by ,the ,kentuckiana ,digital ,library7 ,illustration3 ,,george ,l4 ,,herr ,,and ,,wife ,,the ,,nation ,,behind ,,prison ,,bars ,,by ,,george ,l4 ,,herr1 ,prison ,evangelist ,i was in prison1 and ye came unto me ,,published ,,by ,,the ,,carter ,,printing ,,company ,,louisville1 ,,kentucky ,,copyright #aiac ,,by ,,george ,l4 ,,herr1 ,,louisville1 ,,ky4 ,to ,my ,wife ,,whose ,,constant ,,help ,,and ,,encouragement ,,make ,,it ,,possible ,,for ,,me ,,to ,,do ,,the ,,work ,,to ,,which ,god ,,has ,,called ,,me1 ,,this ,,volume ,,is ,,inscribed ,,with ,,the ,,prayer ,,that ,god ,,will ,,use ,,it ,,to ,,save ,,many ,,souls ,the ,nation ,behind ,prison ,bars ,,by ,,george ,l4 ,,herr1 ,prison ,evangelist ,author of ,light in ,dark ,places1 ,you ,are ,my ,prisoner1 ,the ,life ,line1 ,man's ,worst ,enemy1 ,nothing ,better1 ,the ,missionary1 ,the ,bethel1 ,lost and ,is ,found1 and ,a ,glorious ,rescue4 ,,the ,,world ,,of ,,prisoners ,,unknown ,,to ,,many ,,brought ,,forward ,,in ,,descriptive ,,speech ,,and ,,vivid ,,pictures ,there are enough people in prison in these ,united ,states to furnish a citizenship to a considerable territory1 or to populate a good-sized city4 ,for the psychological student1 they form the most interesting of all objects of study4 ,for the philanthropist1 and for the ,christian missionary1 they constitute a wonderful field of activity4 ,how to lift them out of the criminal strata is the question to which ,mr4 ,herr is devoting his life1 in an effort to answer4 ,in a good measure he is answering it4 ,many prisoners to whom the grace of ,god has appeared1 bringing salvation1 will rise to call him blessed4--,rev4 ,jno4 ,paul1 ,mississippi4 ,illustration3 ,,my ,,devoted ,,father ,,the ,,late ,,hon4 ,,richard ,s4 ,,herr ,and their works do follow them4 ,illustration3 ,,my ,,precious ,,mother ,the ,late ,mrs4 ,,richard ,s4 ,,herr ,give her of the fruit of her hands2 and let her own works praise her in the gates4 ,foreword ,gathered within these pages are recitals of scenes and incidents in a field of existence fortunately unfamiliar to the majority of our readers4 ,the subject has been handled without any attempt to embellish the hard facts or gloss over the cruel details--the paramount desire upon the part of the author being an endeavor to show the crying necessity for a constant1 earnest labor among the unfortunates who are shut away from ,god's sunshine2 whom ,god still loves1 despite their sins of omission and commission4 ,if the perusal of this volume brings to the reader a belief that the cause is worthy1 that labor in this field brings a reward which amply compensates for the time and effort expended1 the author will rest in the knowledge of a duty well performed4 ,there has been no effort at exaggeration in presenting these sketches of daily experiences among the outcasts of society1 no straining for effect1 no striving to paint word pictures that may touch the heart4 ,it is simply the story of everyday life in the field of the prison missionary's labor1 and is given to the public with a fervent prayer that ,god1 in ,his infinite wisdom1 will instill in the hearts of our readers a feeling of charity toward those whose burden is almost greater than they can bear4 ,faithfully1 ,g4 ,l4 ,h4 ,contents ,title i ,copyright ii ,dedication iii ,advertisement iv ,foreword v ,contents vii ,illustrations ix ,commendations from ,louisville ,ministers x ,story of the ,life of ,geo4 ,l4 ,herr xiii ,subscription ,card xvi ,chapter ,first--,life of ,geo4 ,l4 ,herr #a ,chapter ,second--,lost1 and ,is ,found #aj ,chapter ,third--,political ,peril1 ,sermon by ,dr4 ,e4 ,l4 ,powell #bc ,chapter ,fourth--,christ the ,interpreter1 ,sermon by ,dr4 ,hawes #cd ,chapter ,fifth--,throwing ,out the ,life ,line #da ,chapter ,sixth--,reformation of ,criminals #df ,visit to ,nashville ,prison #eb ,chapter ,seven--,does ,prison ,work ,pay8 #ed ,the ,work of a ,prison ,evangelist #eg ,youtsey1 ,kentucky's ,famous ,prisoner #ff ,practical ,religious ,work in ,county ,jail #fg ,praise for ,prison ,evangelist #fi ,sermon in ,state ,prison #gj ,revival ,stirs ,up ,inmates #gb ,chapter ,eight--,a ,man of ,honor #gd ,chapter ,nine--,jim ,o',brien1 the ,modern ,miracle #gf ,jim ,o',brien ,passes ,away #hc ,chapter ,ten--,columbus ,ohio ,prison #he ,the ,big ,ohio ,pen ,week by ,week #hh ,chapel ,services #hi ,chapter ,eleven--,incontestable ,proof #ib ,prison ,evangelist's ,good ,work #ig ,a ,grand ,work ,highly ,commended--,john ,r4 ,pflanz #ih ,worked ,wonders #ajj ,strong ,endorsement #aja ,speaks to ,prisoners #ajb ,sad and ,pitiful ,story #ajc ,resolution ,never ,broken #ajd ,what is a ,friend8 #ajf ,another ,chance ,i ,crave #ajh ,letter from ,col4 ,will ,s4 ,hays #aaj ,letter from ,capt4 ,scheider #aaa ,profanity ,shows ,mental ,deficiency #aab ,cincinnati ,work ,house #aae ,extermination of ,habitual ,criminals #aaf ,criminal ,becomes ,minister #abj ,poem to ,brother ,herr #abb ,success of ,reform ,criminals--,wm4 ,a4 ,pinkerton #abd ,letter from ,editor ,star of ,hope #acg ,lost and is ,found #ach ,christmas at the ,frankfort ,prison #aci ,hundreds of ,letters #add ,a ,tribute from ,jos4 ,m4 ,o',hara #ade ,fishing for ,men #adg ,branch ,library in the ,jail #adi ,change comes in ,curt ,jett #aea ,christian ,endeavor at ,frankfort ,prison #aeh ,capital ,punishment #afe ,indiana ,reformatory #afh ,indiana ,reformatory ,chapel ,services #afi ,clinging to the ,bible #agb ,tree of ,life and ,knowledge #agc ,the ,world ,dying for ,love #agd ,george ,l4 ,herr's ,new ,book #agf ,illustrations ,geo4 ,l4 ,herr and ,wife--,frontispiece i ,the ,late ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,richard ,s4 ,herr iv ,rev4 ,chas4 ,r4 ,hemphill1 ,d4,d4 xv ,rev4 ,steve ,p4 ,holcombe #f ,the ,late ,mr4 ,george ,gaulbert #h ,rev4 ,carter ,helm ,jones #i ,the ,late ,rev4 ,e4 ,a4 ,ferguson #aj ,rev4 ,e4 ,l4 ,powell #bb ,first ,christian ,church and ,presbyterian ,theological ,seminary #bh ,rev4 ,t4 ,m4 ,hawes1 ,d4,d4 #cd ,rev4 ,henry ,clay ,morrison1 ,d4,d4 #dj ,rev4 ,john ,paul #df ,dwight ,l4 ,moody #dh ,valentine ,burke #ej ,the ,late ,col4 ,mat4 ,ragland #ed ,jefferson ,county ,jail #eh ,the ,late ,hon4 ,j4 ,c4 ,bohart #fj ,hon4 ,john ,r4 ,pflanz #fd ,rev4 ,c4 ,s4 ,hanley #ib ,hon4 ,chas4 ,f4 ,grainger #ajf ,judge ,aaron ,kohn #ajh ,rt4 ,rev4 ,chas4 ,e4 ,woodcock1 ,d4,d4 #aab ,the ,hon4 and ,mrs4 ,john ,l4 ,whitman #aaf ,gospel ,service at the ,county ,jail1 ,chicago1 ,ill #aah ,wm4 ,a4 ,pinkerton #abd ,louisville ,free ,public ,library #adi ,curtis ,jett #aea ,henry ,e4 ,youtsey #aeh ,commendation from ,louisville ,ministers ,louisville1 ,ky41 ,jan4 #bg1 #aiaj4 ,to ,his ,honor ,judge ,muir ,weissinger1 ,judge of the ,county ,court1 ,jefferson ,county1 ,ky4 ,dear ,sir3 ,the undersigned ,ministers of the ,gospel in the city of ,louisville1 being members of the ,ministerial ,association1 do hereby recommend to your ,honor the appointment of the ,rev4 ,george ,l4 ,herr1 a regular ordained minister of the gospel1 as ,chaplain of the ,jefferson ,county ,jail1 in accordance with ,part #i1 ,sections #fbg-fcb ,russell ,statutes1 #aiji1 inclusive4 ,the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,herr is thoroughly well qualified to fill the position of ,chaplain at the ,county ,jail1 he having for seven years previous to the enactment of the present law given up his time and money in this noble work1 without compensation from any source whatever1 either state1 county or city1 as the present ,jailer of ,jefferson ,county and many other will testify4 ,r4 ,d4 ,,smart1 ,pastor ,broadway ,methodist ,church4 ,,charles ,r4 ,,hemphill1 ,professor ,presbyterian ,theological ,seminary4 ,w4 ,n4 ,,briney1 ,pastor ,broadway ,christian ,church4 ,w4 ,j4 ,,clarke1 ,minister ,clifton ,church4 ,a4 ,r4 ,,kasey1 ,pastor ,clifton ,crescent ,hill ,methodist ,church4 ,s4 ,g4 ,,shelley1 ,pastor ,jefferson ,st4 ,methodist ,church4 ,,thad4 ,s4 ,,tinsley1 ,pastor ,third ,christian ,church4 ,w4 ,f4 ,,irwin1 #dth ,ave4 ,presbyterian ,church4 ,e4 ,b4 ,,patterson1 ,pastor ,trinity ,church4 ,w4 ,r4 ,,hendrix1 ,pastor ,methodist ,temple4 ,j4 ,t4 ,,rushing1 ,pastor ,virginia ,ave4 ,m4 ,e4 ,church1 ,south4 ,d4 ,b4 ,,gregory1 ,pastor ,woodland ,pres4 ,church ,u4 ,s4 ,g4 ,w4 ,,nutter1 ,pastor ,parkland ,christian ,church4 ,b4 ,f4 ,,atkinson1 ,pastor ,rivers ,memorial ,m4 ,e4 ,church1 ,south4 ,c4 ,f4 ,,wimberty1 ,marcus ,lindsay ,memorial4 ,,chas4 ,a4 ,,humphrey1 ,pastor ,portland ,m4 ,e4 ,church1 ,south4 ,j4 ,d4 ,,sigler ,e4 ,l4 ,,powell1 ,pastor ,first ,christian ,church4 ,s4 ,h4 ,,lovelace1 ,pastor ,oakdale ,methodist ,church4 ,c4 ,r4 ,,crowe1 ,pastor ,highland ,park and ,hill ,street4 ,t4 ,r4 ,,kendall1 ,lander ,memorial ,church4 ,t4 ,l4 ,,crandell1 ,dumesnil ,m4 ,e4 ,church4 ,c4 ,e4 ,,carter1 ,asbury ,m4 ,e4 ,church4 ,,arthur ,w4 ,,brook1 ,m4 ,e4 ,church1 ,south4 ,w4 ,b4 ,,beauchamp1 ,pastor ,fourth ,ave4 ,m4 ,e4 ,church1 ,south4 ,j4 ,r4 ,mc,a,f,e,e1 ,west ,broadway ,m4 ,e4 ,church1 ,south4 ,story of the ,life of ,geo4 ,l4 ,herr ,the ,rev4 ,george ,l4 ,herr1 prison evangelist1 has received from ,chicago his book entitled ,the ,story of ,his ,life1 by ,edward ,de ,alma4 ,mr4 ,herr distributed #ajj copies yesterday in the ,jefferson ,county jail1 and the men received them with great eagerness4 ,mr4 ,herr will place the story in all penal institutions4 ,a letter from the ,rev4 ,james ,m4 ,taylor1 complimenting the book1 says3 ,i have read with soul-stirring interest the sad1 heart-rending experience of ,brother ,herr1 and the miraculous deliverance by the grace of ,god2 how1 by a life of sin1 he squandered a fortune2 how ,god found him and gave him deliverance2 the romantic way in which his ,god-given companion entered his life and how they are being used1 perhaps1 as no other persons to-day in helping those behind the bars4 ,this story will warn the reckless1 encourage the 'outcast1' and put a desire in the hearts of thousands to lead better lives4 --,louisville ,courier-,journal ,the ,rev4 ,paul1 of ,meridian1 ,miss41 says3 ,the story of ,brother ,herr's life1 ',redeemed from the depths of sin to the mountain top of salvation1' is a thrilling narrative1 published as a warning to the fallen4 ,the ,rev4 ,j4 ,b4 ,foote1 chaplain of the ,onondaga county penitentiary1 in ,new ,york1 acknowledging receipt of the life story of ,mr4 ,herr and thanking him for it1 states in his letter that he will use the book in his preaching in prison4 ,when asked if prison work paid1 ,mr4 ,herr said3 ,who will ever know the vast number that will attribute their first impulse to a better life1 formed while in the seclusion of a prison cell1 while reading this book4 ,the world will never know how many1 when sitting in judgment upon themselves1 have learned the great secret1 that it takes an omnipotent power to change the current of their lives and give them deliverance from the power of sin1 and enabling them to go forth1 not to live a new purpose1 but a new life4 ,in #aiji ,mr4 ,herr published #aej1jjj sermons1 books and tracts4 ,the ,rev4 ,george ,l4 ,herr1 whose address delivered in our chapel last ,sunday morning was charmingly refreshing1 is a man whose vicissitudes of life lead through a labyrinth that would require a half century of years to make its journey at an ordinary pace4--,rev4 ,d4 ,j4 ,starr1 ,d4,d41 ,ohio ,penitentiary4 ,bro4 ,herr knows the prison work as few men do4 ,he is a man of large sympathy1 and having had an experience of fifteen years as an evangelist1 knows how to reach the hearts of the men4 ,he has the entire confidence of both prisoners and officials and is always given a most hearty welcome by all4--,jos4 ,severance1 ,chaplain4 ,the large number who have been helped by hearing your message will be still further benefited by reading your book4--,rev4 ,albert ,j4 ,steelman1 ,ph4,d41 ,chaplain1 ,illinois ,state ,penitentiary4 ,get ,rev4 ,herr's book for your good1 but chiefly for the good of others4 ,rev4 ,c4 ,r4 ,hemphill1 ,d4,d41 ,louisville1 ,ky43 ,i believe ,rev4 ,george ,l4 ,herr especially equipped for the difficult work of an evangelist to those in prison and to the neglected4 ,rev4 ,wm4 ,edmond ,foster3 ,his love for lost souls and his zeal knows no bounds4 ,i bespeak for him a life of great usefulness to his fellowmen without hope and without ,god4 ,illustration3 ,,rev4 ,,chas4 ,r4 ,,hemphill1 ,d4,d4 ,president ,presbyterian ,theological ,seminary1 ,louisville1 ,ky4 ,one of the ,south's greatest scholars and teachers2 whose heart is full of sympathy for and helpfulness of the unfortunate4 ,rev4 ,horace ,g4 ,ogden1 ,d4,d41 ,new ,york3 ,i have been placed where ,i have known intimately his work as prison evangelist4 ,i can say he has made a superb record4 ,he has taken an enlarged field of work1 and ,i have every confidence in his increased usefulness4 ,his book merits a large circulation4 ,rev4 ,ed4 ,ferguson3 ,for years he1 with his most estimable wife1 have given their time and talent to the uplifting of the down-trodden of this great metropolis and they have the respect and hearty co-operation of the best people in ,louisville4 ,rev4 ,james ,m4 ,taylor3 ,the story will warn the reckless1 encourage the 'outcast1' and put desire in the hearts of thousands to lead better lives4 ,rev4 ,t4 ,t4 ,taliaferro1 ,chaplain ,kentucky ,state ,prison3 ,your sermons are blessed of ,god to the furtherance of the works of grace in our midst4 ,may ,god bless you in your noble work4 ,rev4 ,w4 ,o4 ,vreeland1 ,chaplain ,kentucky ,state ,prison3 ,you are worthy of the highest commendation4 ,men's ,bible ,class1 ,james ,lee ,memorial ,presbyterian ,church3 ,rev4 ,george ,l4 ,herr's talk at last ,sunday's session was a treat4 ,rev4 ,george ,l4 ,herr1 #aie ,coral ,avenue1 ,louisville1 ,ky43 ,who will ever know the vast number that will attribute their first impulse to a better life1 formed while in seclusion of a prison cell while reading this book4 ,the ,rev4 ,george ,l4 ,herr is bringing out a book on prison life which is abundantly capable of two effects1 namely3 ,enlisting the attention of readers1 like a romance1 and benefitting the class of whom he writes4 ,it is a two-hundred page book1 illustrated with pictures of prisons1 and scenes behind the bars4 ,,dear ,,friend3 ,we know you will rejoice with us in the work being accomplished behind prison bars4 ,many thousands we are preaching the gospel to every year4 ,there are converts all over the ,united ,states that we hear from4 ,the outlook of the work was never more encouraging4 ,may we submit to you our plan to secure auxiliary memberships at #aj4jj each8 ,will you be one8 ,,geo4 ,l4 ,,herr ,,and ,,wife1 ,prison ,evangelists4 ,,departments ,,of ,,work4 ,distribution of thousands of papers1 tracts1 and other religious reading4 ,visiting the sick and poor4 ,street work in the slums4 ,evangelistic work in the different penitentiaries a specialty4 ,,chapter ,,first ,,life ,,of ,,george ,l4 ,,herr ,,by ,,edward ,,de ,,alma ,a ,,brand ,,plucked ,,from ,,the ,,burning4 ,as we sow so shall we reap4 ,born in the city of ,louisville1 of an old ,kentucky family1 whose escutcheon had never been shadowed by smirch or breath of shame or ignominy1 it might truthfully be said of ,george ,l4 ,herr that he had been ushered into this world with the proverbial gold spoon in his mouth1 his father1 the late ,richard ,s4 ,herr1 being a prominent and highly esteemed and wealthy citizen of the grand old state of ,kentucky4 ,though surrounded by the luxuries of life1 by environments unusually favorable for the development of a strong1 healthy1 vigorous and clean life1 yet ,brother ,herr's life from his youth up to the period of this writing1 presents an aspect checkered with the lights and shadows of temptation1 sin1 remorse1 repentance1 redemption and restful peace of heart in salvation through ,jesus4 -------- ,give us help from trouble2 for vain is the help of man4--,ps4 #ajh3ab4 ,god is our refuge and strength1 a very present help in trouble4--,ps4 #df3a4 -------- ,at the age of three months1 the death of his precious mother caused him to be given into the keeping of his aunt1 a noble ,christian woman1 and it was due to her teachings that the seeds of reverence for ,god1 belief in his dearly beloved ,son and faith in the promise of a life of everlasting happiness were planted deep in the recesses of ,george ,herr's heart1 while his father1 a ,christian gentleman1 spared no efforts in his endeavor to bring up his son in the way he should go4 ,at the age of eighteen years1 through the death of his father1 he came into the possession of a large estate1 but lacking the experience which usually comes with maturity1 he developed a spirit of independence which soon brought in its train of attendant evils4 -------- ,have mercy upon me1 ,o ,lord2 for ,i am weak2 ,o ,lord1 heal me4--,ps4 #f3b4 ,my grace is sufficient for thee2 for my strength is made perfect in weakness4--#b ,cor4 #ab3i4 -------- ,the story of ,george ,herr's experience is the recital of a man's gradual surrender to the power of drink1 until the enormity of his fall can but be depicted by contrasting his condition with that as it was a few years before4 ,then he was a well known young man of ,louisville's elite society1 wealthy1 respected1 esteemed and sought after4 ,friends without number1 well wishers innumerable1 the door of any refined home in the city would have swung wide open in welcome at his knock4 ,now the other picture3 ,a drunken outcast1 a prey to the buffetings of every chance wind of fate1 deprived of friends1 stripped of wealth1 position and reputation2 exposed to every form of evil1 subject to the cruelty of every character of temptation that assails human nature4 ,ostracized from society1 barred from contact with any self-respecting acquaintance of former days1 can you imagine a more potent example of the victory of ,satan through the agency of his chief field marshal1 ,drink8 ,god grant that this may come as a warning to some one of the thousands of young men who1 with prospects as bright or even more flattering than were those of ,george ,herr at the age of eighteen1 are at this moment entering upon the path which will lead them1 as it has countless thousands1 into the abyss of eternal destruction6 ,god grant that the moral to be drawn from this picture will burn itself in indelible letters of fire upon the very soul of each young man who reads this4 -------- ,i am poor and needy2 make haste unto me1 ,o ,god4--,ps4 #gj3e4 ,my ,god shall supply all your need1 according to his riches in glory by ,christ ,jesus4--,phil4 #d3ai4 -------- ,these were indeed dark days1 the past a record of sin1 the present a nightmare of misery and shame1 the future black with the darkness of despair1 with not the faintest gleam of hope to pierce the gloom4 ,poor fellow1 you say1 only one of a multitude4 ,yes1 only the prototype of one of the thousands who are traveling the same broad thoroughfare at this moment4 ,it was at this critical juncture1 when reputation was blasted1 hope departed and the future barren of promises1 that a remnant of respect for his home and the associates of better days awakened the residuum of pride remaining and brought the determination to remove his unwelcome presence from the scenes of former pleasures4 ,he went ,west1 but his hopes were blasted1 and penniless1 homeless1 wretched1 obliged to accept any kind of menial work in order to eke out a bare living1 he wandered about until an overwhelming homesickness brought him back to ,kentucky4 ,there was1 perhaps1 a flickering intention to do better1 to cut loose from the bands that bound him1 but good resolutions were made only to be broken1 and the cords of sin drawn tighter than ever4 -------- ,lord1 what wilt thou have me to do8--,acts #i3f4 ,follow thou me4--,john #ba3bb4 -------- ,none but ,god can realize the extreme bitterness of that bondage1 the depths of that dark and unrelieved despair4 ,without light1 without hope1 without rest1 and worst of all1 without ,christ8 ,with not one friendly hand held out to greet him1 with not one word of encouragement1 but rather the cold glance of scorn1 the bitter sneer of contempt1 it is not strange that there stretched out before him apparently nothing but a drunkard's life1 a drunkard's death and an endless eternity in a drunkard's hell4 ,then the fearful temptation of suicide met him2 but ,god1 in his infinite mercy1 destined him to pass through even this fearful ordeal unharmed and spared him that he might carry the gospel of a ,savior's love to a lost and ruined world4 ,then a helping hand was extended4 ,a lifelong friend1 meeting him one day1 and overcome with pity1 gave him one more chance to make a man of himself1 fitted him out with clothes1 gave him a railroad ticket and money1 advising him to leave ,louisville and start life afresh elsewhere4 ,but the fetters of sin were riveted so strongly that the well-meant advice of his boyhood friend was unheeded1 and a few hours found him in as fearful a plight as ever4 ,then there came into this1 the darkest hour in all his life1 the experience of the prodigal son4 ,a determination came into his life to sever forever all ties binding him to the life of degradation he was then living and to take the first step back into the narrow path of righteousness4 -------- ,show me thy ways1 ,o ,lord4--,ps4 #be3d4 -------- ,it was then that the ,rev4 ,steve ,p4 ,holcombe of ,louisville1 ,ky41 took him to the ,union ,gospel ,mission4 ,at this critical period there came within the radius of his sphere of existence a noble1 devout woman1 who proved to be the one thing needful to round out the life now worth living4 ,in spite of all remonstrances on the part of her friends1 she was greatly interested in the welfare of this man and prayed earnestly that ,god would make him a strong ,christian man4 ,her tireless energies1 endless prayers and earnest teachings were ever present to hold him up and help him onward in the new life4 ,god placed her in the sphere of ,george ,herr's experience at a critical stage1 using her as a medium for cementing his faith and determining his purpose to devote his remaining years to the work of redeeming unfortunates sunk in the darkness of sin4 ,their destinies were welded together by mutual interest in the work of saving lost men and the affinity of feeling between them developed into a bond of love1 each seeing within the other those qualities necessary to happiness in wedded life1 and on the #adth of ,april1 #ahih1 ,george ,l4 ,herr and ,miss ,lillie ,m4 ,joyce1 the woman who was such an essential portion of his existence1 were joined in the holy bonds of matrimony by the ,rev4 ,carter ,helm ,jones1 ,d4,d41 pastor of the ,broadway ,baptist ,church1 ,louisville1 ,ky4 -------- ,the meek will he teach his way4--,ps4 #be3i4 ,cast me not away from thy presence2 and take not thy ,holy ,spirit from me4--,ps4 #ea3aa4 -------- ,illustration3 ,,rev4 ,,steve ,p4 ,,holcombe ,the founder of the ,holcombe ,mission of ,louisville1 ,ky4 ,george ,herr says that the old life1 with its bondage in sin and its darkness of evil1 is a thing of the eliminated past4 ,finding happiness in his new life1 he has consecrated his time1 energy1 ability and talents to continuous devotion to the task of spreading the gospel among the fallen4 ,into the gloomiest recesses of penitentiaries1 workhouses and jails1 beyond portals where visitors are excluded1 he has carried the message of ,christ's saving grace into the darkness of despairing men's and women's lives4 ,god has blessed ,george ,l4 ,herr in many ways1 giving him daily recompense for the days of misery1 shame and degradation1 giving him a happy home1 glorified by the presence of a loving1 devoted wife and the precious daughter1 and this story is sent forth with the earnest prayer that ,god may use it1 with its message of hope and cheer1 for the salvation of many despairing1 discouraged ones who are bound by the awful fetters of sin as he once was4 -------- ,all that the ,father giveth me shall come to me2 and him that cometh to me ,i will in no wise cast out4--,john #f3cg4 -------- ,one of the greatest privileges accorded man is to be a messenger for ,christ4 ,george ,herr has tasted the sweets of liberty in ,christ and he loves to tell those in the terrible bondage of sin that there is an avenue of escape4 ,in his rescue work he has been able to take a great number of homeless1 friendless and hopeless men and women by the hand4 ,does it pay8 ,the results of ,george ,herr's labors among the unfortunates are a satisfactory answer to this question4 ,it pays a hundredfold in the feeling of duty well done1 in the knowledge of many useful lives saved4 ,it pays in words of gratitude feelingly uttered by noble men and women1 who1 formerly sunk in the quicksands of despair1 are now restored to a world of happiness and peace4 -------- ,jesus own words are3 ,they that be whole need not a physician1 but they that are sick1 for ,i am not come to call the righteous1 but sinners to repentance4--,matt4 #i3ab1 #ac4 -------- ,it is our earnest prayer to the ,father of all good1 that this story of ,george ,herr's redemption from the clutches of sin may1 through his unfailing love for all suffering ones1 carry its message of hope1 its promise of salvation from eternal despair1 into the hearts of many who are despondent1 discouraged1 despairing4 ,may it instill into the hearts of the unfortunate a desire to come back into the fold of the ,father's unending love1 bringing with it the sweet conviction that no matter how far we have wandered from within the radius of his love1 we are still his children1 the erring ones for whose redemption he gave his ,son to be offered upon the altar of human sacrifice that we1 through the atonement of his innocent blood1 should inherit the kingdom of heaven4 -------- ,hold up my goings in thy path1 that my footsteps slip not4--,ps4 #ag3f4 -------- ,illustration3 ,,the ,,late ,,mr4 ,,george ,,gaulbert ,one of my best friends4 ,many heart-to-heart talks ,i have had with this grand and wealthy merchant ,,chapter ,,two ,,lost ,,and ,,is ,,found ,jesus said1 ,a man had two sons2 and the younger one of them said to his father1 ',father1 give me my share of the inheritance6' so the father divided the property between them4 ,a few days later the younger son got together all that he had and went away into a distant land2 and there he squandered his inheritance by leading a dissolute life4 ,after he had spent all that he had1 there was a severe famine through all that country1 and he began to be in actual want4 ,so he went and engaged himself to one of the people of that country1 who sent him into his field to tend pigs4 ,he even longed to satisfy his hunger with the bean pods on which the pigs were feeding2 and no one gave him anything4 ,but when he came to himself he said1 ',how many of my father's hired servants have more bread than they can eat1 while here am ,i starving to death2 ,i will get up and go to my father and say to him1 ',father1 ,i have sinned against ,heaven and against you2 ,i am no longer fit to be called your son2 make me as one of your hired servants4' ,and he got up and went to his father4 ,but while he was still a long way off1 his father saw him and was deeply moved2 he ran and threw his arms around his neck and kissed him4 ',father1' the son said1 ',i sinned against ,heaven and against you2 ,i am no longer fit to be called your son2 make me one of your hired servants4' ,but the father turned to his servants and said1 ',be quick and bring a robe1 the very best1 and put it on him2 give him a ring for his finger and sandals for his feet2 and bring the fatted calf and kill it1 and let us eat and make merry2 for here is my son who was dead1 and is alive again1 was lost and is found4 -------- ,for unto us a child is born1 unto us a son is given3 and the government shall be upon his shoulder3 and his name shall be called ,wonderful1 ,counsellor1 ,the mighty ,god1 ,the everlasting ,father1 ,the ,prince of ,peace4--,isa4 #i3f4 -------- ,illustration3 ,,rev4 ,,carter ,,helm ,,jones1 ,d4,d4 ,the late ,pastor ,broadway ,baptist ,church ,louisville1 ,ky4 ,this younger son thought he was wiser than his father and wanted to manage his own affairs4 ,so it is with men who think they can manage their own affairs without ,god4 -------- ,he shall give his angels charge over thee1 to