The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-26
EVtNGkIIsT TELLS
STORY o. HIN I.lfE
AND CONVERSION

"a unusually large crowd was la At.
tendance az the broadway Methodist
church last, evening when Rev. =. u.
Rcnshaw. of Detroit. addressed the au-
dicnce on the subJ.ci oi his conversion
fifteen years ago. Mr. Renshaw anif
IN part:
| Il WIS born IN England. near No:
;lnKham, Dccembcr lc. 1879. Ny father
came from one of the old families Of
England. being AT the present time .
magis,rai. on tn. Notts Assizes. ana
ms mother came from one OF the oldcs,
| families there. a. the age OF three
weeks ms mother died / was nut un.
der the care of professional nurs.
unin WIS about five years old. Al
which tim" WIS taken into the home
of ms grandparents. ~ the age OF
c.s.hi ! WAS admitted into the church
of England - boy chorister. and I
can say that ! was the proudest little
fellow ynu ever saw on account Of
being a member OF the church choir.
and our rehearssls coming at the hour
Oi Sunday school. ] was not permitted
To attend as other children OF nv age. as
my presence was needed more al the
choir practice. Consequently ! did not
receive any instruction In the Bible.
only the little ! got in day school.
which ] assure you was very scant.
At the age OF seventeen ! was elect.
~ 10 the office of secretary of the
Church Of England Temperance 80.
ciety. had been a member OF this 80.
ciety since my eighth birthday. I was
always taught 10 abstain from an forms
OF intoxicating drinks as a beverage
ana hnd been an honorable member
All this time. In connection with this
officc wns secretary Of the church
house where the society had its cIuh
rooms. all under the auspices OF tho
church. In the building we hhd our
dance hall, billiard room, pool room,
card room. smoking room, reading room
ana visiting room. where we gathered
around the fire TO tell dirty, smootv
stories nntil the midnight hour and
many times until the small hours OF the
morning. forgot to tell YOU we had
our auditorium with its stage. for ann.
teur dramatic performance tJo.o 4.
u,e Piace ! learned the things that in
-.'"i NE became disastrous TO me and
aIhost resulted In the wrecking of my
me- In my old home was taught 10
pay cards. and even to gamble on n re.
fined style. OF course gambling was
not tolerated. only playing for nuts in.
steah or money or poker cbips ~.
Played for stake, that is All. and NJ
course society folks say this is NOT
gaH1oIing, but Uncle Sam SAYS that n is
ne says that any person who sends
an invitation through the mails IN ,,.
,ehd card party where a prize IL given
~ 'ransgressor Of the law and is lja.
o'e 10 DE punished according TO tho
ia" This form OF a card marty is
gambling.
The worlds fair at Chicago wos an.
nounced in all the papers. and 7 wnp,od
Ia come 10 the United States A, -
uEe m nineteen and half 1 s,ar,ed
."""iu ''iassow. Scotland 10 meet the
a''"nler mat would carry me across the
sea" 70 the land OF America and IN
thc United States the greatest and hos,
VI "I ands, the land / chose for my
nome ana am proud 10 say TODAY ,b,t
am one OF its most loyal citizens ard
as long as blood flows through ,boso
VEINS shall stand true and foitbe,,i
10 the allegiance promised Uncle Sar,
landed in New York city on july
., io'S' After brief stay there. |
started across the continent TO Chicago (
10 VISIT the fair. Landing in that citv |
soon spent all l had. Like the prodl. |
b"l son sent home for more ana
again Tor more. 1t was not long before !
,he oahk went out OF business SO far a.,
: was concerned. for / got no resnonso
10 my entreaties. ! secured a posl,io,
IN department store. While tbera
.oi IN with many musical people who
'o'u me ought to be in musical yvo,.,
oh the stage, and OF course I lis,c,ed
70 fhe fattery and found mvsels an'