Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-17

| John Iyler. scion of an old Virginia
family, who. after spending fortune
in dissipation and sinking deep in
| depravity. was found and reformed by
the McAuley Mission, of New York
| city, Will speak in several Harris
burg churches tomorrow.
At Derry Street United Brethren
Church in the morning he will speak
on The Moral Leper.' He will ad-
| dress the mems Bible class at the same
church in the afternoon. In the even
| ing he will speak in st. Paul's Meth
odist Episcopal Church. His subject
will be Lot Pitched His Tent Toward
Sodom." Late in the afternoon he will
speak at the City Rescue Mission.
Fall Was Rapid
Tyler is now 20 years old. A COL
lege man. we'll bred and given every
opportunity in life, at an early age he
| began to dissipate. His first drink, he
| says, was taken in his dormitory room
at a private preparatory school. From
that time his decline into the depths
of life was rapid.
In an interview Tyler recounted
some of the countless experiences
which have been a part of his life
both before and after his conversion,
and graphically depicted how he re-
ceived the light which has enabled
him to keep in the path of righteous
living.
Picked Out of Gutter
Picked out of the gutter and pre-
sented TO the world a changed man,
with the strength of character and
desire of heart which sent me back
to- the park benches and dives as
representative of Christ" said Mr..
Tyler my history reads like
miracle.
Holding down a lucrative position
as superintendent of large New York
office building. ! found myself devot-
ing much of my time to preaching in
city churches and city missions.
Finally l decided to go forth into the
world and tell the wonderful story of
my conversion.
Went Abroad to Study
More than forty-two years ago my
parents decided to send me to a pri-
Vate boarding school. / was a young
man and had a tendency to become
careless. 1t was shortly after I en-
tered this institution that 1 obtained
my first drink. The liquor was smug-
gled into the dormitories. After fin
ishing my course at this boarding
school my father sent me abroad to a
prominent university.
L finally left the college and re-
turned to this company. They sue
ceeded in securing me a responsible
position, but the drink habit had
grown upon me ans I was fast becom-
ing its slave. Shortly after [ left col
lege my father died and left me
large sum of money. The income
netted me several hundred dollars
month.
Money Dwindles
After drifting from position to DO
.sition. being discharged many times
because of my dissipation, the con-
slant use of strong drink got the
better of me. Finally the money
which had been left to me began to
disappear.
Il had desire to wander and be-
gan to travel all over the United
States. This soon palled and I wanted
greater excitement. 1 went to foreign
countries Nine times travelled
around the world. During these wan
derings I became acquainted with
criminals from every country and soon
became their associate. After several
years of this life 1 returned to this
country and landed in New York city.
Health Shattered
Broken in health. penniless and n
mere shadow of my former self. I was
human derelict. Disheartened. one
night, sat on a park bench facing
the East river contemplating suicide.
Still in this mood, to my astouish
ment suddenly found myself on my
knees IN prayer who had always
scoffed at religion! Somehow found
my way to the McAuley Mission. 316
Water street. where l was given food
and clothes. For several months 7 re
NAMED here. My drink habit was
broken. then cured. / became an
other man.
For seven years now I haven't
tasted single drop of rum-and So
long as God shall help me shall go up
and down the length and breadth Of
TINS land preaching the lesson of tenn
perance,"