keep thee in all thy ways4--,ps4 #ia3aa4 -------- ,a case in hand3 ,an acquaintance of mine in ,louisville1 a young man of handsome face and fine physique1 with all the advantages wealth1 education and social position could give him1 started out at the age of twenty-one with unfaltering prospects of a prosperous1 useful and happy life1 but1 like the young man in our lesson1 thought he could manage his own affairs without ,god2 in other words1 he refused to give his heart and life to ,jesus ,christ1 and not having ,christ to protect1 shield1 restrain1 and assist him1 in a time of temptation he was led along little by little1 almost without knowing it1 until he was ready to commit any crime4 ,one day in a house of ill repute he shot and killed a young man2 for this crime he was arrested1 tried and convicted1 but the wealth and influence of his family secured him a pardon4 ,even this bitter experience failed to teach him that he had made a mistake in thinking he could manage his own affairs1 for1 after regaining his liberty1 he plunged deeper and deeper into sin1 ending in himself being murdered4 ,as the prodigal in the parable wanted to get as far from his father's presence as possible1 into a far country1 so the man when he determines to give himself up to others4 ,he does not want to hear about ,god or even think about him4 ,reader1 was not this so with you8 ,the father did not compel the son to stay at home2 he allowed him to choose what he preferred4 ,so it is with ,god2 he does not compel us to obedience4 ,for my part ,i wish he did4 ,he wasted his substance in riotous living2 and so it is with the sinner1 in the service of sin2 he wastes and destroys his property1 his health1 his reputation1 his intellect1 his conscience4 -------- ,fear not2 for ,i have redeemed thee1 ,i have called thee by thy name2 thou art mine4--,is4 #dc3a4 -------- ,illustration3 ,,the ,,late ,,rev4 ,e4 ,a4 ,,ferguson ,one of the ,author's best friends ,there is nothing in this world valuable enough to recompense such a loss1 or balance the misery of a tormenting conscience4 ,if you violate it for the sake of a gratification of the body it will remember the injury many years after4 ,gen4 #db3ba2 ,job #ac3bf4 ,it will not only retain the memory of what you did1 but it will accuse you for it4 ,matt4 #bg3d4 ,it will not fear to tell you that plainly1 which others dare not whisper4 ,it will not only accuse1 but it will also condemn you for what you have done4 ,this condemning voice of conscience is a terrible voice4 ,you may see the horror of it in ,cain1 the vigor of it in ,judas1 the doleful effects of it in ,saphira4 ,it will produce shame1 fear1 and despair1 if ,god give not repentance to life4 ,the shame it works will so confound you1 that you will not be able to look up4 ,job4 #ca3ad2 ,psa4 #a3e4 ,the fear it works will make you wish for a hole in the rock to hide you4 ,isa4 #b3i1 #aj1 #ae1 #ai4 ,and its despair is a death pang4 -------- ,come now1 and let us reason together1 saith the ,lord2 though your sins be as scarlet1 they shall be as white as snow2 though they be red like crimson1 they shall be as wool4--,is4 #a3ah4 -------- ,young man1 consider the nature of your present actions2 they are seeds sown for eternity1 and will spring up again in suitable effects1 rewards and punishments1 when you that did them are turned to dust4 ,what a man sows1 that shall he reap4 ,gal4 #f3g4 ,and as sure as the harvest follows the seedtime1 so shall shame1 fear1 and horror follow sin4 ,dan4 #ab3b4 ,what ,zeuxis1 the famous painter1 said of his work1 may much more truly be said of ours3 ,i paint for eternity4 ,ah6 how bitter will these things be in the day of reckoning1 which were pleasant in the acting6 ,it is true our actions1 physically considered1 are transient4 ,how soon is a word or action spoken or done1 and there is an end of it6 ,but morally considered1 they are permanent1 being entered upon ,god's book of action4 -------- ,i have blotted out1 as a thick cloud1 thy transgressions1 and1 as a cloud1 thy sins3 return unto me2 for ,i have redeemed thee4--,isa4 #dd3bb4 -------- ,let me illustrate3 ,some time ago a young man1 son of a nobleman of ,germany1 came to our home poorly clad1 without money1 without friends1 realizing to some extent the depth to which he had fallen1 filled with remorse on account of disgrace he had brought upon himself and his family1 and like the prodigal in the parable he said1 ,i will arise and go to my father4 ,he left our home for his home in ,new ,orleans1 ,la4 ,after his arrival there we received the following letter3 ,my ,dear ,brother ,herr3 ,my letter to you from ,san ,antonio told of the happiness which had come to me as a result of the reunion of my wife and little ones4 ,can you realize how full those days were spent in the sweet companionship of those who are so dear to me8 ,i would have wished to have remained with them until ,christmas1 but my obligations to business intervened1 and ,i was compelled to leave in order to attend to matters here4 ,my thoughts are with you so much that ,i often feel as though ,i could reach out and grasp your hand2 and so often during the day there goes up a whispered prayer from my heart that our ,father will bless you in just proportion as you have been a sweet1 helpful blessing to others4 ,my route includes ,louisville1 and while ,i may not be in there on this trip1 it will not be many days before ,i will have an opportunity to greet you in person4 ,may ,god bless ,sister ,herr and yourself if only in recompense for your kindness to me4 ,,edward4 -------- ,fear thou not2 for ,i am with thee3 be not dismayed2 for ,i am thy ,god3 ,i will strengthen thee2 yea1 ,i will help thee2 yea1 ,i will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness4--,isa4 #dd3aj4 -------- ,does not the life of this man preach a more eloquent sermon1 and tell a more powerful tale1 and teach a more eloquent lesson than ,i or any other preacher could do8 ,reader1 you cannot ignore1 disregard1 or shut your eyes to the lesson which this man's life teaches1 impresses and enforces of the awful danger and the deadly and destructive effects of sin4 -------- ,wash you1 make you clean2 put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes2 cease to do evil4--,isa4 #a3af4 -------- ,here is a lesson in life that appeals to us and bids us stop in our mad way4 ,this parable of the prodigal son shows that we can have our own way if we determine to do it2 father and mother can't keep us from it1 and ,god by force will not keep us from it2 but we will certainly pay for it1 and pay the price of tears and sorrow1 remorse and ruin4 ,this nobleman's son1 by refusing to heed ,god's warning1 was brought to want4 ,no matter whose son it is1 if he determines to have his own way and give himself up to self-indulgence and riotous living1 he will come to want1 shame1 bitterness1 and many are the men who tried to master themselves but failed4 ,some evil habit had fastened itself upon him1 and realizing himself a slave1 tries to shake it off1 but1 alas6 the will has been paralyzed1 and it does not respond in warding off the fearful habit4 ,defeat after defeat occurs until the poor fellow1 discouraged1 broken-hearted1 gives up and goes down to utter ruin4 ,man is no match for the devil4 ,how hopeless would be the outlook for the great army of men whom we labor with were it not for a ,deliverer4 ,the cross held his body2 the sun hid his face for shame1 and the bowels of the earth were moved in compassion1 when ,jesus expired on ,calvary's rugged tree1 thus purchasing redemption for every man from the curse of sin4 ,it is possible through ,christ for every man to be a ,christian4 -------- ,him that cometh to me1 ,i will in no wise cast out4--,john #f3cg4 ,what a wonderful invitation--these words of the ,savior6 -------- ,and now here are some of the ways ,god has taken to tell you of his love3 ,psalm #ajc3ac3 ,like as a father pitieth his children1 so the ,lord pitieth them that fear him4 ,isaiah #di3ae3 ,can a woman forget her suckling child1 that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb8 yea1 they may forget1 yet ,i will not forget thee4 ,luke #aa3ac3 ,if ye then1 being evil1 know how to give good gifts unto your children1 how much more shall your heavenly ,father give the ,holy ,spirit to them that ask him8 ,luke #ah3ac-ad3 ,and the publican1 standing afar off1 would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven1 but smote upon his breast1 saying1 ,god be merciful to me a sinner4 ,i tell you this man went down to his house justified rather than the other3 for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased1 and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted4 ,luke #ae3g3 ,i say unto you1 that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth1 more than over ninety and nine just persons1 which need no repentance4 ,luke #ae3aj3 ,likewise ,i say unto you1 there is joy in the presence of the angels of ,god over one sinner that repenteth4 ,luke #g3cf-ej3 ,and one of the ,pharisees desired him that he would eat with him4 ,and he went into the ,pharisee's house1 and sat down to meat4 ,and behold a woman in the city1 which was a sinner1 when she knew that ,jesus sat at meat in the ,pharisee's house1 brought an alabaster box of ointment1 and stood at his feet behind him weeping1 and began to wash his feet with tears1 and did wipe them with the hairs of her head1 and kissed his feet1 and anointed them with the ointment4 -------- ,give her of the fruit of her hands2 and let her own works praise her in the gates4--,prov4 #ca3ca4 -------- ,now when the ,pharisee which had bidden him saw it1 he spake within himself1 saying1 ,this man1 if he were a prophet1 would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him2 for she is a sinner4 ,and ,jesus answering said unto him1 ,simon1 ,i have somewhat to say unto thee4 ,and he saith1 ,master1 say on4 ,there was a certain creditor which had two debtors3 the one owed five hundred pence1 and the other fifty4 ,and when they had nothing to pay1 he frankly forgave them both4 ,tell me1 therefore1 which of them will love him most8 ,simon answered and said1 ,i suppose that he to whom he forgave most4 ,and he said unto him1 ,thou hast rightly judged4 ,and he turned to the woman1 and said unto ,simon1 ,seest thou this woman8 ,i entered into thine house1 thou gavest me no water for my feet3 but she hath washed my feet with tears1 and wiped them with the hairs of her head4 ,thou gavest me no kiss3 but this woman1 since the time ,i came in1 hath not ceased to kiss my feet4 ,my head with oil thou didst not anoint3 but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment4 ,wherefore ,i say unto thee1 her sins1 which are many1 are forgiven2 for she loved much3 but to whom little is forgiven1 the same loveth little4 ,and he said unto her1 ,thy sins are forgiven4 -------- ,and1 behold1 there came a leper and worshipped him1 saying1 ,lord1 if thou wilt1 thou canst make me clean4--,matt4 #h3b4 -------- ,and they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves1 ,who is this that forgiveth sins also8 ,and he said to the woman1 ,thy faith hath saved thee2 go in peace4 ,a father whose son had gone away to ,california1 and was a gambler in ,san ,francisco1 sent him word by a friend3 ,your father loves you still4 ,and it made him ashamed2 it broke his heart2 he repented1 returned home and was saved4 ,god1 your heavenly ,father1 loves you still4 ,will you not believe it and come to him for safety8 ,he will not abuse you for your sins4 ,he will save you from your sins1 and make you happy4 ,and he began to be in want4 ,that is what sin brings a man to--want4 ,and it was this which brought him to his senses--he came to himself 7verse #ag74 ,and when he does come to himself he can think of only one place where he can hope to find relief1 and he bravely determines to go straight to the very father he had so shamefully abandoned1 and to make a full confession and throw himself on that father's mercy with the hope of being taken back as a hired servant4 ,he is willing to take the humblest and meanest place if he can only get back to that home he was1 a short time before1 so eager to leave4 ,nor does he offer any excuse2 he calls his sin by the right name and confesses it without trying to excuse it or justify it4 -------- ,and ,jesus put forth his hand1 and touched him1 saying1 ,i will2 be thou clean4 ,and immediately his leprosy was cleansed4--,matt4 #h3c4 -------- ,and how did his father receive him8 ,why1 he did not wait till his poor1 ragged1 worn and wasted boy got in and made his confession2 but he saw him a great way off 7verse #bj7 and he knew what had passed in the boy's heart and life1 and moved with compassion toward him1 he ran and fell on his neck and kissed him a glad welcome back to his heart and home4 ,but the son goes on to make his confession and his offer to be a hired servant anyhow1 and yet the father says1 ,no6 no6 bring forth the best robe and put it on him4 -------- ,and their works do follow them4--,rev4 #ad3ac4 -------- ,a man married a young widow with a small son4 ,her former husband had left her #aj1jjj in his will4 ,the man said3 ,i will take care of you and we will lay away that #aj1jjj for your boy4 ,two other sons were born to them4 ,the stepson was educated and taught habits of business4 ,at twenty-one years of age he asked for the money his father had left4 ,he was told that instead of being #aj1jjj1 it had been invested for him and was now #ej1jjj4 ,he was asked to let the money stay in the business and to become a partner with his stepfather4 ,the young man refused1 took his #ej1jjj1 fell into bad habits and lost it all and came home in rags1 a tramp4 ,his stepfather met him at the train1 took him to the barbershop and clothier and presented him to his mother at the house as a gentleman4 ,the nicest room in the house was assigned him and he was told that it was his permanent home4 ,he was also told by his stepfather that he was to be taken into the business firm composed of the father and the two half-brothers4 ,this was more than he could stand4 ,he began to weep at his ingratitude and at the love which had been lavished upon him4 ,he devoted himself to business1 was devoted to his stepfather1 and was as loyal to his interests as his own sons4 ,this picture1 though it seems overdrawn1 is one of real life4 ,the stepfather had a good disposition naturally1 but his magnanimous treatment of the prodigal was out of his sincere affection for his wife4 ,there were few ties of love that bound him to the bad boy1 only the love of his faithful wife4 ,he loved the boy for the sake of his mother4 ,our ,father loves his children and receives the prodigals returning to him for their own sake and the sake of his ,son who died for them1 and treats them1 in his affection1 as though they had never sinned against him4 -------- ,the eyes of the ,lord are in every place1 beholding the evil and the good4--,prov1 #ae3c4 -------- ,illustration3 ,,dr4 ,e4 ,l4 ,,powell ,pastor ,first ,christian ,church1 ,louisville4 ,one of the ablest ministers of the ,christian ,church who has done a wonderful work among the masses4 ,,chapter ,,three ,,political ,,peril ,sermon by ,dr4 ,e4 ,l4 ,powell1 on ,the ,need of ,prophets in a ,time of ,political ,peril1 delivered at the ,first ,christian ,church1 ,louisville1 ,ky4 ,and they1 whether they will hear1 or whether they will forbear1 7for they are a rebellious house17 shall know that there hath been a prophet among them4--,ezekiel #b3e4 ,he thought it would not be questioned by thinking persons that we are living in a time of political peril4 ,he did not mean that revolution was at our door2 he did not mean that we are threatened with a reign of terror2 he did not mean that there was any prospect of immediate bloodshed4 -------- ,i have preached righteousness in the great congregation3 lo1 ,i have not refrained my lips1 ,o ,lord1 thou knowest4 ,i have not hid thy righteousness within my heart2 ,i have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation2 ,i have not concealed thy loving kindness and thy truth from the great congregation4--,psalm #dj3i1 #aj4 -------- ,our perils spring from our state--the state of our own souls4 ,they are lacking in moral sensibility--we are in danger4 ,we are told on every hand our country was never more prosperous--that is unquestionably so4 ,the same might be said of ,rome when that colossal empire was tottering to its fall4 ,there were persons then who paid from #bjj1jjj to #djj1jjj for a single feast4 ,it is recorded of one man that1 after spending several millions of dollars in luxurious living1 he committed suicide because he had only #djj1jjj between him and starvation4 ,national bankruptcy does not stare us in the face4 ,fortunes grow up in a generation--the dollar smiles upon us as a beneficent sun4 ,yet our moral condition is such as to call forth from thinking men serious and earnest fear4 ,we are as a man living in a luxuriously appointed house1 and yet1 on account of invalidism1 unable to appreciate his splendid home and environments4 -------- ,inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren1 ye have done it unto me4 -------- ,he had called the attention of the congregation last ,sunday night to what was the fundamental source of our political corruption--the unnatural separation of religion and politics4 ,he did not mean separation of ,church and ,state2 that was right and proper2 but he did mean that we need the reign of truth1 purity and righteousness1 because of the ills to which attention was called last ,sunday night4 ,his lecture tonight would be on ,the ,need of ,prophets in a ,time of ,political ,peril4 ,he did not wish to call attention to the peculiarly inspired ,bible prophet4 ,so far as he was concerned he was a man apart1 who could not be our example--he constituted an order of his own2 but we mortals can to some extent1 recognizing our limitations1 reproduce the power of the prophets1 and it is not limited by arbitrary metes and bounds1 as ,god sends his teachers to every age and every clime4 ,if there ever was a time when we stood in need of moral leadership it is now4 ,we want men who come like the prophets of old1 who shall come before us as genuine leaders to take us out of this wilderness in which we find ourselves4 ,a fine moral leadership is the exception rather than the rule4 ,unless the standard be lifted up the hosts will not rally4 ,truth will not win its way on its own merits4 ,let the call come from the lips that speak not lies1 but the truth1 and there is that in the humblest of men that will give back an amen4 ,and when our leaders come we shall recognize them4 ,we are not likely to mistake the rumble of cart-wheels for thunder4 ,the leader carries his credentials4 ,when a community is visited by a prophet it is known by that community that a prophet has been among them4 ,you do not mistake genuine fire4 ,you are never deceived by a genuine voice4 ,it has been true in all ages of the world that wisdom is recognized by its people4 ,deep down in the hearts of the people are the instincts of truth4 ,when we find men willing to pay the price of leadership we shall have leaders4 ,it is as true today as it was in the days of prophecy that such leaders as we have have taught us to err4 ,we need men with political consciences--men who recognize that there are such things as truth1 purity and righteousness in the world4 -------- ,what must ,i do to be saved8--,acts #af3cj4 ,believe on the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 and thou shalt be saved4--,acts #af3ca4 -------- ,in speaking of moral leadership the all-inclusive qualification is inspiration4 ,he did not mean the exceptional inspiration that applies to the ,bible prophets4 ,he meant that inspiration which kindles the powers we already have into life4 ,when he spoke of inspiration he meant the enlivening1 the stirring up of the powers we already have as opposed to the shallow indifference of one who draws about him the robes of his silken selfishness and says1 ,let well enough alone--a man whose inspiration glows and glows intensely4 ,the inspired man feels the degradation of his country as a personal infliction4 ,those who dishonor her are his own foes1 and insults flung in the face of political liberty are felt by him as an affront to himself4 ,our prophets must be men who feel the woes that they oppose1 men who feel the humiliation before they can strike with the right arm clothed with power4 ,indifference to the public weal on the part of the average political leader is one of the most distressing features of our political situation4 ,these people do not seem capable of feeling righteous indignation in the presence of the moral infamy by which they are confronted1 and hence their words do not come forth as thunderbolts1 but as spent balls4 ,beware of the man whose heart has not been pierced by the woes of his country4 ,the sting is the needed spur to effort4 ,the sleeping lion is not dangerous2 but let him be wounded and his roar shall ring as the trumpet of doom in the ears of his enemies4 ,we must seek our leaders among those who can feel the woes of humanity--men of profound feeling--as those are the best prophets4 -------- ,let the redeemed of the ,lord say so1 whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy2 ,and gathered them out of the lands1 from the east1 and from the west1 from the north and from the south4--,psalm #ajg3b1 #c4 -------- ,he believed that we must strike at the evil of social indifferentism4 ,who does not feel profound shame that the law against carrying concealed and deadly weapons is not strictly enforced1 which made possible tragedies such as that at ,frankfort1 which has disgraced the fair name and fame of our ,state4 ,the leaders' voices should ring throughout our land until we are bowed to the earth in shame in view of the infamies which disgrace us4 -------- ,lord1 save us2 we perish4--,matt4 #h3be4 ,there shall not a hair of your head perish4--,lu4 #ba3ah4 -------- ,another element required for leadership was the power of vision4 ,there must be a clear recognition of evils4 ,the idealist is not a mere dreamer1 but acquainted with the actual wants of the people4 ,in fact our leaders must see something better4 ,the man who is working in the slums must keep his eyes fixed on the stars4 ,there can be no change for the better until the better is made to shine with the brightness of a beckoning angel4 -------- ,i delight to do thy will1 ,o my ,god3 yea1 thy law is within my heart4 ,i am a companion of them that keep thy precepts4--,psalm #aai3fc4 -------- ,here is the opportunity and duty of newspapers4 ,james ,russell ,lowell says3 ,what a pulpit the editor mounts daily1 sometimes with a congregation of fifty thousand within reach of his voice1 and never so much as a nodder1 even1 among them6 and from what a ,bible can he choose his text--a ,bible that needs no translation1 and which no priestcraft can shut and clasp from the laity--the open volume of the world1 upon which with a pen of sunshine or destroying fire the inspired ,present is even now writing the annals of ,god6 ,illustration3 ,,prominent ,,in ,,the ,,religious ,,life ,,of ,,louisville ,illustration3 ,,presbyterian ,,theological ,,seminary ,but has the editor no mission other than to tell us of partisan political measures8 ,to be a simple annalist who shall bring before us the events of the day1 but who creates no perspective along which we may tread to better customs1 better men and better times8 ,he never leaves us in doubt--,let us do the best we can1 and leave the rest alone4 ,in ,god's name1 is there not something better8 ,let us go up and possess the land4 ,standing on the mountain height up there we shall all see fairer lands below4 ,the inspired editor not only sees the battle from afar1 but also the coming of the imperial guard of righteousness with victory4 ,there is that in the heart of every man that responds to the ideal4 ,no leader has ever succeeded in having an evil reformed who wanted an ideal4 ,napoleon1 when he said1 ,beyond the ,alps lies ,italy1 was appealing to that sentiment--to something beyond--to something in the future4 ,when ,cortez drew an imaginary line before his men1 who had become mutinous1 and said ,on this side lies danger1 death1 duty and glory2 on that1 safety1 shame and infamy4 ,choose ye whether you will step this side of the line or remain where you are1 he was appealing to something in their hearts--put there by the ,almighty himself4 ,editors should not think it their only mission to mirror forth things as they occur1 but say to their #ej1jjj readers1 ,let us go up and possess the land of truth1 purity and righteousness4 ,this is not weakness on their part but evidence of the profoundest philosophy4 ,fifty years ago we had senatorial utterances that would reach across the continent4 ,the secret power of those utterances was that they were ideal4 ,in the days when boys spoke pieces in school we declaimed them1 and we feel their influence today4 -------- ,bless the ,lord1 ,o my soul1 and forget not all his benefits4 ,when wilt thou comfort me8--,ps4 #aai3hb4 ,love worketh no ill to his neighbor2 therefore love is the fulfilling of the law4--,rom4 #ac3aj4 -------- ,another element of leadership is moral enthusiasm4 ,the idealist in art is so for the love of art4 ,he enters into the discussion of art subjects with enthusiasm4 ,so with the moral enthusiast4 ,sin is hateful to him1 and he seeks to crush it as he would a viper1 and instinctively and spontaneously his denunciations come forth4 ,truth is his pole-star1 and he will tell his best friend1 ,i will do anything but lie for you4 ,try to bribe him1 and you will think that the central fires of the earth have been concentrated into his blistering rebuke4 ,suggest a compromise involving dishonor1 and if you escape a blow you will be fortunate4 ,like ,luther he says3 ,here ,i stand4 ,i can do no other4 ,god help me4 ,he would not go with the crowd to moral destruction4 ,moral enthusiasm has been the virtue of all epoch-making men4 ,men do not die for fancies2 they do not die for offices4 ,they die for what they believe is right4 ,give them something that appeals to their moral nature and they will die for it4 ,the grand martyrs were men who laid down their lives for what they believed to be right4 ,there came to them those lines of ,james ,russell ,lowell3 ,once to every man and ,nation ,comes the moment to decide1 ,in the strife of truth and falsehood ,for the good or evil side2 ,love's great cause1 ,god's new ,messiah1 ,offering each the bloom or blight1 ,parts the goats upon the left hand ,and the sheep upon the right1 ,and the choice goes by forever ',twixt the darkness and the light4 -------- ,as one whom his mother comforteth1 so will ,i comfort you4--,is4 #ff3ac4 ,he who loveth ,god loveth his brother also4--#a ,john #d3ba4 -------- ,we must have leaders who possess the elements of leadership for the great task of making the world better--who possess the elementary virtues of honesty and truth4 ,he had indicated some of the elements of moral leadership that these times demand4 ,he did not mean to say that the political stage had not such leaders4 ,certainly there were a few2 but we can make it possible to have a thousand4 ,when we can see one we are surprised4 ,in the past1 thank ,god1 we have had such leaders1 and in the future we shall have such leaders again4 ,it is slumbering in the hearts of men and women all around us4 ,it needs only some one to sweep the harp strings4 ,the trouble is with ourselves4 ,how can we be leaders with sensual and selfish appetites and desires8 ,does ,god no longer speak to man8 ,burns there no fire upon the altar8 ,he did not believe ,god had exhausted himself4 ,god had not exhausted himself by casting out a few bright stars from his own luminous presence4 ,there is power for him to bring to the front the men we are longing and praying for4 -------- ,he shall deliver thee in six troubles2 yea in seven there shall no evil touch thee4--,job #e3ai4 -------- ,in conclusion1 he wished to say only these few words--that every leader is a man that must bring to us the message of hope4 ,the prophets through all those weary years carried the