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+Project Gutenberg's The Nation Behind Prison Bars, by George L. Herr
+
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+Title: The Nation Behind Prison Bars
+
+Author: George L. Herr
+
+Release Date: February 9, 2011 [EBook #35221]
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+Language: English
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+[Illustration: GEORGE L. HERR AND WIFE]
+
+
+
+
+ THE
+
+ NATION BEHIND PRISON BARS
+
+
+ BY
+
+ GEORGE L. HERR, Prison Evangelist
+
+
+
+ "_I was in prison, and ye came unto me_"
+
+
+
+ PUBLISHED BY
+
+ THE CARTER PRINTING COMPANY
+
+ LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY
+
+
+
+ COPYRIGHT 1913
+
+ BY
+
+ GEORGE L. HERR, LOUISVILLE, KY.
+
+
+
+ To My Wife
+
+ WHOSE CONSTANT HELP AND
+
+ ENCOURAGEMENT
+
+ MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR ME TO DO THE WORK
+
+ TO WHICH
+
+ God
+
+ HAS CALLED ME, THIS VOLUME IS
+
+ INSCRIBED WITH THE
+
+ PRAYER THAT
+
+ God
+
+ WILL USE IT TO SAVE MANY SOULS
+
+
+
+
+The Nation Behind Prison Bars
+
+BY
+
+GEORGE L. HERR, Prison Evangelist
+
+ Author of "Light in Dark Places," "You Are My Prisoner," "The
+ Life Line," "Man's Worst Enemy," "Nothing Better," "The
+ Missionary," "The Bethel," "Lost and Is Found," and "A Glorious
+ Rescue."
+
+ 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 territory, or to populate a good-sized
+city. For the psychological student, they form the most interesting of
+all objects of study. For the philanthropist, and for the Christian
+missionary, they constitute a wonderful field of activity. How to lift
+them out of the criminal strata is the question to which Mr. Herr is
+devoting his life, in an effort to answer. In a good measure he is
+answering it. Many prisoners to whom the grace of God has appeared,
+bringing salvation, will rise to call him blessed.--Rev. Jno. Paul,
+Mississippi.
+
+[Illustration: MY DEVOTED FATHER
+
+THE LATE HON. RICHARD S. HERR
+
+"And their works do follow them."]
+
+[Illustration: MY PRECIOUS MOTHER
+
+The Late Mrs. RICHARD S. HERR
+
+"Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in
+the gates."]
+
+
+
+
+Foreword
+
+
+Gathered within these pages are recitals of scenes and incidents in a
+field of existence fortunately unfamiliar to the majority of our
+readers. 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 constant, earnest labor among the unfortunates who are
+shut away from God's sunshine; whom God still loves, despite their sins
+of omission and commission. If the perusal of this volume brings to the
+reader a belief that the cause is worthy, that labor in this field
+brings a reward which amply compensates for the time and effort
+expended, the author will rest in the knowledge of a duty well
+performed. There has been no effort at exaggeration in presenting these
+sketches of daily experiences among the outcasts of society, no
+straining for effect, no striving to paint word pictures that may touch
+the heart. It is simply the story of everyday life in the field of the
+prison missionary's labor, and is given to the public with a fervent
+prayer that God, in His infinite wisdom, will instill in the hearts of
+our readers a feeling of charity toward those whose burden is almost
+greater than they can bear.
+
+ Faithfully,
+ G. L. H.
+
+
+
+
+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 Geo. L. Herr xiii
+
+ Subscription Card xvi
+
+ Chapter First--Life of Geo. L. Herr 1
+
+ Chapter Second--"Lost, and Is Found" 10
+
+ Chapter Third--"Political Peril," Sermon by Dr. E. L. Powell 23
+
+ Chapter Fourth--"Christ the Interpreter," Sermon by Dr. Hawes 34
+
+ Chapter Fifth--Throwing Out the Life Line 41
+
+ Chapter Sixth--Reformation of Criminals 46
+ Visit to Nashville Prison 52
+
+ Chapter Seven--Does Prison Work Pay? 54
+ The Work of a Prison Evangelist 57
+ Youtsey, Kentucky's Famous Prisoner 66
+ Practical Religious Work in County Jail 67
+ Praise for Prison Evangelist 69
+ Sermon in State Prison 70
+ Revival Stirs Up Inmates 72
+
+ Chapter Eight--A Man of Honor 74
+
+ Chapter Nine--Jim O'Brien, the Modern Miracle 76
+ Jim O'Brien Passes Away 83
+
+ Chapter Ten--Columbus Ohio Prison 85
+ The Big Ohio "Pen" Week by Week 88
+ Chapel Services 89
+ Chapter Eleven--Incontestable Proof 92
+
+ Prison Evangelist's Good Work 97
+ A Grand Work Highly Commended--John R. Pflanz 98
+ "Worked Wonders" 100
+ Strong Endorsement 101
+ Speaks to Prisoners 102
+ Sad and Pitiful Story 103
+ Resolution Never Broken 104
+ What is a Friend? 106
+ "Another Chance I Crave" 108
+ Letter from Col. Will S. Hays 110
+ Letter from Capt. Scheider 111
+ Profanity Shows Mental Deficiency 112
+ Cincinnati Work House 115
+ Extermination of Habitual Criminals 116
+ Criminal Becomes Minister 120
+ Poem to Brother Herr 122
+ Success of Reform Criminals--Wm. A. Pinkerton 124
+ Letter from Editor Star of Hope 137
+ Lost and is Found 138
+ Christmas at the Frankfort Prison 139
+ Hundreds of Letters 144
+ A Tribute from Jos. M. O'Hara 145
+ Fishing for Men 147
+ Branch Library in the Jail 149
+ Change comes in Curt Jett 151
+ Christian Endeavor at Frankfort Prison 158
+ Capital Punishment 165
+ Indiana Reformatory 168
+ Indiana Reformatory Chapel Services 169
+ Clinging to the Bible 172
+ Tree of Life and Knowledge 173
+ The World Dying for Love 174
+ George L. Herr's New Book 176
+
+
+
+
+Illustrations
+
+
+ Geo. L. Herr and Wife--Frontispiece i
+ The Late Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Herr iv
+ Rev. Chas. R. Hemphill, D.D. xv
+ Rev. Steve P. Holcombe 6
+ The Late Mr. George Gaulbert 8
+ Rev. Carter Helm Jones 9
+ The Late Rev. E. A. Ferguson 10
+ Rev. E. L. Powell 22
+ First Christian Church and Presbyterian Theological
+ Seminary 28
+ Rev. T. M. Hawes, D.D. 34
+ Rev. Henry Clay Morrison, D.D. 40
+ Rev. John Paul 46
+ Dwight L. Moody 48
+ Valentine Burke 50
+ The Late Col. Mat. Ragland 54
+ Jefferson County Jail 58
+ The Late Hon. J. C. Bohart 60
+ Hon. John R. Pflanz 64
+ Rev. C. S. Hanley 92
+ Hon. Chas. F. Grainger 106
+ Judge Aaron Kohn 108
+ Rt. Rev. Chas. E. Woodcock, D.D. 112
+ The Hon. and Mrs. John L. Whitman 116
+ Gospel Service at the County Jail, Chicago, Ill 118
+ Wm. A. Pinkerton 124
+ Louisville Free Public Library 149
+ Curtis Jett 151
+ Henry E. Youtsey 158
+
+
+
+
+Commendation from Louisville Ministers
+
+
+ Louisville, Ky., Jan. 27, 1910.
+
+ To His Honor Judge Muir Weissinger,
+ Judge of the County Court,
+ Jefferson County, Ky.
+
+Dear Sir:
+
+The undersigned Ministers of the Gospel in the city of Louisville, being
+members of the Ministerial Association, do hereby recommend to your
+Honor the appointment of the Rev. George L. Herr, a regular ordained
+minister of the gospel, as Chaplain of the Jefferson County Jail, in
+accordance with Part 9, Sections 627-632 Russell Statutes, 1909,
+inclusive.
+
+The Rev. Mr. Herr is thoroughly well qualified to fill the position of
+Chaplain at the County Jail, he having for seven years previous to the
+enactment of the present law given up his time and money in this noble
+work, without compensation from any source whatever, either state,
+county or city, as the present Jailer of Jefferson County and many other
+will testify.
+
+ R. D. SMART,
+ Pastor Broadway Methodist Church.
+
+ CHARLES R. HEMPHILL,
+ Professor Presbyterian Theological Seminary.
+
+ W. N. BRINEY,
+ Pastor Broadway Christian Church.
+
+ W. J. CLARKE,
+ Minister Clifton Church.
+
+ A. R. KASEY,
+ Pastor Clifton Crescent Hill Methodist Church.
+
+ S. G. SHELLEY,
+ Pastor Jefferson St. Methodist Church.
+
+ THAD. S. TINSLEY,
+ Pastor Third Christian Church.
+
+ W. F. IRWIN,
+ 4th Ave. Presbyterian Church.
+
+ E. B. PATTERSON,
+ Pastor Trinity Church.
+
+ W. R. HENDRIX,
+ Pastor Methodist Temple.
+
+ J. T. RUSHING,
+ Pastor Virginia Ave. M. E. Church, South.
+
+ D. B. GREGORY,
+ Pastor Woodland Pres. Church U. S.
+
+ G. W. NUTTER,
+ Pastor Parkland Christian Church.
+
+ B. F. ATKINSON,
+ Pastor Rivers Memorial M. E. Church, South.
+
+ C. F. WIMBERTY,
+ Marcus Lindsay Memorial.
+
+ CHAS. A. HUMPHREY,
+ Pastor Portland M. E. Church, South.
+
+ J. D. SIGLER
+
+ E. L. POWELL,
+ Pastor First Christian Church.
+
+ S. H. LOVELACE,
+ Pastor Oakdale Methodist Church.
+
+ C. R. CROWE,
+ Pastor Highland Park and Hill Street.
+
+ T. R. KENDALL,
+ Lander Memorial Church.
+
+ T. L. CRANDELL,
+ Dumesnil M. E. Church.
+
+ C. E. CARTER,
+ Asbury M. E. Church.
+
+ ARTHUR W. BROOK,
+ M. E. Church, South.
+
+ W. B. BEAUCHAMP,
+ Pastor Fourth Ave. M. E. Church, South.
+
+ J. R. McAFEE,
+ West Broadway M. E. Church, South.
+
+
+
+
+Story of the Life of Geo. L. Herr
+
+
+The Rev. George L. Herr, prison evangelist, has received from Chicago
+his book entitled "The Story of His Life," by Edward De Alma. Mr. Herr
+distributed 100 copies yesterday in the Jefferson County jail, and the
+men received them with great eagerness. Mr. Herr will place the story in
+all penal institutions. A letter from the Rev. James M. Taylor,
+complimenting the book, says: "I have read with soul-stirring interest
+the sad, heart-rending experience of Brother Herr, and the miraculous
+deliverance by the grace of God; how, by a life of sin, he squandered a
+fortune; how God found him and gave him deliverance; the romantic way in
+which his God-given companion entered his life and how they are being
+used, perhaps, as no other persons to-day in helping those behind the
+bars. This story will warn the reckless, encourage the 'outcast,' and
+put a desire in the hearts of thousands to lead better lives."
+ --_Louisville Courier-Journal_
+
+The Rev. Paul, of Meridian, Miss., says: "The story of Brother Herr's
+life, 'Redeemed from the depths of sin to the mountain top of
+salvation,' is a thrilling narrative, published as a warning to the
+fallen."
+
+The Rev. J. B. Foote, chaplain of the Onondaga county penitentiary, in
+New York, acknowledging receipt of the life story of Mr. Herr and
+thanking him for it, states in his letter that he will use the book in
+his preaching in prison.
+
+When asked if prison work paid, Mr. Herr said: "Who will ever know the
+vast number that will attribute their first impulse to a better life,
+formed while in the seclusion of a prison cell, while reading this book.
+The world will never know how many, when sitting in judgment upon
+themselves, have learned the great secret, that it takes an omnipotent
+power to change the current of their lives and give them deliverance
+from the power of sin, and enabling them to go forth, not to live a new
+purpose, but a new life."
+
+In 1909 Mr. Herr published 150,000 sermons, books and tracts.
+
+The Rev. George L. Herr, whose address delivered in our chapel last
+Sunday morning was charmingly refreshing, 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 pace.--Rev. D. J. Starr, D.D., Ohio
+Penitentiary.
+
+Bro. Herr knows the prison work as few men do. He is a man of large
+sympathy, and having had an experience of fifteen years as an
+evangelist, knows how to reach the hearts of the men. He has the entire
+confidence of both prisoners and officials and is always given a most
+hearty welcome by all.--Jos. Severance, Chaplain.
+
+"The large number who have been helped by hearing your message will be
+still further benefited by reading your book."--Rev. Albert J. Steelman,
+Ph.D., Chaplain, Illinois State Penitentiary.
+
+Get Rev. Herr's book for your good, but chiefly for the good of others.
+
+Rev. C. R. Hemphill, D.D., Louisville, Ky.: "I believe Rev. George L.
+Herr especially equipped for the difficult work of an evangelist to
+those in prison and to the neglected."
+
+Rev. Wm. Edmond Foster: "His love for lost souls and his zeal knows no
+bounds. I bespeak for him a life of great usefulness to his fellowmen
+without hope and without God."
+
+[Illustration: REV. CHAS. R. HEMPHILL, D.D.
+
+President Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Louisville, Ky. One of the
+South's greatest scholars and teachers; whose heart is full of sympathy
+for and helpfulness of the unfortunate.]
+
+Rev. Horace G. Ogden, D.D., New York: "I have been placed where I have
+known intimately his work as prison evangelist. I can say he has made a
+superb record. He has taken an enlarged field of work, and I have every
+confidence in his increased usefulness. His book merits a large
+circulation."
+
+Rev. Ed. Ferguson: "For years he, with his most estimable wife, 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 Louisville."
+
+Rev. James M. Taylor: "The story will warn the reckless, encourage the
+'outcast,' and put desire in the hearts of thousands to lead better
+lives."
+
+Rev. T. T. Taliaferro, Chaplain Kentucky State Prison: "Your sermons are
+blessed of God to the furtherance of the works of grace in our midst.
