New-York tribune., 1909-11-29
CONVERTS TESTIFY
MISSIONS BIRTHDAY.
Jerry McAuley's U'ork Praised
at Celebration.

II was thirty-seVen years ago that the
Jerry McAuley Mission Was founded. and
80 many hundreds OF men have gone out
from its doors born anew that IL would be
hard 10 count them all But yesterday. the
missions birthday. saw some ifty OF those
Who have been dragged from the under
world rise and testify" the picturesque
technique Of the mission has IL. 10 its
noble work. Some OF the stories were new
ones. oaly TWO or three days or a week old.
some ended years ago. seine TWO decades
ago. But all closed with round thanksgir-
ins Tor the work Of Jerry McAuley ana his
httle band OF followers.
no one at the celebration yesterday
would have ever fancied that the strong
faced. black hatred man some thirty
i've years OF age VINO sat beside his wife
and baby was "one year. one month and
nine days ago a gutter drankard, one who
had lost al hope Of life. Who had seen has
family aid friends for the last time. who
had been kicked out cf many Garroom
doors" But IL Vas true. and the story Is
known 10 Superintendent Myburn and
many others II came hard TO understand
how tbs CLEAN shaVen business man only
4 tribe over three years aso Was Kicked
out OF one Of the dirt!est dives in Brook
lyn because the proprietor thought ! was
a disgrace and then lac went To the door
OF the McAuley Mission IN a suit u clothes
he had picked from an ASH barrel with an
irOn hook. Sin had me beat 10 hnish
and ! knew H." he said.
Il MAS born ten days aso, said d young
foreigner, who went 10 the McAuley Mis-
sion because il was NAIm inside. he
wanted 10 hang every minister IN New
York and blow Up every church, anG he
told Mr. Myburn So ana Nj Wybarn under
stood him, ana that MAS why he listened
10 what he though ~as SONS 10 be hum
hug" when he catered the do0rs-tnls man
who had made his wife 30 OuI .nto the
streets and get money Tor him 80 he could
blow IL ia-" And nov he Is a McAuley
convert. And 50 is the nIan who twenty
years ago lost h.s Jo0 q Journeyman
carpenter and sank under The weight OF
drink
Why don't you STOP ia" a friend asked
81 cant lie said. and lie laughed al the
idea that Tie Jerry McAuley Mission could
DO anything with him. II could save the
others. but not him. and 80 he got drunker
than ever thai saturday might The next
day his friend came and took him 10 tie
mission. ana. Ills hands trembling nom ,ne
debauch II the might before. he listened
stubb0uly 10 the Testimony" and the
hymns and Jhe prayer, until he, 400. IN
cerstood. and nov its tHosc0re years since
le took a drink
one Of the most interesting stories Was
told by an Englisnmau OF education and
refinement Whose family had s,ut him 40
hospitals sanatoriums and al sorts OF cures
without result u MAS ia India tuat he
sank Ia lis lowest. anu one day he fouui
himself In Sew York Clty pcuniless. raEsed
81 bcsEar, sleeping Ia tl.r parks. sometimes
covering himself with newspapers 10 keep
out The cold. sweeping 0ut oars. standing
IN Tie FeiscEmauu bread line. .'panhand-
ling from bar go ban. Ais clothes given
him hy Jerry McAuley convert who
ilHally persuaded l.m to 50 10 the mission
one night
Il heard them sing Two songs my mother
used 10 siuz-the mother whose heart /
broke. DE said, the Tears running down his
face.
After week al tae mission he found a
sob beating carpets at s. - week Hesier-
oay he held "a post OF trust
Il do not think THAR tEe brother VINO has
Just spoken knows me- he said but
llaLy "a time n mission IN PHILADELPHIA
he has gwen me cup OF coffee To-day I
VII ue Elad 10 invite him to as good a din
ner and as comfortable home as he viii
md in New hork."
About twenty we men Of ali classes in
life testified" 10 the work Of Jerry NcAu-
ley ana John u. Nybun. r. Fulton cut
ting presided.
Bradford NJ. Gilbert who came down
here 10 help Jerry." was touched by The
bouquet sent him hy the converts OF the
mission. II had thiriy-seven flowers in it
one Tor each year Il the missions life
Besides Mr.. cutting among the trustees
present were h. De p. Curtiss. Thomas
saNage Clay, William Halls. 1r.. and Fred
" Hopkins. Several well known New
Workers WHO have been patrons Il The mis-
sion were present including Miss Lamont
the missionary. and Mrs. Bradford Gilbert.
shoit Speeches were made 10y these.
Another meeting Was held ar. nisht. Al
which John 5. Huyler. tie president. pre-
sided.