torch of hope and handed it to their successors4 ,abraham believed with all his soul that he should have a posterity as numerous as the stars4 ,he died leaving only one heir4 ,moses1 the great law-giver1 had a vision that a community of slaves should be made into a great nation4 ,he went up into ,pisgah and died1 leaving them still slaves4 ,long ago a prophet looked over the sea at a vision of a new heaven and a new earth4 ,two thousand years have passed away and no new heaven or new earth has come--but as sure as truth is stronger than falsehood it will come--just so sure we shall one day see a new heaven and a new earth1 where dwelleth no political corruption1 but righteousness4 ,not in our time1 perhaps1 not in our children's time1 shall the thing be2 but it will come4 ,let us pray1 then1 that we may answer in the language of the great poet4 ,oh1 well ,i know that to him who works1 and knows he works1 ,this same glad year is ever at the door4 ,the ,lord bless thee1 and keep thee3 ,the ,lord make his face shine upon thee1 and be gracious unto thee3 ,the ,lord lift up his countenance upon thee1 and give thee peace4 ,,chapter ,,four ,,christ ,,the ,,interpreter ,,of ,,the ,,picture ,a ,sermon preached by ,rev4 ,t4 ,m4 ,hawes in the ,slums ,i have somewhat to say unto thee4--,luke #g3dj4 ,the scene presented in this narration is worthy of the painter's brush4 ,we have a beautiful and striking presentation of the gospel--not set forth in theological terms as abstract truth--but presented in the form of a concrete example--a picture with ,christ himself as the interpreter4 ,and now as we look at this picture with ,christ to explain and interpret it to us1 let us see what he will teach us concerning the gospel4 ,first1 we can learn here for whom the gospel is not intended4 -------- ,beloved1 if ,god so loved us1 we ought also to love one another4--#a ,john #d3aa4 -------- ,evidently it is not intended for those who find fault with it4 ,christ is among a people who seem determined not to be pleased4 ,he has just wondered to whom he could liken them1 and observing a number of children at play he likens them to children playing in the market place4 ,we have piped unto you and ye have not danced2 we have mourned to you and ye have not wept4 ,they found fault with ,john the ,baptist because he was too severe--they found fault with ,jesus because he was too liberal4 ,and here ,simon is finding fault with him because he is allowing this sinful woman to wash his feet4 ,am ,i saying too much when ,i say that there is that same trait in human nature today1 and that it keeps people out of the kingdom8 ,yea1 more than that1 it often keeps those who are in the kingdom from receiving the blessings which otherwise might be theirs4 ,there are those on the outside who remain out because they are constantly finding fault4 ,there are those on the inside who are always unhappy for the same reason4 ,if the preacher hews to the line they say he is a scold--if he doesn't they say he is afraid to stand up for what he believes1 and so it goes4 ,illustration3 ,,rev4 ,t4 ,m4 ,,hawes1 ,d4,d4 ,the beloved pastor of the ,highland ,presbyterian ,church4 ,the ,beloved ,john of the ,louisville ministry4 ,let us learn from this picture that the gospel is not for faultfinders4 ,our late ,mr4 ,moody says a true thing when he says that a faultfinder is usually a lightweight4 -------- ,he brought me to the banqueting house1 and his banner over me was love4--,s4 of ,s4 #b3d4 -------- ,again we can learn from this picture that the gospel is not intended for those who do not think they need it2 not intended for self-righteous people4 ,no one is ever going to appreciate the gospel until he feels the need of it4 ,the spirit of the ,pharisee will shut us out from the blessings of the gospel whether we are church members or not4 ,simon looked down on the sinful woman and felt that he was far superior to her4 ,evidently he felt no need of a ,saviour4 ,the ,scribes and ,pharisees rejected ,christ on the very grounds that he was the friend of publicans and sinners4 ,oh1 yes1 in the very nature of the case the gospel cannot reach those who do not feel their need of some power beyond themselves4 ,furthermore1 the gospel is not meant for those who are ashamed of it4 ,there is something very touching and beautiful in this picture of the woman who was a sinner coming into this public court to do honor to ,christ4 ,she had true humility4 ,simon was far from doing anything of this kind1 he was willing to show a certain sort of respect for ,christ1 but he would have been too proud to have ever done such a thing as this4 ,ashamed of ,jesus1 sooner far ,let evening blush to own a star4 ,is it not true that a sense of being ashamed of the gospel shuts out from its blessings those who entertain such unworthy feelings8 -------- ,thou shalt love the ,lord thy ,god with all thy heart4--,mk4 #ab3cj4 -------- ,finally1 let us learn from this picture that the gospel is not meant for those who are not glad to make a free-will offering of sacrifice as a token of this grateful love4 ,this woman brought an alabaster box of ointment4 ,my head with oil thou didst not anoint2 but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment4 ,christ did not exact this of her--it was a free-will offering4 ,if the gospel does not draw out our gratitude and liberality1 then it has never touched us4 ,it is not because of our gifts that we are forgiven1 but it is because of our forgiveness that we give4 ,to whom little is forgiven1 the same loveth little4 ,that man may last but never lives1 ,who much receives but nothing gives2 ,whom none can love1 whom none can thank1 ,creation's blot1 creation's blank4 ,but he who walks from day to day ,in generous acts his radiant way1 ,treads the same path his ,saviour trod-- ,the path to glory and to ,god4 ,now1 having learned from this picture for whom the gospel is not intended1 let us learn for whom it is intended4 ,ah6 how with a few bold and simple strokes the whole matter is made plain4 -------- ,thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself4--,mark #aa3ca4 -------- ,first1 ,i notice that it is meant for sinners4 ,behold a woman in the city which was a sinner4 ,jesus a friend of publicans and sinners4 ,that tells the story4 ,i came to call not the righteous1 but sinners4 ,some people find fault with the church because there are so many sinners in the church4 ,just as well find fault with a hospital for having sick people in it4 ,just as well find fault with the doctor for visiting invalids4 ,simon1 ,i have somewhat to say unto thee2 you are finding fault with me for allowing this sinful woman to touch me4 ,let me tell you1 ,simon1 that it is just for this very purpose that ,i am come into this world4 ,this is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation1 that ,christ came into the world to save sinners4 ,he was the great ,physician and great physicians are those who have a specialty4 ,this was ,christ's specialty--to save sinners4 ,who is this that forgiveth sins1 also8 -------- ,the end of the commandment is love out of a pure heart4--#a ,tim4 #a3e4 -------- ,secondly1 ,i learn from our ,saviour's interpretation of this picture that the gospel is for the very greatest of sinners4 ,simon1 ,i have somewhat to say unto thee4 ,there was a certain creditor who had two debtors1 etc4 ,our ,saviour proceeds with an illustration which shows that this woman was one of the greatest of sinners4 ,she was ten times worse than the average sinner1 and yet she was more welcome to the ,saviour than this proud1 self-righteous ,pharisee4 ,oh1 men and women6 if you are in this hall1 feeling that you are unworthy to be here1 your very unfitness makes you fit4 ,draw nigh to this ,saviour from sin and hear him say1 ,thy sins are forgiven2 go in peace4 ,let no pharisaical ,simon frighten you away--the ,saviour will give him the rebuke which he deserves and will whisper into your ear words of pardon and of peace4 -------- ,many waters cannot quench love neither can the floods drown it4--,s4 of ,s4 #h3g4 -------- ,i learn from this picture which ,christ interprets that the gospel is for penitent sinners4 ,simon1 ,i have somewhat to say unto thee2 seest thou this woman8 ,she hath washed my feet with her tears4 ,oh1 those were precious tears in the sight of our ,saviour4 ,every tear-drop was a jewel4 ,the breaking of the alabaster box of ointment was a sweet incense to ,jesus1 but this ten-fold sinner bathing his very feet with her penitential tears was a sight which made the angels in heaven rejoice1 for there is more joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth than over ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance4 ,simon despised this woman's tears and sat unmoved at the pathetic scene--but not so with ,jesus4 ,he could refrain himself no longer1 but speaking out before all the company he said1 ,thy sins are forgiven4 ,oh1 gracious words6 ,how sweet and soft must have been this music to the ears of this sinful outcast4 ,they fall as soft as snow on the sea ,and melt in the heart as instantly4 ,finally1 ,i learn from this picture which ,christ is interpreting for us that the gospel is for sinners who commit themselves in implicit faith to ,christ4 ,simon1 ,i have somewhat to say unto thee4 ,behold this woman2 you have done a great deal of talking--this poor woman has not spoken a word--but behold how she has thrown herself upon my mercy with unquestioning confidence6 ,do you think ,i will disappoint such trust as that8 ,she has heard me say1 ',him that cometh unto me ,i will in no wise cast out' and has taken me at my word1 and ,i consider it an honor to turn from thy company to the company of this sinful woman4 ,and he said to the woman1 ,thy faith hath saved thee2 go in peace4 -------- ,without faith it is impossible to please ,god4--,hebrews #aa3f4 -------- ,illustration3 ,,rev4 ,,henry ,,clay ,,morrison1 ,d4,d4 ,a ,giant ,against ,unrighteousness ,,chapter ,,five ,,throwing ,,out ,,the ,,life-,,line ,by ,rev4 ,h4 ,c4 ,morrison1 ,d4,d4 ,ye are the salt of the earth1 ,ye are the light of the world1 ,let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works1 and glorify your ,father which art in heaven4--,matt4 #e3ac1 #ad1 #ae4 ,these sayings of ,jesus from the sermon on the mount are quite remarkable4 ,no other teacher ever used such words to his disciples1 ,ye are the light of the world4 ,had the ,jewish doctor of the law heard these words of our ,lord to his humble sun-tanned1 bare-footed1 shaggy-browed fishermen1 he would have been quite disgusted with what to him would have seemed the consummate egotism of the ,nazarene4 ,the meaning of the words of ,christ is very plain4 ,the disciples1 their lives1 character1 spirit1 the power of the ,christ in them must1 and would1 permeate society like salt1 and purify and save from sin4 ,they must illuminate the world1 so dark with vice1 and show it the way back to ,god4 -------- ,therefore being justified by faith1 we have peace with ,god4--,rom4 #e3a4 -------- ,these words of ,jesus to the disciples who sat before him that day1 are addressed by him to all of his followers for all time1 to all of those who trust him and gladly obey him 7and only such are disciples74 ,he says1 ,ye are the salt of the earth1 ,ye are the light of the world4 ,let your light so shine before men1 that they may see your good works1 and glorify your ,father which is in heaven4 -------- ,i have somewhat to say unto thee4--,luke #g3dj4 -------- ,we must not forget that ,god's plan is to save the lost1 through the instrumentality of those who were themselves once lost1 but are now saved from sin4 ,if we would have a great testimony meeting in the city of the skies1 and all of the countless hosts there should one by one stand up to tell how they were brought from sin to ,jesus1 each one of them would point out some person who had been the chief instrument in his or her salvation4 ,there is this one characteristic of all who are truly saved--they desire the salvation of all souls4 ,in fact1 this is a very good thermometer with which to get the correct temperature of one's spiritual life4 ,does he long for the salvation of the lost8 ,if so1 in the nature of things he must be in a state of salvation4 ,is he indifferent to the condition of the lost8 ,then he is himself in a lost state4 ,let us here impress the important truth that ,jesus did not say to his disciples1 ,ye must try and salt the earth1 but said1 ,ye are the salt of the earth4 ,he did not say1 ,ye shall kindle a flame that shall illuminate the world4 ,he said1 ,ye are the light of the world4 ,we are not1 as the disciples of ,christ1 to be makers of light and salt1 but we1 by the power of ,christ1 must be made into salt and light4 ,it will be interesting to notice the processes through which one must pass in order to become salt and light4 ,let us go back to the beginning of this sermon of our ,lord and we will hear him saying1 ,blessed are the poor in spirit4 ,first of all to become salt and light one must be poor in spirit2 he must awake to the fact that he owes a million and has not one cent with which to pay4 ,from his heart he must say1 -------- ,nothing in my hands ,i bring1 ,simply to thy cross ,i cling4 ,create in me a clean heart1 ,o ,god1 and renew a right spirit within me4--,psalms #ea3aj -------- ,he must realize in his inmost soul his perilous condition1 and pray from the fullness of a deep conviction in his heart1 ,lord save1 or ,i perish4 ,not only must he be poor in spirit1 but our ,lord says1 ,blessed are they that mourn4 ,god loves to see the falling tears of sorrow for sin against himself4 ,those that truly mourn because of their sins will forsake them4 ,how blessed for the returning prodigal to come with a heart all full of deep contrition4 ,they that mourn because of their sins shall be comforted4 ,after deep poverty of spirit and true mourning for sin and the comforting of the soul by the pardoning mercy of ,god4 ,then meekness will most certainly follow4 ,now1 the soul comforted1 born of ,god1 sitting in meekness at the feet of ,jesus1 will hunger and thirst after righteousness4 ,a dead man has no appetite or desire for food1 but a living one must eat4 ,the soul that is born of ,god will at once begin to hunger for ,godlikeness4 ,the cry of such a soul is not so much for his blessings as it is for him4 ,the ,psalmist says1 ,as the hart panteth for the water-brooks1 so panteth my soul for ,thee1 ,o ,god4 ,jesus says of such1 ,they shall be filled--filled with purity1 love and peace2 filled with the ,holy ,ghost2 filled with all the fulness of ,god4 ,all such will be merciful1 pure in heart1 peace-makers1 and be sure that persecution will follow4 ,this world that hated and killed our ,lord will not let his followers pass through without persecutions4 ,of this we may be sure4 -------- ,be ye of good courage1 and bring of the fruit of the land4--,num4 #ac3bj4 -------- ,but with all these graces and past experiences herein named the persecuted can rejoice and be exceedingly glad4 ,and of such ,jesus says1 ,ye are salt and light4 ,would the reader be salt and light8 ,then pass through the program laid down in the sermon on the mount4 ,one must be so poor in spirit that he will be such a mourner1 that he will receive such comfort1 that he will become so meek1 that in him there will be such hungering and thirsting after righteousness1 that he will be so filled with righteousness1 that he will become so merciful and pure in heart1 that he will be such a peacemaker1 that he will be so persecuted1 that he will so rejoice1 that he will be salt and light1 so shining that men will see it and glorify our ,father in heaven4 ,it is folly to be striving to do something before4 ,by the grace of ,god and his divine power we are ourselves made something4 ,make the tree good and the fruit will be good4 ,if by the power of the ,holy ,ghost we are made right it will be easy for us to do right4 ,salt salts1 and light shines without effort4 ,so with true disciples of our ,christ4 ,they cannot exist without proving a blessing to those with whom they come in contact4 -------- ,pray for them which despitefully use you4--,luke #f3bh4 -------- ,,chapter ,,six ,,reformation ,,of ,,criminals ,louisville ,times ,in a sermon delivered in the ,nashville penitentiary1 the ,rev4 ,george ,l4 ,herr1 formerly chaplain of the jail here1 spoke encouragingly to the inmates1 citing cases of reformation where reform seemed impossible4 ,the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,herr took occasion to pay a high tribute to ,jailer ,john ,r4 ,pflanz1 of ,louisville4 ,he said in part3 -------- ,repent ye therefore and be converted4--,acts #c3ai4 -------- ,when ,i address you upon this subject ,i speak from the standpoint of one who knows by bitter experience4 ,i know that sin can rob man of fortune1 and all the luxuries of life4 ,i know that it can rob him of the love of all who ever loved him2 ,i know that it can drag him down from a position of prominence1 and make him a habitue of the dives2 ,i know that it will cause him to place a rope around his neck and hang himself to a rafter in his own barn2 ,i know that sin will lead him to pause at the railing of a bridge1 his mind set upon the awful deed of self-destruction2 ,i know that it will tempt him to take a razor in hand and draw it across his throat4 ,i know that sin will reduce him from a position of influence1 a welcome visitor to the homes of the elite1 to a degraded drunkard1 homeless upon the streets of his native city1 robed in a short linen duster and a straw hat in the dead of a bitter winter's night4 ,illustration3 ,,rev4 ,,john ,,paul ,he gave the title to this book after reading the manuscript ,river ,thief's ,reformation4 ,jerry ,mc,auley was a river thief1 and1 while serving a term in the penitentiary1 caught a glimpse of what the life beyond with ,christ would be1 and the verse1 ,god so loved the world1 etc1 7,john iii41 #af71 won his heart and life1 and this poor1 weak vessel in the few years he labored for ,christ has planted the gospel light through some convert at every port where a ship now lands throughout the world4 ,case of ,sam ,hadley4 ,sam ,hadley1 who was saved through this man of ,god1 was a poor friendless drunkard1 and at the time ,god spoke peace to his soul had committed almost every crime in the calendar2 over one hundred forgeries looked him in the face when he confessed1 but he had faith in ,god1 and he led him through all the dark valleys4 ,sam ,hadley1 was delivered4 -------- ,if ye will not believe1 surely ye shall not be established4--,isa1 #g3i4 -------- ,i met in the office of the prison every day the jailer1 and ,i can safely state1 without any fear of contradiction1 that ,i have never met a warden or jailer who has such mercy and charity4 ,a ,jail ,miracle4 ,i shall speak now of a miracle of the prison cell4 ,several years ago the great ,d4 ,l4 ,moody was holding meetings in ,st4 ,louis1 ,mo4 ,the ,globe ,democrat announced that it was going to publish ,mr4 ,moody's sermons4 ,he made up his mind that he would weave in plenty of ,scripture for the newspaper to carry into places that he could never enter4 ,one night he preached on the ,philippian jailer1 and next morning the paper came out with a sensational headline1 ,how the ,jailer of ,philippi ,was ,caught4 ,a copy of the paper was carried into the city jail1 and fell into the hands of a notorious prisoner4 ,this man was one of the worst characters known to the ,st4 ,louis police4 ,he was about forty years old at that time1 and had spent about twenty years in prison1 and was then awaiting trial on a serious charge4 ,as he glanced over the morning paper1 the headline caught his eyes4 ,thinking that it was some jail news he began to read it4 -------- ,this is the victory that overcometh the world1 even our faith1--#a ,john #e3d4 -------- ,god used it to convict him1 and a sense of his responsibility before ,god rushed upon him4 ,there in his cell at midnight he prayed for the first time in his life4 ,on the following ,sunday he talked with ,christian friends who held service in the jail1 and was led into the light of the gospel4 ,from that night he was a changed man4 ,the sheriff thought he was playing the pious dodge1 and had no confidence in his professed conversion4 ,but when he came to trial the case against him was not pressed1 and he escaped through some technicality4 ,illustration3 ,,dwight ,l4 ,,moody ,who sent the ,gospel through the daily press that fell into the hands of ,valentine ,burke4 ,he was always interested in the lost man4 ,unexpected ,good ,fortune4 ,for some months after his release ,burke tried to find work1 but no one would take him1 knowing his past history4 ,he thought perhaps it was because of his ugly face4 ,he went to ,new ,york and was taken in by a member of the police force1 who knew him1 and who told him he would shoot him dead if he abused his confidence4 ,being unsuccessful in ,new ,york1 he returned to ,st4 ,louis4 ,one day this man who had realized what the enemy had done for his life received a message from the sheriff that he was wanted at the courthouse4 ,he obeyed with a heavy heart4 -------- ,thy ,god whom thou servest continually1 he will deliver thee4--,dan4 #af3f4 -------- ,some old case they've got against me1 he said1 but if ,i'm guilty ,i'll tell them so2 ,i've quit lying4 ,the sheriff greeted him kindly4 ,where have you been ,burke8 ,in ,new ,york4 ,what have you been doing there8 ,trying to find an honest job4 ,have you kept a good grip on the religion you told me about8 inquired the sheriff4 ,yes1 answered ,burke2 ,i've had a hard time1 sheriff1 but ,i haven't lost my religion4 ,burke1 said the sheriff1 ,i have had you shadowed ever since you left jail4 ,i suspected your religion was a fraud1 but ,i am convinced that you are sincere1 as you have lived an honest life1 and ,i have sent for you to offer you a deputyship under me4 ,you can begin at once4 -------- ,yea1 he shall be holden up2 for ,god is able to make him stand4--,rom4 #ad3d4 -------- ,tribute to ,burke's ,honesty4 ,this was in #ahhj4 ,when ,mr4 ,moody was preaching in ,chicago in #ahij1 ,burke1 who had not been off duty for the ten years1 came to see him4 ,during all that time there had been many changes in the administration of the sheriff's office1 and they had changed every deputy but him4 ,finally they appointed the ex-convict treasurer of the sheriff's office4 ,mr4 ,moody preached in ,st4 ,louis again in #ahie4 ,a short time before his visit an evangelist was called away in the middle of the revival meetings4 ,the committee wanted ,burke to come and preach in his absence1 but the sheriff said he had just levied on a jeweler's store and had not had time to take an inventory1 and ,burke was the man he could trust to put in charge of it4 ,illustration3 ,,valentine ,,burke ,fac-simile of photograph taken for the ,rogues' ,gallery4 ,illustration3 ,,valentine ,,burke ,from a photograph taken in #ahhg1 seven years after his conversion ,he was held in such confidence by the police that they did a most unusual thing2 they gave him a photograph they had of him in the ,rogue's ,gallery4 ,he had his photograph taken again in #ahhg1 and in sending a copy of this along with the original ,rogue's ,gallery photograph1 to ,mr4 ,t4 ,s4 ,mc,pheeters of ,st4 ,louis1 to show the change in his features1 ,burke wrote a note3 ,notice the difference in the inclosed pictures4 ,see what our holy religion can do for the chief of sinners4 ,on the back of the ,rogue's ,gallery photograph he wrote3 ,he raiseth up the poor out of the dust1 and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill1 that he may set him with the princes1 even with the princes of his people4 7,ps4 cxiii1 #g1 #h47 -------- ,buy the truth and sell it not1 also wisdom and instruction4--,prov4 #bc3bc4 -------- ,this incident shows what the grace of ,god can do for a hardened sinner4 ,not only can it save him1 but it can keep him4 ,valentine ,burke lived an active1 consistent ,christian life in the position until ,god called him home in #ahie4 ,visit to ,nashville1 ,tenn41 ,prison ,mrs4 ,wilburn1 of ,nashville1 writes of ,mr4 ,herr's visit to the ,nashville prison as follows3 ,it was my great pleasure as we reached the door to find ,brother ,herr1 of ,louisville1 ,ky41 awaiting admission4 ,it was raining1 cold and dreary without1 but he carried sunshine on the inside of the prison to the sad prisoners4 ,the large chapel was filled with eager listeners and he received a most hearty welcome and all were delighted to see their true friend ,brother ,herr4 ,it was indeed a sight to make angels rejoice to see how eagerly they drank in every word4 ,i believe many darkened lives from whom all hope had fled were encouraged once more to look up4 ,hundreds of faces grew brighter as he told with burning words how ,god had saved convicts steeped in many crimes1 causing judges in different states to set them free2 when they were told that ,jesus had blotted out their past and made new men of them4 ,at the close of his sermon ,brother ,herr asked all who would pray when alone in their cells that ,christ would save them too from the power of sin1 and transform their lives as ,he had others1 to hold up their hands2 as quick as a flash hundreds of hands white and colored were raised above their heads and1 oh1 how our hearts rejoiced as we saw the hope in so many lives4 ,we are looking to ,god who giveth the increase to bless the seed sown in those sad hearts1 and earnestly pray that when the great harvest day comes many of these men may testify that the sunshine of ,god's great love entered their hearts on that dark dreary day in ,december4 -------- ,be ye clean1 that bear the vessels of the ,lord4--,isa4 #eb3aa4 -------- ,,chapter ,,seven ,,does ,,prison ,,work ,,pay8 ,who will ever know the vast number that attribute the first impulse to a better life1 formed while in the seclusion of a prison cell--alone with ,god4 ,the world will never know how many1 when sitting in judgment upon themselves1 have learned the great secret that it takes an ,omnipotent ,power to change the current of their lives1 and give them deliverance from the power of sin1 and enabling them to go forth not to live a new purpose1 but a new life4 ,many of these unfortunate ones1 not remaining criminals from choice1 but because they have never known there was an antidote provided for the deepest-dyed criminals1 a scarlet atonement for a scarlet sin1 whereby the power of evil possessing them could be eradicated from their lives1 and they no longer victims4 ,while some do not seemingly heed the kindly admonition given1 yet we believe the promise of ,god will be fulfilled1 that ,his word will not return void1 and some time--somewhere--the fruition of their hopes will be realized4 -------- ,put on the whole armor of ,god1 that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil4--,eph4 #f3aa4 -------- ,illustration3 ,,the ,,late ,,col4 ,,mat4 ,,ragland ,who aided the ,author in securing a pardon from ,gov4 ,beckham for a young man who is now at the head of a great firm ,if ,mr4 ,a4 could speak for himself when #ad years ago he bowed in his cell as a poor forlorn sinner1 and surrendered himself to ,god1 and has since been testifying of his saving grace2 ,mr4 ,b41 after leading a criminal life for years1 but when touched by the mighty power of ,god1 came forth to become a preacher of the gospel1 and has since been magnifying the grace that brought his deliverance2 ,mr4 ,c41 a desponding infidel1 persuaded to believe there was efficacy in prayer1 and in the atoning blood of the ,lord ,jesus ,christ2 if the multitude of witnesses who have been saved through the faithfulness of prison workers were known1 the verdict would be--it pays4 ,louisville1 ,ky41 ,february #ae1 #aiab4 ,dear ,brother ,herr3 ,when you handed me your little book ,lost and is ,found ,i had no idea what a treasure you were placing in my hands4 ,undisturbed in my cell tonight ,i read it through and wished for more4 ,i read it the second and third time1 and your sermon so impressed me ,i read it the fourth time1 -------- ,keep thy heart with all diligence2 for out of it are the issues of life4--,proverbs #d3bc4 -------- ,before ,i wandered away from my