The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-27
GYPSY SMITH CAN'T COME
REV. E. c. TULLAR,S INTERVIEW .WITH NOTED EVANGELIST.
Told MT. Tullar He Sailed for England May 7th and Cannot Return to This Country Before 1909 = Interesting Sketch of His Life and work.

Rev E. c. Tullar, pastor of the East Pearl street M. E. church paid a visit last week to Brooklyn and attended nine services at which the great Eng fish evangelist, Gypsy Smith, spoke. As there was some discussion among the clergy of this city of procuring the services of this evangelist in this city, MT Tullar was the more interested in the Brooklyn services. MT. Tullar had an interview with the evangelist and was informed that there would be no prospect of his coming here very soon. He is going south for a month and then sails for England May 2. He is wanted in Australia and cannot come to this country again cntil 1909. Mir. Tullar was asked last evening to give some details of the evangelist and he said;
 "The name of this evangelist is Rod ney Smith, but he is generally known, because of his gypsy life, as Gypsy Smith. I attended nine religious ser vices in Brooklyn where he spoke and was greatly interested in this really wonderful man and in the wonderful WOlh lIG 10 QOlllS. IlC olloAe cA HSNNNf ure, has a piercing black eye, is of a pleasing manner and about forty-five years of age. He is married and has two children. His hair is curly and he stated that it is contrary, because for the most of his life, the only comb he used was made of twigs of the forest. His father and mother were gypsies. He stated that of the 10000 to S0.OOO gypsies in England he had never known of divorced couple The gypsies drink, swear and use tobacco, he stated, but he added that no liquor ever passed his lips and he had never used tobacco in any form.
 Gypsy in his history of his life, dwelt particularly on the death of his mother and its influence upon the fanl- lily and the narration was most pathet- ic. His mother died from smallpox and the description of the midnight burial was most affecting. This was the means of his fathers conversion to Christianity, and the latter in his preaching at home was the means of lis son's conversion. General Booth be- came interested in Gypsy Smith and brought him into the Salvation army where he labored for quite time. At present he Is a member of the Wesleyan conference and is doing evangelical work under the auspices of the Free church council. He supports two men who is engaged in religious work among his own people. His work in Brooklyn has been indeed wonderful. attend ed a service in large Brooklyn church where the people assembled as early as 7:3O while the services did not begin until 1O:15. and 5000 people were pres ent On the Sunday l was there 5000 people assembled in the Majestic thea ter, but before the service they gath cred outside, stood in the rain and sang sThrow Out the Life Line At this service 200 men expressed a wish to lead a religious life. He has also labor ed with great results in Portland, Me, Boston and Chicago. He said that on his trip round the world he never miss ed a train but once and that was the fault of the cabman. If he came to New Haven he would without doubt be the means of doing a great work.