New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-06

WHEN one meets stanton II. King, one
w is impressed bv two striking charac-
..-..i.s.-frst. the hearty handClaSp that
-..f sincerity. secondly. the CHEEKY, COM
~...104blc smile that lights his large, round
e...--.,sncc. one feels that he has met
;~-f II IS this warmth of spirit that has
enabled Mr. King. In his duties rs supcrln-
,.-t.-- of the Sailors Haven at Charles
,.... Massachusetts,. 20 help thousands OF
troubled ,ulormen. And yet Stanton II.
K,-r.- Sd convert one diverted from a bar
-.r --.ful condition of life 10 the better
r.-- Of good and honest endcavOr.
I-vs- ,a 1880 that King. then lad OF
.r.--..- decided 20 follow the lead OF an
-.s.-- and 20 20 sea. He left a sorrowtm
--..f.- ,o Barbados, and a few weeks later
y. Bermuda. Then followed eighteen
wears ot home neglect, dissipation, and an
.,--.- loss Of conscience. Sailor life in those
DAYS Mas q whirl of grog, curSing, and gen
eral bad conduct. King played the wheel
o. le limit.
II 1890 King, then acting boatswain,s mate
L Ul the United States steamer Wabash,
saw the light. The sweet notes OF sacred
music proved the needed inspiration. Let
Inn Ell e -:
cone Sunday afternoon some good women
from Charlestown received permission TO
hold IL temperance meeting on our ship. /
kent away. They brought thoughts OF
home T0 Danish such thoughts, | became
..~r--- and shouted 70 my men 70 work the
r.--... .r. ID our fresh-water tank.
-p-=r,.v q sound, the sweetest IN my
r.. reached my ears. Two young women
Mn. singing The Gospel Bells Are Ring
i- mo- longer desired 70 fight my better
Sill ! allowed every dear resemblance OF
r. mothers face and life 10 enter my UNI
worthy being. Another time / should nave
d-aled my shipmates' rdicule: now
cared not / stopped the work.
II walked aft and sat in front OF the sing
e--. safe in the Arms of Jesus, they sang,
and then The Sweet By and BY AGAIN
] was with my mother telling OF my wasted
lie. l sobbed Is though my heart Would
break. l resolved then and there TO do bet.
ter. and become what my mother would
wish her boy 20 be.
King chung tight TO his good intentions,
and. leaving the naval service IN lN9Z inter
ested himself in settlement work. tie be-
came a member Of Evangelist Moody S
famous school, and during vacation periods
volunteered his best efforts 20 John Allan
then superintendent OF the Sailors Haven:
A wear later Allan, approaching King good
work. appointed him as his first assistant.
Iohn Allan never regretted the move.
King threw all his virile, painstaking spirit
into the work.
At this time the small building that had
as a serious handicap a corner saloon
proved greatly inadequate 70 the work
need Allan and King agreed that first OF
al the saloon must 60. Il did. Then they
talked Of q new and larger haven. Aided
bv many wealthy friends Of the cause, the
ala building was torn down. New quar-
tiers costing $4,000 were started on the
site. In 1905 the present handsome four
e-o-ied brick structure was completed.
Under the strain Of continued hard work
Iohn Allan took sick, and after short,
neryv struggle died, before the new haven
was finished. King became superintendent
then, and 1t is worthy Of note that he pro-