mother's teaching and fell into my awful sin and disgrace1 ,i had heard many sermons on the ,prodigal ,son1 but none that in such a convincing way drives home the awfulness of sin as does your description of this1 to me1 the dearest of ,christ's parables4 ,what ,i like about you most in all your talks with the prisoners is this1 you never show a man how bad he is or how low he has fallen without showing him how good he can become or how high he may rise1 and it's always in a way that appeals to the heart of the man4 ,god grant that while under your influence and in the knowledge of your way back to ,christ ,i and many of the lost ones within the prison may be able to throw off the shackles of sin and return to our ,father's love4 ,your noble work among fallen men will never be known in its entirety in this world1 but in that to come ,god will surely number you among those who have brought unto him a great harvest of precious souls4 ,may ,god bless you and your dear ,christian wife in uplifting the fallen ones1 is the earnest prayer of one who desires your influence over the remainder of his life4 ,yours for a better life1 ,,curtis4 -------- ,my foot standeth in an even place2 in the congregation ,i will bless the ,lord4--,psalm #bf3ab4 -------- ,louisville1 ,ky41 ,dec4 #bf1 #aiaa4 ,rev4 ,geo4 ,l4 ,herr1 ,jefferson ,county ,jail4 ,dear ,brother ,herr3 ,i want to thank you for the ,christmas service which you held in the chapel yesterday afternoon4 ,i was greatly helped in my own spirit and ,i was profoundly impressed with the very evident influence of the occasion and your address upon the hearts and spirits of all the other prisoners4 ,may ,god richly reward you in your labors of love for these people4 ,faithfully yours1 ,,henry4 ,the ,work of a ,prison ,evangelist ,by ,geo4 ,wm4 ,wood ,from the ,courier-,journal ,nov4 #ag1 #aiab ,to the right-thinking man there can be but one answer to the question1 does the work of an evangelist pay8 ,as well might we ask does the beautiful life of a true ,christian pay8 ,as well might we ask the farmer1 as he carefully tills the soil and sows the seed and labors to cultivate the grain1 does it pay8 ,what answer would you expect from the shrewd business man of today should you ask him the question does it pay1 when he labors and advises to keep down expenses4 ,he would promptly answer in the affirmative4 ,let us bring the question closer home4 ,ask the prisoner behind the bars1 does it pay to respect the law8 ,he will answer yes4 ,so for the question does the work of an evangelist pay behind prison bars there can be but one answer--yes4 -------- ,be of good courage1 and let us behave ourselves valiantly4--#a ,ch4 #ai3ac4 -------- ,sitting tonight in our lonesome cell1 bounded on three sides by blank and barren walls of steel1 through our two-by-six door1 constructed of massive bars of iron1 there comes to us the conversation of our fellow prisoners1 as with head pressed close against the bars to catch the other fellow's words1 we listen to the talk of the men committed for crime--men strong and healthy1 who should be engaged in some honest labor1 but1 instead1 are doing time for a broken law4 ,we had no idea of the meaning of the words doing time until being placed behind these bars1 we took up the daily life of a prisoner1 and with nothing but time to look to1 began the task of trying to be contented4 ,we believe from our own past ideas of prison life that very few of the outside world have any conception of what the prisoner's life really is1 or what it means to be sentenced to a term in prison4 -------- ,no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly4--,psalm #hd3aa4 -------- ,illustration3 ,,jefferson ,,county ,,jail1 ,,louisville1 ,,ky4 ,members of the ,international ,prison ,congress pronounced this prison the model jail of the world4 ,judge ,does ,not ,understand4 ,the judge who pronounces sentence upon the evil and unfortunate knows as little of the meaning of the terms he uses in meting out punishment as the mail clerk knows of the contents of the letters he handles at his daily task4 ,danger conveys but little meaning to the mind of the engineer who has never had a wreck4 ,by the standard of freedom1 a day in prison is a year1 and it is only those who mingle daily in our midst can talk to the man behind the bars1 who can have a fair idea of what the prisoner suffers daily in doing time4 ,the world that lies beneath the bars is a strange world to the average citizen1 the citizen blessed with average good fortune4 ,prison life is a queer and twisted one1 and a law to itself4 -------- ,let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of ,christ--,ph4 #a3bg4 -------- ,but to return to the prisoners' conversation1 of which we spoke4 ,vile--yes1 dear reader1 this word does not convey to you the full measure within the writer's mind4 ,at times it seems that some have sunk so low that all conception of honor and truth have passed entirely away4 ,no reverence whatever for such words as mother1 home or heaven left within their minds1 for they are rendered entirely void of good thoughts or honest ideas1 having been so long filled with the one thought--crime4 ,prison ,record for ,life4 ,men who started on their career of crime as mere boys1 with years of youth spent in reform schools only to be developed into men of crime1 have prison records to follow them through life4 ,many of these men feel that they have lost all hope of any but the criminal's life4 ,many of them have been forsaken by family and friends4 ,so to the man or woman who is at all interested in the uplift of his fellow man1 can you think of any field where the labor of an evangelist is more needed than it is among the men we have attempted to describe to you8 -------- ,stand fast in the faith1 quit you like men1 be strong--#a ,corinthians #af3ac4 -------- ,then there is the paramount reason why the evangelist is needed4 ,men who would not on the outside of prison give one minute of their time to listen to the evangelist as he tried to persuade them to take a new lease on life let him engage their attention by the hour as he shows them the error of their way and points them to a better life4 ,there are those that listen to his talk and turn away in scorn to ridicule his teaching4 ,but as the days follow on1 and the newness of the prison life begins to wear away1 they listen with more respect to the man of ,god4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,late ,,hon4 ,j4 ,c4 ,,bohart of ,chicago1 one of the ,author's main supporters while living in ,chicago1 ,ill4 ,we have seen men behind the bars who never before bent their knee in prayer4 ,after listening to the evangelist's story of ,god and his love1 they go to their cells1 and upon bended knees1 beg for mercy and help4 ,brother ,george ,l4 ,herr has taken the word of the ,master into many of the prisons of the ,united ,states1 but the jails and penitentiaries of his native ,state of ,kentucky have claimed much of his time and attention4 ,we must confess when first coming in contact with him1 our feeling against him was bitter1 we did not want his friendship nor his help1 only because we were angered by his denouncing our pet sins4 ,but as days lengthened into weeks1 and weeks into months1 the truth of his kindly spoken words came home to us4 ,life was stripped of all its so-called pleasure1 with nothing but its disgrace and shame left to mock us1 having sold out to the demon of crime4 -------- ,why art thou cast down8 ,hope thou in ,god4--,psalm #db3e4 -------- ,then we began to feel the need of his wise counsel and to realize the good of having him among us4 ,he was always ready and willing to help each and every man1 not only with advice and counsel1 but in so many substantial ways1 trying to lighten the prisoner's burden and make his life better and brighter4 ,he has also devoted part of his time to writing books4 ,those we call to mind are ,light in ,dark ,places1 ,you ,are ,my ,prisoners1 ,the ,life ,line1 ,man's ,worst ,enemy1 ,nothing ,better1 ,the ,missionary1 ,the ,bethel1 ,lost and is ,found1 ,a ,glorious ,rescue1 and his new book1 ,the ,nation ,behind ,prison ,bars1 soon to be brought out4 ,hundreds of thousands of these books have been sent broadcast over the world1 and through them great good has been accomplished4 ,well might he be called the ,prisoner's ,friend1 for his desire to aid each and every man gives to him this well-earned title4 ,full of generosity1 kind far beyond the ordinary meaning of the word1 always ready to forgive the aggressor and to forget the offense1 he wins his way into the hearts of wicked and violent men in a manner that makes them his lasting friends1 and turns their words of condemnation into words of praise4 -------- ,he that believeth on the ,son hath everlasting life3 and he that believeth not the ,son shall not see life2 but the wrath of ,god abideth on him4--,john #c3cf4 -------- ,we fancy1 as we write tonight1 while1 for the moment1 the stillness of death has fallen upon the entire prison1 we can hear his voice1 as it rings out in righteous indignation1 through the prison corridors1 calling some man to account for his vile language or his taking in vain the name of ,god4 ,works ,without ,pay4 ,if you were to ask a prisoner to what church ,brother ,herr belongs he would no doubt plead ignorance1 as no faith nor creed is known in his work among the men4 ,he makes no distinction between chapel-goers and non-attendants1 and will do a favor for the worst man in prison as readily as for the leader of the chapel quartet2 but ask the same prisoner1 ,who is it that speaks to judge and the warden about the sick mother who longs to see her imprisoned son before she dies8 ,ask him4 ,who pleads with the ,governor8 ,who tries to soften the heart of the prosecutor8 ,who provides shoes and clothing for the poor prisoners8 ,what unpaid messenger runs the errands of the prisoners8 ,who reconciles the erring son in prison with his mother and father8 ,he will answer1 ,brother ,herr4 -------- ,i will behave myself wisely in a perfect way4--,psalm #aja3b4 -------- ,now1 the average prisoner may be deficient in the matter of mental balance1 but he is not an imbecile4 ,he is a better judge of character and a keener observer than the more honest and commonplace fellow man4 ,by the same keen powers of observation that belong to the criminal type1 he notes that ,brother ,herr differs from many other prison evangelists1 for he helps without asking questions4 ,he has no theory or dogma to exploit1 and he labors for the uplift of humanity4 ,tribute to ,jailer4 ,much that we have written of this great work was made possible by ,jailer ,john ,r4 ,pflanz1 who for the past twelve years has been at the head of the ,jefferson ,county jail4 ,he is constantly laboring to better the conditions of the prisoners and give to the people an honest administration and progressive system of prison management4 ,to him ,louisville and ,jefferson ,county owe a great deal for the good work accomplished among the criminals4 ,brother ,herr says3 -------- ,deal courageously1 and the ,lord shall be with the good4--#b ,ch4 #ai3aa4 -------- ,if such men as ,john ,r4 ,pflanz1 of ,louisville2 ,john ,l4 ,whittman1 of ,chicago2 ,co4 ,e4 ,e4 ,mudd1 of ,frankfort1 and ,col4 ,dan ,bartley1 of ,cincinnati1 were placed in office for life the criminal world would greatly decrease every year1 instead of being on the increase4 ,illustration3 ,,hon4 ,,john ,r4 ,,pflanz ,jailer of ,jefferson ,county4 ,a friend of the unfortunate4 ,we have never heard of any prisoner complain of unjust treatment by him1 but on the other hand1 many are the unfortunate men who leave this prison to take their places in business again1 because of assistance given them by ,mr4 ,pflanz4 ,his regular rounds through the entire prison are always hailed with delight by the prisoners1 as he is ever ready to hear their complaints and remedy any existing evil4 ,he listens to all the appeals for help by the prisoners and leaves no unfulfilled promises4 ,his personal inspection of the cell-house and inquiries about the health and general welfare of all the prisoners1 make him always a welcome visitor among the men4 ,mr4 ,pflanz's desire to change the criminal into a respected citizen and the assistance he gives to bring about this result proves his thorough understanding1 brought about by years of study and personal contact1 of how to deal with this class of our citizenship4 -------- ,be strong and of a good courage2 for the ,lord thy ,god is with thee whithersoever thou goest4--,joshua #a3i4 -------- ,youtsey1 ,kentucky's ,famous ,prisoner ,louisville ,herald ,henry ,e4 ,youtsey1 sentenced to life imprisonment in the penitentiary for his complicity in the murder of ,governor ,goebel1 and at the present time the most distinguished prisoner confined behind the cold1 gray walls of the ,state prison at ,frankfort1 has at last got religion4 ,the man who has succeeded in reaching the heart of this man whose name emblazened the front pages of newspapers from coast to coast almost ten years ago1 is the ,louisville prison evangelist1 the ,rev4 ,george ,l4 ,herr4 ,the medium he employed was a little pamphlet containing the simple story of the reformation of one ,dad ,o',brien1 an erstwhile scalawag who was finally converted to a new life4 -------- ,as far as the east is from the west1 so far hath he removed our transgressions from us4--,psalm #ajc3aa4 -------- ,rev4 ,herr1 who has carried the gospel into the cells of many a poor1 crime-stained wretch1 not only here in ,louisville1 but in every prison-house in the country and has accomplished a great amount of good among the outcasts of society1 recently received a letter dated ,october #af1 #aiji1 which reads3 ,i am delighted to learn that you visited all the cells today and left in each one the tract1 ',how ,dad ,o',brien ,became ,converted4' ,i have read it1 and it is simply an additional evidence of a truth that has long been known to sincere evangelists like yourself to the effect that no matter how hardened and steeped in sin a poor fellow may be1 the love of ,god can win him and ,jesus can save him1 and he can start life anew1 singing praises to his ,redeemer1 and winning the lives of his old companions for the ,master4 ,i believe that the happiness of ,o',brien's latter years more than made up for all he suffered--for he enjoyed a portion of the most glorious life that could be lived here below4 ,when you get into heaven1 as you surely will1 ,dad ,o',brien will be the brightest star in your crown4 ,yours most sincerely1 ,,henry ,e4 ,,youtsey4 ,practical ,religious ,work in ,county ,jail ,dear ,brother ,herr3 ,whenever ,i think of my confinement in the ,louisville jail1 a picture arises before me in which ,i can clearly see in the main corridor in the building1 down the center of which extended a long table covered with a snowy cloth1 and then in charge of the ,hon4 ,john ,r4 ,pflanz1 than whom there never was a kinder-hearted jailer in all the world4 -------- ,come out from among them and be ye separate1 saith the ,lord1 and ,i will receive you4--#b ,cor4 #f3ab4 -------- ,but that table and its delicious burden3 ,turkey after turkey1 four of which weighed more than twenty-five pounds each1 with all the trimmings1 including dressing1 cranberry sauce1 etc4 ,there were oysters fried1 and oyster soup1 with crackers and celery4 ,and what an array of cakes6 ,as ,i remember1 there were chocolate and caramel1 layer and black ones1 in short1 almost every kind of cakes and pies known to the culinary art4 ,then there were bushels of oranges1 apples and mixed nuts1 and for a time all of us forgot about stone walls and iron bars1 for what a merry time we did have discussing that repast6 -------- ,for ,god so loved the world1 that he gave his only begotten ,son1 that whosoever believeth in him should not perish1 but have everlasting life4--,john #c3af4 -------- ,whence came all of those good things8 ,why1 the little man who has so often walked a square or two further in the rain to buy one banana more for a nickel for some poor prisoner1 and who has worn out more shoe-leather in helping unfortunate men in durance vile than any other man in ,kentucky3 the ,rev4 ,geo4 ,l4 ,herr1 affectionately called ,the ,little ,missionary1 made personal calls on the wealthy and charitable merchants in the city of ,louisville1 soliciting this food and dinner in the name of humanity1 and may ,god richly bless all those who helped him make it such a grand success4 ,,henry ,e4 ,,youtsey4 ,praise for ,prison ,evangelist ,courier-,journal ,to the tributes that have been paid to the ,rev4 ,george ,herr1 after filling the pulpit of the ,clifton ,baptist church1 of ,louisville1 the ,rev4 ,james ,a4 ,clark yesterday added a testimonial1 in which he praised the prison evangelist for work which he considers little short of wonderful4 ,it gives me pleasure to add my testimonial to the many ,i have seen concerning the work of the ,rev4 ,george ,herr as prison evangelist1 says the ,clifton ,baptist church pastor4 ,three times ,i have heard him tell the simple gospel story of ,jesus and his love4 ,he has a message few preachers have1 and tells it with power and effect4 ,he has a message the world needs to hear1 because it is an example of the power of ,god to save to the uttermost4 -------- ,my son1 if sinners entice thee1 consent thou not4--,prov4 #a3aj4 -------- ,mr4 ,herr has had a wonderful1 but costly experience1 which fits him peculiarly for the special work among prisoners4 ,from a wealthy man1 living in a mansion1 sin blindly led him to poverty1 robbed him of his money1 property and friends2 but ,god came into his life and now he rejoices that he is a child of the ,king4 ,george ,herr is doing a work little short of wonderful4 ,he deserves the co-operation of the ,christian brotherhood1 and ,i take pleasure in commending him4 ,sermon in ,state ,prison ,rev4 ,jos4 ,severance1 ,chaplain1 says in the ,courier-,journal3 ,one of the most remarkable meetings in the annals of the prison was held in the chapel of the penitentiary at ,frankfort1 ,ky41 ,sunday morning4 ,george ,l4 ,herr1 of ,louisville1 a friend of ,chaplain ,severance1 was present and spoke from the fourth and twelfth verses of the #ajcrd ,psalm4 ,the sermon was a strong appeal to the men for gratitude to ,god for the rich provision for the redemption of the race and urging them to accept the mercy of ,god and allow him to remove their sins from them as far as the ,east is from the ,west4 ,the chapel was crowded to the doors1 and during the sermon that lasted for an hoar no one moved and none went out4 -------- ,my feet were almost gone1 my steps had well nigh slipped4--,psalm #gc3b4 -------- ,at the close of the sermon the gospel invitation was given and a total of forty-two men came forward1 some to confess faith in ,christ 7of these there were thirty-seven7 and others to renew their vows4 ,hundreds asked for prayer in their behalf4 ,among those who came were some of the hardest men in the prison and more noted for insubordination and disobedience than for piety and morality4 ,but the ,chaplain believes that the per cent4 of those who remain true is as great among prisoners as among those outside4 ,bro4 ,herr knows the prison work as few men do4 ,he is a man of large sympathy1 and having had an experience of fifteen years as an evangelist knows how to reach the hearts of the men4 ,he has the entire confidence of both prisoners and officials and is always given a most hearty welcome by all4 ,the baptism of the thirty-seven men who made confession ,sunday will be attended to next ,sunday morning4 ,mr4 ,herr will return to the baptism4 -------- ,inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these1 my brethren1 ye have done it unto me4--,matt4 #be3dj4 -------- ,revival ,stirs ,up ,inmates ,courier-,journal ,the ,rev4 ,george ,l4 ,herr preached yesterday at the ,frankfort penitentiary for the ,rev4 ,joseph ,severance1 who was filling another engagement4 ,several hundred men and women asked for prayer1 and fourteen confessed ,christ and were baptized in the prison pool in the afternoon by the chaplain1 assisted by the ,rev4 ,c4 ,r4 ,hudson and the ,rev4 ,herr1 prison evangelist4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the prisoners in the ,frankfort penitentiary were again blessed by a visit from ,bro4 ,geo4 ,l4 ,herr1 the ,louisville prison evangelist1 who came unexpectedly to us4 ,it was doubly fortunate1 for the reason that ,bro4 ,jos4 ,severance1 the chaplain1 was absent from the city and therefore could not fill his appointment4 -------- ,he that believeth on him is not condemned2 but he that believeth not is condemned already1 because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten ,son of ,god4--,john #c3ah4 -------- ,bro4 ,herr read that most beautiful #cgth ,psalm1 which is replete with comfort for those who are in dire distress and in need of consolation1 placing special emphasis on those passages which teach patience and faith in ,the ,god who is mighty to save and strong to deliver4 ,bro4 ,herr never fails to extend the invitation of the gospel2 in fact1 that is his strong point1 and is recognized by him to be the most important part of his work as an evangelist4 ,his labor was rewarded1 as he won eight souls for our ,lord and ,saviour4 ,the following representatives1 members of the present ,general ,assembly1 were present at the morning services3 ,w4 ,h4 ,jones1 ,princeton1 ,ky42 ,john ,t4 ,shanklin1 ,johnson1 ,ky42 ,w4 ,a4 ,b4 ,davis1 ,mt4 ,vernon1 ,ky42 ,albert ,butler4 ,these gentlemen have been coming regularly1 which proves that they are interested in our welfare1 and also devoted to the church services4 ,we are always proud of their presence1 and invite all their colleagues4 ,at the afternoon ,christian ,endeavor service1 ,bro4 ,herr made an extemporaneous address in which he revealed the secret of his wonderful success as a soul-winner1 which the writer would call unlimited charity1 and inexhaustible brotherly love2 the love that always instantly forgives1 and as quickly extends a hand to help a fallen brother rise4 ,the eulogy he paid his wife1 whom he acknowledged to be the inspiration to his life1 was most beautiful4 ,at this service he won five more souls for his hire1 making thirteen for the day4 ,,henry ,e4 ,,youtsey4 ,,chapter ,,eight ,a ,,man ,,of ,,honor ,for several years ,i have been deeply interested in the men confined in the prison1 and in the betterment of their condition4 ,each time ,i held service in the prison ,i came in contact with1 and was very much encouraged and assisted by the warden's great kindness4 ,he did much to improve the conditions of life within the prison walls4 ,g4 ,l4 ,h4 99 99 99 99 99 ,evening ,post4 ,,frankfort1 ,ky41 ,jan4 #bc4--,the body of ,edward ,e4 ,mudd1 late warden of the ,frankfort ,state ,reformatory1 who died yesterday morning1 was taken this morning to his former home at ,glendale1 in ,hardin ,county1 where it will be buried this afternoon4 ,yesterday afternoon the body lay in state in the prison chapel and was viewed by #a1cjj convicts4 -------- ,my son1 if sinners entice thee1 consent thou not4--,prov4 #a3aj4 -------- ,five floral designs were sent from the penitentiary4 ,the guards and the deputy wardens and the clerks sent two1 a few of the trusties sent another1 and the white prisoners and the colored prisoners each sent a design4 ,these latter were paid for in #e and #aj-;cent contributions4 ,the ,prison ,commission1 which is in session1 ordered flowers sent from ,louisville1 and adopted the following resolution3 ,resolved1 ,that in the death of ,edward ,e4 ,mudd1 warden of the ,state ,reformatory at ,frankfort1 the ,state of ,kentucky has lost a valuable public official1 and the prison has been deprived of an ideal executive4 ,his long experience in prison work had supplemented his natural ability1 with the result that he brought to a difficult task a trained mind and an admirable judgment4 ,he was firm without being severe2 gentle without being weak2 with a heart full of kindness for the unfortunates under his control4 ,the ,board of ,prison ,commissioners recognized his worth2 had the fullest appreciation of his manliness1 his integrity and his devotion to duty4 ,they sought his advice on all important matters1 and in his demise they realize that the ,state has sustained an irreparable loss4 ,the sincere sympathy of the board is hereby extended to his bereaved wife and children4 ,until a successor to ,warden ,mudd is appointed one of the commissioners will be constantly in ,frankfort4 -------- ,neither do ,i condemn thee2 go and sin no more4--,jno4 #h3aa4 -------- ,,chapter ,,nine ,,jim ,o',,brien3 ,,modern ,,miracle ,by ,george ,l4 ,herr ,several years ago ,i met in the ,jefferson ,county jail1 ,louisville1 ,ky41 ,dad ,o',brien1 one of the worst criminals ,i have ever known4 ,fifty odd years of age1 forty years a thief and twenty-five years behind the bars4 ,the sentence in the jail was a light one--one year and a half--for having received stolen property1 but he had stolen from one to tens of thousands4 ,he was son of a prominent physician of ,cincinnati1 for twenty years professor of anatomy in the ,ohio ,medical ,college4 ,he began by stealing from his mother's purse and then1 when punished by his father1 would steal his father's instruments and sell them for revenge4 ,his father1 being a very stern man1 drove ,billy from home1 and the night came on with no place to go4 -------- ,verily1 verily1 ,i say unto you1 he that heareth my word1 and believeth on him that sent me1 hath everlasting life1 and shall not come into condemnation2 but is passed from death unto life4--,john #e3bd4 -------- ,he led a low1 degraded life1 and was finally arrested and sentenced to serve ten years in the ,columbus penitentiary4 ,when he was about to serve his first sentence--which seemed to him a lifetime--a young lady1 an old schoolmate and who had been visiting him in jail1 proposed marriage to him1 so she could have the right to visit him in ,columbus and provide him with the comforts of life1 as far as possible4 ,she was a girl of means1 and he was stunned by the proposal4 ,for1 he said1 he had not thought of such a thing as a wife4 ,but he told her to come back the next day and he would let her know4 ,she did1 and he accepted and they were married on the eve of his leaving for the penitentiary4 ,he only served part of the sentence1 and when released went to the home of the girl and began life in a new way1 only to fall in the old rut in a short time4 ,he kept up his criminal life for years4 -------- ,but this is a people robbed and spoiled2 they are all of them snared in holes1 are for a prey1 and none delivereth3 for a spoil1 and none saith1 ,restore4 ,who among you will give ear to this8 ,who will harken and hear for the time to come8--,isaiah #db3bb4 -------- ,the good wife died1 and after her death he became one of the most notorious bank robbers in this country4 ,while in the county jail at ,louisville1 ,ky41 ,dad's friends were standing nobly by him4 ,he had plenty of money sewed in his clothes to meet his every need4 ,i tried hard to reach him1 but he was determined not to have anything to do with a ,sky ,pilot1 as he called me4 ,the first time ,i spoke to him he almost spit in my face1 but that never daunted me4 ,i was more determined to win him4 ,i saw he was a diamond in the rough4 ,he had a bright mind1 a man filled with history4 ,while in prison in ,louisville1 ,ky41 he became interested1 and determined to quit the old life4 ,after this determination he immediately wrote his intentions to his old pals on the outside1 and told them not to send him any more money1 for he was done with that life4 ,they told him he was a fool and had gone crazy1 and everything else they could think of4 ,but he was that kind1 when he made up his mind to do a thing he did it4 -------- ,the ,lord of hosts is with us2 the ,god of ,jacob is our refuge4--,psalm #df3g4 -------- ,then it was my opportunity for the practical side of ,christianity1 for ,i believe in that side4 ,his clean laundry must be supplied1 extra food that his old companions had been having sent in from the restaurants must now be brought by the missionary from home4 ,many are the baskets