The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-28

| itvNu ou MAIN hAINth Tue oulFAAloh amy
was holding meeting, with the usual
pandemoninm ana yoclferous song, After
their demonstrations had drawn crowd
noble looking old gentleman, plainly a
! Texan and an honest mechanic, wearing
merely Salvation Army badge. stepped
| forward and said:
"My friends. you may laugh while we
pray You may sheer while we sing. You
may treat with contempt the old, old story
Of Jesus and His love. But you had better
| be thinking Of the condition Of your char
acter. 1t Is, thank God, the same old story
which we have come out here to tell. II
| refreshes and strengthens us to acknowl-
/ edge God at every opportunity. | am
! hard working citizen OF Houston. Formerly
| ] was a drunkard and all that name I'm
| pixies. n swcnrer. Il hrawler, u tobacco nend
| IA first class sinner from any standpoint.
| I became Interested III my souls salvation,
| That's all IN al in this world. You get
| right spiritually ana you VIII be "A good
| husband and an uuObjecti0nable citizen. !
| | sought the penltent form, and glory to
| Ills holy name lie parduued my tran>grcs-
! slons, and set me upon my feet, Il gentle !
| man and uuniiuid. Whereas / was dos
crately wicked | now have pure heart, n
| pure mind aud noble purpose. ! am
now an honest man, hy the grace Of God,
without fear. without hypocrisy, without
Partially, without rcmorse | Tscd to get
my wages on Saturday night and pay my
bread. ! would spend money for tobacco, |
Whlcn God knows was never a Christ like
habit, that should have gone TO some hun
CRY babe An that is reversed. ! am rid
OF dirt debt md the devil have re-
claimed my inheritance. am true to
myself 20 my fsiends. to- my country aud |
TO my God, / have been regeueratcd, dis /
cuthralled, and / consider IL d privilege TO |
stand here and testify to Gods love aud !
power, lie can make a good Nitizpn of the |
worst bum in Houston. fis love can
fortify the soul lmprcEnaJly against the |
strongest temptations that ever hesct man !
Kind and what He ms done for me lie is |
anxious to do for YOU my brother" and |
so ON and on.
such was his remarkable message. The |
reporter remembered au occasion when he
sunday evening o. hc4r q famous disciple, !
iIeo,srih faro,c TI, ,Iig g or5 ~, ,, "i
were drupcd with nass aud fcstooncd Win |
flowers Iha grand organ pcaled forth the |
oHnu i;lu' u,,'aI S 3.,ll 1,,
forth ana INC stranger. was astouudcd ana /
indignant when hr launched into q vicious /
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being upilftci AID inspired to- better ihlnes /
at least one person lru a1t church with /
henil hgNh- with contempt ana /
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new band Of religious workers. has /
come 10 town Ihey are uniformed much |
mn, ,t y.i-.4f. go .,
me tue H"''"''"u army people ana cal !
themselves christian Volunteers SUM |
day evening. just nftor supnor when |
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tue i'lOe h''tl' man ana woman stationed /