New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-18


brought to light handsome man of the type of
| the Civil War colonel.
Another convert was "Bowery Ike" "Bowery
! Ike was typical Bowery tough. He had served
time in the penitentiary Tor stealing. Mr. Hadley
had known him for ten years before he became
converted, and he acquainted with the mis-
sion. One day he arrested for disorderly
conduct and was sent to the Island for five days.
He was put at work the boat which carries the
dead bodies from the Morgue 20 the Potters Field
His monday meal of soup and bread he
Obliged 20 eat seated the cheap pine boxes
tanning the bodies of the dead. One day when he
was eating under these unpleasant conditions he
exclaimed 20. Lord If get off this boat I'll
down TO the Water-st. mission'i His visit to the
room bedecked with texts resulted In his CONVEX
sion Although he had schooling except what
he had secured at the Juvenile Asylum it was
cioed to try the experiment of sending him to the
Moody Bible Institute at Chicago, study in order
10 become Mr. Hadley's assistant. In his first year
he gained a rating Of 81 per In class OF 45O
He died before his studies finished, and a
chapel and a school built in his memory in
Fines Creek. n. c, by Walter NJ. Smith. a New
York merchant who had had great faith in his
future
One Saturday night when the love feast was
being conducted poor. half crazy man. about
thrtysiX years old, who well known among
bartenders wandered into the mission. The Glove
feast at the Water-st. mission was different from
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Methodists acquainted with This feast was of
corned beef sandwiches and steaming bowls OF
coffee served by the converted bums" TO the sod
den drunkards who had come in.
The invitation was given, who will come to Jesus
tonight The first man to raise his hand was
this man. suffering from delirium tremens. With
a crowd of over twenty he went forward to the
tear stained benches He was asked TO pray |
Amid the smothered sobs Of those around him he |
threw back his head and, looking up the ceiling
said:
20. Jesus. give me sleep; dear Jesus. give me
sleep. Give me sleep or I'll die" His prayer was |
answered, and Billy Kelly, who had been skim |
faro dealer all his life. and for thirteen years
The Aliens bartender, converted. He died |
fourteen months later and his funeral at the |
Water-st. mission was attended by a large number
Of persons Most of the newspapers published &C
counts Of il.
funeral at the mission as conducted by Mr. |
Hadley was a departure from most funerals This
was no different from the others held there Each |
of those who had known Billy arose and told how
the eX-bartender had been Saved and had lived |
Among those at Mr.. Hadley's funeral was an |
elderly man who looked like a superannuated |
Episcopal clergyman. His silvery hair curled |
Gown over his shoulders and spectacles added to |
MS ministerial appearance. It was Uncle Reub' |
Johnson a we'll known printer in his day a man |
who could tell stories about the elder Bennett |
Horace Greeley and Henry J. Raymond, whom he |
had known. He was of the men sent To Eng
land in 1856 10 set up the pioneer Hoe press in |
London
Mr.. Hadiey's introduction OF Uncle Reub" to |
session Of the Methodist preachers at the Book |
concern three years ago. when Uncle Reub'' was
eighty-three years old. was particularly charac-
terist!c.
Why" Mr.. Hadley said, turning toward the old |
man seated at his side. brethren that man Is +ha
most wonderful man in the world Look at him
ne was a hypocrite, brethren Praise the Lord thA
Olood OK Christ redeems a hypocrite, He
worked every minister in New-York Think of ST
seventy years OF age and hypocrite following n
as vocation. established and confirmed IN
hypocrisy He would go to a minister and cry
like baby. and beg him 70 help him reform He
would point TO his gray hairs and make the min
lister kneel and pray for him, and then he would |
go away from the minister finally with a s. hill
In his hand and go back to the Bowery Joint and
talk to the BOYS and say oh. lads, you don't know
now 10 work it; it's easy enough If you know how |
never have any trouble in getting the cash. and
then until II was gone he would be drunk He |
came to our mission again and again and we
threw him out, turned him adrift and would
nave nothing TO do with him, until at last one
ilsht ne was so drunk that he could barely Stun,
Die In the door, and the moment that 7 saw his |
heau come IN the door something told me that the |
opportunity had come at last We went IN Wort.
on Old Reub Johnson, and late that night Christ
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