of food ,i have carried from my cottage home to this man4 ,but the time was coming when he was to be released and nowhere to go1 and that was the thing that seemed to trouble him most4 ,i said3 ,never mind1 ',dad1' when you get out of this prison-house come to my home1 ,i'll take care of you and help you to a good life4 ,well1 one night1 at about #h o'clock he knocked on the door4 ,how glad wife and ,i were to see him6 ,he often said1 ,how warm the fire looks and how home-like to see you all sitting around4 ,we gave him a good warm supper1 a good bed1 the best room in the house1 but that was not all he needed4 ,the next day was the beginning of the real battle4 ,the detectives were hounding him4 ,but to keep them from rearresting him we sent him across the river until we could plead with the officers to give this man another chance4 ,we believe had it not been for the great interest taken by ,john ,r4 ,pflanz1 the jailer1 at this time for this man1 that he would have died in a cell in some far ,eastern prison4 ,he said1 ,what's the use8 ,let me alone2 there is only one thing for me and that is to go back to the old life4 ,we said1 ',d1' we'll see you through4 -------- ,i know not how to go4--#a ,kings #c3g4 -------- ,all this time we were trying to find employment for him4 ,all this time he was growing impatient and would say3 ,a great big husky fellow like me laying around on a little man like ,brother ,herr4 ,he weighed about #aij pounds1 but we would encourage him by saying1 ,well1 ,dad1 you know ,god's people have all things in common1 and he knows you are here1 and when he sends to us he sends it for you as well4 ,one day when we were talking1 he said3 ,brother ,herr1 those old charges in ,chicago1 ,st4 ,louis1 ,pittsburg1 ,cincinnati and ,new ,york are hanging over me and ,i must face them4 ,we said1 ,well1 ,dad1 if you have made up your mind you would rather live for ,god behind the bars than to live for the devil on the outside or the inside1 ,god will see you through4 ,go and face these charges1 and if you mean business1 ,god will take care of you4 -------- ,i will guide thee4--,ps4 #cb3h4 -------- ,he went first to ,st4 ,louis and told the judge on the bench that he had quit the old life forever4 ,they looked at him1 and even those who were his bitter enemies1 said1 ,give him another chance2 go and be a man and we will help you4 ,he came back to our home from ,st4 ,louis1 stayed a few weeks and started for the other charges1 encouraged by the last trip4 ,he went to ,chicago first1 and they told him the same thing there2 then he went to ,cincinnati1 then to ,pittsburg1 and they said1 ,dad1 if you mean business you shall have a chance4 ,then he went to ,new ,york where he and three other men had robbed a bank of #age1jjj4 ,when he went in to see the ,new ,york people they did not know him4 ,he had been living a ,christian life for several months4 ,salvation changes the looks of a man1 and takes away the hard lines and softens the eye2 and when he told them who he was1 they said3 ,my ,god6 where did you come from and what are you doing here8 ,he told these gentlemen what had taken place in his life1 and of his determination for the future4 ,said one wealthy man1 ,well1 ,dad1 go on your way and may ,god be with you and help you4 -------- ,fear thou not2 for ,i am with thee2 be not dismayed2 for ,i am thy ,god4 ,i will strengthen thee2 yea1 ,i will help thee4--,is4 #da3aj4 -------- ,he went on a hunt for the old friend ,hinky ,dink down in the first ward4 ,hinky ,dink saw him1 paid for a week's lodging at the ,mills ,hotel1 and gave him money for meals each day4 ,finally one day ,hinky ,dink and ,dad1 standing in the front of his 7,hinky ,dink's7 saloon1 called the workingmen's bar1 where they line up by the fifties at a time1 looking in1 ,hinky ,dink said1 ,dad1 you are worth #ah a week to me behind that bar4 ,dad said1 ,me8 ,not me for #a1hjj a week4 ,i am a ,christian1 ,i have quit all that1 never to return again4 ,hinky ,dink said3 ,well1 what do you want1 anyhow8 ,dad said3 ,i want to go to ,cincinnati to the ,holiness camp meeting4 ,hinky ,dink said1 ,where8 7this being all ,greek to him71 as it was not in his line1 he knew4 ,dad repeated what he had said1 and ,hinky ,dink said3 ,come right over here and ,i'll buy you a ticket4 ,he took him over to the railroad office1 and bought him a limited ticket to ,cincinnati4 ,dad said1 when telling us1 ,he thought he was shipping me in the quickest way possible1 but it was the ,lord taking care of ',old ,dad1' and sending him in first-class style4 ,again he came back to our home1 stayed several weeks1 then we got him #bj worth of religious books to travel around to the camp meetings to sell1 and to tell his experience1 for the people were eager to hear this wonderful experience of ,god's transforming power1 wherever he went4 ,we started him off1 and he soon felt his call to preach the gospel4 ,he was ordained in ,indianapolis in #aije1 and preached up and down the land1 winning lost men and women for ,jesus4 ,his life was a miracle of what ,god's grace can do4 ,he married a fine ,christian woman1 who was a great help to him in his work4 ,in the fall of #aijh he died a triumphant death1 leaving a glorious testimony behind4 ,jim ,o',brien ,passes ,away ,the ,courier-,journal republishes herewith from the ,indianapolis ,herald an editorial by the ,rev4 ,george ,e4 ,bueler1 pastor of the ,methodist ,episcopal church1 ,indianapolis1 ,ind43 ,the ,rev4 ,william ,h4 ,frazier1 alias ,jim ,o',brien1 died at ,indianapolis on ,monday1 ,october #cj1 #aijh4 ,at an early age ,frazier began associating with bad boys on the streets of ,cincinnati and of course was soon drawn into sin4 ,at the age of #ad he began stealing1 at first on a small scale1 and increasing with the years until he became one of the most daring and successful bank robbers known in ,america4 ,he was arrested and in prison many times1 but when at liberty he drifted back into crime again4 ,for forty years he was a criminal2 of that time twenty-three years and six months was spent behind prison bars4 ,although he stole hundreds of thousands of dollars he was released from prison the last time in ,louisville with only #b4dj left4 ,what wages for forty years in the service of ,satan6 ,while incarcerated in the ,jefferson ,county jail1 at ,louisville1 ,ky41 ,missionary ,george ,l4 ,herr found this wretched man and through many months of persistent effort found a way to his heart4 ,at first the missionary was met with curses and abuses1 but love conquered1 and the result was ,jim's conversion1 a miracle indeed1 for1 from that time in ,january1 #aijc1 ,dad1 as he was known1 lived a godly life and retrieved for the past by telling everywhere he went his life story1 showing forth the glory of ,god's redeeming grace4 ,no one knew better than ,bro4 ,frazier what it meant for a man to be released from prison and again face the world4 ,with the disgrace and odium upon him it is well nigh impossible for him to find honest employment1 for no one knowing him to be an exconvict wants him in their employ1 the temptation to return to the old life is strong4 ,with this in view he began making homes for such men in large cities4 ,while ,bro4 ,frazier was working and starting a home in ,cincinnati he was made prison chaplain for the entire city4 ,during the past summer he and his wife came to ,indianapolis4 ,while here his physical condition gave way2 he knew his end was near4 ,to those who waited on him in his last hours he constantly affirmed his faith in ,god and passed peacefully away4 ,the funeral was conducted by the ,revs4 ,parker1 ,stevens and ,bueler1 with special singing by ,mr4 ,maxwell1 ,mrs4 ,bueler and ,mrs4 ,nelson4 ,all who want a more complete account of this wonderful life should read his book1 ,from ,crime to ,christ4 ,,chapter ,,ten ,,columbus ,,ohio ,,prison ,ohio ,penitentiary ,news ,the ,rev4 ,george ,l4 ,herr1 prison evangelist1 returned yesterday from ,st4 ,louis1 where he went in the interest of the men behind the bars4 ,the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,herr also had a delightful visit with his son1 of ,st4 ,louis4 ,mr4 ,herr1 on his return home1 received the following letter from the ,rev4 ,d4 ,j4 ,starr1 ,d4,d41 chaplain at ,columbus1 ,o41 penitentiary3 ,dear ,brother3 ,i thank you for your letter informing me that you will spend ,sunday1 ,march #h1 with us at this prison4 ,we intend to make good use of you for the ,master's cause4 ,we will wish you1 unless it will weary you to do so1 to speak to our ,sunday-school at #h o'clock2 address the prayer meeting at #i o'clock2 preach in chapel at #aj o'clock2 attend ,female ,bible class and talk at #c p4m41 and men's ,bible class at #g p4m4 99 99 99 99 99 -------- ,i was in prison1 and ye came unto me4--,matt4 #be3cf4 -------- ,the ,courier-,journal republishes herewith from the ,ohio ,penitentiary ,news an editorial by the ,rev4 ,d4 ,j4 ,starr1 ,d4,d41 chaplain at the ,columbus1 ,o41 prison3 ,the ,rev4 ,george ,l4 ,herr1 whose address delivered in our chapel last ,sunday morning was charmingly refreshing1 is a man whose vicissitudes of life lead through a labyrinth that would require a half century of years to make its journey at an ordinary pace4 ,but ,george ,l4 ,herr is not the man to do anything in an ordinary way4 ,the itinerary of his life shows few curves--mostly acute angles4 ,he was born in an old ,kentucky family of the city of ,louisville4 ,his ancestral stock was golden1 and his infancy was fed with a golden spoon on sugar and cream4 ,when he was three months old his ,christian mother went to be with ,god4 ,when he was #ah years old his father1 ,richard ,s4 ,herr1 a capitalist of ,louisville1 died and left ,george the heir of a large patrimony4 ,the orphan was genial1 sportive1 rich and without domestic restraint4 ,men seized the opportunity to take advantage of his tendencies and youth to filch from him his wealth4 ,he yielded1 and threw on the neck of appetite the slackened rein and became woefully dissipated4 ,he mounted the toboggan and went down the slide1 landing in a few years in the gulch of destitution and near the precipice of suicide4 -------- ,teach me thy way1 ,o ,lord4--,ps4 #hf3aa4 -------- ,here in destitution and despair on the day after ,christmas1 #ahic1 the ,rev4 ,s4 ,p4 ,holcombe1 of ,louisville1 found the prodigal and led him into the ,union ,gospel ,mission1 where he sought and came to know ,god as a personal ,saviour4 ,what a change6 ,new bottles for the new wine of the ,spirit6 ,as language cannot picture the degradation of the prodigal1 neither can it picture the exaltation of the son restored to the ,father4 ,george was as whole-hearted in his new life as in his old4 ,he had beauty for ashes and a spirit of praise instead of heaviness4 ,after nearly five years of the new life ,george ,l4 ,herr1 in the city of his fall and his recovery1 was married by the ,rev4 ,dr4 ,carter ,h4 ,jones1 pastor of ,broadway ,baptist ,church1 to ,miss ,lillie ,m4 ,joyce4 ,george says that if a man ever outmarried himself he's the man4 ,he says ,god gave him this priceless treasure of a ,christian wife in answer to prayer4 ,those who know ,mrs4 ,herr speak of her as sweet-spirited1 noble1 devout1 gifted in song and speech and one in spirit with her husband in the work of saving those who are out of the way4 ,their home is filled with the aroma of grace and their united lives are spent in doing good4 ,how wonderfully ,god fulfills ,his ancient promise to present-day prodigals3 ',as ye were a curse1 so will ,i save you1 and ye shall be a blessing4' ,the ,big ,ohio ,pen ,week by ,week ,weekly ,budget of ,personal1 ,local and ,other ,newsbits4 ,to-morrow in the ,chapel4 ,sunday ,school #h ,a4,m4 ,prayer ,meeting #i ,a4,m4 ,the ,great ,congregation #aj ,a4,m4 ,entry ,march ,band 7,thomas ,mc,caskie1 ,leader47 ,gloria ,patri ,entire ,congregation 7,directed by ,choirmaster ,prof4 ,j4 ,h4 ,chavers47 ,invocation4 ,songs ,by ,miss ,luale ,bethel ,a ,rose in ,heaven4 ,life's ,lullaby4 ,first ,scripture ,lesson4 ,anthem ,choir ,morning ,prayer ,chaplain ,lord's ,prayer ,response by ,choir ,second ,scripture ,lesson4 ,hymn ,no4 #c ,choir ,within ,thy ,courts4 ,sermon ,rev4 ,george ,l4 ,herr ,hymn ,no4 #cee ,choir ,calvary4 ,doxology4 ,benediction4 ,band4 ,march4 ,exit4 ,chapel ,services ,in the ,bible-school at #h o'clock through the doorway of life beyond1 which ,christ left open that men might both look in and go in1 the #cjj students saw some of the things that ,god hath prepared for them that love ,him4 ,the germinal thoughts of ,john #ad3a-ad are that heaven is a place--a roomy place1 a prepared place1 a place where the ,lord abides and where he will have his prepared people to abide with him4 ,and that in this doctrine is the cure for human sorrow4 ,let not your heart be troubled 99 99 believe4 ,at the #i o'clock meeting the quotation of ,scripture verses appeared like apples of gold in pictures of silver4 ,rev4 ,george ,l4 ,herr was introduced and the hearts of hearers beat warm under their jackets as the speaker sang and talked to them of ,jesus and ,his love4 ,it was good to be there4 ,the ,great ,congregation gathered at #aj o'clock and was welcomed with the stirring notes of the band men4 ,the many voices lifted in the chant1 ,gloria ,patri1 showed how grand the effect would be if all would join in the song4 ,why not all8 -------- ,give me understanding4--,ps4 #aai3cd4 -------- ,a ,rose in ,heaven1 and ,life's ,lullaby1 were admirably sung by ,miss ,lucile ,bethel with her sister ,miss ,bethel as accompanist at the piano4 ,the anthem1 ,ashamed of ,jesus8 ,never1 ,no ,never1 was sung by the choir as the author of the song might have wished to hear it rendered4 99 99 99 99 99 ,that old story of the prodigal son was the subject on which ,rev4 ,george ,l4 ,herr of ,louisville1 ,ky41 preached to the inmates of the penitentiary ,sunday morning in the chapel1 but it was the twentieth century prodigal who formed his main theme4 ,mr4 ,herr is known all over the country as the prison missionary4 ,he has all the vivacity and warmth of the ,southerner4 ,he illuminated the old parable with the story of his descent from the position of a son of a wealthy ,kentucky home1 possessing a large estate1 to the destitution of a linen duster for a ,december coat1 and from a seat in a ,pullman to riding the bumpers of a cattle train4 ,that was his condition sixteen years ago4 ,the men enjoyed the object lesson and cheered the moral heroism evinced in the life-story of the missionary4 99 99 99 99 99 -------- ,i am understanding4--,prov4 #h3ad4 -------- ,the ,courier-,journal republishes herewith from the ,evangel an editorial by the ,rev4 ,l4 ,b4 ,haines at ,columbus1 ,o43 ,the editors of the ,evangel were pleased to meet ,mr4 ,george ,l4 ,herr while in ,columbus a few days ago4 ,he addressed the prisoners at the ,ohio penitentiary and was heartily received by all who heard him4 ,he is doing a noble work in the prisons all over our country4 ,we spent a pleasant afternoon together1 visiting the sick in the prison hospital1 and we believe ,god blessed the seed sown4 ,the ,evangel wishes him and his dear wife ,god speed in their self-sacrificing efforts for the lost4 ,we take great pleasure in calling the attention of the readers of the ,evangel to ,herr's new book entitled ,the ,nation ,behind ,prison ,bars1 a notice of which you will find on another page of this issue4--,eds4 -------- ,for ,god so loved the world that ,he gave ,his only begotten ,son1 that whosoever believeth in ,him should not perish1 but have everlasting life4--,jno4 #c3af4 -------- ,,chapter ,,eleven ,,incontestable ,,proof ,,our ,,motto3 ,seeking the ,lost4 ,helping the ,helpless to ,help ,themselves4 ,,jailer ,,pflanz ,,pays ,a ,,high ,,compliment ,,to ,,evangelist ,,geo4 ,l4 ,,herr ,louisville1 ,ky41 ,march #ab1 #aija4 ,mr4 ,geo4 ,l4 ,herr1 ,dear ,sir3 ,i have recently been asked by several persons on different occasions if ,i thought much good could come out of the rescue work done at the county jail4 ,in every instance ,i would answer yes4 ,a great deal of good is done through the ,christian workers1 and especially by you1 who not only give your time and attention to this work1 preaching the gospel on the ,sabbath1 but on every day of your life doing everything in your power to lighten the burden of the unfortunates confined in the jail4 -------- ,my glad heart says in the language of the ,psalmist3 ,bless the ,lord1 ,o my soul1 and forget not all his benefits4 -------- ,illustration3 ,,rev4 ,c4 ,s4 ,,hanley ,president of ,international ,federation of ,christian ,workers1 by whom we were ordained in ,chicago1 ,ill41 in #aijg4 ,i have known prisoners of all classes look forward to your arrival each day with gladness1 knowing that if you did not have something to distribute among them you would give them a cheery good morning4 ,as a rule you always have something to give them1 which gladden their hearts and make them think better of our harsh world1 wherein they are buffeted around like so many things to be despised4 ,i have never known you to come to this jail that you were not interested in some poor fellow's case1 and often have ,i known you to call on either the ,judge of the ,police or ,criminal ,court to intercede for some person confined in our jail4 ,i have noticed that whenever you come you are asked by more than one of our prisoners to go on some mission1 either to a father1 mother1 or some other relative4 ,distance and barriers have no terror for you1 as was evidenced in your recent trip fifteen hundred miles for one of our prisoners to see his parents4 ,in every case you have with promptness attended to requests1 always with a cheerfulness that is surprising to those who cannot understand and will not learn4 ,these are the things that lift up the hearts of the poor unfortunate prisoner and make him feel that there is something worth living for4 -------- ,draw nigh unto my soul and redeem it4--,ps4 #fi3ah4 -------- ,my wish and prayer is that you may go on in the good work you are doing4 ,sincerely yours1 ,,john ,r4 ,,pflanz4 99 99 99 99 99 ,following are letters of endorsement to ,missionary ,george ,l4 ,herr and his wife in their life-work among outcasts1 fallen ones and victims of sin4 ,among those who have lent substantial aid and hearty encouragement to the work will be noted many of our leading citizens1 men of irreproachable character and standing in society1 who have not hesitated to add their quota of praise to the universal word of approbation accorded the missionary in his efforts to lead the wayward ones back into the path of self-respect and manhood4 -------- ,hear1 ,o ,lord1 and have mercy upon me2 ,lord be thou my helper4--,ps4 #cj3aj4 -------- ,frankfort1 ,ky41 ,nov4 #bb1 #aijd4 ,dear ,bro4 ,herr3 ,i regret that you and your good wife and ,sunshine can not be with us in our services next week at the ,frankfort ,penitentiary1 but am glad to have you promise to be with us soon4 ,no one understands this work for the salvation and elevation of those in our penal institutions1--the possibilities1 the discouragements1 the trials1 the triumphs1 the rejoicing--as we do who are constantly engaged in it4 ,your frequent visits to us are always appreciated both by the chaplain and the prisoners1 and your sermons and talks and songs are blessed by ,god to the furtherance of the work of grace in our midst4 ,i can truly say there are eyes that mark your coming and look brighter when you come4 ,i wish also to say for your encouragement and those who work with you that your faithful labors are plainly manifest in the lives of many whom you come in contact with--the deep and lasting impressions made upon their minds and hearts so we are enabled to take up the well begun work and by ,god's help carry it on to salvation of the soul4 ,may ,god bless you abundantly in your noble work4 ,truly yours1 ,t4 ,t4 ,,taliaferro1 ,chaplain ,ky4 ,state ,penitentiary4 -------- ,forsake me not1 ,o ,lord4--,ps4 #ch3ba4 -------- 99 99 99 99 99 ,rev4 ,h4 ,c4 ,morrison1 ,d4,d41 ,editor ,pentecostal ,herald1 ,louisville1 ,ky41 and ,president ,wilmore ,college1 ,wilmore1 ,ky41 says3 ,i take pleasure in commending my friend and brother1 ,geo4 ,l4 ,herr1 as a devout ,christian and earnest worker for the salvation of men4 ,he has had wide experience on both sides of the line1 and has been greatly blessed in rescuing men who have gone down into the depths of sin4 ,he has been especially blessed in prison work4 ,those who help him forward in the good work in which he is now engaged will do me a personal favor4 ,wishing him and his wife great success as they shall go from prison to prison seeking after the lost1 ,i am ,respectfully yours1 ,h4 ,c4 ,,morrison4 99 99 99 99 99 ,rev4 ,james ,m4 ,taylor1 world-wide evangelist1 says3 ,i have read with soul-stirring interest the sad1 heart-rending experience of ,bro4 ,herr1 and the miraculous deliverance by the grace of ,god1 how by a life of sin he squandered a fortune1 how ,god found him a bond slave of appetite and other sins and delivered him1 the romantic way in which his ,god-given companion entered his life1 and how they are being used perhaps as no other persons today in helping those behind the bars4 ,this story will warn the reckless1 encourage the cast out and put a desire in the heart to help the fallen4 ,,james ,m4 ,,taylor1 ,evangelist4 ,knoxville1 ,tenn4 7,frankfort ,journal47 ,the ,rev4 ,geo4 ,l4 ,herr1 of ,louisville1 will spend the fourth as the guest of ,rev4 ,jos4 ,severance1 chaplain of the ,state prison1 today4 ,rev4 ,herr is a widely known1 talented and enthusiastic prison evangelist1 and has a national reputation as such4 ,he will shortly publish his famous sermon1 ,man's ,worst ,enemy1 and will place numerous copies of it in every penal institution of the ,united ,states4 99 99 99 99 99 ,prison ,evangelist's ,good ,work 7,courier-,journal47 ,prison evangelists published in #aijf-jg #cf1jjj sermons in booklet form and sent them ,north1 ,south1 ,east and ,west4 ,the ,rev4 ,george ,l4 ,herr and wife closed a most remarkable year4 ,the meetings which they have held for the most part have been in large prison houses1 erected for sinful men and women4 ,mr4 ,herr has delivered sermons to many thousand listeners2 many have professed conversion and thousands have asked for prayer4 ,the good that this work has done will probably never be fully known until the business of this old world has been brought to a close4 ,influences have been set in motion that are going to roll on until time shall be no more4 ,rev4 ,w4 ,o4 ,vreeland1 chaplain ,frankfort ,reformatory1 says3 ,it gives me great pleasure to testify of the splendid work among the prisoners done by a man ,i believe to be deeply consecrated to the work of rescuing the fallen brother4 ,george ,herr is worthy of the highest commendation4 ,w4 ,o4 ,,vreeland4 ,oct4 #ab1 #aiab4 99 99 99 99 99 ,a ,grand ,work ,highly ,commended ,louisville1 ,ky41 ,july #bd1 #aijb4 ,rev4 ,geo4 ,l4 ,herr1 ,dear ,brother ,herr3 ,i regret very much to learn of your departure from the city1 and the work you have so nobly1 and for so long a time1 engaged in at this institution and elsewhere4 ,to say that you will be missed by us is but faintly expressing my feelings at your departure4 ,you will not only be missed by myself and other officials at the jail1 but by the poor unfortunates placed in my custody1 for ,i know ,i can truthfully say we will never be able to get any one who will take the pains and do the great good you have done for all with whom you have come in contact4 -------- ,i will never leave thee1 nor forsake thee4--,heb4 #ac3e4 -------- ,i can assure you that your farewell sermon to all of the one hundred and eighty prisoners in this jail on yesterday was the cause of great depression in the spirits of all who heard you on that occasion1 for every one of them felt that he or she was about to lose their best friend1 who had not only ministered to their spiritual wants but made their troubles his own1 and in every way in his power relieved them of their every ailment4 ,you and your good wife were as father and mother to them1 their guardian angels1 who made their rugged paths smooth and their futures bright and happy4 ,it is with much sorrow that ,i write you today1 and my only consolation is in the hope that you may some day return and take up the good work again for the betterment of the unfortunates who may be confined in this and other institutions in which you have worked in this city4 ,sincerely yours1 ,,john ,r4 ,,pflanz4 -------- ,o ,lord1 make haste to help me4--,ps4 #dj3ac4 ,i will help thee1 saith the ,lord1 and thy ,redeemer1 the ,holy ,one of ,israel4--,is4 #da3ad4 -------- ,worked ,wonders ,declares ,dr4 ,garvin1 ,physician ,jefferson ,county ,jail ,louisville1 ,ky41 ,july #bdth1 #aijb4 ,rev4 ,george ,l4 ,herr1 ,my ,dear ,brother ,herr3 ,it is with much regret ,i have heard of your determination to leave us4 ,you and your good wife have now been engaged1 for about four years1 in the noble work of saving souls in the ,jefferson ,county jail1 and to the success of your efforts ,i can truly bear testimony4 ,i must confess that at first ,i had little hope of much good being accomplished1 but your constant devotion at all hours1 night and day1 has worked wonders1 and ,i am satisfied that many who came steeped in sin and in their own minds hopelessly lost1 have left the prison at peace with ,god1 and with a determination in the future to lead a better life4 ,wherever you go1 may ,god be with you1 is the wish of all who know you1 and especially that of your friend1 ,,sam',l ,h4 ,,garvin4 ,physician to ,jefferson ,county ,jail4 ,strong ,endorsements ,evangelist ,herr's work commended by ,minister4 ,louisville ,evening ,times ,louisville1 ,ky41 ,june #ba1 #aije4 ,rev4 ,horace ,g4 ,ogden1 ,d4,d41 ,pastor ,trinity ,m4 ,e4 ,church1 ,louisville1 ,ky41 says3 ,to ,whom ,it ,may ,concern3 ,i take pleasure in commending ,mr4 ,geo4 ,herr to the esteem and confidence of the public4 ,i have been placed where ,i have known intimately his work as ,prison ,evangelist in ,jefferson ,county ,jail--a place incomparable in my opinion for testing the character and power of a ,christian worker4 ,i can say he has made a superb record and been able by divine assistance to rescue many from the life of crime4 ,he has taken an enlarged field of work because he has been convinced it was the call of the ,highest1 and ,i have every confidence in his increased usefulness4 ,i cheerfully commend him and his work4 ,his book is true and merits large circulation4 ,mr4 ,herr is a fine public speaker4 ,sincerely1 ,,horace ,g4 ,,ogden4 ,speaks to ,prisoners ,the ,rev4 ,j4 ,a4 ,holton1 ,chaplain ,eddyville ,penitentiary1 commends ,rev4 ,herr's work3 ,the ,rev4 ,george ,l4 ,herr1 the well-known ,louisville prison evangelist1 conducted the chapel services at the ,eddyville ,state penitentiary1 ,eddyville1 ,ky41 on ,sunday1 ,february #af4 ,mr4 ,herr's address to the prisoners made a very decided impression upon the men4 ,in a letter to ,louisville1 ,j4 ,a4 ,holton1 ,chaplain of the penitentiary1 writes of ,mr4 ,herr's visit to ,eddyville as follows3 ,brother ,herr is a fluent and earnest talker and speaks from personal experience and observation with telling effect1 timely words that tend to the betterment of his hearers4 ,no one who is acquainted with his personal history and present effort in the cause of prison reform could doubt his sincerity4 ,it is not a surprise1 therefore1 that from every sphere of his labor along the line of evangelistic work in the prisons of the land come unsolicited testimonials commending him and his work4--,the ,louisville ,times4 -------- ,and ,god spake all these words1 saying1 ,i am the ,lord thy ,god1 which have brought thee out of the land of ,egypt1 out of the house of bondage4--,ex4 #bj3a-b4 -------- ,sad and ,pitiful ,stories ,the ,louisville ,herald ,for fifteen years ,mr4 ,herr has carried the great truths to the outcasts1 giving warning of the danger1 and thousands have repented and have been rescued from lives of sin and shame and are now blessings to the community4 ,hundreds of thousands of tracts1 sermons1 books1 papers1 etc41 have been distributed1 the results of which can never be known4 ,one