The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-26

Reverend John Morrow of Harlem, y. y.
completed the work upon which he had
been engaged for a life time and, leaning
back iu his study chair said. III ls
finished
An hour afterwards his wife entered
the room and finding him asleep decided
not o. arouse him. "ie is worn out with
his work" said she: and then She ten
DERBY laid aside I'm neat piles the mts oil
pasteboard with which the table was
cluttered. and stealing out, left her hus-
band asleep.
At ~ she returned 10 hni him stone
cold. The physician said he had been
dead four hours.
This ended the life story Of character
20 unique that for many years he was
looked upon as crank, IN Harlem
Those most severe called him unatc,
others more charitable smiled and said
"Hs s. d bit queer
Rut Dr. Morrow and his wife knew
that he was neither one They knew
that me was at work upon task which
seemed to them both "a sacred one. and
they were willing that ne should put dh
his time upon IT,
At night the doctor went ont 10 preach
upon the street corners. for he was one
Of those street evangelists whom one
hears each night in New York city. visit
ors 20 town Dewey week viii recall tine
long lean man who breaches standing ON
chair every night ON The corner OF
Twenty-eighth street. with bis wife by
bis side ready 20 sing between sermons.
THUS MORROW PREACHED
There IS another each night iu front
of DR. Parkhurst's church Others stand
al Fourteenth street There are several
in Harlem AN work upon the methods
familiar TO New Workers. but unique 90
other cities. AS assistant, usually the
wife Of a good man. sings hymn ODD a
more or less tuueful voice Then. as the
crowd gathers. the song ceases ana the
preacher mounts a chair and begins nus
discourse. il IS upon some popular theme
the evils of money getting. the wrongs
of the rich 20 the r0Or The wickeduess
Of taking what does not belong TO Won
and other human topics. After the SER
mon there is a collection. hut it may Dee
added that 10 amounts 60 little, scarcely
enough 90 keep the preacher ana ms
wife alive and warm from day 10 day.
TO this class of preachers did Dr. john
Morrow and his wife belong.
Sometimes the doctor preached alter
moons ON the corners. but De generally
prepared his sermons during the day.
rested and worked!
FOR years me had a theorY that the
Gospel of Christ was not made popular
enough People were too far away from
christ lie was not one of them.
srecauy Ola the pictures of CHRIST
,sfieo hin distress. They were so hign
An Drice. being mostly painted by the od
masters and SO hard to obtain that he
despqirod of ever Swing the poor sight
of thom. None. he knew, could hope To
own one.
t4o thought about this constantly. al
WAYS irving 10 invent a way by when lhe
moor in nurse could sCe pictures OF Ohiisl
could even own them.
Al one time he obtained large mum
her of chromos of the Divine mead ana
distributed them But they were Sau
cariDatures and H. gave him minute aus
tress to see them scattered on the COO
bles. thrown away by people VINO sd"
neither beauty nor religion IN theIh'
"They are not good he said TO ms
wife. chose pictures do not please me
Il must think of something else.
SO this poor itlnerant Harlem preac"-
or set about 90 find a way 20 bring
Christ into tho home OF the poor manp
AN INSPIRATION.
one evening De sat az his desk. after
a late street meeting and closed his
ewes His head sank back and he fell
asleep. OF preach Christ-Christ Cruz
lie awoke with q st1rt "A munite later.
There. upon the wall In front Of him
vas shadow picture OF Christ cru
cited Behind his head the lamp burn
"A brightly Upon the wall was a brack-
81 on which stood ~ bust Of the Saviour.
put there. i'm fat shadow cast bv the
brsf was the head Of Christ. marvelouslv
clear. with the crown of thorns upon its
brow.
his feet.
That night he did not 20 tS~bed az an.
nor for many succeeding nights except
sor sbort intervals for rest Ills wife
nreoared his food and placed II ON the
,,brorv table beside him. but he worked
siong scarcely touching anything solid
After awhile. as his work did not pro-
gres. 10 his satisfaction, ne worked AZ
:, onlv during the day and continued his
riVbt preaching His object was IA he
toid his wife. 10 make a shadowgraph
which should cast a perfect picture OF
christ with the crown upon his head.
That was all.
Il found" wrote he IN n memorandum
which IS preserved by HIS wife. THAT I
could cast shadows Of varying density.
That 7 could shade my shadow pictures
md make some parts blacker than 9TH
ers
II began BY cutting out an outline,
then notched It, and worked at 1t, feel