+May God bless you in your noble work."
+
+Rev. W. O. Vreeland, Chaplain Kentucky State Prison: "You are worthy of
+the highest commendation."
+
+Men's Bible Class, James Lee Memorial Presbyterian Church: "Rev. George
+L. Herr's talk at last Sunday's session was a treat."
+
+Rev. George L. Herr, 195 Coral Avenue, Louisville, Ky.: "Who will ever
+know the vast number that will attribute their first impulse to a better
+life, formed while in seclusion of a prison cell while reading this
+book."
+
+The Rev. George L. Herr is bringing out a book on prison life which is
+abundantly capable of two effects, namely: Enlisting the attention of
+readers, like a romance, and benefitting the class of whom he writes. It
+is a two-hundred page book, illustrated with pictures of prisons, and
+scenes behind the bars.
+
+
+
+
+DEAR FRIEND:
+
+We know you will rejoice with us in the work being accomplished behind
+prison bars. Many thousands we are preaching the gospel to every year.
+There are converts all over the United States that we hear from. The
+outlook of the work was never more encouraging. May we submit to you our
+plan to secure auxiliary memberships at $10.00 each?
+
+Will you be one?
+
+ GEO. L. HERR AND WIFE,
+ Prison Evangelists.
+
+
+DEPARTMENTS OF WORK.
+
+Distribution of thousands of papers, tracts, and other religious
+reading.
+
+Visiting the sick and poor.
+
+Street work in the slums.
+
+Evangelistic work in the different penitentiaries a specialty.
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER FIRST
+
+LIFE OF GEORGE L. HERR
+
+BY EDWARD DE ALMA
+
+A BRAND PLUCKED FROM THE BURNING.
+
+"As we sow so shall we reap."
+
+
+Born in the city of Louisville, of an old Kentucky family, whose
+escutcheon had never been shadowed by smirch or breath of shame or
+ignominy, it might truthfully be said of George L. Herr that he had been
+ushered into this world with the proverbial "gold spoon in his mouth,"
+his father, the late Richard S. Herr, being a prominent and highly
+esteemed and wealthy citizen of the grand old state of Kentucky. Though
+surrounded by the luxuries of life, by environments unusually favorable
+for the development of a strong, healthy, vigorous and clean life, yet
+Brother Herr's life from his youth up to the period of this writing,
+presents an aspect checkered with the lights and shadows of temptation,
+sin, remorse, repentance, redemption and restful peace of heart in
+salvation through Jesus.
+
+ --------
+ Give us help from trouble; for vain is the help of man.--Ps.
+ 108:12.
+
+ God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in
+ trouble.--Ps. 46:1.
+ --------
+
+At the age of three months, the death of his precious mother caused him
+to be given into the keeping of his aunt, a noble Christian woman, and
+it was due to her teachings that the seeds of reverence for God, 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
+heart, while his father, a Christian gentleman, spared no efforts in his
+endeavor to bring up his son in the way he should go.
+
+At the age of eighteen years, through the death of his father, he came
+into the possession of a large estate, but lacking the experience which
+usually comes with maturity, he developed a spirit of independence which
+soon brought in its train of attendant evils.
+
+ --------
+ Have mercy upon me, O Lord; for I am weak; O Lord, heal me.--Ps.
+ 6:2.
+
+ My grace is sufficient for thee; for my strength is made perfect
+ in weakness.--2 Cor. 12:9.
+ --------
+
+The story of George Herr's experience is the recital of a man's gradual
+surrender to the power of drink, until the enormity of his fall can but
+be depicted by contrasting his condition with that as it was a few years
+before. Then he was a well known young man of Louisville's elite
+society, wealthy, respected, esteemed and sought after. Friends without
+number, well wishers innumerable, the door of any refined home in the
+city would have swung wide open in welcome at his knock. Now the other
+picture: A drunken outcast, a prey to the buffetings of every chance
+wind of fate, deprived of friends, stripped of wealth, position and
+reputation; exposed to every form of evil, subject to the cruelty of
+every character of temptation that assails human nature. Ostracized from
+society, barred from contact with any self-respecting acquaintance of
+former days, can you imagine a more potent example of the victory of
+Satan through the agency of his chief field marshal, Drink? God grant
+that this may come as a warning to some one of the thousands of young
+men who, with prospects as bright or even more flattering than were
+those of George Herr at the age of eighteen, are at this moment entering
+upon the path which will lead them, as it has countless thousands, into
+the abyss of eternal destruction! 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 this.
+
+ --------
+ I am poor and needy; make haste unto me, O God.--Ps. 70:5.
+
+ My God shall supply all your need, according to his riches in
+ glory by Christ Jesus.--Phil. 4:19.
+ --------
+
+These were indeed dark days, the past a record of sin, the present a
+nightmare of misery and shame, the future black with the darkness of
+despair, with not the faintest gleam of hope to pierce the gloom. "Poor
+fellow," you say, "only one of a multitude." Yes, only the prototype of
+one of the thousands who are traveling the same broad thoroughfare at
+this moment.
+
+It was at this critical juncture, when reputation was blasted, hope
+departed and the future barren of promises, 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 pleasures. He went West, but his
+hopes were blasted, and penniless, homeless, wretched, obliged to accept
+any kind of menial work in order to eke out a bare living, he wandered
+about until an overwhelming homesickness brought him back to Kentucky.
+There was, perhaps, a flickering intention to do better, to cut loose
+from the bands that bound him, but good resolutions were made only to be
+broken, and the cords of sin drawn tighter than ever.
+
+ --------
+ Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?--Acts 9:6.
+
+ Follow thou me.--John 21:22.
+ --------
+
+None but God can realize the extreme bitterness of that bondage, the
+depths of that dark and unrelieved despair. Without light, without hope,
+without rest, and worst of all, without Christ? With not one friendly
+hand held out to greet him, with not one word of encouragement, but
+rather the cold glance of scorn, the bitter sneer of contempt, it is not
+strange that there stretched out before him apparently nothing but a
+drunkard's life, a drunkard's death and an endless eternity in a
+drunkard's hell.
+
+Then the fearful temptation of suicide met him; but God, in his infinite
+mercy, 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 world. Then a helping hand was extended. A lifelong
+friend, meeting him one day, and overcome with pity, gave him one more
+chance to make a man of himself, fitted him out with clothes, gave him a
+railroad ticket and money, advising him to leave Louisville and start
+life afresh elsewhere. But the fetters of sin were riveted so strongly
+that the well-meant advice of his boyhood friend was unheeded, and a few
+hours found him in as fearful a plight as ever. Then there came into
+this, the darkest hour in all his life, the experience of the prodigal
+son. 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 righteousness.
+
+ --------
+ Show me thy ways, O Lord.--Ps. 25:4.
+ --------
+
+It was then that the Rev. Steve P. Holcombe of Louisville, Ky., took him
+to the Union Gospel Mission.
+
+At this critical period there came within the radius of his sphere of
+existence a noble, devout woman, who proved to be the one thing needful
+to round out the life now worth living. In spite of all remonstrances on
+the part of her friends, she was greatly interested in the welfare of
+this man and prayed earnestly that God would make him a strong Christian
+man.
+
+Her tireless energies, endless prayers and earnest teachings were ever
+present to hold him up and help him onward in the new life. God placed
+her in the sphere of George Herr's experience at a critical stage, 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 sin. 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 love, each seeing within the other
+those qualities necessary to happiness in wedded life, and on the 14th
+of April, 1898, George L. Herr and Miss Lillie M. Joyce, the woman
+who was such an essential portion of his existence, were joined in the
+holy bonds of matrimony by the Rev. Carter Helm Jones, D.D., pastor of
+the Broadway Baptist Church, Louisville, Ky.
+
+ --------
+ The meek will he teach his way.--Ps. 25:9.
+
+ Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy Holy Spirit
+ from me.--Ps. 51:11.
+ --------
+
+[Illustration: REV. STEVE P. HOLCOMBE
+
+The founder of the Holcombe Mission of Louisville, Ky.]
+
+George Herr says that the old life, with its bondage in sin and its
+darkness of evil, is a thing of the eliminated past. Finding happiness
+in his new life, he has consecrated his time, energy, ability and
+talents to continuous devotion to the task of spreading the gospel among
+the fallen. Into the gloomiest recesses of penitentiaries, workhouses
+and jails, beyond portals where visitors are excluded, he has carried
+the message of Christ's saving grace into the darkness of despairing
+men's and women's lives.
+
+God has blessed George L. Herr in many ways, giving him daily recompense
+for the days of misery, shame and degradation, giving him a happy home,
+glorified by the presence of a loving, devoted wife and the precious
+daughter, and this story is sent forth with the earnest prayer that God
+may use it, with its message of hope and cheer, for the salvation of
+many despairing, discouraged ones who are bound by the awful fetters of
+sin as he once was.
+
+ --------
+ All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that
+ cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.--John 6:37.
+ --------
+
+One of the greatest privileges accorded man is to be a messenger for
+Christ. 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 escape. In his rescue work he has been able to take a great
+number of homeless, friendless and hopeless men and women by the hand.
+
+Does it pay? The results of George Herr's labors among the unfortunates
+are a satisfactory answer to this question. It pays a hundredfold in the
+feeling of duty well done, in the knowledge of many useful lives saved.
+It pays in words of gratitude feelingly uttered by noble men and women,
+who, formerly sunk in the quicksands of despair, are now restored to a
+world of happiness and peace.
+
+ --------
+ Jesus own words are: "They that be whole need not a physician,
+ but they that are sick, for I am not come to call the righteous,
+ but sinners to repentance."--Matt. 9:12, 13.
+ --------
+
+It is our earnest prayer to the Father of all good, that this story of
+George Herr's redemption from the clutches of sin may, through his
+unfailing love for all suffering ones, carry its message of hope, its
+promise of salvation from eternal despair, into the hearts of many who
+are despondent, discouraged, despairing. May it instill into the hearts
+of the unfortunate a desire to come back into the fold of the Father's
+unending love, bringing with it the sweet conviction that no matter how
+far we have wandered from within the radius of his love, we are still
+his children, the erring ones for whose redemption he gave his Son to be
+offered upon the altar of human sacrifice that we, through the atonement
+of his innocent blood, should inherit the kingdom of heaven.
+
+ --------
+ Hold up my goings in thy path, that my footsteps slip not.--Ps.
+ 17:6.
+ --------
+
+[Illustration: THE LATE MR. GEORGE GAULBERT
+
+One of my best friends. Many heart-to-heart talks I have had with this
+grand and wealthy merchant]
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER TWO
+
+"LOST AND IS FOUND"
+
+
+Jesus said, "A man had two sons; and the younger one of them said to his
+father, 'Father, give me my share of the inheritance!' so the father
+divided the property between them. A few days later the younger son got
+together all that he had and went away into a distant land; and there he
+squandered his inheritance by leading a dissolute life. After he had
+spent all that he had, there was a severe famine through all that
+country, and he began to be in actual want. So he went and engaged
+himself to one of the people of that country, who sent him into his
+field to tend pigs. He even longed to satisfy his hunger with the bean
+pods on which the pigs were feeding; and no one gave him anything. But
+when he came to himself he said, 'How many of my father's hired servants
+have more bread than they can eat, while here am I starving to death; I
+will get up and go to my father and say to him, 'Father, I have sinned
+against Heaven and against you; I am no longer fit to be called your
+son; make me as one of your hired servants.' And he got up and went
+to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him
+and was deeply moved; he ran and threw his arms around his neck and
+kissed him. 'Father,' the son said, 'I sinned against Heaven and against
+you; I am no longer fit to be called your son; make me one of your hired
+servants.' But the father turned to his servants and said, 'Be quick and
+bring a robe, the very best, and put it on him; give him a ring for his
+finger and sandals for his feet; and bring the fatted calf and kill it,
+and let us eat and make merry; for here is my son who was dead, and is
+alive again, was lost and is found."
+
+ --------
+ For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the
+ government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be
+ called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting
+ Father, The Prince of Peace.--Isa. 9:6.
+ --------
+
+[Illustration: REV. CARTER HELM JONES, D.D.
+
+The late Pastor Broadway Baptist Church Louisville, Ky.]
+
+This younger son thought he was wiser than his father and wanted to
+manage his own affairs. So it is with men who think they can manage
+their own affairs without God.
+
+ --------
+ He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all
+ thy ways.--Ps. 91:11.
+ --------
+
+A case in hand: An acquaintance of mine in Louisville, a young man of
+handsome face and fine physique, with all the advantages wealth,
+education and social position could give him, started out at the age of
+twenty-one with unfaltering prospects of a prosperous, useful and happy
+life, but, like the young man in our lesson, thought he could manage his
+own affairs without God; in other words, he refused to give his heart
+and life to Jesus Christ, and not having Christ to protect, shield,
+restrain, and assist him, in a time of temptation he was led along
+little by little, almost without knowing it, until he was ready to
+commit any crime. One day in a house of ill repute he shot and killed a
+young man; for this crime he was arrested, tried and convicted, but the
+wealth and influence of his family secured him a pardon. Even this
+bitter experience failed to teach him that he had made a mistake in
+thinking he could manage his own affairs, for, after regaining his
+liberty, he plunged deeper and deeper into sin, ending in himself being
+murdered.
+
+As the prodigal in the parable wanted to get as far from his father's
+presence as possible, "into a far country," so the man when he
+determines to give himself up to others. He does not want to hear about
+God or even think about him. Reader, was not this so with you? The
+father did not compel the son to stay at home; he allowed him to choose
+what he preferred. So it is with God; he does not compel us to
+obedience. For my part I wish he did. "He wasted his substance in
+riotous living;" and so it is with the sinner, in the service of sin;
+he wastes and destroys his property, his health, his reputation, his
+intellect, his conscience.
+
+ --------
+ Fear not; for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy
+ name; thou art mine.--Is. 43:1.
+ --------
+
+[Illustration: THE LATE REV. E. A. FERGUSON One of the Author's best
+friends]
+
+There is nothing in this world valuable enough to recompense such a
+loss, or balance the misery of a tormenting conscience. If you violate
+it for the sake of a gratification of the body it will remember the
+injury many years after. Gen. 42:21; Job 13:26. It will not only retain
+the memory of what you did, but it will accuse you for it. Matt. 27:4.