of the saddest features of this work is that we are constantly beset by the sad-faced1 grief-stricken1 broken-hearted mothers and wives who have been so unfortunate as to lose their loved ones in sin1 declared ,rev4 ,herr4 ,they come to us and plead for us to help find the wanderer4 ,the pitiful stories of disgrace1 shame and disappointment that come from the broken hearts who are victims are beyond expression and almost enough to melt the heart of stone into a river of tears1 and to stir us who hear them and see the helplessness of unfortunate ones4 ,there never was a place where the gospel was needed more and where it would do more good1 than in the prison houses of our beautiful land4 -------- ,open them mine eyes1 that ,i may behold wondrous things out of thy law4--,ps4 #aai3ah4 -------- ,resolution ,that ,was ,never ,broken ,i am done with a life of thieving4--,e4 ,b4 ,another of the days in jail that will long be remembered by some of the poor unfortunates who have been making this place their residence for some time4 ,the missionary who makes prison work the work of his life preached to the men today1 the service being in the place of the regular ,saturday services1 because the convicted men were to go to the penitentiary ,saturday morning1 and ,brother ,herr intended to go to ,cincinnati1 ,ohio1 this evening4 ,so the good brother gave the men some good1 wholesome advice4 ,and in opening the services1 that always appropriate song of ,let a little sunshine in was sung1 and the good ,god knows that if any one in this world needs sunshine that person is the one who is behind prison bars4 -------- ,thou shalt have no other gods before me4 -------- ,i have seen some curious things in my wandering life1 and some very curious and saddening sights are to be seen in jail4 ,to see men right in the prime of their manhood going to a living tomb1 to actually bury themselves for years1 is a sight not easily forgotten4 ,oh1 the misery1 the shame1 and the degradation of it all4 ,it is no wonder that some of the unfortunates weep4 ,the sight of so much misery seen at one time is enough to melt the heart of the most hardened criminal4 ,as ,i watched the men put up their hands in reply to the question of ,how many of you men want to lead a better life8 ,i could not blame any one of the prisoners for putting up their hands in a resolve to lead a clean life4 ,my sympathy is with the unfortunate4 ,i have been placed in positions just like these men are placed in1 but never again6 ,oh1 ,i hope that when ,i finish this term of imprisonment that ,i may find some means of employment that will bring me in enough money to keep body and soul together4 ,from this time forward ,i am done with stealing4 ,i hope that my right hand may lose its cunning and my eyes grow dimmer1 so dim that ,i cannot see anything to steal4 ,i am done1 done with a life of thieving4 ,i don't know how ,i am going to exist1 but ,i am not going to steal any more4 ,by the help of the good ,lord ,i intend to reform4 -------- ,for thou wilt light my candle3 the ,lord my ,god will lighten my darkness4--,ps4 #ah3bh4 -------- ,what ,is ,a ,friend8 ,a friend is the first person who comes in when the world has gone out4 ,a bank of credit on which we can draw supplies of confidence1 counsel1 sympathy1 help and love4 ,one who considers my need before my deservings4 ,the triple alliance of the three great powers--love1 sympathy and help4 ,one who understands our silence4 ,a jewel whose lustre the strong acids of poverty and misfortune cannot dim4 ,one who smiles on our fortunes1 frowns on our faults1 sympathizes with our sorrow1 weeps at our bereavement1 and is a safe fortress at all times of trouble4 ,one who1 gaining the top of the ladder1 won't forget you if you remain at the bottom4 ,the holly of life1 whose qualities are overshadowed in the summer of prosperity1 but blossom forth in the winter of adversity4 ,he who does not adhere to the saying that ,no4 #a should come first4 -------- ,god is our refuge and strength1 a very present help in trouble4--,psalm #da3f4 -------- ,illustration3 ,when the author left ,louisville to #aije for ,chicago to be ordained1 he was greatly helped by his friend ,chas4 ,f4 ,grainger1 kindness never to be forgotten4 ,,hon4 ,,chas4 ,f4 ,,grainger ,former ,mayor of ,louisville2 now ,president ,louisville ,water ,co4 ,mr4 ,grainger says1 ,mr4 ,herr's work among prisoners has been very successful1 and through his efforts many have reformed4 ,a watch which beats true1 for all time1 and never runs down4 ,an earthly minister of heavenly happiness4 ,a friend is like ivy--the greater the ruin1 the closer he clings4 ,one who to himself is true1 and therefore must be so to you4 ,the same to-day1 the same to-morrow1 either in prosperity1 adversity or sorrow4 ,one who guards another's interest as his own and neither flatters nor deceives4 ,one truer to me than ,i am myself4--,exchange4 -------- ,let the words of my mouth1 and the meditation of my heart1 be acceptable in thy sight1 ,o ,lord1 my strength and my redeemer4--,ps4 #ai3ad4 -------- ,another ,chance ,i ,crave ,courier-,journal ,austin1 ,tex41 ,dec4 #b4--7,special47--,jake ,mc,kinney1 who was serving a life term in the ,state penitentiary at ,rusk for the murder of ,robert ,walker in ,jones county seven years ago1 has just received his pardon from ,gov4 ,o4 ,b4 ,colquitt on the strength of an appeal for liberty in the form of a poem that he wrote and sent to the ,governor4 ,this poetic application was turned over to ,mrs4 ,colquitt by the ,governor and it was upon her recommendation that ,mc,kinney was given his liberty4 ,mc,kinney was twenty-four years old at the time of his conviction4 ,during the last four years of his imprisonment he was editor of the prison newspaper1 the ,alcalde ,chronicle4 ,he attended night school while in the penitentiary4 ,his poems and articles in the little newspaper that he published attracted much favorable attention4 ,his pardon application reads in part as follows3 ,another chance1 'tis all ,i ask1 ,in freedom's sun again to bask2 ,to hear the voice of loved at home1 ,and amid familiar scenes to roam4 ,what saith the ,scripture8 ,is it wise ,to gain a world and lose the prize ,of future ,joys of ,him above1 ,who came to save because of love ,for sinful men imprisoned here ,in sin's corrupted atmosphere8 ,another chance to know the life ,beyond the cruel prison strife1 ,where ,beauty1 ,truth and ,culture reign1 ,and pleasure comes from ,labor's gain2 ,to see the golden sun at dawn ,spring forth to kiss the rural lawn1 ,wet with the kiss of midnight dew1 ,and brightens to a gorgeous hue1 ,to please the eye of all mankind4 ,a gift of ,god to man so blind1 ,another chance to show the world ,that darkness hid my flag unfurled2 ,that flame of ingenuity ,burns brightest where the darkest be2 ,as all is not as some would tell2 ,a soul defiled and booked for hell4 ,another chance ,i crave of thee1 ,oh1 ,governor1 but feel and set me free6 ,make the conditions what you may1 ,i will live up to them every day2 ,i have no friends to plead for me1 ,dear ,governor1 can't you set me free8 ,most sincerely ,,jake ,,mckinney4 ,illustration3 ,,judge ,,aaron ,,kohn ,one of the greatest criminal lawyers of the ,american bar ,there is none in this world who has been a greater friend in my sorest need4 ,letter from the ,late ,col4 ,will ,s4 ,hays ,editor1 ,poet1 and ,song ,writer ,my ,dear ,rev4 ,geo4 ,l4 ,herr3 ,it is a pleasure to express the sentiment of pure friendship ,i have for you and for the ,christian work in which you are now engaged4 ,knowing you from boyhood1 ,i am free to say you are one of ,god's chosen ones to do his will and work1 and heaven never had a more faithful representative than yourself4 ,may your words and works in the ,master's cause result in adding souls to the kingdom of glory1 and may ,god and the angels watch over and guard you through life is the prayer of your friend1 ,,will ,s4 ,,hays4 -------- ,the law of the ,lord is perfect1 converting the soul4--,ps4 #ai3g4 -------- ,the ,late ,j4 ,p4 ,scheider ,captain of ,police ,i have met him at all times and in all places1 from the palace to the prison1 striving to better the conditions of his fellowmen4 ,at the same time serving our ,lord in such a noble manner as to attract the attention of the least appreciative person4 ,he has taken for his duty the task of working principally among the criminal classes that frequent our city prisons1 and to my personal knowledge has done more to benefit the inmates than any other man of his vocation4 ,oh6 how far more pleasant this life would be if the world was full of just such noble1 good-spirited men as my friend ,george ,l4 ,herr1 whom ,i know to be serving our ,god in the most appropriate manner known to mankind4 ,respectfully1 ,,john ,p4 ,,scheider ,profanity ,shows ,mental ,deficiency ,louisville ,herald ,the habitual user of profane and indecent language was mercilessly flayed by ,bishop ,charles ,e4 ,woodcock1 of the ,episcopal ,church1 at the ,board of ,trade noon-day ,lenten service yesterday1 where in the course of his sermon the ,bishop pronounced the profane man to be intellectually deficient1 corrupt1 morally and wholly unchristian4 ,no gentleman will use profane language2 it is only the low-born and vulgar-minded person who will do so1 declared the ,bishop4 ,no man who believes in ,god and in ,god's commandments can be profane4 ,among other things stated by the ,bishop of a like nature are the following3 ,the profane man in ,god's eyes is on the same plane as the murderer or thief4 ,he violates the ten commandments4 ,swearing1 aside from being sinful1 is low1 vicious1 vulgar and most reprehensible4 ,the man who is well thought of in a community is nine times out of ten the man who does not curse4 -------- ,thou shalt not take the name of the ,lord thy ,god ,in vain2 for the ,lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain4 -------- ,illustration3 ,,rt4 ,,rev4 ,,chas4 ,e4 ,,woodcock1 ,d4,d4 ,episcopal ,bishop of ,kentucky ,the profane man is in many cases and in most cases the man who will steal1 slander1 lie and violate the every commandment of ,god4 ,in beginning his sermon the ,bishop spoke of the work of the noon-day ,lenten services4 ,he said in part3 ,by coming before you men and preaching we rectors hope to arouse1 encourage and bring out all the good in you4 ,we aim to plant high ideals in your hearts and make you better men4 ,it is one of the greatest pleasures ,i have--preaching these noon-day ,lenten sermons4 ,it is my earnest and sincere wish to do good and to carry a message to you4 ,christ will lighten your eyes3 ,he will enable you to see things worth being and worth doing4 ,the worth while in life is what makes life worth living4 ,he will give you a view of yourself4 ,he will make you see yourselves as others see you4 ,he will not only do this1 but he will set a guard before your lips4 -------- ,the ,lord is my rock1 and my fortress1 and my deliverer2 my ,god1 my strength1 in whom ,i trust4--,ps4 #ah3b4 -------- ,no man ever regretted keeping from impure speech4 ,habitual obscene story telling grows like other vicious habits4 ,it is a manly thing to possess clean lips4 ,does not the ,bible say1 ',blessed are the pure in heart8' ,well1 no man can be pure in heart and impure in speech4 ,would you tell some of the stories you tell your fellow men to your wives and daughters8 ,no1 ,i do not think you would4 ,then say to yourself1 ',thou ,god hearest me4' ,keep your lips from profanity4 ,the profane man in ,god's eyes is on the same plane as is the murderer and thief4 ,he1 like both1 violates the ten commandments4 ,swearing1 aside from being sinful1 is low1 vicious and vulgar and most reprehensible4 ,the man who will curse and swear is in most cases the man who will steal1 slander1 lie and violate every commandment of ,god4 ,i have been in hotels and in public places where ,i have heard men swear as though they thought it a virtue4 ,these men ,i find are seldom well thought of in a community4 ,the man who is well thought of will not swear4 ,the man who will swear will say mean things about his friend2 he will gossip and slander4 ,if you keep your lips clean you will never besmirch a man's or woman's character4 ,you will never speak until you know it is time2 you will be restrained from telling vicious things1 because you will reason whether or not it is right1 and whether or not it ought to be told4 -------- ,be ye strong therefore1 and let not your hands be weak3 for your work shall be rewarded4--#b ,chron4 #ae3g4 -------- ,at ,cincinnati ,workhouse ,louisville ,times ,never did ,mr4 ,herr have a more interested audience than greeted him in the ,cincinnati work house yesterday when he preached for an hour in the prison chapel4 ,the men and women wept as his words brought conviction to their hearts4 ,were it not for this wonderful gospel1 said the speaker1 he himself might be as the worst prisoner among them4 ,at the close of the sermon he asked all those who desired to lead better lives to bow their heads in prayer1 and almost every man and woman in the chapel fell on their knees1 while the eloquent evangelist lifted his voice in their behalf4 ,the closest attention was accorded him during the whole time and when the prisoners were dismissed and passed out of the chapel amid a stillness that was very impressive1 ,mr4 ,herr spoke to a great number personally shaking them by the hand and urging them to repent and believe the gospel4 ,extermination of ,habitual ,criminals ,the extermination of the habitual criminal--his removal like a weed from a garden--was advocated today in a startling address made in ,minneapolis to the ,interstate ,sheriffs' ,association by ,charles ,w4 ,peters1 chief deputy sheriff of ,cook ,county4 ,the unexpected suggestion that the man who will not reform ought to be slain by legal means aroused much discussion in ,chicago among ministers1 lawyers and laymen4 ,leniency for first offenders1 parole for the worthy1 an adult probation law1 were advocated by ,mr4 ,peters1 who then insisted that in cases where life has proved a failure1 where efforts of reformation have been ineffectual and the criminal is a body sore on the social system1 that extermination should be resorted to4 ,only ,one ,true ,reform4 ,furthermore1 he created intense surprise by his assertion that in twenty years' experience in handling criminals he could recall only one case of true reformation on the part of an habitual4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,hon4 ,,and ,,mrs4 ,,john ,l4 ,,whitman1 ,,chicago1 ,,ill4 ,mr4 ,whitman is ,superintendent of the ,bridewell4 ,they have been friends to thousands in need of friends4 ,illustration3 ,gospel ,service at the ,county ,jail1 ,chicago1 ,ill4 ,in his address to the ,association1 ,mr4 ,peters recommended various ways of dealing with crime and its perpetrators1 and then for the irredeemably incorrigible made this recommendation3 ,and then if they fail to embrace the many opportunities offered them1 and after everything has been done that is possible for mankind to do1 they repeatedly persist in returning to their old ways1 ,i think in such a case life has proven a failure1 and they become a menace and a burden to our social welfare and should be exterminated4 ,like ,weeds in a ,garden4 ,they are like weeds in a garden and unless removed will supersede the useful plants4 ,many students of criminology have suggested life imprisonment1 but in my opinion that has proven a failure4 ,by that method the menace is removed1 but the burden remains4 ,i am sorry to acknowledge that in the twenty odd years of my experience in the handling of criminals ,i can recall only one case of true reformation on the part of habitual criminals1 and that man is employed in a bridge works1 where it would be impossible for him to carry anything off4 ,judge ,not1 ,says ,pastor4 ,among the ministers who commented on the startling theory of extermination were3 ,rev4 ,p4 ,j4 ,o',callaghan1 pastor of ,st4 ,mary's ,church and the priest who saved ,herman ,billik from the gallows--,what is man that he should put himself in judgment on a fellow and say that the culprit is beyond reformation and redemption and slay him8 ,man is too fallible to condemn another as an habitual criminal and exterminate him4 ,no one knows when a man has passed beyond the pale of reform4 ,as a matter of fact1 many and many a criminal branded as 'habitual' has been saved to a useful life4 ,i most heartily disagree with any suggestion to execute any man on the theory that he is irredeemable4 ,hope ,while ,there ,is ,life4 ,rabbi ,tobias ,scharfarber--,in the first place ,i am opposed to capital punishment1 but1 in any event1 ,i should not agree with this suggestion of ,mr4 ,peters4 ,it is much like ,osler's plan to kill off men of sixty or more years of age1 or ,ingersoll's suggestion that when a man believed himself to be a failure and useless to the world he should go and shoot his brains out4 ,while a man lives there is hope for him1 and no one has either power or right to say that he will always be a menace to society4 ,christ in ,his charity taught those who came to ,him1 ,ill deeds should pardoned be seventy times seven2 ,succor the least here and you do the same to ,him2 ,these are his precepts on earth and in heaven4 ,oh1 then1 when laboring hard for humanity1 ,never believe that your labor is vain4 ,kindness will conquer the criminal insanity2 ,speak to him gently and try him again4 ,criminal ,becomes ,minister ,courier-,journal ,do you know who ,i am8 once said a person in the jail here to the ,rev4 ,george ,l4 ,herr1 prison evangelist4 ,i will tell you4 ,i am the worst and most treacherous man in this prison4 ,then the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,herr says he told him the story of his fearful crimes4 ,i have been in prison ,north1 ,south1 ,east and ,west1 ,i have been in the dismal1 solitary cell for one year1 have been put in large tanks of ice water1 have been punished over and over again1 but it has always made me more of a demon4 ,would you like to know what the officer who last locked me up said about me8 ',take him and lock him up like a brute beast1 for that is what he is4' ,then he turned and said3 ,do you think there is any hope for me8 ,i was at once on ground where ,i could speak without hesitation1 said ,mr4 ,herr1 and ,i told him simply that if he was through with an evil life1 if he was tired of wrong-doing and was determined to do right1 there was a love that could forgive him1 and a power that could help and keep him in the future4 ,when at last we knelt together there ,i prayed that ,god1 who could bring light into our darkness1 might dispel the thick clouds that had shut in this soul from hope1 and bring to him the revelation that would change his life4 ,there were tears in our eyes as we parted1 and1 taking my hand in his he said3 ,i will try1 ,brother ,herr4 ,he did try1 and1 more than that he conquered4 ,at first it was a stern battle of an awakened will and conscience fighting against desperate odds4 ,the feeling that friends were watching and waiting anxiously for good reports proved an undoubted incentive4 ,it was not long before he sought and found ,christ as his ,saviour1 and he became an earnest ,christian1 and to-day is an ordained ,methodist minister1 at the head of a great rescue work in an ,eastern city1 and also chaplain of a model penal institution4 99 99 99 99 99 -------- ,for ,god so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son1 that whosoever believeth on him should not perish1 but have everlasting life4--,john #c3af4 -------- ,to ,brother ,george ,l4 ,herr ,by ,joseph ,m4 ,mc,guire ,the days are long and dreary1 ,and the hours go slowly by1 ,while the prisoner1 sad and weary1 ,longs for the time to fly4 ,but one brings joy and sunshine ,to the prisoners sad at heart1 ,and it is but a short time ',till with him we'll have to part4 ,we cannot find another1 ,search1 ,i care not where1 ,who will do as much for a brother ,as our ,bro4 ,george ,l4 ,herr4 ,he comes early in the morning1 ,and never leaves till night2 ,he always seems untiring1 ,helping wayward men do right4 ,he is always up and willing ,whene'er a prisoner call1 ,to go and do the bidding ,of a man behind the wall4 ,and then there is another1 ,who shares his joy and strife2 ,she is called by the prisoners ,mother1 ,and is ,bro4 ,herr's good wife4 ,early ,sunday morning1 ,in rain1 snow1 sleet1 or hail1 ,you will find him holding meeting ,in the ,jefferson ,county ,jail4 ,i love to hear him tell the story ,of the ,prodigal ,son1 ,and of the ,mighty ,prince of ,glory1 ,from whom salvation sprung4 ,round his good face there seems a halo1 ,his work is for ,one on high1 ,he makes sunshine out of sorrow1 ,whenever he is nigh4 ,success of ,reformed ,criminals ,after ,blotting ,out the ,past ,once a ,thief1 ,always a ,thief1 has been disproved in thousands of cases according to ,mr4 ,william ,a4 ,pinkerton4 ,do criminals ever reform1 really turn over a new leaf and become good citizens8 ,i fired the question at random1 little dreaming what a wealth of interesting and convincing anecdote it would evoke4 ,i expected the time honored cynical reply1 something to the effect of ,once a thief1 always a thief1 ,but ,i was disappointed--agreeably disappointed4 ,for my answer was a quick1 emphatic1 earnest ,yes4 ,and the man who said ,yes was ,william ,a4 ,pinkerton1 and he knows4 ,probably no living man knows more intimate details about the individual members of the underworld1 those who are active criminals to-day1 as well as the notorious crooks of the past1 than the head of the ,pinkerton ,detective ,agency4 ,and every crook will tell you1 what every honest man who knows ,mr4 ,pinkerton will tell you1 that when he says ,yes there is no possibility that the correct answer should be ,no4 ,illustration3 ,,william ,a4 ,,pinkerton ,head of the ,pinkerton ,detective ,agency ,new ,york ,i know what the average man thinks--that a real crook never turns straight4 ,but it isn't so4 ,thousands of crooks--and ,i don't mean one-time offenders1 but men in the class we call hardened criminals--have become honest men to my knowledge4 ,it is not true1 as some recent writer said1 that as many crooks turn honest as there are honest men turn crooked1 but ,i believe that one of the reasons is that so few men are willing to lend a helping hand4 ,i don't mean that every crook is ready to reform if he is encouraged1 but ,i do mean that society makes it hard for any man who has once been a criminal to lead an honest life4 ,and ,i'll tell you another thing1 continued ,mr4 ,pinkerton3 ,i'm prouder of the fact that ,i have helped a few criminals to become honest men than of all the work ,i have done in putting criminals behind the bars4 ,i'm proud of the fact that every crook knows that ,pinkerton will deal squarely with him if he will deal squarely with ,pinkerton--that ,i believe it is as important to keep faith with a bank thief as with a bank president4 ,i know a score of business men in ,chicago--not saloonkeepers1 but reputable merchants--who have criminal records4 ,these men have done time and have paid their debt to society for their crimes4 ,i cannot tell you their names1 for it would be unfair to them and to their wives and families1 many of whom have no suspicion that there is anything wrong in the pasts of their husbands and fathers4 ,besides1 when society discovers that a man is a former criminal it is not content to cancel the debt no matter how much imprisonment at hard labor the former crook may have given in expiation of his sin4 ,i know men in trusted positions in ,new ,york who were convicts4 ,in many cases only the man himself and his employer know the secret and sometimes the employer does not know it4 ,i know men scattered all over the ,west--business men1 professional men1 many of them wealthy and prominent citizens--who have seen the inside of ,joliet1 ,moyomensing1 ,sing ,sing or ,leavenworth4 ,they have sons and daughters who never have suspected and never will suspect the truth4 ,these are good men--as good men as any living4 ,they have turned away from their old ways1 in many cases have changed their names1 and who shall say they are not as much to be respected as the honest man who never was tempted1 never was forced into crime8 ,i'll tell you about some of them4 ,when ,i was a boy in ,chicago there were two brothers1 neighbors1 about the age of myself and my younger brother1 and we were friends4 ,when the civil war broke out ,i went into the army secret service at the age of fifteen1 and the older of these two boys1 ,john1 enlisted in an ,illinois regiment4 ,jerry1 the younger1 was not old enough1 but a little later1 when the government began offering a bounty for soldiers1 he became a bounty jumper4 ,he would enlist1 get the bounty money1 then desert and enlist over again under another name4 ,he was with a band of young fellows who were engaged in that way of getting easy money1 and who found it so easy that they turned to other kinds of crime4 ,when the war was over ,john came back to ,chicago and settled down as a rather plodding sort of a mechanic4 ,he tried to get ,jerry to straighten out1 but the younger brother was too far along the road to prison4 ,in those days the ,northwestern ,railroad used wood for fuel1 and the wood agent of the road was ,amos ,snell--the same ,snell who was later murdered by ',willie ,tascott4' ,he lived in a suburb of ,chicago1 and one night ,jerry and his crowd went out there and 'stuck' up the whole family--robbed them of everything they had4 ,john was along with them1 lying in the bottom of the hack4 ,the police got a clew through the hack-driver and rounded up the whole band4 ,all of them1 including ,john1 were sentenced to five years each except ,jerry4 ,when he came into the hands of the police a citizen who had been held up on the street some time before identified him as the hold-up man1 and on the strength of that the ,judge gave him fifteen years4 ,it was an unjust sentence1 for ,jerry had not committed the hold-up--that was found out later4 ,well1 ,john's old ,colonel and some other army men and my father got together and got a pardon for ,john1 who had merely gone along with the crowd and had taken no part in the robbery4 ,he went back to work at his trade of brass finisher1 but ,jerry stayed in ,joliet1 rebelling against those long unjust years of his sentence4 ,jerry was put to work in the engine room of the prison and soon displayed great aptitude for machinery4 ,he served out his term with time off for good behavior and finally got out4 ,i met him in ,chicago4 ,he was despondent4 ,he felt that he had no chance to be anything but a crook1 but he knew the terrible chances a once convicted man runs if he returns to crime4 ,i told him the best thing for him to do was to go to ,new ,york1 and ,i sent him on to my brother ,robert1 who had also known him as a boy4 ,reform of ,jerry4 ,now1 here's a part of this story that will interest you4 ,robert had a friend who was chief engineer of a building in ,ann street4 ,he told this friend about ,jerry1 and the engineer said he'd take a chance on him4 ,he put ,jerry to work stoking the boiler at a dollar and a half a day4 ,after a year or so there was a vacancy and ,jerry became assistant engineer4 ,a little while later the chief engineer resigned and ,jerry after awhile1 the ex-crook1 became chief engineer4 ,he left there after awhile to take charge of a big plant on ,long ,island1 and he sent for his brother ,john and gave him a job4 ,a few years later the two brothers called on me in ,chicago4 ,they had saved about #f1jjj between them and were on their way to a new town in the ,west to start a manufacturing business of their own4 ,each had married a girl who knew nothing of their prison record and had children4 ,they prospered exceedingly4 ,john died several years ago1 but only a few months ago1 when my brother ,robert died1 an old man1 whom nobody but myself recognized1 came from the ,west for the funeral and shed tears at the grave4 ,it was ,jerry4 ,he is still living1 and is the leading citizen of his town and worth at least half a million dollars4 ,criminals who reform8 ,there are thousands of them4 ,i remember a little ,liverpool ,irishman who was a pickpocket around ,new ,york4 ,he was known as ',jimmy the ,nibbler'4 ,the police picked him up in ,tennessee1 where he lifted somebody's pocketbook1 and he was sent to ,nashville for seven years4 ,in the prison they put him to work in the hospital4 ,then the cholera epidemic broke out4 ,jim helped the doctors and nurses1 and when the doctors got sick he nursed them and the warden and his family and helped save a good many lives4 ,after the epidemic was over the warden and the ,prison ,board were so grateful they got ,jim a pardon and made up a purse of #cej for him4 ,with the money in his pocket he came right to ,chicago to see me4 ,i began to lecture him on the futility of going back to the life he had led before4 ',i've cut that all out1' he said4 ',i'm not going to be a gun any more4 ,i've been studying medicine down there in ,nashville4 ,the doctors have been telling me things and giving me medical books to read and now ,i want to get into one of these colleges where ,i can get a diploma quick4' ,there were a number of diploma factories1 as the lower class of medical colleges were called1 running in ,chicago then1 and ,jim found he had money enough to go through one of them--in the front door and out the back4 ,but he got his diploma and license to practise and started for one of the new towns in the ,west4 ,i looked him up a while ago4 ,he comes pretty near being the most prominent citizen in the town4 ,he is a director in a national bank and the leading physician1 and has officiated at the births of half the present population4 ,moreover1 he is an enthusiastic church member4 ,but how long do you think it would take for the whole town to turn against him if they should ever learn out there that he is ',jimmy the ,nibbler'8 ,crooks that turn straight8 ,your next door neighbor1 your family physician1 even your clergyman1 may be one of them4 ,the world is full of them4 ,there was one man1 a professional thief1 a fellow who had done time in half a dozen ,state prisons and penitentiaries1 whom ,i used to labor with earnestly every time he got out1 but he apparently never tried to reform4 ,he was always doing time1 it seemed4 ,i lost track of him for several years4 ,then two years ago1 when the ,national ,association of ,chiefs of ,police was in session in ,buffalo1 ,i found a note in my box in my hotel signed by this man's name4 ,he said he was going to call at seven o'clock4 ,there was a banquet on for that evening1 and hundreds of police officials from every part of the ,united ,states were there4 ,i wondered if he knew what sort of a lion's den he was walking into4 ,sure enough he came into the hotel and spoke to me4 ',don't you know that you are surrounded by policemen1 some of whom are sure to spot you8' ,i asked him4 ',you're the only man in the world who knows me1' he said1 ',my name now is ,so and ,so'--giving me another name--'and ,i'm a respected and prosperous man4 ,i just wanted to let you know before you found it out for yourself1 for ,i knew you'd be on the square with me4' ,and ,i was4 ,so far as ,i knew he was not wanted for anything1 and what good would have come of exposing him8 ,thieves who resist the temptation to steal8 ,hundreds of them4 ,there's one right here1 only a few blocks from where we are talking4 ,he's the watchman in a big silk warehouse--and if there's anything your professional thief likes to steal1 short of money or diamonds1 it's silk1 for you can get so much value into so small a package4 ,this man was a professional safe blower1 and did several big jobs4 ,when he got out of prison ,i helped him to get the job he has now4 ,his employer knows his record4 ,i told it to him on the man's own request4 ,when work stops for the day this man is left alone in charge of hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of valuable silks4 ,he isn't bonded1 for he couldn't get a bondsman if he wanted to4 ,he has held the job seven years now1 and not a cent's worth has been taken from the warehouse in that time4 ,you may say that he does not dare to steal--that he knows a single false move on his part will bring instant punishment4 ,but ,i say he has no desire to steal--that he has reformed4 ,and thousands of other criminals would reform if society would give them half a chance4 ,baffling ,hotel ,robberies4 ,several years ago there was a series of hotel robberies in ,new ,york that baffled the police4 ,the thief always worked with keys1 opening doors and then unlocking baggage left in rooms1 and he always got away with the goods4 ,at last one night the word came to headquarters that a man had been caught in one of the big hotels who was suspected of being the author of all the robberies4 ,i was visiting ,chief ,devery at the time and he asked me to go with him to the ,west ,thirtieth street station to look the man over4 ,the man arrested was a well dressed1 respectable looking little man1 with a white beard--the last man who would be taken for a thief if seen in a hotel corridor4 ,his face was vaguely familiar to me1 but ,i had some difficulty in placing him4 ,finally it struck me4 ,i had seen him nearly thirty years before on the occasion of a big prize fight in ,new ,orleans1 when he had been arrested for the same trick4 ,it came over me like a flash and ,i told him ,i knew him4 ',what's the use of making trouble8' he asked4 ',these fools don't know anything about me unless you put them wise4' ,i told ,chief ,devery what ,i remembered about the man1 who protested violently that he had never been in ,new ,orleans in his life4 ,then another thought struck me4 ',you've been in ,new ,orleans more than once1' ,i said4 ',the last time was about six months ago1 when you got ,denman ,thompson's diamonds in the ,st4 ,charles ,hotel4' ,i remembered the report of that case1 but it was a chance shot on my part1 for no one had seen the thief4 ,the old fellow denied this vigorously4 ,he was wearing a new derby hat4 ,i don't know what impulse prompted me1 but ,i took the hat off his head and looked inside4 ,it bore the mark of a ,new ,orleans hatter4 ,the ,chief and ,i left the station and had just turned into ,sixth avenue when ,i remembered the old fellow's name4 ,we went back to the station house and ,i confronted him again4 ,i told him his name4 ,he denied that it was his4 ',what's the use of making trouble1 ,mr4 ,pinkerton8' he pleaded4 ,his inadvertent use of my name1 which had not been mentioned there1 gave him away4 ',i don't know what kind of a case the police here have on you1' ,i told him1 'but we are retained by the ,jewelers' ,protective ,association1 and if you get after any jewelry drummers ,i'll make it hot for you4' ,and as a precaution ,i got his photograph from the ,new ,york police4 ,they didn't have much of a case on him and he got off4 ,not long after a jewelry drummer was robbed in a ,chicago hotel of about three thousand dollars' worth of diamonds which he had carelessly left in his grip instead of putting them in the safe4 ,the same day a friend of mine who was stopping in another hotel lost his new overcoat and told me about it4 ,i thought of the old man in the first job1 and found a chambermaid and bellboy who had seen him on the floor1 but didn't connect him with the second because he had never stolen anything but very valuable articles1 so far as ,i knew4 ,my friend had to leave for ,new ,york that night1 and some time in the evening ,i got a telegram from him which had been filed in ,fort ,wayne4 ',positive man who got my coat is in same sleeper1 ticketed to ,new ,york1' it read4 ,i wired my friend at a point further along the line to get off at ,pittsburg and hold a white handkerchief in his hand so he could be identified and be prepared to point out the thief4 ,then ,i got in touch with ,pittsburg by wire1 and sure enough back came a wire after a while to the effect that they had got the man1 whom my friend identified1 and found on him besides the overcoat about #c1jjj worth of diamonds4 ,i asked for a description and the one they wired fitted that of the man ,i had seen in ,new ,york4 ,i referred ,pittsburg to the man's photograph1 which had been published that week in a police periodical1 and they were sure they had the same man4 ,and so it proved4 ,he was brought back to ,chicago and convicted of the jewelry theft4 ,he served a short sentence1 and when he got out he came to me4 ,mind you1 this was an old man1 who had been a thief all his life--,i had known him as a thief more than thirty years before4 ,it is criminals of that kind that are commonly regarded as the most difficult to reform1 but even hardened and lifelong offenders like this man will go straight if they get the right kind of encouragement4 ,i found this old man apparently anxious to be honest1 but he had never had a chance after his first slip as a young man4 ,i determined to do what ,i could for him and ,i got him a job in ,new ,york4 ,he is more than seventy years old now1 but he is still holding that job1 and he hasn't made a false step since he got out of prison the last time4 ,do criminals ever reform8 ,i think ,i have told you enough to prove that they do--and ,i could tell you of hundreds of other instances if you needed any further proof4 99 99 99 99 99 ,a ,,letter ,,from ,,editor-,,in-,,chief ,,of ,,the ,,star ,,of ,,hope ,,paper ,,published ,,in ,,sing ,,sing ,,prison4 ,ossining1 ,n4 ,y41 ,april #i1 #aijf4 ,dear ,brother ,herr3 ,your book1 ,light in ,dark ,places1 received4 ,i do so much appreciate your kindness in remembering poor me in durance4 ,i not only voice the sentiments expressed in this precious book1 but add thereto my message of ,christ's power to cleanse the wicked one and bring back into ,god's path the weak and unfortunate4 ,may ,god spare you and yours many years1 and give you manifold blessings in your great work4 ,sincerely yours1 #edagi1 ,editor in ,chief4 ,lost and ,is ,found ,noted ,prison ,worker issues an ,interesting ,book 7,louisville ,herald7 ,an interesting booklet containing the sermon ,lost and ,is ,found1 the newest publication of the ,rev4 ,george ,l4 ,herr1 the noted prison evangelist whose home is in this city1 has just been issued from the press4 ,the sermon is one of the strongest yet issued by the ,rev4 ,herr1 and is written in the characteristic vein which marks all those issued by the prison worker4 ,rev4 ,herr holds a unique position in the evangelistic field4 ,he is considered the greatest evangelist among prisoners in the ,united ,states4 ,scarcely a big prison in the country has not been visited by him in his work1 and the number of men in stripes who have been reformed by the indefatigable prison worker reaches into thousands4 ,some of the most notable redemptions of so-called hardened criminals known to evangelistic work have been accomplished by the ,rev4 ,herr4 ,all of the booklets by him have been extensively read and quoted1 and it is probable none will attract more interest than that which has just been issued by him4 ,christmas at ,frankfort ,prison ,the prisoners had what was unanimously voted the best ,christmas dinner in many years4 ,there were #aajj lbs4 of turkey1 cranberries1 mashed potatoes1 oranges1 and bananas4 ,there were about #ge fine cakes1 #fh of which were sent from ,lexington by ,mrs4 ,frances ,h4 ,beauchamp1 ,pres4 ,w4 ,c4 ,t4 ,u4 ,the entire dinner was well cooked and heartily enjoyed by all4 ,at #aa3cj1 ,bro4 ,jos4 ,severance1 ,chaplain1 ,bro4 ,geo4 ,l4 ,herr1 of ,louisville1 ,mrs4 ,m4 ,b4 ,r4 ,day1 of ,frankfort1 and ,miss ,nellie ,e4 ,williams1 ,junior ,c4 ,e4 ,superintendent1 of ,maysville1 entered1 and took seats on the stage2 these are four of our truest and strongest friends and are most heartily welcomed4 ,bro4 ,severance opened the services by reading the ,christmas lesson1 i4 e41 the #bnd chapter of ,matthew1 which gives the most beautiful description of the birth of the lowly ,jesus4 ,bro4 ,herr then offered a fervent prayer4 ,bro4 ,severance' remarks were few2 he is still grieving over the loss of his two children1 and simply said that this ,christmas had lost all of its charms for him1 for instead of feeling joyful1 he felt sad all of to-day and yesterday1 and that we understood why1 for instead of four little girls1 he had only two4 ,he felt his inability to proceed further1 and gave the meeting over into the hands of ,bro4 ,herr to conduct as he saw fit1 and catching an idea from the foregoing remarks1 ,bro4 ,herr referred to the fact that years ago1 ,christmas was very sad to him4 ,that he was lying in a saloon in the city of ,louisville without friends and without hope4 ,then in a jovial manner showed by comparison what a difference then and now4 ,he then said3 ,i am so glad that ,jesus said3 ',him that cometh to me1 ,i will in no wise cast out2 ,i am so glad that he is the same yesterday1 to-day and forever4 ,he said3 ',follow me1 and ,i will make you fishers of men4 ,there is not a man behind prison bars that ,jesus ,christ cannot clean up and make him a man4 ,the audience sat up and took notice when he mentioned a man who had been a homeless wretch1 and a degraded sinner1 who had spent thirty-two years of his life behind prison bars1 but had been converted in the ,louisville jail and was now a man of ,god1 the leader in a ,rescue ,mission in one of our largest cities1 and had the financial support of eight of the wealthiest men in that city4 ,he said that whenever a man goes blind1 or deaf1 or is afflicted in any other way1 he is sent to a hospital for treatment1 and that this prison is a sort of hospital1 and that some of us are so blind that we cannot tell the difference between our own and other peoples' horses4 ,this simile was put forth in such a humorous manner as to cause much laughter4 ,he then launched into an earnest exhortation to the men to do better4 ,to quit their meanness1 as ,sam ,jones said4 ,cease from evil and learn to do well4 ,that to quit one's evil ways was only half the duty1 and that the remainder consisted in doing the right thing1 and you may have this assurance that the man who is serving the ,lord will not get into trouble4 ,an idle mind is the devil's work-shop4 ,in this connection he gave a very pretty illustration of how one's energies are used in either the right way or wrong way2 that if you build a fire under a steam boiler1 place the proper quantity of water in it1 and then open the throttle and allow the steam to get into the engine1 the entire machinery will perform a good work1 but if you shut off the steam and tie down the safety valve1 the steam is going to exert itself in a disastrous manner by an explosion1 and the killing of several men4 ,the wages of sin is death1 and if you can only open your eyes and see that1 you can also see that ,the gift of ,god is eternal life4 ,the only way under heaven by which a man can be saved1 is to come over to the service of ,god and begin to do that which is right4 ,now what is the purpose of ,christmas day8 ,the world has agreed that this is as near the birth of ,christ as we can possibly figure it2 it means that #aijg years ago ,jesus was born into the world1 and the star of ,bethlehem came and stood over the place where the young child lay2 the angels sang ,glory to ,god in the highest1 and on earth1 peace1 good will towards men1 and we celebrate the day in memory of that event4 ,what is the trouble to-day that causes all these penitentiaries over our land2 why all these jails and the strong arm of the law8 ,it is because men will not allow the gospel of ,jesus ,christ to reign in their hearts4 ,as long as the children of ,israel served the ,lord1 they were happy and prosperous1 but as soon as they turned to the flesh pots of ,egypt1 they began to despair and shame came upon them4 ,if you were asked what you would rather have above all things1 you would say1 ,just a piece of paper with the great seal of the state impressed upon it1 and the signature of the ,governor attached4 ,why8 ,because prison life is a hard life and you are tired of it4 ,if ,i were a prisoner1 ,i would want to make my confinement as pleasant as possible and ,i would become converted immediately1 for of all men on earth the man in prison should be the quickest to accept ,jesus ,christ4 ,i would not want to be a prisoner all my physical life1 and then a spiritual prisoner throughout eternity4 ,did it ever occur to you that hell must be infinitely worse than it is pictured8 ,we read of a place ,where their worm dieth not1 and the fire is not quenched4 ,if this is a picture of hell1 then what must the reality be8 ,there is a chance for every man to get out of this prison1 but there will be no chance whatever to get out of hell4 -------- ,the ,spirit of the ,lord ,god is upon me2 because the ,lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek2 he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted1 to proclaim liberty to the captives1 and the opening of the prison to them that are bound4--,isa4 #fa3a4 -------- ,oh1 my friend1 there is hope1 ,will you come this hour2 ,for ,jesus is yours ,with all ,his ,power2 ,look upward1 not back4 ,or in1 or around2 ,but up to ,christ1 ,where hope is found4 ,hundreds of ,letters ,below appear but a few of the ,hundreds of ,letters we have received from those ,helped by ,our ,work ,if you have asked the question1 ,does it pay to labor among the fallen ones in prison--are the results from this work permanent in character8 let the answer be found in these letters4 ,they come from writers' spontaneous offerings of gratitude1 who have been restored to society as useful respected citizens3 ,my ,dearest ,friend3 ,it is very gratifying to find myself alone long enough to pen you a few lines4 ,arrived at #f3je p4m4 ,well1 ,i cannot tell you how very pleased everyone was to see me4 ,went in at once to see the president of a concern and told him everything4 ,he was entirely satisfied and told me to commence work in the morning1 which ,i did4 ,they all have used me fine1 and ,i would never know ,i had been away for no one mentions it4 ,brother1 ,i think of you fifty times a day1 of the unselfish1 never fatiguing interest you manifested in my behalf1 of the hundred and one favors1 and when ,i think that was only a single factor in your work1 ,i cannot but wonder how you stand the strain4 ,cannot tell you how much ,i prize liberty1 and ,i owe having it1 to a great extent1 to your dear self4 ,i assure you your efforts and prayers of yourself and wife for me done wonders4 ,i have fully resolved to be a good man4 ,brother ,herr1 ,i am going to close1 for ,i am going to write to you every few days1 as ,i consider you as dear as an own brother4 ,give my sincere regards to any inquiring friends4 ,my heartiest to your dear wife1 and may ,god bless you both4 ,i do4 ,i am affectionately yours1 ,w4 ,a ,,tribute ,,from ,,jos4 ,m4 ,o',,hara4 ,the success that has attended the efforts of this truly pious and angelic woman in her noble and heroic work of rescuing sinful men and women from the vortex of ruin and perdition is marvelous2 and her labor among the prisoners of the county jail is not less remarkable4 ,mrs4 ,herr1 unlike many religious workers1 realizes that before attempting to moralize with a prisoner1 his confidence must first be gained1 and to accomplish this she invariably succeeds in dispelling that false and erroneous opinion so prevalent among criminals1 that they are held in contempt by society and are considered undeserving of sympathy and assistance2 then1 by kind and encouraging words and gentle deed1 instills1 not by the dry and laborious way of the brain1 but into the heart1 the story of the kind and loving ,saviour4 ,like her contemporary1 ,mrs4 ,ballington ,booth1 ,mrs4 ,herr possesses that divinely urgent and persistent1 yet gentle and sympathetic spirit that can persuade where others cannot convince2 that can subdue where others cannot conquer4 ,the writer of this article through her kind and encouraging words1 has been led from the error of his way1 and to take up again the thread laid down in early years2 has realized that though the fruitage of the tragic and pathetic life that ended in the ignominious death of ,him who was the grandest character1 the most sublime ideal and the highest type of humanity the world has ever seen--,jesus of ,nazareth--we can1 if we come with faith and hope1 be cleansed from our sins and iniquities4 ,may the ,omnipotent ,god1 who holds the destiny of nations1 pour out his blessings upon this saintly woman and her noble hearted husband and guide them through long and honored days1 and when the shadows of even gather and the sun of life is setting1 show them in the darkness of the end1 words of light we never saw by day4 ,,jos4 ,m4 ,o',,hara4 ,,fishing ,,for ,,men4 ,dear ,brother ,herr3 ,we1 as prisoners in the ,jefferson ,county ,jail1 desire1 for your encouragement1 and because it is the spontaneous expression of our hearts1 to thank you for your continued1 untiring and unselfish devotion to our interests1 spiritual and temporal4 ,we desire in this manner to show you and the public that we thoroughly appreciate the efforts of those who try to draw us from the broad road of vice and crime into the narrow path of virtue where we are satisfied alone peace and happiness can be found4 ,many persons1 ,bro4 ,herr1 who have attempted the task of rescuing the fallen have become discouraged and given up the work because they could see no good resulting from their efforts4 ,those persons had not the faith to continue their work and leave results with ,god4 ,a prisoner who was an inmate of this jail several years ago recently found himself again an inmate1 and expressed surprise at the changed tone1 as it were1 of the jail1 and he laughingly asked if the world was getting better1 for he said the men now in jail were more refined in their conversation1 more unselfish in their actions toward each other1 and of a higher moral tone generally4 ,what this man said is undoubtedly true1 and it is the result of the efforts of yourself and other ,christian workers who do not become weary in well-doing4 ,but it is you1 ,brother ,herr1 whom we especially desire to thank1 because you are with us daily and no day passes that you do not perform some act of kindness for some one of our number1 who1 but for you1 would have no friend4 ,that perfect man1 ,jesus of ,nazareth1 has said1 by their fruits ye shall know them1 and it is by this standard we as prisoners have measured you and have not found you wanting4 ,you have gained our confidence and we have proved your sincerity and we love you1 ,brother ,herr1 because you daily prove your love for us4 ,prisoners are naturally inclined to suspect the sincerity of those who profess an interest in their welfare1 but when once you gain their confidence they are teachable4 ,a ,london lawyer who wrote the tragedy ,ion makes one of his characters say1 ,it is but a little thing to speak a word of kindness which by daily use has almost lost its sense1 but on the ear of him who thought to die unmourned will fall like sweetest music4 ,many are the words of kindness which daily fall from your lips1 by which we are soothed and blessed1 and we firmly believe that they do not fall upon stony ground and that the good ,god will reward you in his own good time with a bountiful harvest of redeemed lives4 ,your grateful friends1 ,,james ,l4 ,,doran ,,harry ,,graven ,,john ,,carter ,,jos4 ,m4 ,o',,hara ,,julius ,,phillips ,committee of ,prisoners of ,jefferson ,county ,jail4 ,illustration3 ,,louisville ,,free ,,public ,,library--,,main ,,building ,branch of this ,library in the ,county ,jail4 ,branch ,library in the ,jail ,courier-,journal ,prison libraries are nearly always more or less poor1 indefinite sort of affairs1 with a questionable lot of reading matter1 mostly paper-backs and second-hand magazines1 forming its contents4 ,but the ,jefferson county jail has marked a departure from the routine of prison life in the establishment of a library station for its inmates4 ,this little institution is a remarkable affair4 ,mrs4 ,chester ,mayer is responsible for its organization4 ,mrs4 ,mayer is a member of the visiting board at the county jail1 and noticing the absence of good reading matter1 the continual idling of prisoners1 she took up the matter with ,jailer ,john ,r4 ,pflanz1 who approved the idea of a library station4 ,then she approached her husband1 ,dr4 ,mayer1 a member of the ,board of ,trustees of the ,louisville ,free ,public ,library4 ,when ,george ,t4 ,settle1 the recently elected librarian1 was approached1 he gave his hearty consent4 ,one hundred volumes were sent immediately for the men's department and fifty for the women prisoners4 ,the books were selected by ,miss ,annie ,v4 ,pollard1 former acting librarian1 who gave considerable time to a study of the most desirable literature4 ,the books sent were non-denominational1 nonpolitical1 and mostly fiction1 works of the popular authors1 but nothing too heavy for the mental appetite of the inmates4 ,the books were taken from the open-shelf room4 ,as these books are used they are changed4 ,since the establishment of the jail library station the circulation has reached #b1jjj books4 ,of course1 the same book is read by nearly all the regular borrowers4 ,an interesting sight is presented when the prisoners are at liberty in the open places at the jail4 ,about #ge per cent4 of the prisoners can read4 ,the other #be per cent4 gather about an appointed reader1 who reads aloud4 ,how much better is this for those unfortunates than idling their time1 brooding1 planning evil deeds1 perhaps1 or thinking criminal thoughts6 ,the ,rev4 ,george ,l4 ,herr1 prison evangelist1 is in charge of the work and he and ,jailer ,pflanz have made it a success4 ,illustration3 ,,curtis ,,jett ,how he found ,god1 he tells you in his own words4 ,god bless ,curt1 and give him the desires of his heart1 is the prayer of the ,author4 ,,change ,,comes ,,in ,,curt ,,jett4 ,courier-,journal ,frankfort1 ,ky41 ,march #ad4--7,special47--,although he is serving two life sentences for murder1 ,curt ,jett1 the wild dog of the mountains1 has not yet abandoned hope of getting a pardon and being given another chance to show that his reformation has been sincere and final4 ,he says that ,god has pardoned him for his crimes and he thinks the ,governor ought to4 ,the best thing ever happened to me was when ,i was sent to the penitentiary1 said ,jett last night in his cell in the prison here as he was talking to some newspaper men1 who were inside the cellhouse for another purpose than talking to ,jett4 ,i realize that ,i never would have been reformed but for being put in here1 continued ,jett4 ,i only wish that they would give me another chance to show that ,i really have changed my ways4 ,license ,to ,teach ,sunday-,school4 ,jett showed the newspaper men who had stopped to talk to him1 when they saw him lying on his cot reading1 a certificate from the ,international ,sunday-school ,league entitling him to teach in a ,sunday-school4 ,he was prouder of that than he ever was of his ability to shoot and he showed it with great pride4 ,jett recently wrote out his religious experiences for the ,rev4 ,geo4 ,l4 ,herr1 the prison evangelist1 and last night ,jett said he would give the story to the newspapers if ,col4 ,e4 ,e4 ,mudd1 the prison warden1 had no objections4 ,col4 ,mudd was with the newspaper men and readily consented to ,jett giving out the story4 ,he had written it with a pencil and gave it to the newspaper men1 desiring that it be published4 ,jett's cell is covered with pictures1 most of them selected with care as to their beauty1 and he has shown taste in arranging them4 ,one of the newspaper men remarked on the decorations in the cell last night and ,jett said3 ,yes1 it cheers this cell up a little and makes it brighter4 ,expression ,on ,face ,changed4 ,even the expression of ,jett's face has changed and he has none of that hard look that he used to wear4 ,he is bright and cheerful and ,col4 ,mudd says there is not a better prisoner in the penitentiary than ,jett4 ,col4 ,mudd said that he could not say that ,jett's conversion was genuine from a religious standpoint1 but he says ,jett has certainly changed inside the prison4 ,the ,rev4 ,joseph ,severance1 the prison chaplain1 says that ,jett is one of the best ,bible scholars he ever saw and knows more