The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-28
HAD MADE IMPASSIONED
PLEA TO PENITENTS
Meeting Breaks Up When
Mother Places Infant at
Feet Of Preacher

ST. Louis, Aug 2S.--John n Hutch
erson stood before a crowd or peni-
tents in the Union mission at 1920
franklin avenue last night, exaorting
those who had sinned to come for
ward and lay their bur len uf sin az
his feet ana confess their hayward
ness. AMI they would be forgiven.
He was impassioned in his plea to
the sinners. and more than one listen
e. on the benches stirred uneasily A
sob or two shook the stilled audience
There were solemn murmurs OF
Amen" from those in the front rows
A woman in the back seats began to
sing softly. Come TO me, all We who
are heavy laden"
WomanBrnes Baby in.
A slender girlish woman burst
through the door and started down
the aisle towart the gray-hairei man.
who stood with uplifted arms inviting
al who had sinned TO bring their
burden forward. His eyes were clos
ed ana he did not see the young wo-
man nor did he hear
Here is your lsttla burden of sim
she said 90 the man who had coaxed
the Gepentant to come forward. a
vail came from the blanket she left
at his feet 1t was the vail of m in
FAINT
The man iroppcd his arms and
looked at the bundle on the floor with
eyes from which the lisdt OF ecstasy
had fed Terror had taken It's place.
Here is your child" the woman
said. Yea would not support it.
I cannot support it any longer"
Instantly there was an uproar.
III isn't mine. said the man. 81
viii have nothing 70 do with it."
Meeting Brea ks UP.
Tie meeting broke up without any
others coming to the front, and the
I baby was left on the floor until a
motheriy woman pushed through the
crowd and picked 1t up. She was a
/ Jewess.
I To the babys dress was pinned d
4 letter which told that It was "A days
oil and that its fataer was John \.
llutcherson and It's mother Cora
Thompson U was taken to St AIMS
y tOlpAanagc By a policeman 8nd left
there. In the confusion the girl-moth-
er disappeared.
Hutcherson. the man at whose feet
isthe baby was laid. ana whom the
motaer accused Of being It's father
has been for eve Yeas worker IN
! the missions o. the city
The woman tempted me and
] fell he quoted when he was aske(
4 IL the woman's accusation that he was
i the father OF the child We're true
How did you reconcile your con
I 3nci with Cora Thompson ami YOU,
\ preaching in the misslon2r he was
askel
4 did not reconcile il at All, was
the answer Il was baokslider
had been lea on and had fallen from
grace,
Mother Tells story
Cora Thompson's story OF her ex
periences with liuteherson is told II
the following nDte sac pinned to th,
babys dress before leaving IL a
Eutcherson's feet.
To this baoy the father is one o
the leading men of your work u,
has lived with me for over & year. an,
al the same time has worked will
fnns loNt MY phpl nolttl tnAh Ni'
itself ani ! have tried to keep n. bu
cannot work ana pay IL all hay'
gone 70 the fatner John n. Hutcheg
son. as lady and have asked him q
give some help so ! can keep g. III
replied that he would see me anl IN,
hahy Ia he'll first walkel away
paid one weeks board for il anl haV,
ino money 20 pay another l naye no
Y where 20 so and thought best to giv
Il to the father The baby IS twenty
-four DAYS oil It's name Is Glady.
Grace Hntehe-son, The father &
John y Hutcharson and the motheI
IS Cora THOMPSON love me ba0,
and would keep Il. bur | have no homl
Tor t. What was j 20 do2 John woul,
NOT help me. but still he would so q
thai place and talk Of the Rihle Sns
then 50 right cut ana live with a wo
man wlthout being married 10 her,
The baby is left by its m0taer
cof3 Thompson Tor us father Johi
n. HuichewOnn
FtAn u-nArsnarer