+It will not fear to tell you that plainly, which others dare not
+whisper. It will not only accuse, but it will also condemn you for what
+you have done. This condemning voice of conscience is a terrible voice.
+You may see the horror of it in Cain, the vigor of it in Judas, the
+doleful effects of it in Saphira. It will produce shame, fear, and
+despair, if God give not repentance to life. The shame it works will so
+confound you, that you will not be able to look up. Job. 31:14; Psa.
+1:5. The fear it works will make you wish for a hole in the rock to hide
+you. Isa. 2:9, 10, 15, 19. And its despair is a death pang.
+
+ --------
+ "Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord; though
+ your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though
+ they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool."--Is. 1:18.
+ --------
+
+Young man, consider the nature of your present actions; they are seeds
+sown for eternity, and will spring up again in suitable effects, rewards
+and punishments, when you that did them are turned to dust. What a man
+sows, that shall he reap. Gal. 6:7. And as sure as the harvest follows
+the seedtime, so shall shame, fear, and horror follow sin. Dan. 12:2.
+What Zeuxis, the famous painter, said of his work, may much more truly
+be said of ours: "I paint for eternity." Ah! how bitter will these
+things be in the day of reckoning, which were pleasant in the acting! It
+is true our actions, physically considered, are transient. How soon is a
+word or action spoken or done, and there is an end of it! But morally
+considered, they are permanent, being entered upon God's book of action.
+
+ --------
+ I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and,
+ as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed
+ thee.--Isa. 44:22.
+ --------
+
+Let me illustrate: Some time ago a young man, son of a nobleman of
+Germany, came to our home poorly clad, without money, without friends,
+realizing to some extent the depth to which he had fallen, filled with
+remorse on account of disgrace he had brought upon himself and his
+family, and like the prodigal in the parable he said, "I will arise and
+go to my father." He left our home for his home in New Orleans, La.
+After his arrival there we received the following letter:
+
+My Dear Brother Herr: 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 ones. Can you realize how full those days were spent in the sweet
+companionship of those who are so dear to me? I would have wished to
+have remained with them until Christmas, but my obligations to business
+intervened, and I was compelled to leave in order to attend to matters
+here.
+
+My thoughts are with you so much that I often feel as though I could
+reach out and grasp your hand; 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 sweet, helpful blessing to others.
+
+My route includes Louisville, and while I may not be in there on this
+trip, it will not be many days before I will have an opportunity to
+greet you in person. May God bless Sister Herr and yourself if only in
+recompense for your kindness to me.
+
+ EDWARD.
+
+ --------
+ Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy
+ God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will
+ uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.--Isa.
+ 44:10.
+ --------
+
+Does not the life of this man preach a more eloquent sermon, and tell a
+more powerful tale, and teach a more eloquent lesson than I or any other
+preacher could do? Reader, you cannot ignore, disregard, or shut your
+eyes to the lesson which this man's life teaches, impresses and enforces
+of the awful danger and the deadly and destructive effects of sin.
+
+ --------
+ Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from
+ before mine eyes; cease to do evil.--Isa. 1:16.
+ --------
+
+Here is a lesson in life that appeals to us and bids us stop in our mad
+way. This parable of the prodigal son shows that we can have our own way
+if we determine to do it; father and mother can't keep us from it, and
+God by force will not keep us from it; but we will certainly pay for it,
+and pay the price of tears and sorrow, remorse and ruin. This nobleman's
+son, by refusing to heed God's warning, was brought to want. No matter
+whose son it is, if he determines to have his own way and give himself
+up to self-indulgence and riotous living, he will come to want, shame,
+bitterness, and many are the men who tried to master themselves but
+failed. Some evil habit had fastened itself upon him, and realizing
+himself a slave, tries to shake it off, but, alas! the will has been
+paralyzed, and it does not respond in warding off the fearful habit.
+Defeat after defeat occurs until the poor fellow, discouraged,
+broken-hearted, gives up and goes down to utter ruin. Man is no match
+for the devil. How hopeless would be the outlook for the great army of
+men whom we labor with were it not for a Deliverer. "The cross held his
+body; the sun hid his face for shame, and the bowels of the earth were
+moved in compassion, when Jesus expired on Calvary's rugged tree, thus
+purchasing redemption for every man from the curse of sin. It is
+possible through Christ for every man to be a Christian."
+
+ --------
+ "Him that cometh to me, I will in no wise cast out."--John 6:37.
+ What a wonderful invitation--these words of the Savior!
+ --------
+
+And now here are some of the ways God has taken to tell you of his love:
+Psalm 103:13: "Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord
+pitieth them that fear him." Isaiah 49:15: "Can a woman forget her
+suckling child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her
+womb? yea, they may forget, yet I will not forget thee." Luke 11:13: "If
+ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how
+much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that
+ask him?" Luke 18:13-14: "And the publican, standing afar off, would not
+lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast,
+saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. I tell you this man went down
+to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that
+exalteth himself shall be abased, and he that humbleth himself shall be
+exalted." Luke 15:7: "I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in
+heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine
+just persons, which need no repentance." Luke 15:10: "Likewise I say
+unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one
+sinner that repenteth." Luke 7:36-50: "And one of the Pharisees desired
+him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee's house,
+and sat down to meat. And behold a woman in the city, which was a
+sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee's house,
+brought an alabaster box of ointment, and stood at his feet behind him
+weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with
+the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the
+ointment.
+
+ --------
+ Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise
+ her in the gates.--Prov. 31:31.
+ --------
+
+"Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within
+himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who
+and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him; for she is a sinner.
+And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto
+thee. And he saith, Master, say on. There was a certain creditor which
+had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.
+And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me,
+therefore, which of them will love him most? Simon answered and said, I
+suppose that he to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast
+rightly judged. And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest
+thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for
+my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the
+hairs of her head. Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman, since the
+time I came in, hath not ceased to kiss my feet. My head with oil thou
+didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment.
+Wherefore I say unto thee, her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for
+she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.
+And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.
+
+ --------
+ And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying,
+ Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.--Matt. 8:2.
+ --------
+
+"And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who
+is this that forgiveth sins also? And he said to the woman, Thy faith
+hath saved thee; go in peace."
+
+A father whose son had gone away to California, and was a gambler in San
+Francisco, sent him word by a friend: "Your father loves you still." And
+it made him ashamed; it broke his heart; he repented, returned home and
+was saved. "God, your heavenly Father, loves you still." Will you not
+believe it and come to him for safety? He will not abuse you for your
+sins. He will save you from your sins, and make you happy.
+
+"And he began to be in want."
+
+That is what sin brings a man to--want.
+
+And it was this which brought him to his senses--"he came to himself"
+(verse 17).
+
+And when he does come to himself he can think of only one place where he
+can hope to find relief, and he bravely determines to go straight to the
+very father he had so shamefully abandoned, and to make a full
+confession and throw himself on that father's mercy with the hope of
+being taken back as a hired servant. He is willing to take the humblest
+and meanest place if he can only get back to that home he was, a short
+time before, so eager to leave. Nor does he offer any excuse; he calls
+his sin by the right name and confesses it without trying to excuse it
+or justify it.
+
+ --------
+ And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will;
+ be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.--Matt.
+ 8:3.
+ --------
+
+And how did his father receive him? Why, he did not wait till his poor,
+ragged, worn and wasted boy got in and made his confession; but he saw
+him a great way off (verse 20) and he knew what had passed in the boy's
+heart and life, and moved with compassion toward him, he ran and fell on
+his neck and kissed him a glad welcome back to his heart and home. But
+the son goes on to make his confession and his offer to be a hired
+servant anyhow, and yet the father says, "No! no! bring forth the best
+robe and put it on him."
+
+ --------
+ "And their works do follow them."--Rev. 14:13.
+ --------
+
+A man married a young widow with a small son. Her former husband had
+left her $10,000 in his will. The man said: "I will take care of you and
+we will lay away that $10,000 for your boy." Two other sons were born to
+them. The stepson was educated and taught habits of business. At
+twenty-one years of age he asked for the money his father had left. He
+was told that instead of being $10,000, it had been invested for him and
+was now $50,000. He was asked to let the money stay in the business and
+to become a partner with his stepfather. The young man refused, took his
+$50,000, fell into bad habits and lost it all and came home in rags, a
+tramp. His stepfather met him at the train, took him to the barbershop
+and clothier and presented him to his mother at the house as a
+gentleman. The nicest room in the house was assigned him and he was told
+that it was his permanent home. 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-brothers. This was more than he could stand. He began to weep
+at his ingratitude and at the love which had been lavished upon him. He
+devoted himself to business, was devoted to his stepfather, and was as
+loyal to his interests as his own sons. This picture, though it seems
+overdrawn, is one of real life. The stepfather had a good disposition
+naturally, but his magnanimous treatment of the prodigal was out of his
+sincere affection for his wife. There were few ties of love that bound
+him to the bad boy, only the love of his faithful wife. He loved the boy
+for the sake of his mother. 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 them, and treats them, in his affection, as though they
+had never sinned against him.
+
+ --------
+ The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and
+ the good.--Prov, 15:3.
+ --------
+
+[Illustration: DR. E. L. POWELL
+
+Pastor First Christian Church, Louisville. One of the ablest ministers
+of the Christian Church who has done a wonderful work among the
+masses.]
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER THREE
+
+POLITICAL PERIL
+
+ Sermon by Dr. E. L. Powell, on "The Need of Prophets in a Time
+ of Political Peril," delivered at the First Christian Church,
+ Louisville, Ky.
+
+ "And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear,
+ (for they are a rebellious house,) shall know that there hath
+ been a prophet among them."--Ezekiel 2:5.
+
+
+He thought it would not be questioned by thinking persons that we are
+living in a time of political peril. He did not mean that revolution was
+at our door; he did not mean that we are threatened with a reign of
+terror; he did not mean that there was any prospect of immediate
+bloodshed.
+
+ --------
+ I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I
+ have not refrained my lips, O Lord, thou knowest.
+
+ I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have
+ declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation; I have not
+ concealed thy loving kindness and thy truth from the great
+ congregation.--Psalm 40:9, 10.
+ --------
+
+Our perils spring from our state--the state of our own souls. They are
+lacking in moral sensibility--we are in danger. We are told on every
+hand our country was never more prosperous--that is unquestionably so.
+The same might be said of Rome when that colossal empire was tottering
+to its fall. There were persons then who paid from $200,000 to $400,000
+for a single feast. It is recorded of one man that, after spending
+several millions of dollars in luxurious living, he committed suicide
+because he had only $400,000 between him and starvation. National
+bankruptcy does not stare us in the face. Fortunes grow up in a
+generation--the dollar smiles upon us as a beneficent sun. Yet our moral
+condition is such as to call forth from thinking men serious and earnest
+fear. We are as a man living in a luxuriously appointed house, and yet,
+on account of invalidism, unable to appreciate his splendid home and
+environments.
+
+ --------
+ Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my
+ brethren, ye have done it unto me.
+ --------
+
+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 politics. He did not mean
+separation of Church and State; that was right and proper; but he did
+mean that we need the reign of truth, purity and righteousness, because
+of the ills to which attention was called last Sunday night. His lecture
+tonight would be on "The Need of Prophets in a Time of Political Peril."
+He did not wish to call attention to the peculiarly inspired Bible
+prophet. So far as he was concerned he was a man apart, who could not be
+our example--he constituted an order of his own; but we mortals can to
+some extent, recognizing our limitations, reproduce the power of the
+prophets, and it is not limited by arbitrary metes and bounds, as God
+sends his teachers to every age and every clime. If there ever was a
+time when we stood in need of moral leadership it is now. We want men
+who come like the prophets of old, who shall come before us as genuine
+leaders to take us out of this wilderness in which we find ourselves. A
+fine moral leadership is the exception rather than the rule. Unless the
+standard be lifted up the hosts will not rally. Truth will not win its
+way on its own merits. Let the call come from the lips that speak not
+lies, but the truth, and there is that in the humblest of men that will
+give back an amen. And when our leaders come we shall recognize them. We
+are not likely to mistake the rumble of cart-wheels for thunder. The
+leader carries his credentials. When a community is visited by a prophet
+it is known by that community that a prophet has been among them. You do
+not mistake genuine fire. You are never deceived by a genuine voice. It
+has been true in all ages of the world that wisdom is recognized by its
+people. Deep down in the hearts of the people are the instincts of
+truth. When we find men willing to pay the price of leadership we shall
+have leaders. It is as true today as it was in the days of prophecy that
+such leaders as we have have taught us to err. We need men with
+political consciences--men who recognize that there are such things as
+truth, purity and righteousness in the world.
+
+ --------
+ What must I do to be saved?--Acts 16:30.
+
+ Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved.--Acts
+ 16:31.
+ --------
+
+In speaking of moral leadership the all-inclusive qualification is
+inspiration. He did not mean the exceptional inspiration that applies to
+the Bible prophets. He meant that inspiration which kindles the powers
+we already have into life. When he spoke of inspiration he meant the
+enlivening, 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 says, "Let well enough alone"--a man whose
+inspiration glows and glows intensely. The inspired man feels the
+degradation of his country as a personal infliction. Those who dishonor
+her are his own foes, and insults flung in the face of political liberty
+are felt by him as an affront to himself. Our prophets must be men who
+feel the woes that they oppose, men who feel the humiliation before they
+can strike with the right arm clothed with power. Indifference to the
+public weal on the part of the average political leader is one of the
+most distressing features of our political situation. These people do
+not seem capable of feeling righteous indignation in the presence of the
+moral infamy by which they are confronted, and hence their words do not
+come forth as thunderbolts, but as spent balls. Beware of the man whose
+heart has not been pierced by the woes of his country. The sting is the
+needed spur to effort. The sleeping lion is not dangerous; but let him
+be wounded and his roar shall ring as the trumpet of doom in the ears of
+his enemies. We must seek our leaders among those who can feel the woes
+of humanity--men of profound feeling--as those are the best prophets.
+
+ --------
+ Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he hath redeemed from
+ the hand of the enemy;
+
+ And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the
+ west, from the north and from the south.--Psalm 107:2, 3.
+ --------
+
+He believed that we must strike at the evil of social indifferentism.
