The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-11
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WITH CONDITIONS

fhen I mot this Carist,ap IAN in
BUSY off e. musical with the ciCh
spcNrli arS and the whil OF TIE
crn !ndg~ttiel place Of sa4es,
re millions are made or lost &C
ing As the man al the head -
tbie or not. Mr Crittenton learned
nv interest in the Christian life
pr. ,osed 20 give me a first-hand
.aintancc with just what was be-
undertaken. The readiness with
"a his pratrer WIS accepted need
be described
!, SATURDAY night. after dining al
h.nese restaurant known a. the
DARN. ana eating rare dish
hi chicken ehoWman.. We s<arted
over the snow in r chilling breeze
state street one OF the most no
bas Of the slum and saloon dis
.. We walked SLOWLY ana studied
faces Of the miserable wrecks OF
kauitv whom ". mei dirty i'm
berly clad drunken despondent~--
pi5iable sight II was, but oar
&uctor remarked that these poor
rvs arc our brothers We went
to the Popular mission. on state
81. maintained by the Presbyterian
+ch. Here a meal may be ha6
1--we cents and shave and a hair
for the same price. \ clean indi-
al bed and a bath cost from ten
twenty-five cents Those who can
pay for bed sleep on the floor
n newspaper FOR sheet. Those
cannot pay FOR meat are given
and allowed To work 10 pay for IL
re is good reading room ana
brtunity for games. The audience
h il seated with removable chairs
has platform and piano. Chris
workers ar the volunteer type
3 in to assist the regular en-
es. The mer who attend the
ices come in shivering and cold.
r faces hint al hard tragedy and
kre in life. But the gospel -
ched TO t h m---Christ, too,
Iched TO the poor--and now and
brute Is transformed by the
err OF the Spirit into citizen OF
Kingdom OF God, The superin-
lent OF the mission was born there
tually. He is called George and
il all the name / know for him
George is. a living epistle OF the
h never forget him. He Is an in
ktion to me as | write.
ERE BILLY SUNDAY
NIl2r HIS MASTER
k,r next stop was down in Van
en street. sacred spot, IN Pacific
den mission. where Billy Sunday
met the Master in Transforming
er. His picture decorates the
A lavman named Colonel Clark
Mad this mission a half century
neariy. His portrait is also there.
aleeps with his fathers. but his
roes on. For many years Harry
roc was superintendent here. He
ntly died. but his genial face
81 4 message OF love on all who
~ to the place. A South Caro-
Evangelist. Rev Mr.. Banner. gave
message that evening. telling of
life and its marvellous healing.
- his remarks on the prodigal
n was n good message but the
monies that followed were cleo
|ing to the soul. One man toli
twenty one years before, he had
from the dead body Of his de-
\ wife to slake his thirst for drink
likes place: how his wiee's body,
[nse of his sins, was laid To rest
1aturely in a pauper's grave; how
"A been kicked out of saloon after
N like a hog. till in old Pacific
n Jesus touched him and made
anew. Another told how two
AFRO, a man he of gray hairs.
a. a typical brute defrauded his
AID. mother who was then pres
a hear his testimony. Then Jesus
into his life and lifted him up.
now information clerk at Moody
institute. Fifty others perhaps
aed. Almost a. many prayed.
poor fellows went forward for
~ and when W left one Of them