about the ,bible than many earnest church workers4 ,in his story which he gave out last night ,jett freely admits his guilt of the crimes that are charged against him4 ,he added1 when he said that it was a good thing that he had been put in the penitentiary3 ,i do not mean that it was good to kill men4 ,he said that whisky was largely responsible for his misdeeds and he wanted to do good now that he had done so much harm4 ,the following is ,jett's story as he wrote it in his cell3 ,jett's ,story4 ,state ,prison1 ,frankfort1 ,ky41 ,march #ac1 #aiji4--,to the ,whole ,world3 ,i want to let the whole world know what ,god in his great mercy has done for me1 and prove to you by words which are true that ,jesus is willing1 able and does save to the uttermost4 ,after a life of sin and shame1 ,god sent his ,holy ,spirit into my soul and made a new man out of me4 ,it was in this wise3 ,a dear1 good woman who is dead now1 but who then lived in ,lexington2 her name was ,mrs4 ,fanny ,a4 ,penn--,i shall never forget that name--she wrote me a good ,christian letter1 full of good advice1 and begged me to become a ,christian4 ,i had never seen her1 or she me1 as ,i know of2 she had only read in the press regarding what a desperado and outlaw ,i was4 ,i read her letter and it sounded like a fairy tale to me1 with no sense in it2 but after reflection1 ,i answered it1 and we began to be good friends1 and she kept begging me to turn from my sinful ways and be a ,christian man4 ,read ,new ,testament4 ,i want to state right here that because a man is in prison1 he don't have to be a ,christian or behave himself2 and ,mrs4 ,penn sent me a small revised ,testament and begged me to read it4 ,at first ,i laid it up and would not read it4 ,i don't remember of ever reading a whole chapter in a ,bible up until that time in my whole life2 and at last1 by her begging me in every letter to read my ,testament1 ,i began to read it1 and started out with a resolution to read it through1 and after ,i began to read1 ,i became interested in it1 and the more ,i read it the deeper ,i became interested in it1 and ,god's ,holy ,spirit began to work in me1 and ,i began to pray4 ,at first it seemed that ,i was afraid that ,god would not answer my prayers1 but still something made me pray anyway1 and it wasn't long until ,i was praying to ,god every night from one to three times1 from the depths of my heart4 ,i had taken his name in vain ever since ,i was a child1 and ,i asked him to make me quit taking his name in vain1 and after a day at my work1 and when ,i would curse ,god1 ,i would think of my prayers1 and then at night when ,i would go to my cell1 ,i would let my thoughts wander over a day that had just passed1 and ,i could tell after reflecting that ,i hadn't cursed so much that day4 ,and little by little ,god removed that evil spirit1 cursing1 from me1 until one night when ,i went to my cell and my thoughts wandered over the day that had just passed1 and not an oath had ,i uttered1 and ,i was happier than ever before1 ,i fell on my knees on the hard stone floor1 and thanked ,god for ,his goodness and for removing that swearing away from me4 ,quits ,smoking ,cigarettes4 ,i had smoked cigarettes for at least fifteen years and ,i quit them4 ,i was full of revenge and hatred1 and ,i cried aloud to ,god in my lonely cell to redeem my soul1 which ,he did1 and it wasn't long before ,i was a friend to everyone and praising ,god for full and free salvation4 ,he has made a new man out of me4 ,the ,holy ,spirit is like a fever1 and it is all and all before a man gets right with ,god4 ,condemning and deceitful spirits will rise up in a man1 but all we have to do is to ask ,god and he will remove them all2 to live a true ,christian life is the straightest life that anyone ever tried to walk4 ,it is a great warfare4 ,i read and study my ,bible and have learned a great deal about ,god's word since ,i joined the church1 a few short months ago1 under a great1 good and noble man of ,frankfort by the name of ,c4 ,r4 ,hudson1 and ,i love him as a very dear brother4 ,there is not a man in all this world that ,i hold the least bit of malice against1 and before ,i got right with ,god ,i had revenge in me against many4 ,warns ,young ,men4 ,young men1 as you read this1 from one who has done many and great wrongs1 take warning2 shun evil companions and don't do as ,i have done in days gone by4 ,don't be led astray by older heads1 for the man that will advise you to do a wrong is not your friend2 but ,i could not see it that way4 ,god has given me a new mind and ,i know as well as ,i know that ,i am living that religion is true1 real and no fake1 as ,i once thought4 ,has ,been ,born ,again4 ,i was raised on a ,bluegrass farm in ,madison ,county1 ,kentucky1 and my parents were as good a father and mother as ever lived2 but my father died while ,i was young and ,i went from bad to worse1 committing crime after crime1 and ,i am guilty of the charges against me1 but ,god has forgiven me of every wrong ,i ever did4 ,why won't the ,governor8 ,all the punishment that ,i will ever have to go through with will be on this earth1 for ,god has forgiven me of every wrong and ,i have a clear conscience now1 for ,i have been born again4 ,there are so many men in prison that trample the lowly ,god under foot to try and gain their freedom in that way1 and ,i hope that no one single person that reads this will think that ,i am making mockery of ,god's love1 for ,i am sincere with ,god1 as ,i used to be with ,satan4 ,i wish that every paper in the whole world would publish this so that it could have a chance to touch the hearts of many sinful men2 ,i long to tell the story to young men1 from ,east to ,west1 from ,north to ,south1 how ,god redeemed my soul4 ,refers to ,scriptures4 ,we have organized a ,bible reading circle here in the prison which is a grand and good work4 ,now ,i refer you to some ,scripture which ,i hope everyone will read carefully1 and it will show you how ,god will forgive a man for the crime of murder and for all crimes except one4 ,read ,exodus ii41 #aa1 #ab1 #ac1 #ad1 #ae2 ,,ii4 ,samuel xi4 and xii42 ,ezekiel xviii41 from #bjth verse to end of chapter2 ,jeremiah xxxiii41 #h1 #i2 ,mathew xii41 #ca2 ,luke xv42 ,acts vii41 #ed1 #ee1 #ef1 #eg1 #eh1 #ei1 #fj2 ,acts viii41 #a to #g2 #af1 #ag1 #bb2 ,galatians iii41 #bd4 ,i ask for the sincere prayers of every good ,christian in this whole world2 pray for me1 that ,i may be true to ,god the rest of my life4 ,when ,i was repenting my whole face would draw and ,i could feel the hot1 burning love of ,god in my whole being4 ,i am in prison1 maybe never to hear the birds sing or the rippling of the water again1 a free man1 but ,i say unto you that ,i am a free man in ,jesus2 ,i have found a friend that sticks closer than a brother4 ,people1 let your light shine1 for ,i believe that there are many diamonds in the rough4 ,i am yours in ,jesus1 ,,curtis ,,jett 4 ,christian ,endeavor at ,frankfort ,prison ,frankfort1 ,ky41 ,penitentiary4 ,rev4 ,geo4 ,l4 ,herr1 ,prison ,evangelist1 ,louisville1 ,ky4 ,dear ,brother ,herr3 ,as you have been so kind to me and have asked a somewhat detailed account of ,christian ,endeavor work in this prison and my connection with same1 it is my pleasure to comply1 especially as you do not visit us as often as we would like and cannot see for yourself all that goes on4 ,illustration3 ,,henry ,e4 ,,youtsey ,the ,author knows of no man behind prison bars in whom he is more interested than ,henry ,e4 ,youtsey4 ,when ,i commenced my life sentence here1 ,february #fth1 #aija1 ,i fell in love with our ,christian ,endeavor ,society at first sight1 and in all those #ajd months ,i have only missed about #ae meetings1 due to unavoidable causes4 ,i was ill for three months with malaria and could not go at all4 ,during the early days of my imprisonment our membership at its best averaged about #ajj1 but during the summer months when the boys were given their choice between the open air of the yard and attendance at the meetings the average was less than #bj4 ,in the summer of #aije1 and at the instance of ,mrs4 ,m4 ,b4 ,r4 ,day1 of ,frankfort1 ,i organized and managed a memorizing contest in which a number of prisoners learned and recited verses of scripture1 and ,i obtained a number of handsome ,teachers' ,bibles and other presents which were given to them as prizes on ,thanksgiving day4 ,i continued this work for the three following summers1 and in all forty-five prisoners learned and recited a grand total of #cc1ccb verses1 7over four times as many as are contained in the ,new ,testament71 which is an average of #gda verses per man4 ,the men studied so hard that some of them injured their eyes1 and it was thought best to discontinue the work for a while4 ,i was ,corresponding ,secretary of our ,society for about two and one-half years1 and last ,december ,i was elected its ,president by the largest majority ever given any candidate for the office4 ,i started in to raise our membership to two hundred1 and succeeded in getting it as high as one hundred and sixty-six4 ,it was also my desire to have better attendance during the hot months1 and ,i used every means ,i could think of to make our meetings attractive1 and ,i was frequently both pleased and surprised to count from sixty-five to seventy1 more than three times what it used to be4 ,some of our members being delicate are in great need of all the fresh air they can get and remain in the yard all day ,sundays in pretty weather although their hearts are with us4 ,a part of our pledge binds the members to carefully read the ,bible every day1 and ,i wondered how they were going to keep that pledge without the ,bibles1 so ,i set to work again writing letters in every direction1 and almost before ,i knew it our ,ky4 ,c4 ,e4 ,societies sent us #ej ,bibles1 and ,miss ,mary ,b4 ,rohrer1 of ,franklin1 ,pa41 sent me #aej of the prettiest ,bibles you ever saw2 they have flexible1 over-lapping backs1 red-under-gold edges1 maps1 and other helps4 ,this is the most magnificent present we have ever received from outside parties1 and besides all these1 the ,prison ,commissioners offered us #ajj more1 which we could not use4 ,one thing that has impressed me very forcibly is the fact that the ,christian people outside are ready at all times to shower blessings upon us1 and all we have to do is to ask for them4 ,at the suggestion of ,bro4 ,jos4 ,severance1 our splendid ,chaplain1 ,i numbered the ,bibles and gave them out to the members1 keeping a careful record of them1 and the men were instructed to return the ,bibles to the ,society on leaving the prison1 and although about a score of our members have gone out since then we have only lost one ,bible1 which speaks volumes for their honesty4 ,a few ,sundays ago ,i proposed that the ,society set apart a small sum of money for prizes1 and that all the members who wished to do so would be invited to write compositions on the subject1 ,what ,christian ,endeavor has done for me4 ,nine brothers entered this symposium1 and their compositions signed1 ,amo ,rolo1 ,sunflower1 ,rhododendron1 ,laurel1 ,merry ,heart1 ,happy ,bird1 ,mizpah1 and ,christian1 aggregate about #g1ejj words1 and make fine reading2 ,bro4 ,severance was appointed ,judge4 ,this summer ,i organized a little band of workers who go with me to the hospital every ,sunday1 where we hold little services of song1 prayer and ,bible reading at the bedsides of those who are ill1 and ,i have found great joy in this work4 ,we have had some splendid ,c4 ,e4 meetings1 the best ones being those when the ,senior and ,junior societies of the ,frankfort ,christian ,church and the ,epworth ,league of the ,methodist ,church united with us4 ,of course1 we could not go to them1 but they came to us1 and gave us rare spiritual and intellectual treats4 ,the music was specially beautiful4 ,quite recently ,i assisted ,bro4 ,severance in re-organizing a ,bible class1 of which ,i am ,secretary4 ,we are studying ,moninger's ,training for ,service1 and have #eb members4 ,splendid progress is being made4 ,so you see my hands are pretty full1 and when ,sunday night comes ,i am about ready to drop in my tracks4 ,of course1 it is all voluntary1 and ,i do not have to turn my hand over if ,i do not want to4 ,i am going to add a ,soul-winners ,department to our ,c4 ,e4 ,society for the purpose of assisting ,bro4 ,severance in the conversion of the men1 but ,i am in some doubt as to how to proceed as there is no chance to get at the men in the winter time4 ,however1 ,i am determined to find opportunity somehow4 ,we have a new ,superintendent of ,prison ,c4 ,e4 work1 in the person of ,miss ,georgia ,dunn1 of ,marksbury1 ,ky4 ,she is the most energetic little ,christian lady ,i have seen in a long time1 and our society will surely hum this winter under her guidance1 as we are all very proud of our good little sister4 ,january #ast1 ,i commenced to read my ,bible through1 at the rate of three chapters each week night1 and five each ,sunday night1 in order to get through by ,december #cast1 but ,i read more than that and finished up three months ahead of time4 ,although ,i have read the good book constantly during the last eight years1 this is the first continuous reading to completion that ,i ever did4 ,i have enjoyed ,bro4 ,severance's sermons very much and ,i believe there is nothing that thrills and inspires me with enthusiasm like fine preaching1 and right here ,i am going to tell you something which you must keep under your hat2 one ,sunday ,bro4 ,severance was unexpectedly called away1 and asked for a volunteer to fill his place1 and ,i was delighted at the opportunity1 and although ,i could not fill it ,i rattled about in it1 for about #cj minutes1 and one dear fellow accepted the gospel invitation and joined the church4 ,as soon as my sermonette was over quite a number of friends crowded around me and showered congratulations on me4 ,this was a temptation to try again1 and the next time three brothers joined the church1 and that pleased me immensely1 you know4 ,i have many good friends in ,louisville1 including ,dr4 ,powell1 of the ,christian ,church2 ,dr4 ,t4 ,m4 ,hawes1 of the ,highland ,presbyterian ,church1 whose ,c4 ,e4 ,society sent us #g4ej1 and1 say1 there is a pastor after ,god's own heart4 ,give them all my love when you see them1 and say to them that while ,i am ashamed of the sins that brought me here ,i am trying to leave foot-prints that ,i will be proud of in the great day of judgment4 ,the ,christian ,endeavor ,societies of ,newport1 ,paris1 ,winchester and ,lexington have helped us wonderfully4 ,lexington is the principal center of ,christian ,endeavor activity1 from my point of view1 and ,i have an especially warm place in my heart for those societies4 ,how is ,mr4 ,john ,r4 ,pflanz getting along8 ,he is another whom ,i love1 and ,i hope that he will get every office that he goes after4 ,be sure and give my kindest regards to your most excellent wife2 she is certainly a queen among women4 ,trusting that ,i have not tired you1 and that you will excuse my remissness in failing to write sooner1 ,i am1 ,most respectfully yours1 ,h4 ,e4 ,,youtsey4 ,capital ,punishment ,the following forceful expressions regarding capital punishment by ,gov4 ,geo4 ,w4 ,hunt1 of ,arizona1 are in exact keeping with the thoughts of the author4 ,thou shalt not kill applies to governments1 corporations1 societies and individuals alike4 ,capital punishment is simply the commission by the ,state of an act which is regarded as a horrible crime if committed by an individual4 ,one man must not kill another man1 but several men vested with official titles can hold a conference and send a soul to eternity4 ,the ,state says3 ,you must not kill2 but if you do1 ,i will kill you4 ,this theory of a ,state's power or duty owes its origin to the lowest class of barbarians in the early history of the world4 ,their logic1 if it may be called that1 sprang solely from a spirit of revenge4 ,the idea that a legal execution would deter others from committing murder probably never occurred to them4 ,their crude minds did not rise above the thought that the victim should be avenged1 and that adequate vengeance could be found only in the hangman's noose or the guillotine4 ,there are a thousand other practices originating with barbarians which the footsteps of civilization and progress have crushed4 ,but capital punishment1 the worst heritage of the dark ages1 lingers with us1 betraying one of the spots in humanity where the veneer of civilization is thin4 ,i am inclined to think that the spirit of revenge still is the ruling motive back of the legal execution1 even though pleas are made in its behalf which barbarians never thought of4 ,they could not very well think of such punishment as a curb to more murders1 for even they could not help seeing that the beheading and quartering of offenders had no such effect4 ,the legal execution has no such effect today1 a fact which any fair-minded man will recognize after proper investigation4 ,and if that plea falls down1 as it does and must continue to do1 what defense of the legal killing of our fellowman is left us8 ,the moment we are convinced that the number of murders is on the increase1 or does not decrease1 in spite of the rope and electric chair1 we will have to justify capital punishment on some other ground4 ,what is that other ground1 if it is not the old savage impulse of meting revenge--a species of revenge1 at the last analysis1 confers no good whatever upon society as a whole1 and is of no consolation or comfort to the family circle most affected by the original murder8 ,arizona has taken most advanced ground upon social and economic questions1 and while the old territorial law1 permitting capital punishment1 is still on the statute books1 it must be remembered that statehood has been in operation less than a year1 and that the first ,state ,legislature was overwhelmed with work during the comparatively short session prescribed by the ,constitution4 ,i am confident that public sentiment in ,arizona is opposed to capital punishment4 ,during the special session of the ,legislature1 which will be held early in #aiac1 an effort will be made to repeal the old law4 ,if the ,legislature is too busy to give the matter attention1 or is disinclined to assume the responsibility1 the initiative provision of the ,state ,constitution will be invoked1 thus putting the question square up to the people4 ,i have no fears for the outcome4 ,arizona citizenship has proved itself too intelligent to lag behind the advanced thought and progress of civilization4 ,,geo4 ,w4 ,h4 ,,hunt1 ,governor of ,arizona4 ,indiana ,reformatory ,inmates ,subscribe for ,pipe ,organ ,each one a ,carnegie in proportion to his ability to give1 a majority of the #a1bjd inmates of the ,indiana ,reformatory yesterday voluntarily contributed toward the purchase of a pipe organ for the handsome chapel of the institution1 the total offerings approximated #ijj4 ,when the contribution cards were checked up by the ,rev4 ,w4 ,e4 ,edgin1 chaplain of the reformatory1 he was surprised at the generosity shown by the inmates4 ,the individual sums given ranged from #be cents to #ce4 ,when ,gov4 ,j4 ,frank ,hanly was a guest at the ,reformatory recently he was asked by ,mr4 ,edgin as to the best plan to pursue to get from ,andrew ,carnegie a contribution sufficient to buy a pipe organ4 ,gov4 ,hanly replied that this sum could be raised in ,indiana1 and he started the list with #ajj4 ,it then occurred to ,mr4 ,edgin to ask voluntary contributions from the inmates1 and permission was given by ,supt4 ,whittaker4 ,cards were left in each cell1 with blanks for subscriptions1 but it was distinctly stated that all offerings should be entirely voluntary4 ,a great many of the inmates bring money with them to the ,reformatory1 and this1 with that which they earn by overtime work1 which is considerable1 is credited to them4 ,when the success of the offering was learned the inmates were as much pleased as ,chaplain ,edgin4 ,the new organ soon will be forthcoming4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,program4 ,indiana ,reformatory ,chapel ,services4 ,sunday1 ,april #ad1 #aijg4 ,march--,camp ,organ ,narovec ,march--,steel ,king ,st4 ,clair ,musical ,selection4 ,paraphrase--,melody in ,f ,rubenstein ,doxology4 ,the ,lord's ,prayer4 ,i ,,shall ,,be ,,like ,,him4 ,when ,i shall reach the more excellent glory1 ,and all my trials are passed1 ,i shall behold ,him1 ,o wonderful story6 ,i shall be like ,him at last4 ,cho3 ,i shall be like ,him1 ,i shall be like ,him1 ,and in ,his beauty shall shine2 ,i shall be like ,him1 wondrously like ,him1 ,jesus my ,savior divine4 ,we shall not wait till the glorious dawning ,breaks on the vision so fair1 ,now we may welcome the heavenly morning1 ,now we ,his image may bear4 ,more and more like ,him1 repeat the blest story1 ,over and over again1 ,changed by ,his ,spirit from glory to glory1 ,i shall be satisfied then4 ,prayer4 ,piano ,solo ,j4 ,s4 ,hathaway ,selection--,from ,romeo and ,juliet ,gounod ,,the ,,virtue ,,of ,,shame4 ,confession is a duty too little regarded even by many ,christians4 ,some men are ashamed to confess that they have done wrong4 ,sir ,john ,lubbock says3 ,it is well to be ashamed of yourself if you are in the wrong2 but never be ashamed to own it4 ,the ,bible says3 ,confess your faults one to another4 ,,conquest4 ,creation's heir1 the world1 the world is mine4--,goldsmith4 ,all things are yours4--,paul4 ,the world is mine4 ,i hold no title-deed ,to one small acre1 yet have all ,i need1 ,and should ,dame ,fortune proffer me her store ,i could not linger wistful1 at her door4 ,unfortunate is he beyond compute1 ,whose love of fortune makes his conscience mute4 ,i will not look to fortune4 ,i will do ,my best1 though small that best to her or you4 ,all things are mine4 ,i walk with firmer tread ,than ,caesar at his best2 for ,i am led ,by mightier ,one than ,fortune or than ,fate1 ,and ,i shall conquer all things1 soon or late4 ,all things8 ,yes1 all4 ,then well may ,fortune frown1 ,and clutch with trembling hand her imperial crown4 ,i will stoop to conquer4 ,i will rise ,and climb the rugged path where duty lies4 ,sermon ,geo4 ,l4 ,herr ,benediction4 ,march--,boston ,press ,club ,rollinson ,march--,yankee ,grit ,holzman ,,cling ,,to ,,the ,,bible4 ,tis the anchor of hope and the lamp that gives light1 ,tis the star that will shine thro' your life's darkest night1 ,if you follow its guidance1 you'll always be right1 ,so cling to the ,bible and walk in its light4 ,to neglect1 reject or doubt the ,bible in any particular is but an entering wedge to spiritual apathy4 ,the ,bible tinkers of this or any other age have been men whose hearts are cold and whose soul saving powers were limited4 ,to obey the ,bible1 will lead to a perfect salvation1 make possible a victorious faith1 surmount the difficulties of life and gain an inheritance incorruptible1 and undefiled and that fadeth not away1 reserved in heaven for you4 ,watson says1 ,the ,bible is a rock of diamonds2 a chain of pearls2 the sword of the ,spirit1 a chart by which the ,christian sails to eternity1 the map by which he daily walks2 the sun dial by which he sets his life2 the balance by which he weighs his actions4 ,the ,bible contains #c1eff1dhj letters1 #haj- #fig words1 #ca- #age verses1 #a1ahi chapters1 and #ff books4 ,the longest chapter is the #aaith ,psalm4 ,the shortest and middle chapter the #aag ,psalm4 ,the middle verse is the #hth of the #aahth ,psalm4 ,the longest name is in the #hth chapter of ,isaiah4 ,the word and occurs #df1fbg times2 the ,lord #heh times4 ,the #cgth chapter of ,isaiah and the #ith chapter of the #b;d book of ,kings are alike4 ,the longest verse is the #ith of the #hth chapter of ,esther and the shortest verse is the #ceth of the #aath chapter of ,john4 ,in the #bast verse of the #gth chapter of ,ezra is the alphabet4 ,the name of ,god is not mentioned in the book of ,esther4 ,the model prayer is the #agth chapter of ,john4 ,the #acth chapter of #ast ,corinthians is the most practical4 ,it ,contains ,knowledge ,holiness ,wisdom and ,love ,the ,tree of ,life and ,knowledge ,,do ,,you ,,know ,,the ,,world ,,is ,,dying ,,for ,a ,,little ,,bit ,,of ,,love8 ,practical results are happy homes1 husbands and fathers restored to their families1 wives and children made happy1 multitudes rescued1 and the world made better4 ,the magnitude of this work will never be known until ,eternity's records are disclosed4 ,little did we think twenty years ago that so humble a beginning would be attended with such remarkable results4 ,rev4 ,herr holds a unique position in the evangelistic field4 ,he is considered the greatest evangelist among prisoners in the ,united ,states4--,louisville ,herald1 ,may #ag1 #aiji4 ,when you help the missionaries1 you help the poor fellow in trouble4 ,when you help those in trouble1 you help yourself1 and when you thus help the missionary1 the outcast1 and yourself1 ,god will help you4 ,,our ,,motto3 ,seeking the lost4 ,helping the helpless to help themselves4 ,all along life's pathway there are men and women in need3 ,go and help somebody just now4 ,with a word of kindness or a loving deed1 ,go and help somebody just now4 ,dear ,friend--,our country is taxed with a burden of thousands of prisoners4 ,these people are crippled1 not in body1 not in mind1 but almost always in morals1 which is the most serious4 ,it is to help or recover them that we are giving our lives4 ,our labors have not been in vain1 as the testimonials will show you4 ,we want you to hold the rope while we go down into the pit1 by subscribing for our support and transportation in this work of prison evangelism2 and in so doing you become the benefactor of a submerged class4 ,may we not hope to have your check to help in this concerted effort8 ,i am1 ,yours sincerely1 ,,geo4 ,l4 ,,herr1 ,louisville1 ,ky4 99 99 99 99 99 -------- ,he that hath the ,son1 hath life1 and he that hath not the ,son of ,god hath not life4--#a ,john #e3ab4 ,how shall we escape1 if we neglect so great salvation8--,heb4 #b3c4 ,for what shall it profit a man if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul8--,mark #h3cf4 ,but seek ye first the kingdom of ,god and his righteousness2 and all these things shall be added unto you4--,matt4 #f3cc4 -------- ,,get ,,rev4 ,,herr',s ,,new ,,book4 ,entitled ,the ,nation ,behind ,prison ,bars1 for your good2 but chiefly for the good of others4 ,the nation behind the bars is an interesting nation1 a pitiful nation1 a needy nation4 ,help them and interest yourself in them by buying and reading this book4 ,you have a superb record4--,rev4 ,horace ,g4 ,ogden1 ,d4,d4 ,he has wide experience on both sides of the line4--,rev4 ,h4 ,c4 ,morrison1 ,editor ,pentecostal ,herald4 ,his labors are abundantly blessed4--,rev4 ,joseph ,severance4 ,the large number who have been helped by hearing your message will be still further benefited by reading your book4--,rev4 ,albert ,j4 ,steelman1 ,ph4,d41 ,chaplain1 ,illinois ,state ,penitentiary4 ,you and your good wife were father and mother to the prisoners4--,john ,r4 ,pflanz1 ,jailer4 ,george ,l4 ,herr is not the man to do anything in an ordinary way4--,rev4 ,d4 ,j4 ,starr1 ,d4,d41 ,chaplain of ,columbus1 ,o41 ,penitentiary4 ,his work among prisoners has been very successful1 and through his efforts many erring creatures have been induced to reform4--,charles ,f4 ,grainger4 ,transcriber's ,notes ,table of ,contents 7,practical ,religious ,work in ,county ,jail7 ,pratical changed to ,practical4 ,page #g 7glorified by the presence7 glorifield changed to glorified4 ,page #add 7,hundreds of ,letters we have have have changed to have4 ,the following are used interchangably3 today and to-day1 exconvict and ex-convict cellhouse and cell-house brokenhearted and broken-hearted ,several unbalanced quotes were left as in the original4 ,page #abh 7,jerry was put to work in the engine room7 ,this paragraph appears to need an open quote4 ,unchanged4 ,page #ada 7,the wages of sin is death17 ,phrase seems to need a closed quote4 ,unchanged4 ,page #afa 7,amo ,rolo1 ,sunflower1 ,rhododendron1 ,laurel1 ,merry ,heart1 ,happy ,bird1 ,mizpah1 and ,christian17 ,list of names seems to need a closes quote4 ,unchanged4