The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-08

sion of a pathetic story told by Reuben
yonnson tamiliarly known as .EUnclo
street, where he was rescued from a
drunkards grave a score of years ago,
in at inc ,s sss s OF 70 after fifty years of tip
90 years old and is a resident of New
burg, VI A'e"-
He says he was fifty years drunkard,
he came to New York to attend the
twentieth anniversary of his reformation
Unlike other men of advanced age who
appear to live in the past he Is ND to
date, with keen, active mind. famflia r
with current topics.
Gateway to He'll.
,,,,1sn1, I'm a. New & Yorker he said, pulling
ferryboat and see the big buildings and
crowds and feel the elbows stickine into
my RIBS as people push and rush past,
I,,i. ! Ieei iike boy returning home from a
visit In the country. ] was born down in
this part OF the town. When 1 was a
young lad this neighborhood In Water
street was the gateway of hell. 1t was
with Burns's rat pit In the midst of 1t
all. In this den the first mission was
started Later the mission was trans
Lerred to Jack Van Aliens saloon, where
Jerry McCauley became famous for his
work OF rescuing unfortunates. Among
those conditions / was reared ! had
been combination OF the old time print
er, the volutary fireman and a half-sport.
and that means combination that never
stopped 70 measure the consequences OF
profligacy. ! had gone the road to ruin /;
had experienced the horrors of deliriIIn
trernens and had been an inmate of
asylums for inebriates and was at the
age OF 20 years, a complete physical
wreck. One afternoon I was sitting In
a park when i recognized an approach
ing attack OF the delirlum tremens I
thought of the McCauley mission and /
staggered there. When taken To 81 room
| remembered my mother and threw my
nd h.cr 7
have never touched drop OF liquor since
that day. and have never wanted t."
Roosevelt In Lime Light.
Mr.. Roosevelt is occupying his usual
place In the forefront OF the public press
at the present time. 1t certainly is an
interesting and most remarkable COM
mentary upon human greatness that this
man whom |, Is a loyal admirer, feel /
can say with all propriety has never
done any one very great or remarka BILE
and vigorous upholding of what he con-
sidered TO be the right IN whatever Sit
uauon ne found himself. won a place for
himself in the affections of the civilized
peoples of the world that possibly has
never been equaled Mr.. Roosevelt's
utterances have never been favored with
what even his most strenuous opponents
could call cant. and yet he is frequently
found addressing religious bodies and the
remarkable thing is that he never falls
to say some thing that is worth hearing
ana likely TO make decided impression
upon his listeners. II Is not so many
weeks ago that / mentioned TO you his
remarks at the opening OF hospital In
East Africa, which was TO be run as i'm
fact are all hospitals in non Christian
lands. through the missionary efforts OF
foreigners. His address made such an
impression that. as you will possibly re-
member. a portion OF the hospital was
forthwith named in his honor. A more
recent utterancc took place in an ad-
dress 10 the students at the American
mission at Khartouu. assembled under the
auspices OF the United Presbyterian
Church of America. To those OF my read
ers who are especially interested in the