The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-03-10
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self have had a great deal of expert
ence with irunkards and know how
to handle them"
Then turning upon the reporter
abruptly he asked: Are you a
Christian?"
"Not technically" the reporter was
creed to admit.
xzcel ~" continued the minister, 81
=, H0o.'n writing your story you
will. will ~ etr s. such vd!... way tn that tit it
away from drink. Show how it will
grip them, enslave them and do it's
best to wreck their lives. Use this
man for an example, and you can do
world of good.
Nov before you go let us pray"
the preacher concluded.
Asks Lord to Inspire Reporter.
The minister seized the reporter
by the right hand and laid his left on
the reporters shoulder. Grove stood
by with folded arms and bowed head.
Dear Cod" prayed the Rev. Mr..
Brown, 1--WE ask that You will help
this young man to write his story
today. Although he may not have
walked in the paths of deadly sin here
tofore. watch over him and guide him
today. He is young and he has a
great responsibility upon his. He has
the power to influence thousands up
on thousands of people in this great
city and outside of it. Help him to
give himself to Thee, o Lord, and to
write at Thy dictation. Amen"
Shaking OF Hands Follows.
general shaking of hands all
around followed. Then Grove said:
"My Office is at 15S Ohio street now.
am writing a series Of articles on
prison reform. There is one lying
on the table here now. Come and see
NE some time. Or stay. Dinner is
almost really. Won't you stay to din
ner?"A
The reporter respectfully declined
and departed.
Sore hearts and sadly nodding
heads were the order among Groves
lately made friends today. The Rev.
E. L. Eaton, who has been special
sponsor to Eddie" Cudahy's kid,
naper, did not seem greatly inclined
to talk about his protege.
Groves Friends WOeful.
II know he has been making hard
fight" he said, "but he has got that
awful appetite in him and it will get
the best OF him occasionally. OF
course, he can't expect the good peo-
pie to have anything to do with him
as long as he keeps up this kind Of
thing. am going to see him this
afternoon myself If get time.
w. D. Witherwax, who has saved
thirty-eight convicts and given away
thirty-eight good suits of Clothes"
was amazed when he heard of
Groves "humpty-dumpty" act.
"Why-why, don't believe it," he
gasped. "He was to have spoken
here at. Willard hall tomorrow noon.
have charge Of all the meetings
here and he was to have given talk
Thursday also. He spoke twice last
week. Not only that. but they have
been taking him all around the coun-
try to lecture, too. Now have saved
no less than thirty-eight criminals,
one Of whom has been arrested
eighteen times, but never toted any
of them around the country. That
amt going to do them any good, you
know. have their pedigrees all
here in my notebook, though"
w. c. T. U. Disowns "C0nvert,"
And Mr.. WitherwaX drew a brown
paper notebook from his inner pocket
and offered it as an exhibit. In the
notebook were pages of data Of lives
of crime which Mr.. Witherwax's "con-
verts" formerly had led.
Miss Helen L. Hood, national Sec
retary of the w. c. T. u, under whose
auspices the MONDAY meetings are
being held, denied that Grove had
been officially adopted by the Illinois
branch Of the organization.
"He was introduced to us by the
Rev. Mr.. Smyth of st. Mary's Roman
Catholic church in Evanston and by
Mrs. Fannie Woodmansee. Mrs.
Woodmansee lives at 1859 Orrington
avenue, Evanston, and she is connect
ed with the Prison league. Grove has
spoken in Willard hall a number Of
times, but he is not our proregs. You
will have 10 see the Prison league
people Of you want to know any thing
about him."
AS for the barkeeper in the saloon
from which Grove was elected be-
tween IL and 1 o'colck Sunday morn
ing-what he had to say about the
evangelist" cannot be printed.
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