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

1"enty@three men. "Water-st. buns from the
Jerry McAuley Mission. sat on the platform OF a
Presbyterian Church in Newark " j. some time
ago. In the pulpit stood the figure Of the well
known superintendent Of the mission. the Rev.
e. H. Hadley, who died few days ago The lat
ter was showing body of conservative church
people how a Water-st. meeting is run. In the
sucienee were number Of men whose faces bore
unmistakeable evidences Of their membership in the
circles OF the submerged half" They had been
gathered for the occasion. Stamping across the
platform IN the fashion which is remembered by
every one who has heard him speak. and which
was due TO the lameness Of one of his legs he
pointed his cane down at blear-eyed sitting
in one OF the front seats, and said Look up
The man looked up and blinked in a stupid
fashion
You'd have an awful time in heaven" con-
tnued Mr.. Hadley The man hardly knew what
was coming, and the audience waited hreathlessly
10 learn what could cause awful time in
heaven"
saloon and you would not find one. In the morn
Ing you'd be back az the gate begging to be let
out SO that you could go 10 a saloon"
That was the way in which Samuel Hopkins Had
ley, the man who had committed more than l25
forser1es who swore in his sleep who had lied
;nnumerable times who had stolen. who had been a
drunkard for a score Of years who had had delirum
tremens more than once, who had been profess
sional gambler and who after he was converted and
became the successor of Jerry McAuley was one Of
the most widely known of mission workers, used
10 talk 20 whom he would II is
characteristic picture. one would little trace
either IN the speech or the record Of Mr.. Hadley
OF his descent from Jonathan Edwards. While they
differed IN education and methods OF presentation,
however, they had element in common they
delighted TO attack the evils to which the flesh
Is heir with sll their might and main.
Mr.. Hadley's life fun Of striking and pict-
uresque Incidents. His work and his unusual per-
sonality combined 10 make it dramatic.
would look bumOr IN of
q mans conversion told by himself. but as
Mr.. Eadley used 10 tell # and as he set # down
IN his story Of the Water Street Mission. pub
lished by the Fleming II. Revell Company. it had
an element of humor in it. He probably told this
story at least once every day after he became
superintendent Of the mission in 1856. but it
told each time with a freshness that made il seem
new. At every telling il brought tears well
smiles TO the cheeks of his hearers.
Just before this dramatic event I'm his life
Cured he had been drinking so heavily that he
contemplated suicide and thought he dying
He had himself locked up in a Harlem police sta
ton in order 10 prevent himself from taking
other drop Of liquor The man whose name he
had forged l25 times seeking him. When 1t
was deemed safe 10 release him he was permitted
by the police to go He went TO the Jerry McAuley
Cremorne Mission and was there converted on April
g. 1882. when nearly forty years old.
"A drunkard" he used TO say, lis always liar
and was no exception. I had one pet lie. had
told IL so often that 1 believed ii myself I
lame in my right knee having 1t when 1
sixteen years old. While down in Nashville, Tenn.
in the war. where l went to bring home my
wounded brother, / asked repeatedly how
became lame. and finally said l got it in the
army. The attitude Of every one was changed to-
ward me al once. Lets have another drink;I do
love old soldier I that I had struck it rich
Ny brother knew Of my falsehood and he helped
me tell IL sometimes.
"A soldier usually has some place where he was
wounded and 1 soon found how necessary It was.
Some would ask what regiment ] was In; in
what division. Who was your commander? In
what engagement were you wounded? 1 had
chosen the battle Of Stone River. Tenn. as the
scene of my calamity. And sometimes in a bar
room would be asked whereabouts on the field
was my regiment engaged. At last I bought a
short history OF the battle OF Stone River. with
map OF the field for l found that had TO be
well posted even 70 be a liar
Il had married my wife a lame soldier and
when she found / a drunkard and was unable
10 make a living she wondered why did get
a pension ] found this hard explain, and only
multiplied my lies without number NV wife spoke
10 my brother about getting me a pension He
said he could do nothing. When pushed on the
subject ] would say thar ] was irregularly en-
listed and irregularly discharged. In fact there
was something irregular about my whole army
record.
When was oonvered. my brother-so I learned
years afterward-said 20 his wife: If Hopp is
honest he viii tell his wife about that lie
SIX months after my conversion I was able TO
procure employment that enabled me TO bring my
dear wife home. When taking her TO the room I
had prepared for q home [ said before taking of
my hat: Now, Lizzie, there Is one thing I must
tell you before going any further L always lied
10 you about being in the army: I never was In
the army. cut my knee two with an axe when
o boy. Can you forgive me% She did forgive me-
as true wife will forgive her husband when he is
honest but she kept looking at me kind of strange
Ike as II she were not cure but what some other
Fellow had come in. The morning she went
10 see my brothers wife. and said:
Sister. what do you think my husband told
sne last evening? He said that lie had never been
In the army. and had always deceived me. What
could have cansed him 10 make such a humilating
confessionF When my brother came home to his
dinner. his wife said:
Harry, Hopp is converted sure enough,
"'Wby7 Did he tell his wife about that Ie?'
% Yes. he did. she said"
On Nay 3d. 1856. Mr. Hadley took charge OF the
Water Street Mission. A number of friends op the
mission were on hand that night 70 give him a
'send-on." r. Fulton Cutting was IN charge OF the
meeting He made his first convert in the mission
that night 1t was ''Scottie. the Bum" who after
ward became well known as James c. Edwards
labor leader, OF this city. The Lord" said
Dir. Hsdley. telling the story. gave me the big
sest bum ana drunkard IN the house. He sat on
the last seat by the door. he was too drunk to
set any further.
''one OF my friends had found him In a stale beer
dive IN Mulberry Bend and had asked him TO come
down
Give me five cents and III come said he Nv
friend gave him the FIVE cents. and after spending
n for whiskey. two drinks for i've cents and drink
ing al the rest he could get. he came in very
drunk SAID:
III there are any needy souls come I'm hare
be started. but he SO drunk he fell 20 the
floor. Ready hands helped him 10 the front He
was fearful looking object-six feet four inches