New-York tribune., 1905-01-29

AS the Rev MI Talmage offered one OF the
printed notices Of the meetings 10 the bartender IN
one place the eyed the card suspicously 4
moment before asking. What's the charger" Be
ing assured there charge, ne accepted the
notice.
At another place the bartender was not TO be out
done in courtesy. for. upon being presented with
the announcement card, he promptly drew forth
the business card OF the saloon and insisted that
each Of the party accept one.
At one of the better class cafes the proprietor
greeted the party personally and profuse in
his apologies that few were present to hear the
In the cafe Of. the leading hotel on the second
night Visit 70 the saloon, the party ecouhel co q
aware of the presence Of the women every hat wa
removed. half finished drinks set aside and all
waited in silence until the close Of the hymn even
the barkeepers thoughtfuIly refraining from jang-
It was on this night that the other clergymen in
@ f Ret, IaI ,,,,,T agi y The - i W oIer The Dart
with this preacher at its head. was Just emerging
Sundays school passing along the street with his
mother pointed squarely at MIN ana exclaimed;
Look. ma DID you see our preacher coming out
In one place the proprietor said TO the Rev. Mr
4 conform strictly TO the laws governing
the sale of liquor. but II is an inlquitous business
sisted upon beating time 10 the music Of the hymn
At its close he remarked, That's nne! l was Z
'Tsint that sighed the barkee?er- IT'S the
words" and il seemed as if it took him longer and
required bending his head lower TO wash couple
Of glasses than is usually the case.
party was greeted with apparent Indifference It
terrible place for the women TO enter The
smoke and the smell of liquor There was a crowd
Of rough men at the bar The walls & were GOV eoTeFea req
profanity did not abate even upon the entrance Of
verse after verse Of the hvnn 'sofriy and Tendery
Jesus Is Calling" Gradgally they made , an I'M I'M
Finally one old man removed his hat. Others fol-
mans eyes and a hush throughout the room when
In another place that night the party Of evan
Felsts. finding the harroom deserted penetrated
about the tables drinking and talking The air
i loi ~ VII Freal fter fbe frst verse tb
audience stopped drinking and awkwardly. and as
hnf asae1 oIe oI eir oI hats in ferent of
the words OF he 6xn ,ol r2ne & forth , bis % ees
He yawned neyogs ara s al nTt unable I to bear
up under the burden OF hls te'iings Ionser ouTled
of the cerRyrnen placed card on the table beside
n TIE room !eered At the sobbing in the
In one place there was one but the bartender.
Put come IN said re. Come in and sing your
song e gov word of The hvun the women sang
n several places the bartenders greeted the Rev.
MI MI Wa1i von haVe7'' before he bad chance
70 hear the object Of the visit ne daeeS 9t most
pIanation of what was wanted. and read the cards
~. he first night dozen saloons visited
,nd the women sang in eight Of them The fol
lowing night they visited eleven saloons ana tho
IN nine In the few places where
,perraission 10 sing refused there was no an
.eorstic sprft manifested the barkeepers- In the
essence OF the proprietors, saying that they had
"a fher they wouldn't -,
naTty came across the Commissioner or Pu6lic
rTorte Mr. HoitZrnan. He urged thar the women
s.eg ard said that 81 they could save any souls
thsf wsv he would help them all he could
o. bartender evidently confused the eFange'sts
with street singers, for he said NO the boss oon
never allow it , A., .,n 80 tho e,,ar
szeiists fine thing and tagged on. behhd on the
fset -ight yelling their encourageTnent
sral-e- as a whole the visits 10 the faloons az
,,eaIsd 10 the majority OF the people IN Iioy
- aesno me expression Of an earnest oes re 70
oarrV % > rersonal invitation 70 saloon proprletors
and patrons 10 htteno the sN.iiss..SNe Sc
sIde from these visits 10 the saloons mere nave
been other gnusEal features o1 tns "0AA ~ SN+0