+Who does not feel profound shame that the law against carrying concealed
+and deadly weapons is not strictly enforced, which made possible
+tragedies such as that at Frankfort, which has disgraced the fair name
+and fame of our State. The leaders' voices should ring throughout our
+land until we are bowed to the earth in shame in view of the infamies
+which disgrace us.
+
+ --------
+ Lord, save us; we perish.--Matt. 8:25.
+
+ There shall not a hair of your head perish.--Lu. 21:18.
+ --------
+
+Another element required for leadership was the power of vision. There
+must be a clear recognition of evils. The idealist is not a mere
+dreamer, but acquainted with the actual wants of the people. In fact our
+leaders must see something better. The man who is working in the slums
+must keep his eyes fixed on the stars. There can be no change for the
+better until the better is made to shine with the brightness of a
+beckoning angel.
+
+ --------
+ I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my
+ heart.
+
+ I am a companion of them that keep thy precepts.--Psalm 119:63.
+ --------
+
+Here is the opportunity and duty of newspapers. James Russell Lowell
+says: "What a pulpit the editor mounts daily, sometimes with a
+congregation of fifty thousand within reach of his voice, and never so
+much as a nodder, even, among them! and from what a Bible can he choose
+his text--a Bible that needs no translation, and which no priestcraft
+can shut and clasp from the laity--the open volume of the world, upon
+which with a pen of sunshine or destroying fire the inspired Present is
+even now writing the annals of God!"
+
+[Illustration: PROMINENT IN THE RELIGIOUS LIFE OF LOUISVILLE]
+
+[Illustration: PRESBYTERIAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY]
+
+But has the editor no mission other than to tell us of partisan
+political measures? To be a simple annalist who shall bring before us
+the events of the day, but who creates no perspective along which we may
+tread to better customs, better men and better times? He never leaves us
+in doubt--"Let us do the best we can, and leave the rest alone." In
+God's name, is there not something better? "Let us go up and possess the
+land." Standing on the mountain height up there we shall all see fairer
+lands below. The inspired editor not only sees the battle from afar, but
+also the coming of the imperial guard of righteousness with victory.
+There is that in the heart of every man that responds to the ideal. No
+leader has ever succeeded in having an evil reformed who wanted an
+ideal. Napoleon, when he said, "Beyond the Alps lies Italy," was
+appealing to that sentiment--to something beyond--to something in the
+future. When Cortez drew an imaginary line before his men, who had
+become mutinous, and said "On this side lies danger, death, duty and
+glory; on that, safety, shame and infamy. Choose ye whether you will
+step this side of the line or remain where you are," he was appealing to
+something in their hearts--put there by the Almighty himself. Editors
+should not think it their only mission to mirror forth things as they
+occur, but say to their 50,000 readers, "Let us go up and possess the
+land" of truth, purity and righteousness. This is not weakness on their
+part but evidence of the profoundest philosophy. Fifty years ago we had
+senatorial utterances that would reach across the continent. The secret
+power of those utterances was that they were ideal. In the days when
+boys spoke pieces in school we declaimed them, and we feel their
+influence today.
+
+ --------
+ Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits.
+
+ When wilt thou comfort me?--Ps. 119:82.
+
+ Love worketh no ill to his neighbor; therefore love is the
+ fulfilling of the law.--Rom. 13:10.
+ --------
+
+Another element of leadership is moral enthusiasm. The idealist in art
+is so for the love of art. He enters into the discussion of art subjects
+with enthusiasm. So with the moral enthusiast. Sin is hateful to him,
+and he seeks to crush it as he would a viper, and instinctively and
+spontaneously his denunciations come forth. Truth is his pole-star, and
+he will tell his best friend, "I will do anything but lie for you." Try
+to bribe him, and you will think that the central fires of the earth
+have been concentrated into his blistering rebuke. Suggest a compromise
+involving dishonor, and if you escape a blow you will be fortunate. Like
+Luther he says: "Here I stand. I can do no other. God help me." He would
+not go with the crowd to moral destruction. Moral enthusiasm has been
+the virtue of all epoch-making men. Men do not die for fancies; they do
+not die for offices. They die for what they believe is right. Give them
+something that appeals to their moral nature and they will die for it.
+The grand martyrs were men who laid down their lives for what they
+believed to be right. There came to them those lines of James Russell
+Lowell:
+
+ "Once to every man and Nation
+ Comes the moment to decide,
+ In the strife of truth and falsehood
+ For the good or evil side;
+ Love's great cause, God's new Messiah,
+ Offering each the bloom or blight,
+ Parts the goats upon the left hand
+ And the sheep upon the right,
+ And the choice goes by forever
+ 'Twixt the darkness and the light."
+
+ --------
+ As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you.--Is.
+ 66:13.
+
+ He who loveth God loveth his brother also.--1 John 4:21.
+ --------
+
+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 truth. He had indicated some of the elements of
+moral leadership that these times demand. He did not mean to say that
+the political stage had not such leaders. Certainly there were a few;
+but we can make it possible to have a thousand. When we can see one we
+are surprised. In the past, thank God, we have had such leaders, and in
+the future we shall have such leaders again.
+
+It is slumbering in the hearts of men and women all around us. It needs
+only some one to sweep the harp strings. The trouble is with ourselves.
+How can we be leaders with sensual and selfish appetites and desires?
+Does God no longer speak to man? Burns there no fire upon the altar? He
+did not believe God had exhausted himself. God had not exhausted himself
+by casting out a few bright stars from his own luminous presence. There
+is power for him to bring to the front the men we are longing and
+praying for.
+
+ --------
+ He shall deliver thee in six troubles; yea in seven there shall
+ no evil touch thee.--Job 5:19.
+ --------
+
+In conclusion, he wished to say only these few words--that every leader
+is a man that must bring to us the message of hope. The prophets through
+all those weary years carried the torch of hope and handed it to their
+successors. Abraham believed with all his soul that he should have a
+posterity as numerous as the stars. He died leaving only one heir.
+Moses, the great law-giver, had a vision that a community of slaves
+should be made into a great nation. He went up into Pisgah and died,
+leaving them still slaves. Long ago a prophet looked over the sea at a
+vision of a new heaven and a new earth. 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 earth, where dwelleth no political corruption,
+but righteousness. Not in our time, perhaps, not in our children's time,
+shall the thing be; but it will come. Let us pray, then, that we may
+answer in the language of the great poet.
+
+ "Oh, well I know that to him who works, and knows he works,
+ This same glad year is ever at the door."
+
+ The Lord bless thee, and keep thee:
+
+ The Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:
+
+ The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER FOUR
+
+CHRIST THE INTERPRETER OF THE PICTURE
+
+A Sermon preached by Rev. T. M. Hawes in the Slums
+
+
+ "I have somewhat to say unto thee."--Luke 7:40.
+
+The scene presented in this narration is worthy of the painter's brush.
+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 interpreter.
+
+And now as we look at this picture with Christ to explain and interpret
+it to us, let us see what he will teach us concerning the gospel.
+
+First, we can learn here for whom the gospel is not intended.
+
+ --------
+ Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one
+ another.--1 John 4:11.
+ --------
+
+Evidently it is not intended for those who find fault with it. Christ is
+among a people who seem determined not to be pleased. He has just
+wondered to whom he could liken them, and observing a number of children
+at play he likens them to children playing in the market place. "We
+have piped unto you and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you and
+ye have not wept." They found fault with John the Baptist because he was
+too severe--they found fault with Jesus because he was too liberal. And
+here Simon is finding fault with him because he is allowing this sinful
+woman to wash his feet. Am I saying too much when I say that there is
+that same trait in human nature today, and that it keeps people out of
+the kingdom? Yea, more than that, it often keeps those who are in the
+kingdom from receiving the blessings which otherwise might be theirs.
+There are those on the outside who remain out because they are
+constantly finding fault. There are those on the inside who are always
+unhappy for the same reason. 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 believes, and so it goes.
+
+[Illustration: REV. T. M. HAWES, D.D.
+
+The beloved pastor of the Highland Presbyterian Church. The "Beloved
+John" of the Louisville ministry.]
+
+Let us learn from this picture that the gospel is not for faultfinders.
+Our late Mr. Moody says a true thing when he says that a faultfinder is
+usually a lightweight.
+
+ --------
+ He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me
+ was love.--S. of S. 2:4.
+ --------
+
+Again we can learn from this picture that the gospel is not intended for
+those who do not think they need it; not intended for self-righteous
+people. No one is ever going to appreciate the gospel until he feels the
+need of it. The spirit of the Pharisee will shut us out from the
+blessings of the gospel whether we are church members or not. Simon
+looked down on the sinful woman and felt that he was far superior to
+her. Evidently he felt no need of a Saviour. The Scribes and Pharisees
+rejected Christ on the very grounds that he was the friend of publicans
+and sinners. Oh, yes, in the very nature of the case the gospel cannot
+reach those who do not feel their need of some power beyond themselves.
+
+Furthermore, the gospel is not meant for those who are ashamed of it.
+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
+Christ. She had true humility. Simon was far from doing anything of this
+kind, he was willing to show a certain sort of respect for Christ, but
+he would have been too proud to have ever done such a thing as this.
+
+ "Ashamed of Jesus, sooner far
+ Let evening blush to own a star."
+
+Is it not true that a sense of being ashamed of the gospel shuts out
+from its blessings those who entertain such unworthy feelings?
+
+ --------
+ Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart.--Mk. 12:30.
+ --------
+
+Finally, 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 love. This woman brought an alabaster box of
+ointment.
+
+"My head with oil thou didst not anoint; but this woman hath anointed my
+feet with ointment." Christ did not exact this of her--it was a
+free-will offering. If the gospel does not draw out our gratitude and
+liberality, then it has never touched us. It is not because of our gifts
+that we are forgiven, but it is because of our forgiveness that we give.
+"To whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little."
+
+ "That man may last but never lives,
+ Who much receives but nothing gives;
+ Whom none can love, whom none can thank,
+ Creation's blot, creation's blank.
+
+ "But he who walks from day to day
+ In generous acts his radiant way,
+ Treads the same path his Saviour trod--
+ The path to glory and to God."
+
+Now, having learned from this picture for whom the gospel is not
+intended, let us learn for whom it is intended. Ah! how with a few bold
+and simple strokes the whole matter is made plain.
+
+ --------
+ Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.--Mark 11:31.
+ --------
+
+First, I notice that it is meant for sinners. "Behold a woman in the
+city which was a sinner." Jesus "a friend of publicans and sinners."
+That tells the story. "I came to call not the righteous, but sinners."
+Some people find fault with the church because there are so many sinners
+in the church. Just as well find fault with a hospital for having sick
+people in it. Just as well find fault with the doctor for visiting
+invalids. "Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee; you are finding
+fault with me for allowing this sinful woman to touch me. Let me tell
+you, Simon, that it is just for this very purpose that I am come into
+this world." "This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation,
+that Christ came into the world to save sinners." He was the great
+Physician and great physicians are those who have a specialty. This was
+Christ's specialty--to save sinners. Who is this that forgiveth sins,
+also?
+
+ --------
+ The end of the commandment is love out of a pure heart.--1 Tim.
+ 1:5.
+ --------
+
+Secondly, I learn from our Saviour's interpretation of this picture that
+the gospel is for the very greatest of sinners. "Simon, I have somewhat
+to say unto thee. There was a certain creditor who had two debtors,"
+etc. Our Saviour proceeds with an illustration which shows that this
+woman was one of the greatest of sinners. She was ten times worse than
+the average sinner, and yet she was more welcome to the Saviour than
+this proud, self-righteous Pharisee. Oh, men and women! if you are in
+this hall, feeling that you are unworthy to be here, your very unfitness
+makes you fit. Draw nigh to this Saviour from sin and hear him say, "Thy
+sins are forgiven; go in peace." 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 peace.
+
+ --------
+ Many waters cannot quench love neither can the floods drown
+ it.--S. of S. 8:7.
+ --------
+
+I learn from this picture which Christ interprets that the gospel is for
+penitent sinners. "Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee; seest thou
+this woman? She hath washed my feet with her tears." Oh, those were
+precious tears in the sight of our Saviour. Every tear-drop was a jewel.
+The breaking of the alabaster box of ointment was a sweet incense to
+Jesus, but this ten-fold sinner bathing his very feet with her
+penitential tears was a sight which made the angels in heaven rejoice,
+"for there is more joy in heaven over one sinner that repenteth than
+over ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance." Simon despised
+this woman's tears and sat unmoved at the pathetic scene--but not so
+with Jesus. He could refrain himself no longer, but speaking out before
+all the company he said, "Thy sins are forgiven." Oh, gracious words!
+How sweet and soft must have been this music to the ears of this sinful
+outcast.
+
+ "They fall as soft as snow on the sea
+ And melt in the heart as instantly."
+
+Finally, I learn from this picture which Christ is interpreting for us
+that the gospel is for sinners who commit themselves in implicit faith
+to Christ. "Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee." "Behold this
+woman; 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 confidence! Do you think I will disappoint such trust as
+that? She has heard me say, 'Him that cometh unto me I will in no wise
+cast out' and has taken me at my word, and I consider it an honor to
+turn from thy company to the company of this sinful woman."
+
+And he said to the woman, "Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace."
+
+ --------
+ Without faith it is impossible to please God.--Hebrews 11:6.
+ --------
+
+[Illustration: REV. HENRY CLAY MORRISON, D.D.
+
+A Giant Against Unrighteousness]
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER FIVE
+
+THROWING OUT THE LIFE-LINE
+
+By Rev. H. C. Morrison, D.D.
+
+
+"Ye are the salt of the earth," "Ye are the light of the world," "Let
+your light so shine before men that they may see your good works, and
+glorify your Father which art in heaven."--Matt. 5:13, 14, 15.
+
+These sayings of Jesus from the sermon on the mount are quite
+remarkable. No other teacher ever used such words to his disciples, "Ye
+are the light of the world." Had the Jewish doctor of the law heard
+these words of our Lord to his humble sun-tanned, bare-footed,
+shaggy-browed fishermen, he would have been quite disgusted with what to
+him would have seemed the consummate egotism of the Nazarene.
