The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-07-06

The Missionary gives the following
priests in their missions to non-Cath,
olics in the South:
l'r. p. Il. Brannan. Georgian by
birth. Il soldier in Lees army, and Il
lawyer and newspaper man before his
ordination, has given twenty missions
since last October and has had in ut
tendance 6,35O peoplc-2530 Of whom
were nom Catholics. 10 these crowds
he preached $50 discourscs. He re-
ccived IL converts and left 1Ol under
instruction. In writing of the mission
in Springfield, Mo-, he says:
Here there was Il preacher in attend
ance every night. When he first came
he entered the church in Il spirit of
apparent bravado When | began he
took out a blank book and pencil and
began to write. After l had been
speaking some twenty minutes he laid
his book in his lap and wrote 10 more.
He came every night. and after the
mission was over he came to the
church Easter Monday morning. He
1nf% md nd In, p,,n1 sfnf
up and down the sidewalk. 1 was told
of this, and went to find him and in
vite him in. He was gone. told the
reverend pastor IL he should see him
in the town that day to invite him to
come to see me. He found him, invit-
cd him, and he came.
I told him 1 was glad to sec him;
that had noticed him, and would be
pleased to know what Impressions, II
any, were made upon him by what
he had heard. So much, he said, that
he had slept but little during the week.
Said he had been n Baptist preacher.
but had lately become preacher for
the United Brethren; but that at pres
ent he did not know where or what he
was. He said he had prayed to God
time and again to show him where
was the truth, and in his struggles he
came very near giving up all religion.
He said that about month before
he saw church like the one there
and man preaching dressed in white
as was, and then he woke up. He
said he saw the announcement in the
papers that I was to be there, and lie
determined to walk over his prejudices
and go. He said he had no objection
to offer to anything he had heard.
gave him some books, and l have rca-
son to think that he will embrace the
truth later on. baptised n convert
here, and others are getting ready.
go very, slowly about receiving con-
verts. When they come I want them
to come and stay.
The missionary in North Carolina
writes: 1t is wonderful what means
God makes use of to be the occasion Of
his drawing mems minds and hearts
to the truth. 1t often happens that a
word or act to which we pay little at
tcntion brings salvation. Some time
ago l met in my work a prominent
lawyer Of the state, who told me that
he got his belief in and attraction to
the Church through drink Of whis-
key.
"Let me tell you this. Father Price,"
he said. During the war between the
states was severely wounded at Fort
Sumpter. lay upon my cot grooming
and suffering the most acute agony.
There came to me long faced Metho-
dist minister who, in canting words,
bade me get religion and poked at
me tract OH hell was in no condi-
ton for any hypocritical cant to be
practiced on me, and l used to him
some strong language not allowed in
Sunday schools. and bade him get out
and leave me alone.
"After that there came Catholic
priest-a perfect stranger to me. He
looked at me moment and saw was