The sun., 1918-12-02
M'AULEY'S MISSION
REACHES AGE OF 46
"Human Made Overs Tell Of
Their Redemption From
Underworld.
"BuLL" TOMBSTONE THERE
"ScOtti the Bum" and Others
Express Their Gratitude
to the Shrine.

A sodden human Gerelict, who APP
parently had drifted from a distant
port Of responsibility. lurched into the
doorway at 316 Water street yester-
day afternoon. Either by chance or
design his uncertain footsteps had
carried him into Jerry McAuley's Mis-
sion, or New York's spiritual repair
shop. as 1t has come to be known,
where human wrecks are made over
into new and useful men.
The stranger brushed past the man
at the door who sought TO shake his
hand and slumpei down into the only
vacant seat in the back part Of the
hail. Plainly he was out of sympathy
with his surroundings. He muttered
contemptuously while hymns were be-
ing sung and he laughed raucously as
some OF the human made overs told
Of the power that had RAISED them
from degradation and criminality to
decent manhood. but his outbursts at
tracted little attention. Certainly they
did not meet with the rehuke which
even he seemed to expect.
A big man in the uniform OF n Y. NJ.
g. A. secretary, who sat az the straNE-
ar's loft, looked at him sympathetic
ally. and then leaning over WHISPERED
y few words in his ear. The stranger
I Glanced as his neighbor inCreduouslv
. I'd then straiphtened UP in hts seat.
! For the rest OF the service he was per-
! -ectly Quiet and toward the last his
| lips moved almost imperceptibly dur
| ing the singing OF the hymns.
Incident Passed Unnoticed.
The incident passed unnoticed by
many OF those who were gathered TO
celebrate the forty-sixth anniversary
OF the founding Of the mission. but
still II was typical OF the methods
that have been employed In the "spir-
itual repair shop" ever since It was
established by Jerry McCauley, a re-
formed river thief and the son of a
criminal
It was Just such an incident that
| had formed the turning point in the
| life Of Bull" Johnstone. the big Y. NJ,
| c. A. man who sat at the strangers
! left. Not 30 very many years ago
Bull tombstone was serving as
oouncer in Suicide Hall" one Of the
! lowest dives in the city. Between
| fights he sang tenor solos for the edi-
hcation Of the patrons. Now, as he
says himself, ne Is "the living proof
| that u Is possible for the worst bum
in all New York TO land on his feet
and purge his soul and become a fol-
lower OF the Almighty"
| But there were many others attend
| ing the anniversary service who. like
Bull tombstone. could trace their re-
| dempton back to the whole souled
welcome they had received on their
first appearance at the mission. For
example. there was John II Wayhurn
| superintendent at tho mission, whose
taste for drink had carried him
| through n stable fortune and whose
first pilgrimage 10 the mission about
thirty years ago was made not
through any desire for conversion but
for the purpose Of borrowing $40. Back
Of him on the platform sat his wife
and his daughter Bessie. the Sweet
heart OF the mission.
At the piano was Albert II. Fischer.
who In his past role Of hobo wandered
all over the world. To-day he holds
a we'll paid and responsible position
with a big hardware firm. but he still
lives at the mission.
Tribute to "scottie the Bum"
James Edwards, big, hrawny
trishman, we'll past middle life. who
was once known to his pals on Null
berry street by the descriptive sobr!-
quet OF "Scottie the Bum" had a few
words 10 say by way Of gratitude for
the influence which had put him on
his feet.
II used to drink that third rail stuff
hat tears out your vitals." he said.
You know IT, boys. They used TO
sell two drinks Of II for five cents
down on Mulberry street. II I had
drunk any more whiskey than did I
wouldn't he here to tell about q to
day
There "a not man among you
who has sunk any lower than | was
concluded Edwards with a flourish OF
his hand toward the section OF the
room reserved for the "hopefuls' who
had been lured to the service by the
prospects OF sandwiches and coffee
after the meeting was over.
Lawrence Mott, son OF Jo-don 7,
Mott, the iron manufacturer and one
Of the trustees OF the mission. was
there TO tell the story OF his CONVEX
sion. Drink had been his curse and
had done much TO Offset the influences
OF breeding, wealth and education.
X. Fulton Cutting, treasurer OF the
mission, who usually presides at the
anniversary services. was prevented
by III health from officiating yesterday
He sent regretful note 10 Mr. Way
burn, saying that he had been forced
to take trip South. The Rev. DR.
Arthur II. Judge, rector OF st. Mat
thew's Protestant Episcopal Church
read the Scripture lesson and preached
short sermon Miss May c. Wolcott
and Mrs, Wayhurn sang and Miss
Sarah Ray OF the Eighth Avenue Mis-
sion spoke.
AT the evening service F. Murray
ELEPHANT presided, The board OF trus-
, tees was represented by Thomas Saw