+
+The meaning of the words of Christ is very plain. The disciples, their
+lives, character, spirit, the power of the Christ in them must, and
+would, permeate society like salt, and purify and save from sin. They
+must illuminate the world, so dark with vice, and show it the way back
+to God.
+
+ --------
+ Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with
+ God.--Rom. 5:1.
+ --------
+
+These words of Jesus to the disciples who sat before him that day, are
+addressed by him to all of his followers for all time, to all of those
+who trust him and gladly obey him (and only such are disciples). He
+says, "Ye are the salt of the earth," "Ye are the light of the world."
+"Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works,
+and glorify your Father which is in heaven."
+
+ --------
+ I have somewhat to say unto thee.--Luke 7:40.
+ --------
+
+We must not forget that God's plan is to save the lost, through the
+instrumentality of those who were themselves once lost, but are now
+saved from sin. If we would have a great testimony meeting in the city
+of the skies, and all of the countless hosts there should one by one
+stand up to tell how they were brought from sin to Jesus, each one of
+them would point out some person who had been the chief instrument in
+his or her salvation. There is this one characteristic of all who are
+truly saved--they desire the salvation of all souls. In fact, this is a
+very good thermometer with which to get the correct temperature of one's
+spiritual life. Does he long for the salvation of the lost? If so, in
+the nature of things he must be in a state of salvation. Is he
+indifferent to the condition of the lost? Then he is himself in a lost
+state. Let us here impress the important truth that Jesus did not say to
+his disciples, "Ye must try and salt the earth," but said, "Ye are the
+salt of the earth." He did not say, "Ye shall kindle a flame that shall
+illuminate the world." He said, "Ye are the light of the world." We are
+not, as the disciples of Christ, to be makers of light and salt, but we,
+by the power of Christ, must be made into salt and light. It will be
+interesting to notice the processes through which one must pass in order
+to become salt and light. Let us go back to the beginning of this sermon
+of our Lord and we will hear him saying, "Blessed are the poor in
+spirit." First of all to become salt and light one must be poor in
+spirit; he must awake to the fact that he owes a million and has not one
+cent with which to pay. From his heart he must say,
+
+ --------
+ "Nothing in my hands I bring,
+ Simply to thy cross I cling."
+
+ Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit
+ within me.--Psalms 51:10
+ --------
+
+He must realize in his inmost soul his perilous condition, and pray from
+the fullness of a deep conviction in his heart, "Lord save, or I
+perish." Not only must he be poor in spirit, but our Lord says, "Blessed
+are they that mourn." God loves to see the falling tears of sorrow for
+sin against himself. Those that truly mourn because of their sins will
+forsake them. How blessed for the returning prodigal to come with a
+heart all full of deep contrition. They that mourn because of their sins
+shall be comforted. After deep poverty of spirit and true mourning for
+sin and the comforting of the soul by the pardoning mercy of God. Then
+meekness will most certainly follow.
+
+Now, the soul comforted, born of God, sitting in meekness at the feet of
+Jesus, will "hunger and thirst after righteousness." A dead man has no
+appetite or desire for food, but a living one must eat. The soul that is
+born of God will at once begin to hunger for Godlikeness. The cry of
+such a soul is not so much for his blessings as it is for him. The
+Psalmist says, "As the hart panteth for the water-brooks, so panteth
+my soul for Thee, O God." Jesus says of such, "They shall be
+filled"--filled with purity, love and peace; filled with the Holy Ghost;
+filled with all the fulness of God. All such will be merciful, pure in
+heart, peace-makers, and be sure that persecution will follow. This
+world that hated and killed our Lord will not let his followers pass
+through without persecutions. Of this we may be sure.
+
+ --------
+ Be ye of good courage, and bring of the fruit of the land.--Num.
+ 13:20.
+ --------
+
+But with all these graces and past experiences herein named the
+persecuted can rejoice and be exceedingly glad. And of such Jesus says,
+"Ye are salt and light." Would the reader be salt and light? Then pass
+through the program laid down in the sermon on the mount. One must be so
+poor in spirit that he will be such a mourner, that he will receive such
+comfort, that he will become so meek, that in him there will be such
+hungering and thirsting after righteousness, that he will be so filled
+with righteousness, that he will become so merciful and pure in heart,
+that he will be such a peacemaker, that he will be so persecuted, that
+he will so rejoice, that he will be salt and light, so shining that men
+will see it and glorify our Father in heaven. It is folly to be striving
+to do something before. By the grace of God and his divine power we are
+ourselves made something. Make the tree good and the fruit will be good.
+If by the power of the Holy Ghost we are made right it will be easy for
+us to do right. Salt salts, and light shines without effort. So with
+true disciples of our Christ. They cannot exist without proving a
+blessing to those with whom they come in contact.
+
+ --------
+ Pray for them which despitefully use you.--Luke 6:28.
+ --------
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER SIX
+
+REFORMATION OF CRIMINALS
+
+[Louisville Times]
+
+
+In a sermon delivered in the Nashville penitentiary, the Rev. George L.
+Herr, formerly chaplain of the jail here, spoke encouragingly to the
+inmates, citing cases of reformation where reform seemed impossible. The
+Rev. Mr. Herr took occasion to pay a high tribute to Jailer John R.
+Pflanz, of Louisville. He said in part:
+
+ --------
+ Repent ye therefore and be converted.--Acts 3:19.
+ --------
+
+When I address you upon this subject I speak from the standpoint of one
+who knows by bitter experience. I know that sin can rob man of fortune,
+and all the luxuries of life. I know that it can rob him of the love of
+all who ever loved him; I know that it can drag him down from a position
+of prominence, and make him a habitue of the dives; I know that it will
+cause him to place a rope around his neck and hang himself to a rafter
+in his own barn; I know that sin will lead him to pause at the railing
+of a bridge, his mind set upon the awful deed of self-destruction; I
+know that it will tempt him to take a razor in hand and draw it across
+his throat. I know that sin will reduce him from a position of
+influence, a welcome visitor to the homes of the elite, to a degraded
+drunkard, homeless upon the streets of his native city, robed in a short
+linen duster and a straw hat in the dead of a bitter winter's night.
+
+[Illustration: REV. JOHN PAUL
+
+He gave the title to this book after reading the manuscript]
+
+
+River Thief's Reformation.
+
+Jerry McAuley was a river thief, and, while serving a term in the
+penitentiary, caught a glimpse of what the life beyond with Christ would
+be, and the verse, "God so loved the world," etc, (John iii., 16), won
+his heart and life, and this poor, 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 world.
+
+
+Case of Sam Hadley.
+
+Sam Hadley, who was saved through this man of God, was a poor friendless
+drunkard, and at the time God spoke peace to his soul had committed
+almost every crime in the calendar; over one hundred forgeries looked
+him in the face when he confessed, but he had faith in God, and he led
+him through all the dark valleys. Sam Hadley, was delivered.
+
+ --------
+ If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be
+ established.--Isa, 7:9.
+ --------
+
+I met in the office of the prison every day the jailer, and I can
+safely state, without any fear of contradiction, that I have never met a
+warden or jailer who has such mercy and charity.
+
+
+A Jail "Miracle."
+
+I shall speak now of a miracle of the prison cell. Several years ago the
+great D. L. Moody was holding meetings in St. Louis, Mo. The Globe
+Democrat announced that it was going to publish Mr. Moody's sermons. He
+made up his mind that he would weave in plenty of Scripture for the
+newspaper to carry into places that he could never enter. One night he
+preached on the Philippian jailer, and next morning the paper came out
+with a sensational headline, "How the Jailer of Philippi Was Caught." A
+copy of the paper was carried into the city jail, and fell into the
+hands of a notorious prisoner. This man was one of the worst characters
+known to the St. Louis police. He was about forty years old at that
+time, and had spent about twenty years in prison, and was then awaiting
+trial on a serious charge. As he glanced over the morning paper, the
+headline caught his eyes. Thinking that it was some jail news he began
+to read it.
+
+ --------
+ This is the victory that overcometh the world, even our
+ faith,--1 John 5:4.
+ --------
+
+God used it to convict him, and a sense of his responsibility before
+God rushed upon him. There in his cell at midnight he prayed for the
+first time in his life. On the following Sunday he talked with Christian
+friends who held service in the jail, and was led into the light of the
+gospel. From that night he was a changed man. The sheriff thought he was
+playing the "pious dodge," and had no confidence in his professed
+conversion. But when he came to trial the case against him was not
+pressed, and he escaped through some technicality.
+
+[Illustration: DWIGHT L. MOODY
+
+Who sent the Gospel through the daily press that fell into the hands of
+Valentine Burke. He was always interested in the lost man.]
+
+
+Unexpected Good Fortune.
+
+For some months after his release Burke tried to find work, but no one
+would take him, knowing his past history. He thought perhaps it was
+because of his ugly face. He went to New York and was taken in by a
+member of the police force, who knew him, and who told him he would
+shoot him dead if he abused his confidence.
+
+Being unsuccessful in New York, he returned to St. Louis. 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 courthouse. He obeyed
+with a heavy heart.
+
+ --------
+ Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver
+ thee.--Dan. 16:6.
+ --------
+
+"Some old case they've got against me," he said, "but if I'm guilty I'll
+tell them so; I've quit lying." The sheriff greeted him kindly.
+
+"Where have you been Burke?"
+
+"In New York."
+
+"What have you been doing there?"
+
+"Trying to find an honest job."
+
+"Have you kept a good grip on the religion you told me about?" inquired
+the sheriff.
+
+"Yes," answered Burke; "I've had a hard time, sheriff, but I haven't
+lost my religion."
+
+"Burke," said the sheriff, "I have had you shadowed ever since you left
+jail. I suspected your religion was a fraud, but I am convinced that you
+are sincere, as you have lived an honest life, and I have sent for you
+to offer you a deputyship under me. You can begin at once."
+
+ --------
+ Yea, he shall be holden up; for God is able to make him
+ stand.--Rom. 14:4.
+ --------
+
+
+Tribute to Burke's Honesty.
+
+This was in 1880. When Mr. Moody was preaching in Chicago in 1890,
+Burke, who had not been off duty for the ten years, came to see him.
+During all that time there had been many changes in the administration
+of the sheriff's office, and they had changed every deputy but him.
+Finally they appointed the ex-convict treasurer of the sheriff's
+office. Mr. Moody preached in St. Louis again in 1895. A short time
+before his visit an evangelist was called away in the middle of the
+revival meetings. The committee wanted Burke to come and preach in his
+absence, but the sheriff said he had just levied on a jeweler's store
+and had not had time to take an inventory, and Burke was the man he
+could trust to put in charge of it.
+
+[Illustration: VALENTINE BURKE
+
+Fac-simile of photograph taken for the Rogues' Gallery.]
+
+[Illustration: VALENTINE BURKE
+
+From a photograph taken in 1887, seven years after his conversion]
+
+He was held in such confidence by the police that they did a most
+unusual thing; they gave him a photograph they had of him in the Rogue's
+Gallery. He had his photograph taken again in 1887, and in sending a
+copy of this along with the original Rogue's Gallery photograph, to Mr.
+T. S. McPheeters of St. Louis, to show the change in his features, Burke
+wrote a note:
+
+"Notice the difference in the inclosed pictures. See what our holy
+religion can do for the chief of sinners." On the back of the Rogue's
+Gallery photograph he wrote:
+
+"He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of
+the dunghill, that he may set him with the princes, even with the
+princes of his people." (Ps. cxiii, 7, 8.)
+
+ --------
+ Buy the truth and sell it not, also wisdom and
+ instruction.--Prov. 23:23.
+ --------
+
+This incident shows what the grace of God can do for a hardened sinner.
+Not only can it save him, but it can keep him. Valentine Burke lived an
+active, consistent Christian life in the position until God called him
+home in 1895.
+
+
+Visit to Nashville, Tenn., Prison
+
+Mrs. Wilburn, of Nashville, writes of Mr. Herr's visit to the Nashville
+prison as follows: It was my great pleasure as we reached the door to
+find Brother Herr, of Louisville, Ky., awaiting admission. It was
+raining, cold and dreary without, but he carried sunshine on the inside
+of the prison to the sad prisoners. 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 Herr. It was indeed a sight
+to make angels rejoice to see how eagerly they drank in every word. I
+believe many darkened lives from whom all hope had fled were encouraged
+once more to look up. Hundreds of faces grew brighter as he told with
+burning words how God had saved convicts steeped in many crimes, causing
+judges in different states to set them free; when they were told that
+Jesus had blotted out their past and made new men of them. 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 sin, and
+transform their lives as He had others, to hold up their hands; as quick
+as a flash hundreds of hands white and colored were raised above their
+heads and, oh, how our hearts rejoiced as we saw the hope in so many
+lives. We are looking to God who giveth the increase to bless the seed
+sown in those sad hearts, 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 December.
+
+ --------
+ Be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the Lord.--Isa. 52:11.
+ --------
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER SEVEN
+
+DOES PRISON WORK PAY?
+
+
+Who will ever know the vast number that attribute the first impulse to a
+better life, formed while in the seclusion of a prison cell--alone with
+God.
+
+The world will never know how many, when sitting in judgment upon
+themselves, have learned the great secret that it takes an _Omnipotent
+Power_ to change the current of their lives, and give them deliverance
+from the power of sin, and enabling them to go forth not to live a new
+purpose, but a new life.
+
+Many of these unfortunate ones, not remaining criminals from choice, but
+because they have never known there was an antidote provided for the
+deepest-dyed criminals, "a scarlet atonement for a scarlet sin," whereby
+the power of evil possessing them could be eradicated from their lives,
+and they no longer victims. While some do not seemingly heed the kindly
+admonition given, yet we believe the promise of God will be fulfilled,
+that "His word will not return void," and some time--somewhere--the
+fruition of their hopes will be realized.
+
+ --------
+ Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand
+ against the wiles of the devil.--Eph. 6:11.
+ --------
+
+[Illustration: THE LATE COL. MAT. RAGLAND
+
+Who aided the Author in securing a pardon from Gov. Beckham for a young
+man who is now at the head of a great firm]
+
+If Mr. A. could speak for himself when 14 years ago he bowed in his cell
+as a poor forlorn sinner, and surrendered himself to God, and has since
+been testifying of his saving grace; Mr. B., after leading a criminal
+life for years, but when touched by the mighty power of God, came forth
+to become a preacher of the gospel, and has since been magnifying the
+grace that brought his deliverance; Mr. C., a desponding infidel,
+persuaded to believe there was efficacy in prayer, and in the atoning
+blood of the Lord Jesus Christ; if the multitude of witnesses who have
+been saved through the faithfulness of prison workers were known, the
+verdict would be--_it pays_.
