The sun., 1900-11-26
saUlsv siss,oy AvSivsssARy.
services There Yesterday In Csiebrs,ior ef
Ns raana.tIc, - Sesss AGO.

The twenty eighth anniversary ~ the found
Ing 81 the little mission hous" at sla water
street by Jerry McAuley was celebrated vrs-
terday There were two services to mark
tie occasion. one In the afternoon nj which tho
Rev Dr Donald sage Mackay Of the fifth
Avenue Collegiate Church made ~ address,
and tho other In the evening, when Dt George
4 Purve- II the fifth Avenue Pre~bytetlan
Church was the speaker BESIDES these there
were several others who made eNteinporaneous
remark : aud no end Of testimony was furnished
by PERSONS Ia whom as one of the converts
put It. the place ha5 become a regular hang
out In lieu OF a saloon
At both meeting, the little chnpel was
crowded. r. Fulton Cutting, treasurer 81 the
mission. presided at the afternoon meeting
and spoke uf its work which he declared would
No on INCREASINGLY. After Mr., Cutting
finished there was the usual testimony Of those
who had been converted at the mission.
gray-hared man at the door spoke iecingly
OF the mission organizer:
well. got acquainted with llm in Sing Sing
Prison. That was thirty-nye years ago. lie
told me, after he got out, of his nissi9h. but u
was not TIL sixteen years ago that became
converted here. After that iell away Elsht
years ago came back and the LORD has ac-
cepted my, services ever since and thank Him
In concluding the afternoon meeting MIR.
Cutting said the mission was In need OF FUNDS
and that among those who had already con-
tributed we're two very we.known Hebrew
bankers, although the work Of the mission was
"IVy yba aeSS.ea sSeas " ssaSse lhe first man to tell
! the story Of how he had been saved saldit
dated back lust is years months and days.
one was wand @1i 10 II lind paH s "a @ the
Bowery with an awful jag and stopped al the
Mission 70 gee What s the SESwd Sni Tai
| fell. In getting up had to get on my knees
and when found myself In that position there
one of the fsSa ad to- pray and hsTS sr
| and I've been sober ever since. / returned TO
ny wife and family and went 10 work and maue
1T Is Just two years. eight months and twenty
nights since was saved. said another man.
out out Of this mission but got here ! va. a
thief and drunkard and spent much 81 pay
Me in prison came IN here T,Ia 70 &c. help be-
Then reformed gambler told the story OF
his HE lie said that he had lost fortune
He played cards Tor twenty -four hours at q
stretch and would have been doing II yet II
It had not bee, for the fac, that oS one q The
gave him a ticket to call and spend an evening
In the mission, He called and that night his
With tott-rng step fine looking elderly
m1n with white beard walked to the platform
and declared For forty-fve years had been
a homeless, unfortunate man, addicted 10 strong
drink slept around the Railways OF this ward
and In wagons and even in the gutter. Every
one on Cherry Hill knew me. remember ono
time finding myself hshed out 81 "A sewer, actn-
aly lifted from one Of our city sewers. was q
mIn who sinned against God. knowing ! was
doing wrong But since Sept ~. lsal. / have
been here praying and back In the fold where
had been when my mother was alive many
years ago.
Il desire TO say something here" shouted a
man In the third row Of seats from the plafoIm,
He WAS big, stout man, about o. years old.
ard was neatly dressed 1t IL just fourteen
wears five months and twenty-five days since
have been coming here. At that time was
known % every one downtown as ScOtty the
Bum That was the only name ! had then.
Tonight my name 10 Mr.. James {. Edwards.
L will now Introduce TO you Miss alk. said
Supt. Hadley. She was saved. and she tell
you about it
Young woman with a comely face arose and
by one OF the mission men. had acquired
, when I staggered into the mission. bent on
breaking IL up | had Just come out Of the
penitentiary on Blackwell's Island where had
served years sentence. Instead OF break
inc up the mission. the mission broke me up:
Christ saved Iue and J. am here to-day.
made up my mind that would try to save my
sisters tho girls had become acquainted
with on the streets Of this great city. So came
back To New York and am now telling my
sisters Of It. hoping that they may see the light
as have seen It, ! had TO go through the
furnace 10 get here. but am here
When Supt Hadley asked that each re-
formed thief OF drunkard In the room raise
hand zoo hands were raised.