The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-11
COUNTESS TALKS AGAIN.
GOSPEL YACHTS OWNER ADDRESSES
AN ANTI-SALOON MEETING.

Tells More About Her Work Among tho
Fishermen of the Baltic and Its Hard
ships-Bas Received Less Than $1,000
to Garry On Such Work Hero but
Blamcs Nobody for Not Sending Mere.
Countess Adeline schimmelm ann. the owner
Of the gospel yacht Duen. set aside yesterday
her determination lot to appear in public until
her health and material fortune had recovered
themselves from overexertion in the evangeli-
ration OF the world. and spoke at demon
etration against the saloon" which was made
at Carnegie Hall under the auspices OF the
American Anti-Saloon League. The Countess
was the principal speaker at the meeting.
which filed the hall about two-thirds full and
was enthusiastic at intervals. Among the peo-
pie on the platform and In the audience wore
Mrs Russell Sage. Mrs. John ID. Rock efeller
Theodore b. Starr. Mrs. Theodore Sutro Mr..
and Mrs. C. E. Sheldon. Mrs. Mary Lowe Dick
inson. Mrs. Matilda Is. Carso OF Chicago. Mr..
and Mrs James Yereance and a number Of
others whose names are prominent among
temperance advocates. The Rev. Dr. j. wilbur
Chapman presided.
The Countess was accompanied by her
adopted son. Count Paul Frederick Schimmcl-
mann. She was apparently taller than the Row.
Or. Chapman. She was dressed in plain
black gown. In her talk the Countess said
things intimatng that she was at least fifty
years old. but she looks younger. She spoke
excellent and fluent English. with Only u trace
Of a foreign accent. From what she said and
the way she said II she made It quite apparent
that she believes that her daily life and all her
works are ordered by direct inspiration from
God She does not feel that In describing her
good works rs she did last night she Is taking
credit to herself for what she has done. She
says that II Is all the Lords work and that the
Lord has made her the means OF doing these
things While she was telling the
remarkable story OF the privations and
sacrifices she imposed upon herself after her
duty to Christianity became apparent to her.
there was not the slightest trace OF pride or
sef.appreciation about her expression. Not
once did she smile. but except for that. she
spoke with as much vivacty and as rapidly as
II she were talking across dinner table.
Sometimes the audience laughed arpreciatively
as she told with intense earnestness OF some
atratagem she had used to lure the rough
fishermen Of the Baltic to n consideration OF
the need OF their souls. and then tho Countess
seemed surprised.
She began by telling the story OF her early
life at the Danish Court. incidentally narrating
what she rene bered OF a court dinner she
attended when she was about years old.
She was brought up. she said. so that she never
knew what care or trouble meant Everything
inc WOrlu COulu glNe was utIs. 40 sHo gEtW
up her home was at the courts OF Germany and
Denmark. As tokens OF the esteem In which
abe was held there. she explained. she received
the rank OF a Marshal In the Danish Army and
that OF a Rear-Admiral in the German Navy.
She had been confirmed and attended church
as matter OF course. and this sort OF Chris
tianity satisfied her for fifteen years OF her
life. until she was nearly 80 years old. And
then suddenly. she said. II occurred TO her that
she was not doing as the Bible directed and
was not giving her, whole heart to Christ. She
was a half hearted, matter oil course, vicari-
Qua Christian, Just like most OF the people who
were about her who belonged to the Church
tian than not. She determined to go about
Christ's work IN Christ's way. and to prove her
not TO say a plentiful income and robust health
the Islands In the Baltic Sea-
The Countess then told how she built a shell
teron one OF these islands and undertook to
improve the condition OF the fishermen, She
any time and nearly starving to death when
1ssy Ten, , 9ps to sea In their fishing boats
spirits by drinking bad brandy raw at ali times.
Ihs brandy nd was pearly the only warming food
s issy SH p them s ,a The
physical state &c. Of al Q, them grew stead:
70 drink coffee instead OF brandy. aud to all
ing she undertook TO supply ali the coffee
they would be able to drink. All this time she
day She could not eat the food she pr res
alone The iogs made everything so damp
was baked Her whole life was as different as
itwell could be from the life she had led at
The principal and the most profitable bus
ness mes o. the Islands was that Of brandy selling
made their living out Of the liquor traffic there
regarded her as an intruder and an enemy,
as she was proud to say that she was. 4
away, She stayed, and the shelter was burned
tbs liquor seller had burned It, but she
s sGpId not prove 4. The man himself
ala desS mp sa' dssns Sa' to the nS SfGn
ns bn h@s She sos e another
whsher the new @ Would b %8n
asncely as did the last one, He worked him:
that he was drunk-and said that he would not
s stGn Of IN, murder to avenge the wrong she had
going to e!li her and take his chance Of being ing
eanns ssd III + h him. :sd sSs yeq
T hnss shf, Christ Gns stood beside me- and sad
s ms yoq Elli cs t struck dead said tSat be;
N"us" kHfW tndt u WAS so. he was AFRAID ana
vent away and never bothered me any more
but sixteen years afterward found that same
man poor and broken down He was no longer
asaloon keeper and he was spending his days
asking for forgiveness for the sins he had COM
United In prosecuting me-"
The Countess said that she was very sorry
that neither her health nor her pocket book
Permitted. her to go hack and spend the rest
81, her HE in the Baltic. They called her
Mother" there now. she said. and she knew
that they would be glad to have her come
PACK. lnasmuch as this was not possible she
had been obliged to content herself with going
i nnNIs ,Gerpitted. doing such good as she
bad seen In this country it was bit too prac.
t YEA N is charities Charity seemed
s gInru and the good effect Of aims
applicants until they felt they were criminals
past all relief
Since the Countess has been In this country,
according to statements she made last night,
she has received less than $1,000. outside OF
n nrr own resources, to carry on her work, Her
sSHi ed;; and she was not going to DO much in New
me Countess said that she wanted TO be