+
+ Louisville, Ky., February 15, 1912.
+
+Dear Brother Herr:
+
+When you handed me your little book "Lost and is Found" I had no idea
+what a treasure you were placing in my hands. Undisturbed in my cell
+tonight I read it through and wished for more. I read it the second and
+third time, and your sermon so impressed me I read it the fourth time,
+
+ --------
+ Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues
+ of life.--Proverbs 4:23.
+ --------
+
+Before I wandered away from my mother's teaching and fell into my awful
+sin and disgrace, I had heard many sermons on the "Prodigal Son," but
+none that in such a convincing way drives home the awfulness of sin as
+does your description of this, to me, the dearest of Christ's parables.
+
+What I like about you most in all your talks with the prisoners is this,
+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 rise, and it's
+always in a way that appeals to the heart of the man.
+
+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 love.
+
+Your noble work among fallen men will never be known in its entirety in
+this world, but in that to come God will surely number you among those
+who have brought unto him a great harvest of precious souls.
+
+May God bless you and your dear Christian wife in uplifting the fallen
+ones, is the earnest prayer of one who desires your influence over the
+remainder of his life.
+
+ Yours for a better life,
+ CURTIS.
+
+ --------
+ My foot standeth in an even place; in the congregation I will
+ bless the Lord.--Psalm 26:12.
+ --------
+
+ Louisville, Ky., Dec. 26, 1911.
+
+ Rev. Geo. L. Herr,
+ Jefferson County Jail.
+
+Dear Brother Herr:
+
+I want to thank you for the Christmas service which you held in the
+chapel yesterday afternoon.
+
+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 prisoners.
+
+May God richly reward you in your labors of love for these people.
+
+ Faithfully yours,
+ HENRY.
+
+
+The Work of a Prison Evangelist
+
+By Geo. Wm. Wood
+
+[From the Courier-Journal Nov. 17, 1912]
+
+To the right-thinking man there can be but one answer to the question,
+does the work of an evangelist pay? As well might we ask does the
+beautiful life of a true Christian pay? As well might we ask the farmer,
+as he carefully tills the soil and sows the seed and labors to
+cultivate the grain, does it pay? What answer would you expect from the
+shrewd business man of today should you ask him the question does it
+pay, when he labors and advises to keep down expenses. He would promptly
+answer in the affirmative. Let us bring the question closer home. Ask
+the prisoner behind the bars, does it pay to respect the law? He will
+answer yes. So for the question does the work of an evangelist pay
+behind prison bars there can be but one answer--yes.
+
+ --------
+ Be of good courage, and let us behave ourselves valiantly.--1
+ Ch. 19:13.
+ --------
+
+Sitting tonight in our lonesome cell, bounded on three sides by blank
+and barren walls of steel, through our two-by-six door, constructed of
+massive bars of iron, there comes to us the conversation of our fellow
+prisoners, as with head pressed close against the bars to catch the
+other fellow's words, we listen to the talk of the men "committed for
+crime"--men strong and healthy, who should be engaged in some honest
+labor, but, instead, are "doing time" for a broken law. We had no idea
+of the meaning of the words "doing time" until being placed behind these
+bars, we took up the daily life of a prisoner, and with nothing but
+"time" to look to, began the task of trying to be contented. 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 is, or
+what it means to be sentenced to a term in prison.
+
+ --------
+ No good thing will he withhold from them that walk
+ uprightly.--Psalm 84:11.
+ --------
+
+[Illustration: JEFFERSON COUNTY JAIL, LOUISVILLE, KY.
+
+Members of the International Prison Congress pronounced this prison the
+model jail of the world.]
+
+
+Judge Does Not Understand.
+
+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 task. "Danger" conveys but little meaning to the mind of the
+engineer who has never had a wreck. By the standard of freedom, a day in
+prison is a year, and it is only those who mingle daily in our midst can
+talk to the "man behind the bars," who can have a fair idea of what the
+prisoner suffers daily in "doing time." The world that lies beneath the
+bars is a strange world to the average citizen, the citizen blessed with
+average good fortune. Prison life is a queer and twisted one, and a law
+to itself.
+
+ --------
+ Let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of
+ Christ--Ph. 1:27.
+ --------
+
+But to return to the prisoners' conversation, of which we spoke.
+Vile--yes, dear reader, this word does not convey to you the full
+measure within the writer's mind. At times it seems that some have sunk
+so low that all conception of honor and truth have passed entirely away.
+No reverence whatever for such words as "mother, home or heaven" left
+within their minds, for they are rendered entirely void of good thoughts
+or honest ideas, having been so long filled with the one thought--crime.
+
+
+Prison Record for Life.
+
+Men who started on their "career of crime" as mere boys, with years of
+youth spent in reform schools only to be developed into men of crime,
+have prison records to follow them through life. Many of these men feel
+that they have lost all hope of any but the criminal's life. Many of
+them have been forsaken by family and friends. So to the man or woman
+who is at all interested in the uplift of his fellow man, 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 you?
+
+ --------
+ Stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong--1
+ Corinthians 16:13.
+ --------
+
+Then there is the paramount reason why the evangelist is needed. 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 life. There are
+those that listen to his talk and turn away in scorn to ridicule his
+teaching. But as the days follow on, and the newness of the prison life
+begins to wear away, they listen with more respect to the "man of God."
+
+[Illustration: THE LATE HON. J. C. BOHART
+
+of Chicago, one of the Author's main supporters while living in Chicago,
+Ill.]
+
+We have seen men behind the bars who never before bent their knee in
+prayer. After listening to the evangelist's story of God and his love,
+they go to their cells, and upon bended knees, beg for mercy and help.
+
+Brother George L. Herr has taken the word of the Master into many of the
+prisons of the United States, but the jails and penitentiaries of his
+native State of Kentucky have claimed much of his time and attention. We
+must confess when first coming in contact with him, our feeling against
+him was bitter, we did not want his friendship nor his help, only
+because we were angered by his denouncing our pet sins. But as days
+lengthened into weeks, and weeks into months, the truth of his kindly
+spoken words came home to us. Life was stripped of all its so-called
+pleasure, with nothing but its disgrace and shame left to mock us,
+having sold out to the "demon of crime."
+
+ --------
+ Why art thou cast down? Hope thou in God.--Psalm 42:5.
+ --------
+
+Then we began to feel the need of his wise counsel and to realize the
+good of having him among us. He was always ready and willing to help
+each and every man, not only with advice and counsel, but in so many
+substantial ways, trying to lighten the prisoner's burden and make his
+life better and brighter.
+
+He has also devoted part of his time to writing books. Those we call to
+mind are "Light in Dark Places," "You Are My Prisoners," "The Life
+Line," "Man's Worst Enemy," "Nothing Better," "The Missionary," "The
+Bethel," "Lost and is Found," "A Glorious Rescue," and his new book,
+"The Nation Behind Prison Bars," soon to be brought out. Hundreds of
+thousands of these books have been sent broadcast over the world, and
+through them great good has been accomplished. Well might he be called
+the "Prisoner's Friend," for his desire to aid each and every man gives
+to him this well-earned title.
+
+Full of generosity, kind far beyond the ordinary meaning of the word,
+always ready to forgive the aggressor and to forget the offense, he wins
+his way into the hearts of wicked and violent men in a manner that makes
+them his lasting friends, and turns their words of condemnation into
+words of praise.
+
+ --------
+ He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that
+ believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God
+ abideth on him.--John 3:36.
+ --------
+
+We fancy, as we write tonight, while, for the moment, the stillness of
+death has fallen upon the entire prison, we can hear his voice, as it
+rings out in righteous indignation, through the prison corridors,
+calling some man to account for his vile language or his taking in vain
+the name of God.
+
+
+Works Without Pay.
+
+If you were to ask a prisoner to what church Brother Herr belongs he
+would no doubt plead ignorance, as no faith nor creed is known in his
+work among the men. He makes no distinction between chapel-goers and
+non-attendants, and will do a favor for the worst man in prison as
+readily as for the leader of the chapel quartet; but ask the same
+prisoner, "Who is it that speaks to judge and the warden about the sick
+mother who longs to see her imprisoned son before she dies? Ask him.
+
+Who pleads with the Governor?
+
+Who tries to soften the heart of the prosecutor?
+
+Who provides shoes and clothing for the poor prisoners?
+
+What unpaid messenger runs the errands of the prisoners?
+
+Who reconciles the erring son in prison with his mother and father?
+
+He will answer, "Brother Herr."
+
+ --------
+ I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way.--Psalm 101:2.
+ --------
+
+Now, the average prisoner may be deficient in the matter of mental
+balance, but he is not an imbecile. He is a better judge of character
+and a keener observer than the more honest and commonplace fellow man.
+By the same keen powers of observation that belong to the criminal type,
+he notes that Brother Herr differs from many other prison evangelists,
+for he helps without asking questions. He has no theory or dogma to
+exploit, and he labors for the uplift of humanity.
+
+
+Tribute to Jailer.
+
+Much that we have written of this great work was made possible by Jailer
+John R. Pflanz, who for the past twelve years has been at the head of
+the Jefferson County jail. He is constantly laboring to better the
+conditions of the prisoners and give to the people an honest
+administration and progressive system of prison management.
+
+To him Louisville and Jefferson County owe a great deal for the good
+work accomplished among the criminals. Brother Herr says:
+
+ --------
+ Deal courageously, and the Lord shall be with the good.--2 Ch.
+ 19:11.
+ --------
+
+"If such men as John R. Pflanz, of Louisville; John L. Whittman, of
+Chicago; Co. E. E. Mudd, of Frankfort, and Col. Dan Bartley, of
+Cincinnati, were placed in office for life the criminal world would
+greatly decrease every year, instead of being on the increase."
+
+[Illustration: HON. JOHN R. PFLANZ
+
+Jailer of Jefferson County. A friend of the unfortunate.]
+
+We have never heard of any prisoner complain of unjust treatment by him,
+but on the other hand, many are the unfortunate men who leave this
+prison to take their places in business again, because of assistance
+given them by Mr. Pflanz.
+
+His regular rounds through the entire prison are always hailed with
+delight by the prisoners, as he is ever ready to hear their complaints
+and remedy any existing evil. He listens to all the appeals for help by
+the prisoners and leaves no unfulfilled promises.
+
+His personal inspection of the "cell-house" and inquiries about the
+health and general welfare of all the prisoners, make him always a
+welcome visitor among the men.
+
+Mr. Pflanz's desire to change the criminal into a respected citizen and
+the assistance he gives to bring about this result proves his thorough
+understanding, brought about by years of study and personal contact, of
+how to deal with this class of our citizenship.
+
+ --------
+ Be strong and of a good courage; for the Lord thy God is with
+ thee whithersoever thou goest.--Joshua 1:9.
+ --------
+
+
+Youtsey, Kentucky's Famous Prisoner
+
+[Louisville Herald]
+
+Henry E. Youtsey, sentenced to life imprisonment in the penitentiary for
+his complicity in the murder of Governor Goebel, and at the present time
+the most distinguished prisoner confined behind the cold, gray walls of
+the State prison at Frankfort, has at last "got religion."
+
+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 ago, is the Louisville prison evangelist, the Rev. George L. Herr.
+The medium he employed was a little pamphlet containing the simple story
+of the reformation of one Dad O'Brien, an erstwhile scalawag who was
+finally converted to a new life.
+
+ --------
+ As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our
+ transgressions from us.--Psalm 103:11.
+ --------
+
+Rev. Herr, who has carried the gospel into the cells of many a poor,
+crime-stained wretch, not only here in Louisville, but in every
+prison-house in the country and has accomplished a great amount of good
+among the outcasts of society, recently received a letter dated October
+16, 1909, which reads:
+
+"I am delighted to learn that you visited all the cells today and left
+in each one the tract, 'How Dad O'Brien Became Converted.' I have read
+it, 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 be, the love of
+God can win him and Jesus can save him, and he can start life anew,
+singing praises to his Redeemer, and winning the lives of his old
+companions for the Master. 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 below. When
+you get into heaven, as you surely will, Dad O'Brien will be the
+brightest star in your crown. Yours most sincerely,
+
+ HENRY E. YOUTSEY."
+
+
+Practical Religious Work in County Jail
+
+Dear Brother Herr:
+
+Whenever I think of my confinement in the Louisville jail, a picture
+arises before me in which I can clearly see in the main corridor in the
+building, down the center of which extended a long table covered with a
+snowy cloth, and then in charge of the Hon. John R. Pflanz, than whom
+there never was a kinder-hearted jailer in all the world.
+
+ --------
+ Come out from among them and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and
+ I will receive you.--2 Cor. 6:12.
+ --------
+
+But that table and its delicious burden: Turkey after turkey, four of
+which weighed more than twenty-five pounds each, with all the trimmings,
+including dressing, cranberry sauce, etc. There were oysters fried, and
+oyster soup, with crackers and celery. And what an array of cakes! As I
+remember, there were chocolate and caramel, layer and black ones, in
+short, almost every kind of cakes and pies known to the culinary art.
+Then there were bushels of oranges, apples and mixed nuts, and for a
+time all of us forgot about stone walls and iron bars, for what a merry
+time we did have discussing that repast!
+
+ --------
+ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son,
+ that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have
+ everlasting life.--John 3:16.
+ --------
+
+Whence came all of those good things? Why, 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 prisoner, and who has worn out more
+shoe-leather in helping unfortunate men in durance vile than any other
+man in Kentucky: the Rev. Geo. L. Herr, affectionately called "The
+Little Missionary," made personal calls on the wealthy and charitable
+merchants in the city of Louisville, soliciting this food and dinner in
+the name of humanity, and may God richly bless all those who helped him
+make it such a grand success.
+
+ HENRY E. YOUTSEY.
