The Progress., 1897-07-10

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apav Pray for these men. Every man
likes to be prayed for. Do you know no"
Tr. Norman Mcleod became the Queens
ohanlninp It was by "A warm hearted prayer
~, the scotch kirk, In behalf of the royal
+amilv one Sabbath when the queen and
her son were present incognito.
The Police.
Yes 90 further, my friends and pray
for your POLICE. Their perils and tcmpta'
No,s best known to themselves. They
hold the order and peace OF your cities In
their grasp. But for their intervention
con would not be safe for an hour The"
must face tho storm. They must rush IN
where 1t seems to them almost instant
death They must put the hand or arrest
m the armed maniac and corner the mur-
derer. They must refuse large rewards for
withdrawing complaints. They must I'M
rayel Intricate plots and trace dark laby-
rinths of crime and develop suspicious into
oertainties. They must bc cool while 9TH
ers are frantic. They must bc Nigil"nt
while others are somnolent. impers"natlng
the very villainy they want to seize In
the police forces OF our great cities nre to-
day men of as thorough character AS that
Of the old detective of New York. addressed
10 whom there came letters from London
asking for help ten years after no was dead
Letters addressed to "Jacob Hayes, High
Constable of New York. >" Your police
need your appreciation, your sympathy
your gratitude and, above I'LL, your pray
ara Yea, l want you to 90 further and
| pray every day for prison inspectors ana
| iailkeepers, work awful and bcneficent
| Rough men, cruel men, impatient men,
are not ct for those places They havo un-
der their care men who were once as good
as you. but they got tripped up. Bad com
pany or strong drink or strange con!uno-
! t1on Of circumstances flung them headlong.
60 down that prison corridor and ask
them how they got In and about their
| families and what their early prospects In
life were, and you will find that they are
very much like yourself. except In this,
that God kept you while he did not restrain
them. Just one false step made the differ
eDce between them and you. They want
more than prison bars, more than jail
fare, more than handouts and hopplcrs.
more than a vermin covered couch to re-
form them. Pray God day by day that the
. men who have these unfortunates In charge
may be merciful, christianity strategic and
/ the means Of Information and rescue.
, Some years ago city pastor IN New
York was called to the city prison to at
g tend funeral. A young woman had com
mitted a crime and was incarcerated. and
j her mother came to visit her, and died on
}. the visit The mother having no home,
;, was buried from her daughters prison
q cell. After the service was over the I'm
i prisoned daughter came up to the min
II ister Of Christ and said, ''Wouldn't yos
( like to see my poor mother?" And while
8 they stood at the coffin the minister o
d Christ said to that Imprisoned soul, don
a you FEEL today, In the presence OF you
l. mothers dead body, as II you ought t.
y make a VOW before God that you will d.
y differently and live a better lifes' Sh
> stood for few moments, and then tn
J. tears rolled down her cheeks, and sh
Is pulled from her right hand the wornou
II glove that she had put on In honor Of tn
II obsequies, and, having barred her RICH
ei hand. she put 1t upon the chill brow of he
G. dead mother and said: ''By the help c
IL God, swear I will do differently! Go
help mel' And she kept her vow. An
years after, when she was told of the inc
dent. she said: "When that minister {
~ the gospel said, God bless you and hel
you TO keep the VOW that YOU have made