Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-12
FATHER THANKFUL
FOR SONS RESCUE

ne WONDERFUL power Of the magnetic
WORDS ana music of that soul-stirring Cos
pei song, Rescue the Perishlng" was H.
ocusttaled by an article IN last Sundays
star which told OF how welI-drosse and
IhiIeiiigent young man had been saved from
SeIf-destruction by hearing its strains
borne to him from an open-air evanreIjs1
nc service being conducted by the Gospel
Army The meeting was held on Market
space and Evangelist Little was leading tbe
singing of the soulful melody
=. Staggering toward a saloon In that vicin-
ny was the young man in question. who
had desperation written Mainly on his nrst
while handsome face which had been rcd
dened by the too liberal drinking of rum.
IN MS outer coat pocket he carried a razor
II was his fully determined purpose to en-
ter the barroom. take his last drink, and.
as he expressed ii, END il all bv cutting
his throat with the weapon. He had reached
the threshold of the saloon and was about
to enter when by some sudden impulse he
came to halt and assumed an attitude
Of listening.
Rescue the perishing, care for the dying.
Snatch them in pity from sin and the grave
These words of song We're borne to him
by the twilight breeze. He clutched the
handle of his razor. Within the saloon
were sounds of revelry and a graphophone
ratified off negro 'ragtime tunes" The
young man hesitated. when again came the
waited words from the Christian meeting
in the market place.
Weep DER the erring one lift up the fallen
Tell them Of Jesus, the mighty 10 save"
The young man hesitated no longer. Mem
cries of his sainted mother and his prayer
at her knees at cventide when he was a
boy flooded his mind. The hard, desperate
expression on his face melted away and
look of hope took its place. lie turned his
eyes toward the market from whence came
the music which had turned him back to
his boyhood days.
Though they are sighting Him. stin lie is wait
Waiting the penitent child to receive"
With quick but unsteady footsteps the
young man FASTENED to the place where
he prltlpnr wa bafnp HaI
We're streaming down his face. Evangelist
Little saw him as he approached and gave
him kindly greeting, and with choking
voice the reclaimed sinner Joined in the
last words of the song:
Touched by a loving heart, Weakened by kindness.
Chords that be broken VIII yibrate once more
The almost broken-hearted man remained
throughout the service after handing to Mr..
Little the weapon with which he had In
tended to end his life. At the close of the
service he went with the evangelist TO his
humble quarters, PIG Az street northwest.
and remained overnight, praying much of
the time and telling Mr.. Little his life
story. In the morning he produced a big
roll of money, from which he paid for "a
railroad ticket to his home in Pittsburg,
Pa, where he has an estimable wife and
six children He reiterated that he fully
intended to end his life before the bar OF
the saloon after taking his last drink OF
liquor He said the song, Rescue the
Pershng," has not only changed his mind
from his suicidal tendency but had also
changed the entire course of his life and
that hereafter he would try to lead an up
right Christian life
Mr. Little has since received from the
young mans father in Virginia letter Of
thanks for having been instrumental in saw
ing his son from such a sad fate and turn
ing his face heavenward. He said the son
had been reared amidst Christian surround
ings and had been taught OF the better
things in life by both the mother and
father from infancy. The son, he said, was
a graduate in law from the Washington
and Lee University of Virginia.
The father said he read of the rescue OF
his son in a copy of The Sunday STAR
which had been sent TO him.