.
Il would not persecute one of the poor.
degraded women, and that is not my
object. but now L am in it, propose to
keep in. | have a committee working
just now. while you are listening to me-
The members are new men. You need
not think we are going to keep on with
the old men. We want your financial
support in this movement. We have
been in many dens of iniquity and baw-
dy houses, but l always had not less
/
afraid of anything those women can say
against me or my morality. l am pre-
pared against any of their base accusa-
tions. In these dens of iniquity we saw
aWful things. | hesitate to tell what [
have seen. even to men. Though blush
over it. I'll tell you some things"
AT these words the audience became
more than ever" awake.
Il have seen girls and young mer
/ he, IL.
in uniform drinking at bars Some of
the worst dens we visited We're pointed
out 10 us by policeman who thought
we were some of the boys out for lark.
The worse den we entered. where we saw
things that | cannot tell you about. was
pointed out to us by policeman. We
knew where it was before. but we want
ed to see If he knew. l have been in
houses where the women sat down be-
side us, solicited us to go into the 'othe..
room and told us the price. Pardon me
if l. feel wrought up over this case. l
have been pierced to the very heart.
''At one place l was recognized by one
of the girls, who said to me:
Do you know who you look like?'
:" No; who?' | asked.
You look like Rev. Mr.. Mclean, she
Do you really think do?'
Yes
Why, do you ever go to church,
"Oh. yes; | have been to Simpson ta-
bernacle and the preacher shook hands
with ME. My, but you look like Mr. Nc
Lean
Well said I, you may call me that,
though it may be rather tough on Mr..
Mclean / said"
The droll manner of the pastor in re-
peating that conversation caused a roar
of laughter over the audience. He con-
tinued:
"Oh. how I wanted then to throw off
my disguise and as preacher say words
to that girl that would lead her to think
of reformation.
Il am surprised that I was not recog-
nized in more respectable places. / was
no. recognized at the Athletic club
where 1 witnessed the prize fight-the
first one l ever saw. L saw men there
that l knew. l was within twenty feet
of men who knew me, and yet so intent
were they watching the show that l was
not noticed. Tickets were sold to that
disgusting exhibition to whoever would
pay 81. Three Others beside myself
bought tickets. Now l had better stop"
Cries of Go on" We're heard from all
over the house.
IN A CHINESE JOINT.
"Well, ] will tell you more. We have
SlOOQ on street CORNERS wondering Wne1e
to go next when we would be invited to
enter a house and look upon the most in
decent sights. We went into place that
/ thought was an opium den. We were
asked if we wanted to see what they had
to show and we said yes, and paid the
price. There was a Chinese woman in
there and we thought she would smoke
opium for us. But that is not what she
did do, and we are sorry we went in
there.
I'VE went into more saloons than have
been mentioned. We are not through.
Nobody knows where lightning will
strike next. You have only heard a lit
tie thunder We did not confine our at
tentions to the low-down dens and dives.
We went into the gilded saloons. We
have the rich mans saloon and the
poor mans saloon, and we are going to
cinch them all.
In conclusion DIR. Mclean became
quite dramatic in depicting the temp
tations that lurk for young men and
girls and exhorted his hearers to bestir
themselves to help save the fallen and
prevent more falling
I'm conclusion, ] want to say that
this week will surprise you. l have just
commenced this work and before / am
girl, will commend me and my work.
believe the reporters and the press will
aid us. We tried our weakest case Sat
urday. Wait until you see some of the
strong cases, when we will bring in bot