The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-27
L4TS>HIS TROUBLES
 AT WHISKY'S DOOR
Prisoner Writes Letter Of Ap-
 preciation To Pastor

E prisoners Sppreciat tl0n of as- ssSc8wee rendered while in distress is cOnvS yeS. to the Rev. J. C. Dunlap of Fairfield in the following letter from Lss sMr. Mc(5laun. now confined in the JeaeEsOti county jail
 NIT. McGlaUn lays his troubles at whiskys door and asks that the pas tor pray for the cause of his 16-year- olTsbGy. that he may be removed from tkes temptations which he says were the cause of his troubles.
 His letter follows in full
 Jefferson county jail. Birmingham,
 Jefferson County Jail,
 Birmingham. Ala. Jan- 15. 1924. Rev. J. C. Dunlap. Fairfield, Ala.
 Dear Brother: I write you a few lines to let you know that words can not express my appreciation for the hP6ness you have shown me during mt trouble. Brother. whisky and the devil Is the cause of me being where l sm today. When I first met you I was in the Ensley lail and you gave me the book of the Lord Jesus Christ's teachings and I began studying it. and l got down on my knees beside my bed sHd l confessed all my sins to God and prayed to Him tha6 he forgive all my sins, aRd would live for Jesus for 'eversnDre- Jesus came in my heart and burst 1t wide open and washed all gy sins away and now I am as white ss snow. if I am in jail. I read my Bible that you gave every day and night and I pray to the Lord that he may keep me in the safe road, and by His help I know that I will lvie with Him forever
 Brother Dunlap. have given thanks to Jesus for sending you to talk and pray with the unsSved sinner that was in the Ensley jail at that time, but now I am a saved sinner in the lief ferson county jail- I also thank Him for the opportunity you. Brother Mas sey and Brother Griffith had to come to see and talk with me today in jail I am so glad to see and talk with good Christian people for know how to ap- R9eciaIe their company. Before I was -c6NVerted l did Tot enjoy talking to ChriSCanS about the Lord Jesus ChriSts teachings Jesus says If I go and prepare & place for you, will come agSin and receive you unto My self, that where I am, there ye may be also" snd l believe He has pre- pared a place for me and will come after me laTsr. The blood of Jesus Christ has cleansed all my sins. If we confess our sins He is faithful and righteous to forgive us of our sins. My motto Is to love my neighbOr as I love myself don't feel that l have an enemy anywhere.
 Brother. l want you to help pray for au the CnSaved sinners here in this iail that they ulay wake up and give their hearts tO God and live for Jesus I hare been praying for all, and Sunday three of the boys gave their hesrts to God and promised Him tha7 they would live for Him. This wssS a- the Sunday afternoon meeting he9e.
 Rr, her Dunlap. I want you to help me pray, hy the help If the Lord. that my l-oy. Is years old. will be able to ce5 work that will enable him 70 sup po.; those Gene- tleUs on him. I have lseen giving them S50 every month and a house t0 live in. hut I am very sorry Io ssy thSt I can't give them any 1a"Dry now Ss I have not got any way
 gey E,'.Eey in iail and pray that by s.% hela of God He will take care of them.
 Who jS tO blame? Whisky. The ''runkart Is. aS far as he IS respOnsi- i'is- for ha has the power of deciding t"r himself. for he has the power to resist J~mI tati.n by God 3 help. Look nvt thou upon the wine when it is rs... AT the llSi it will bite you like 2 serpent and sting like an adder
 Sut the greatest responsibility rests upon ;be. voter who votes for the man who iIvOrS lIpuor You cannot shirk your responsibility in this matter. You will naeet it ar the Judgment day. Then V"re 9S y0u prsy-
 Brother Dunlap pray to God that will be one If his followers from this time on. sssiH thank you for help ing me get started ou the road 10 a better life. l am yours truly.
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