The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-05-09
This Mothers Prayers Won

Yesterday, 3G-year-old drunkard
ond gambler, "broke," given but six
months to live. Today the prosperous
owner of cna,n Of 16 shoe repair
shops scattered about the country,
with the prospect of an extension to
800 in short time, wealthy, and the
founder of one of the most beautiful
memorials to a mother ever erected.
That in brief is the story of E.
Howard Cadle, builder of the Cadle
Tabernacle at Indianapolis, just COM
pleted. 1t cost Approximately $685.
600. A similar. one is in process of
erection in Louisville, Kentucky-all
to the memory of a mother whose
prayers, plus personal hustle and eff
fort, have regenerated, made over and
made prosperous man who five short
years ago was about down and out.
Cables story is that of man who
not only "came back" but man who,
thankful for what the dice of fate
had won for him, has given to Indian
apolis one of the finest tabernacle,
ever built in the country.
A bronze tablet which adorns the
entrance of the new Indianapolis tab
crnacle epitomizes Mr.. Cables turn
in life. The tablet reads:
"Cadle Tabernacle-erected by E..
Howard Cadle in honor of his moth
er, whose prayers saved him from
a drunkard's and a gamblers grave
Only five years ago Cadle, his wife
and children were living in poverty
IL. Orleans, Indiana. He was porter
in saloon in that little town. Today
Re has a six-fgure income, fine
home, servants, luxurious town car,
walnut-fnished, downtown office,
the respect of the city and state, and,
what he counts for most, a love of
God in his heart.
Cadle, who was born at Salem, In
diana, 81 years ago, has told Indian
apolis and Louisville audiences of his
craze for gambling and drink. There
seemed to have been nothing on which
he would not place a wager. He said
that he one time placed bet on two
raindrops running down board, gam
bling on one drop to reach the bottom
first. He went from bad to worse,
until one day the doctor told him that
he had but few months to live.
Despondent, he tarried to hear Clip
sy Smith preach. That night, with
tears in his eyes, he went home to his
L nj
promised her that he would live from
that day forward a Christian life. Ii
was not an easy task to regenerate
himself and make good for his fam
| ily's sake. 1t was not an inspiration
to be forced to WELD mop on jan
| itor force at the Indiana state capitol
but Cadle welded it until he gradu.
ated from that lowly job.
Finally, he got a job as an auto mo-
bile salesman and in his zeal to max
| sood, he sold car a day for year
With the results of his efforts he paid
off his debts and invested $500 in a
shoe repair business. Later on, as
the company developed, he disagreed
with the other members of the firm
and it was case of get out himself
or buy them out. He went to James
P. Goodrich, former fovernor of Indi-
ana, under whose administration in
the state house he was a wielder of
the mop, and told him of his business
affairs. He asked for $25, 900 and Mr..
Goodrich, impressed with the story,
wrote out check for that amount.
Cadle became president of the com
pany and Mr.. Goodrich became vice.
president.
Today Cables firm has string of
16 shoe repair stores in nine cities Of
Illinois, Indiana and Ohio.
There is large-framed picture of
the olive-skinned English evangelist,
hanging on the wall of Cables busi-
ness office, and to that picture every
day Cadle lifts eyes of gladness as he
bows before the memory Of the man
who helped him. In Louisville, a year
ago, Cadle bought lot and erected a
permanent tabernacle in which to
carry on the evangelistic work begun
by Gypsy Smith. A bronze tablet
bears the same inscription that is
placed on the Indianapolis tabernacle.
Postna ster CaporaI