+
+
+Praise for Prison Evangelist
+
+[Courier-Journal]
+
+To the tributes that have been paid to the Rev. George Herr, after
+filling the pulpit of the Clifton Baptist church, of Louisville, the
+Rev. James A. Clark yesterday added a testimonial, in which he praised
+the prison evangelist for work which he considers "little short of
+wonderful."
+
+"It gives me pleasure to add my testimonial to the many I have seen
+concerning the work of the Rev. George Herr as prison evangelist," says
+the Clifton Baptist church pastor. "Three times I have heard him tell
+the simple gospel story of Jesus and his love. He has a message few
+preachers have, and tells it with power and effect. He has a message the
+world needs to hear, because it is an example of the power of God to
+save to the uttermost.
+
+ --------
+ My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.--Prov. 1:10.
+ --------
+
+"Mr. Herr has had a wonderful, but costly experience, which fits him
+peculiarly for the special work among prisoners. From a wealthy man,
+living in a mansion, sin blindly led him to poverty, robbed him of his
+money, property and friends; but God came into his life and now he
+rejoices that he is a child of the King.
+
+"George Herr is doing a work little short of wonderful. He deserves the
+co-operation of the Christian brotherhood, and I take pleasure in
+commending him."
+
+
+Sermon in State Prison
+
+Rev. Jos. Severance, Chaplain, says in the Courier-Journal:
+
+One of the most remarkable meetings in the annals of the prison was held
+in the chapel of the penitentiary at Frankfort, Ky., Sunday morning.
+George L. Herr, of Louisville, a friend of Chaplain Severance, was
+present and spoke from the fourth and twelfth verses of the 103rd Psalm.
+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 West." The chapel was crowded to the doors, and
+during the sermon that lasted for an hoar no one moved and none went
+out.
+
+ --------
+ My feet were almost gone, my steps had well nigh slipped.--Psalm
+ 73:2.
+ --------
+
+At the close of the sermon the gospel invitation was given and a total
+of forty-two men came forward, some to confess faith in Christ (of these
+there were thirty-seven) and others to renew their vows. Hundreds asked
+for prayer in their behalf. Among those who came were some of the
+hardest men in the prison and more noted for insubordination and
+disobedience than for piety and morality.
+
+But the Chaplain believes that the per cent. of those who remain true is
+as great among prisoners as among those outside.
+
+Bro. Herr knows the prison work as few men do. He is a man of large
+sympathy, and having had an experience of fifteen years as an evangelist
+knows how to reach the hearts of the men. He has the entire confidence
+of both prisoners and officials and is always given a most hearty
+welcome by all.
+
+The baptism of the thirty-seven men who made confession Sunday will be
+attended to next Sunday morning. Mr. Herr will return to the baptism.
+
+ --------
+ Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these, my
+ brethren, ye have done it unto me.--Matt. 25:40.
+ --------
+
+
+Revival Stirs Up Inmates
+
+[Courier-Journal]
+
+The Rev. George L. Herr preached yesterday at the Frankfort penitentiary
+for the Rev. Joseph Severance, who was filling another engagement.
+Several hundred men and women asked for prayer, and fourteen confessed
+Christ and were baptized in the prison pool in the afternoon by the
+chaplain, assisted by the Rev. C. R. Hudson and the Rev. Herr, prison
+evangelist.
+
+ * * * * *
+
+The prisoners in the Frankfort penitentiary were again blessed by a
+visit from Bro. Geo. L. Herr, the Louisville prison evangelist, who came
+unexpectedly to us. It was doubly fortunate, for the reason that Bro.
+Jos. Severance, the chaplain, was absent from the city and therefore
+could not fill his appointment.
+
+ --------
+ He that believeth on him is not condemned; but he that believeth
+ not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the
+ name of the only begotten Son of God.--John 3:18.
+ --------
+
+Bro. Herr read that most beautiful 37th Psalm, which is replete with
+comfort for those who are in dire distress and in need of consolation,
+placing special emphasis on those passages which teach patience and
+faith in "The God who is mighty to save and strong to deliver."
+
+Bro. Herr never fails to extend the invitation of the gospel; in fact,
+that is his strong point, and is recognized by him to be the most
+important part of his work as an evangelist. His labor was rewarded, as
+he won eight souls for our Lord and Saviour.
+
+The following representatives, members of the present General Assembly,
+were present at the morning services: W. H. Jones, Princeton, Ky.; John
+T. Shanklin, Johnson, Ky.; W. A. B. Davis, Mt. Vernon, Ky.; Albert
+Butler. These gentlemen have been coming regularly, which proves that
+they are interested in our welfare, and also devoted to the church
+services. We are always proud of their presence, and invite all their
+colleagues.
+
+At the afternoon Christian Endeavor service, Bro. Herr made an
+extemporaneous address in which he revealed the secret of his wonderful
+success as a soul-winner, which the writer would call unlimited charity,
+and inexhaustible brotherly love; the love that always instantly
+forgives, and as quickly extends a hand to help a fallen brother rise.
+
+The eulogy he paid his wife, whom he acknowledged to be the inspiration
+to his life, was most beautiful. At this service he won five more souls
+for his hire, making thirteen for the day. HENRY E. YOUTSEY.
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER EIGHT
+
+A MAN OF HONOR
+
+
+For several years I have been deeply interested in the men confined in
+the prison, and in the betterment of their condition. Each time I held
+service in the prison I came in contact with, and was very much
+encouraged and assisted by the warden's great kindness. He did much to
+improve the conditions of life within the prison walls. G. L. H.
+
+ * * * * *
+
+[Evening Post.]
+
+FRANKFORT, Ky., Jan. 23.--The body of Edward E. Mudd, late warden of the
+Frankfort State Reformatory, who died yesterday morning, was taken this
+morning to his former home at Glendale, in Hardin County, where it will
+be buried this afternoon.
+
+Yesterday afternoon the body lay in state in the prison chapel and was
+viewed by 1,300 convicts.
+
+ --------
+ My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.--Prov. 1:10.
+ --------
+
+Five floral designs were sent from the penitentiary. The guards and the
+deputy wardens and the clerks sent two, a few of the "trusties" sent
+another, and the white prisoners and the colored prisoners each sent a
+design. These latter were paid for in 5 and 10-cent contributions.
+
+The Prison Commission, which is in session, ordered flowers sent from
+Louisville, and adopted the following resolution:
+
+"Resolved, That in the death of Edward E. Mudd, warden of the State
+Reformatory at Frankfort, the State of Kentucky has lost a valuable
+public official, and the prison has been deprived of an ideal executive.
+
+"His long experience in prison work had supplemented his natural
+ability, with the result that he brought to a difficult task a trained
+mind and an admirable judgment. He was firm without being severe; gentle
+without being weak; with a heart full of kindness for the unfortunates
+under his control.
+
+"The Board of Prison Commissioners recognized his worth; had the fullest
+appreciation of his manliness, his integrity and his devotion to duty.
+They sought his advice on all important matters, and in his demise they
+realize that the State has sustained an irreparable loss. The sincere
+sympathy of the board is hereby extended to his bereaved wife and
+children."
+
+Until a successor to Warden Mudd is appointed one of the commissioners
+will be constantly in Frankfort.
+
+ --------
+ Neither do I condemn thee; go and sin no more.--Jno. 8:11.
+ --------
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER NINE
+
+JIM O'BRIEN: MODERN MIRACLE
+
+By George L. Herr
+
+
+Several years ago I met in the Jefferson County jail, Louisville, Ky.,
+"Dad O'Brien," one of the worst criminals I have ever known. Fifty odd
+years of age, forty years a thief and twenty-five years behind the bars.
+The sentence in the jail was a light one--one year and a half--for
+having received stolen property, but he had stolen from one to tens of
+thousands. He was son of a prominent physician of Cincinnati, for twenty
+years professor of anatomy in the Ohio Medical College. He began by
+stealing from his mother's purse and then, when punished by his father,
+would steal his father's instruments and sell them for revenge. His
+father, being a very stern man, drove "Billy" from home, and the night
+came on with no place to go.
+
+ --------
+ Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that heareth my word, and
+ believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall
+ not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto
+ life.--John 5:24.
+ --------
+
+He led a low, degraded life, and was finally arrested and sentenced to
+serve ten years in the Columbus penitentiary. When he was about to serve
+his first sentence--which seemed to him a lifetime--a young lady, an old
+schoolmate and who had been visiting him in jail, proposed marriage to
+him, so she could have the right to visit him in Columbus and provide
+him with the comforts of life, as far as possible. She was a girl of
+means, and he was stunned by the proposal. For, he said, he had not
+thought of such a thing as a wife. But he told her to come back the next
+day and he would let her know. She did, and he accepted and they were
+married on the eve of his leaving for the penitentiary. He only served
+part of the sentence, and when released went to the home of the girl and
+began life in a new way, only to fall in the old rut in a short time. He
+kept up his criminal life for years.
+
+ --------
+ "But this is a people robbed and spoiled; they are all of them
+ snared in holes, are for a prey, and none delivereth: for a
+ spoil, and none saith, Restore. Who among you will give ear to
+ this? Who will harken and hear for the time to come?"--Isaiah
+ 42:22.
+ --------
+
+The good wife died, and after her death he became one of the most
+notorious bank robbers in this country. While in the county jail at
+Louisville, Ky., Dad's friends were standing nobly by him. He had plenty
+of money sewed in his clothes to meet his every need. I tried hard to
+reach him, but he was determined not to have anything to do with a "Sky
+Pilot," as he called me. The first time I spoke to him he almost spit in
+my face, but that never daunted me. I was more determined to win him. I
+saw he was a diamond in the rough. He had a bright mind, a man filled
+with history.
+
+While in prison in Louisville, Ky., he became interested, and determined
+to quit the old life. After this determination he immediately wrote his
+intentions to his old pals on the outside, and told them not to send him
+any more money, for he was done with that life. They told him he was a
+fool and had gone crazy, and everything else they could think of.
+
+But he was that kind, when he made up his mind to do a thing he did it.
+
+ --------
+ The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our
+ refuge.--Psalm 46:7.
+ --------
+
+Then it was my opportunity for the practical side of Christianity, for I
+believe in that side. His clean laundry must be supplied, extra food
+that his old companions had been having sent in from the restaurants
+must now be brought by the missionary from home. Many are the baskets of
+food I have carried from my cottage home to this man. But the time was
+coming when he was to be released and nowhere to go, and that was the
+thing that seemed to trouble him most.
+
+I said: "Never mind, 'Dad,' when you get out of this prison-house come
+to my home, I'll take care of you and help you to a good life." Well,
+one night, at about 8 o'clock he knocked on the door. How glad wife and
+I were to see him! He often said, "How warm the fire looks and how
+home-like to see you all sitting around." We gave him a good warm
+supper, a good bed, the best room in the house, but that was not all he
+needed. The next day was the beginning of the real battle. The
+detectives were hounding him. 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 chance. We believe had it not been for the great
+interest taken by John R. Pflanz, the jailer, at this time for this man,
+that he would have died in a cell in some far Eastern prison. He said,
+"What's the use? Let me alone; there is only one thing for me and that
+is to go back to the old life." We said, "'D,' we'll see you through."
+
+ --------
+ I know not how to go.--1 Kings 3:7.
+ --------
+
+All this time we were trying to find employment for him. All this time
+he was growing impatient and would say: "A great big husky fellow like
+me laying around on a little man like Brother Herr." He weighed about
+190 pounds, but we would encourage him by saying, "Well, Dad, you know
+God's people have all things in common, and he knows you are here, and
+when he sends to us he sends it for you as well."
+
+One day when we were talking, he said: "Brother Herr, those old charges
+in Chicago, St. Louis, Pittsburg, Cincinnati and New York are hanging
+over me and I must face them."
+
+We said, "Well, Dad, 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
+inside, God will see you through. Go and face these charges, and if you
+mean business, God will take care of you."
+
+ --------
+ I will guide thee.--Ps. 32:8.
+ --------
+
+He went first to St. Louis and told the judge on the bench that he had
+quit the old life forever. They looked at him, and even those who were
+his bitter enemies, said, "Give him another chance; go and be a man and
+we will help you." He came back to our home from St. Louis, stayed a few
+weeks and started for the other charges, encouraged by the last trip. He
+went to Chicago first, and they told him the same thing there; then he
+went to Cincinnati, then to Pittsburg, and they said, "Dad, if you mean
+business you shall have a chance." Then he went to New York where he
+and three other men had robbed a bank of $175,000. When he went in to
+see the New York people they did not know him. He had been living a
+Christian life for several months. Salvation changes the looks of a man,
+and takes away the hard lines and softens the eye; and when he told them
+who he was, they said: "My God! where did you come from and what are you
+doing here?"
+
+He told these gentlemen what had taken place in his life, and of his
+determination for the future. Said one wealthy man, "Well, Dad, go on
+your way and may God be with you and help you."
+
+ --------
+ Fear thou not; for I am with thee; be not dismayed; for I am thy
+ God. I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee.--Is. 41:10.
+ --------
+
+He went on a hunt for the old friend "Hinky Dink" down in the first
+ward. "Hinky Dink" saw him, paid for a week's lodging at the Mills
+Hotel, and gave him money for meals each day. Finally one day "Hinky
+Dink" and Dad, standing in the front of his (Hinky Dink's) saloon,
+called "the workingmen's bar," where they line up by the fifties at a
+time, looking in, "Hinky Dink" said, "Dad, you are worth $18 a week to
+me behind that bar." Dad said, "Me? Not me for $1,800 a week. I am a
+Christian, I have quit all that, never to return again." "Hinky Dink"
+said: "Well, what do you want, anyhow?" Dad said: "I want to go to
+Cincinnati to the Holiness camp meeting." "Hinky Dink" said, "Where?"
+(this being all Greek to him), as it was not in his line, he knew.
+
+"Dad" repeated what he had said, and "Hinky Dink" said: "Come right over
+here and I'll buy you a ticket." He took him over to the railroad
+office, and bought him a limited ticket to Cincinnati. Dad said, when
+telling us, "He thought he was shipping me in the quickest way possible,
+but it was the Lord taking care of 'Old Dad,' and sending him in
+first-class style."
