The Sentinel=record., 1918-01-27
HARRY JAMES TELLS
 HIS LIFE STORY
THE FAMOUS coRNETlsT GIVES PEOPLE AT TABERNACLE A GLIMPSE OF WHAT HE WAS
 AND IS TODAY.

A"'iy y ""iheA oi tue stephens party occupied by the pulpit at the taber- naele last night and those who had the privilege of hearing the story of his life will never forget it. He is a famous cornetist and uses his musical talent for the glory of God. and the betterment of mankind He says that NIT stephens takes him along so that when the evangelist fails to preach people into the kingdom and Prof Storrs can rot sing them in, he blows them in You have to hear Harry James blow his cornet to appreciate how nearly this is true Besides be- ing cornetist he has charge of some of the most important work con neeted with the work of the Stephens party He is conducting a personal workers class, preparing those who come to it to intelligently lead others 10 Christ. He knows his Bible and how to use it. and he is specialist In teaching how others may use theirs His class is largely composed of those who want to learn the secret of personal work Mir James gives much help from incidents of his own experience in deaing with people Then he has made a study of his Bible and being an adept in the use of it he imparts his knowledge to others in a very impressive way Those who attended the service last mi vup Iaf e. +I fhrill he bave them because of bits of information given out from time 10 time during the meetings of the great change in his life, but one must hear Harry tell it, feel the touch of his personality, to fully appreciate what 1t all means And Harry tells it with sufficient force to impress it upon his audience.
 Mir James was conducting two vaudeville houses in Columbus. Ohio, and making good money out of the enterprise; besides he was the leader of band in the city that made him | good money Billy Sunday came to Columbus to conduct a series of
 
 baseball player, and Billy threw a ball of truth that hit the vaudeville own ar in the soul, and he hit the "trail' | on a dead run and has been going 10 this day. He felt that his play l houses were out of harmony with his professed Christianity, so he gave them up and began work cleaning en- | zines for a livelihood and went on the 1 streets at night to tell others what a great Saviour he had found Some ! jeered, others moeked while a few pronounced him beside himself. But he worked on wherever he found op- portunity, and soon peaple came to inquire how he had found such peace and joy.
 But his own family could not un- derstand him. lie gas urged to play the cornet which he had played since he was four years old, and by this means earn a livelihood. My good wife was a Catholic" said he, "and was urged to make war on them, but told them We had too much dirt 10 clean up at our own back door It was no sacrifice for me 10 wipe engines for living if God wanted me to. But God never asks you to make a sacrifice. but he gives you something far better for 1t. When they told me I was fit for the asylum { replied that my asylum over wonder was better than all they had here. Mr. James then told how James A. Gray of the Moody school came to ask him to go to Chicago and do personal work. He went in opposition to the advice of friends, but there he re- ceived experience that has made him success in this line of work. would not change places with Al. Fields who has @ mansion, for my mansion will be greater than this said Mir James The story made profound impression on all who heard him. One had 70 hear him to appre ciate the power of his message. About 5000 people heard his message. and their attention was held from the be- ginning to the end of his story of the Miracle of Grace"