+
+Again he came back to our home, stayed several weeks, then we got him
+$20 worth of religious books to travel around to the camp meetings to
+sell, and to tell his experience, for the people were eager to hear this
+wonderful experience of God's transforming power, wherever he went. We
+started him off, and he soon felt his call to preach the gospel. He was
+ordained in Indianapolis in 1905, and preached up and down the land,
+winning lost men and women for Jesus. His life was a miracle of what
+God's grace can do. He married a fine Christian woman, who was a great
+help to him in his work.
+
+In the fall of 1908 he died a triumphant death, leaving a glorious
+testimony behind.
+
+
+Jim O'Brien Passes Away
+
+The Courier-Journal republishes herewith from the Indianapolis Herald an
+editorial by the Rev. George E. Bueler, pastor of the Methodist
+Episcopal church, Indianapolis, Ind.:
+
+"The Rev. William H. Frazier, alias Jim O'Brien," died at Indianapolis
+on Monday, October 30, 1908.
+
+"At an early age Frazier began associating with bad boys on the streets
+of Cincinnati and of course was soon drawn into sin. At the age of 14 he
+began stealing, at first on a small scale, and increasing with the years
+until he became one of the most daring and successful bank robbers known
+in America. He was arrested and in prison many times, but when at
+liberty he drifted back into crime again. For forty years he was a
+criminal; of that time twenty-three years and six months was spent
+behind prison bars. Although he stole hundreds of thousands of dollars
+he was released from prison the last time in Louisville with only $2.40
+left. What wages for forty years in the service of Satan! While
+incarcerated in the Jefferson County jail, at Louisville, Ky.,
+Missionary George L. Herr found this wretched man and through many
+months of persistent effort found a way to his heart. At first the
+missionary was met with curses and abuses, but love conquered, and the
+result was Jim's conversion, a miracle indeed, for, from that time in
+January, 1903, "Dad," as he was known, lived a godly life and retrieved
+for the past by telling everywhere he went his life story, showing forth
+the glory of God's redeeming grace. No one knew better than Bro. Frazier
+what it meant for a man to be released from prison and again face the
+world. With the disgrace and odium upon him it is well nigh impossible
+for him to find honest employment, for no one knowing him to be an
+exconvict wants him in their employ, the temptation to return to the old
+life is strong. With this in view he began making homes for such men in
+large cities. While Bro. Frazier was working and starting a home in
+Cincinnati he was made prison chaplain for the entire city. During the
+past summer he and his wife came to Indianapolis. While here his
+physical condition gave way; he knew his end was near. To those who
+waited on him in his last hours he constantly affirmed his faith in God
+and passed peacefully away. The funeral was conducted by the Revs.
+Parker, Stevens and Bueler, with special singing by Mr. Maxwell, Mrs.
+Bueler and Mrs. Nelson. All who want a more complete account of this
+wonderful life should read his book, "From Crime to Christ."
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER TEN
+
+COLUMBUS OHIO PRISON
+
+[Ohio Penitentiary News]
+
+
+The Rev. George L. Herr, prison evangelist, returned yesterday from St.
+Louis, where he went in the interest of the men "behind the bars." The
+Rev. Mr. Herr also had a delightful visit with his son, of St. Louis.
+Mr. Herr, on his return home, received the following letter from the
+Rev. D. J. Starr, D.D., chaplain at Columbus, O., penitentiary:
+
+Dear Brother: I thank you for your letter informing me that you will
+spend Sunday, March 8, with us at this prison. We intend to make good
+use of you for the Master's cause. We will wish you, unless it will
+weary you to do so, to speak to our Sunday-school at 8 o'clock; address
+the prayer meeting at 9 o'clock; preach in chapel at 10 o'clock; attend
+Female Bible class and talk at 3 p.m., and men's Bible class at 7 p.m.
+
+ * * * * *
+
+ --------
+ "I was in prison, and ye came unto me."--Matt. 25:36.
+ --------
+
+The Courier-Journal republishes herewith from the Ohio Penitentiary News
+an editorial by the Rev. D. J. Starr, D.D., chaplain at the Columbus,
+O., prison:
+
+"The Rev. George L. Herr, whose address delivered in our chapel last
+Sunday morning was charmingly refreshing, 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 pace. But George L. Herr is not the
+man to do anything in an ordinary way. The itinerary of his life shows
+few curves--mostly acute angles. He was born in an old Kentucky family
+of the city of Louisville. His ancestral stock was golden, and his
+infancy was fed with a golden spoon on sugar and cream. When he was
+three months old his Christian mother went to be with God. When he was
+18 years old his father, Richard S. Herr, a capitalist of Louisville,
+died and left George the heir of a large patrimony.
+
+"The orphan was genial, sportive, rich and without domestic restraint.
+Men seized the opportunity to take advantage of his tendencies and youth
+to filch from him his wealth. He yielded, and threw on the neck of
+appetite the slackened rein and became woefully dissipated. He mounted
+the toboggan and went down the slide, landing in a few years in the
+gulch of destitution and near the precipice of suicide.
+
+ --------
+ Teach me thy way, O Lord.--Ps. 86:11.
+ --------
+
+"Here in destitution and despair on the day after Christmas, 1893, the
+Rev. S. P. Holcombe, of Louisville, found the prodigal and led him into
+the Union Gospel Mission, where he sought and came to know God as a
+personal Saviour. What a change! New bottles for the new wine of the
+Spirit! As language cannot picture the degradation of the prodigal,
+neither can it picture the exaltation of the son restored to the Father.
+George was as whole-hearted in his new life as in his old. He had beauty
+for ashes and a spirit of praise instead of heaviness. After nearly five
+years of the new life George L. Herr, in the city of his fall and his
+recovery, was married by the Rev. Dr. Carter H. Jones, pastor of
+Broadway Baptist Church, to Miss Lillie M. Joyce. George says that if a
+man ever outmarried himself he's the man. He says God gave him this
+priceless treasure of a Christian wife in answer to prayer. Those who
+know Mrs. Herr speak of her as sweet-spirited, noble, devout, gifted in
+song and speech and one in spirit with her husband in the work of saving
+those who are out of the way. Their home is filled with the aroma of
+grace and their united lives are spent in doing good. How wonderfully
+God fulfills His ancient promise to present-day prodigals: 'As ye were a
+curse, so will I save you, and ye shall be a blessing.'"
+
+
+ The Big Ohio "Pen" Week by Week
+
+ Weekly Budget of Personal, Local and Other Newsbits.
+
+ To-morrow in the Chapel.
+
+ Sunday School 8 A.M.
+ Prayer Meeting 9 A.M.
+ The Great Congregation 10 A.M.
+ Entry March Band
+ (Thomas McCaskie, Leader.)
+ Gloria Patri Entire Congregation
+ (Directed by Choirmaster Prof. J. H. Chavers.)
+
+ Invocation.
+
+ Songs By Miss Luale Bethel
+
+ "A Rose in Heaven."
+ "Life's Lullaby."
+
+ First Scripture Lesson.
+
+ Anthem Choir
+ Morning Prayer Chaplain
+ Lord's Prayer Response by Choir
+
+ Second Scripture Lesson.
+
+ Hymn No. 3 Choir
+
+ "Within Thy Courts."
+
+ Sermon Rev. George L. Herr
+ Hymn No. 355 Choir
+
+ "Calvary."
+
+ Doxology. Benediction.
+
+ Band. March. Exit.
+
+
+Chapel Services
+
+In the Bible-school at 8 o'clock through the doorway of life beyond,
+which Christ left open that men might both look in and go in, the 300
+students saw some of the things that "God hath prepared for them that
+love Him." The germinal thoughts of John 14:1-14 are that heaven is a
+place--a roomy place, a prepared place, a place where the Lord abides
+and where he will have his prepared people to abide with him. And that
+in this doctrine is the cure for human sorrow. "Let not your heart be
+troubled * * believe."
+
+At the 9 o'clock meeting the quotation of Scripture verses appeared like
+apples of gold in pictures of silver. Rev. George L. 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 love. It was good to be there.
+
+The Great Congregation gathered at 10 o'clock and was welcomed with the
+stirring notes of the band men. The many voices lifted in the chant,
+"Gloria Patri," showed how grand the effect would be if all would join
+in the song. Why not all?
+
+ --------
+ Give me understanding.--Ps. 119:34.
+ --------
+
+"A Rose in Heaven," and "Life's Lullaby," were admirably sung by Miss
+Lucile Bethel with her sister Miss Bethel as accompanist at the piano.
+The anthem, "Ashamed of Jesus? Never, No Never," was sung by the choir
+as the author of the song might have wished to hear it rendered.
+
+ * * * * *
+
+That old story of the prodigal son was the subject on which Rev. George
+L. Herr of Louisville, Ky., preached to the inmates of the penitentiary
+Sunday morning in the chapel, but it was the twentieth century prodigal
+who formed his main theme.
+
+Mr. Herr is known all over the country as the prison missionary. He has
+all the vivacity and warmth of the Southerner. He illuminated the old
+parable with the story of his descent from the position of a son of a
+wealthy Kentucky home, possessing a large estate, to the destitution of
+a linen duster for a December coat, and from a seat in a Pullman to
+riding the bumpers of a cattle train. That was his condition sixteen
+years ago. The men enjoyed the object lesson and cheered the moral
+heroism evinced in the life-story of the missionary.
+
+ * * * * *
+
+ --------
+ I am understanding.--Prov. 8:14.
+ --------
+
+The Courier-Journal republishes herewith from the Evangel an editorial
+by the Rev. L. B. Haines at Columbus, O.:
+
+"The editors of the Evangel were pleased to meet Mr. George L. Herr
+while in Columbus a few days ago. He addressed the prisoners at the Ohio
+penitentiary and was heartily received by all who heard him. He is doing
+a noble work in the prisons all over our country. We spent a pleasant
+afternoon together, visiting the sick in the prison hospital, and we
+believe God blessed the seed sown. The Evangel wishes him and his dear
+wife God speed in their self-sacrificing efforts for the lost. We take
+great pleasure in calling the attention of the readers of the Evangel to
+Herr's new book entitled "The Nation Behind Prison Bars," a notice of
+which you will find on another page of this issue.--Eds."
+
+ --------
+ For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son,
+ that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have
+ everlasting life.--Jno. 3:16.
+ --------
+
+
+
+
+CHAPTER ELEVEN
+
+INCONTESTABLE PROOF
+
+OUR MOTTO:
+
+"Seeking the Lost."
+
+"Helping the Helpless to Help Themselves."
+
+JAILER PFLANZ PAYS A HIGH COMPLIMENT TO EVANGELIST GEO. L. HERR
+
+ Louisville, Ky., March 12, 1901.
+
+Mr. Geo. L. Herr,
+
+Dear Sir: 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 jail. In every instance I would answer "yes." A great deal
+of good is done through the Christian workers, and especially by you,
+who not only give your time and attention to this work, preaching the
+gospel on the Sabbath, but on every day of your life doing everything in
+your power to lighten the burden of the unfortunates confined in the
+jail.
+
+ --------
+ My glad heart says in the language of the Psalmist: "Bless the
+ Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits."
+ --------
+
+[Illustration: REV. C. S. HANLEY
+
+President of International Federation of Christian Workers, by whom we
+were ordained in Chicago, Ill., in 1907.]
+
+I have known prisoners of all classes look forward to your arrival each
+day with gladness, knowing that if you did not have something to
+distribute among them you would give them a cheery good morning.
+
+As a rule you always have something to give them, which gladden their
+hearts and make them think better of our harsh world, wherein they are
+buffeted around like so many things to be despised.
+
+I have never known you to come to this jail that you were not interested
+in some poor fellow's case, 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 jail. I have noticed that whenever you come you are
+asked by more than one of our prisoners to go on some mission, either to
+a father, mother, or some other relative. Distance and barriers have no
+terror for you, as was evidenced in your recent trip fifteen hundred
+miles for one of our prisoners to see his parents.
+
+In every case you have with promptness attended to requests, always with
+a cheerfulness that is surprising to those who cannot understand and
+will not learn. These are the things that lift up the hearts of the poor
+unfortunate prisoner and make him feel that there is something worth
+living for.
+
+ --------
+ Draw nigh unto my soul and redeem it.--Ps. 69:18.
+ --------
+
+My wish and prayer is that you may go on in the good work you are doing.
+
+ Sincerely yours,
+ JOHN R. PFLANZ.
+
+ * * * * *
+
+Following are letters of endorsement to Missionary George L. Herr and
+his wife in their life-work among outcasts, fallen ones and victims of
+sin. Among those who have lent substantial aid and hearty encouragement
+to the work will be noted many of our leading citizens, men of
+irreproachable character and standing in society, 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 manhood.
+
+ --------
+ Hear, O Lord, and have mercy upon me; Lord be thou my
+ helper.--Ps. 30:10.
+ --------
+
+ Frankfort, Ky., Nov. 22, 1904.
+
+Dear Bro. Herr: I regret that you and your good wife and "Sunshine" can
+not be with us in our services next week at the Frankfort Penitentiary,
+but am glad to have you promise to be with us soon. No one understands
+this work for the salvation and elevation of those in our penal
+institutions,--the possibilities, the discouragements, the trials, the
+triumphs, the rejoicing--as we do who are constantly engaged in it. Your
+frequent visits to us are always appreciated both by the chaplain and
+the prisoners, and your sermons and talks and songs are blessed by God
+to the furtherance of the work of grace in our midst. I can truly say
+there are eyes that "mark your coming and look brighter when you come."
+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 soul. May God bless
+you abundantly in your noble work.
+
+ Truly yours,
+ T. T. TALIAFERRO,
+ Chaplain Ky. State Penitentiary.
+
+ --------
+ Forsake me not, O Lord.--Ps. 38:21.
+ --------
+
+ * * * * *
+
+Rev. H. C. Morrison, D.D., Editor Pentecostal Herald, Louisville, Ky.,
+and President Wilmore College, Wilmore, Ky., says:
+
+I take pleasure in commending my friend and brother, Geo. L. Herr, as a
+devout Christian and earnest worker for the salvation of men. He has
+had wide experience on both sides of the line, and has been greatly
+blessed in rescuing men who have gone down into the depths of sin. He
+has been especially blessed in prison work. Those who help him forward
+in the good work in which he is now engaged will do me a personal favor.
+
+Wishing him and his wife great success as they shall go from prison to
+prison seeking after the lost,
+
+ I am Respectfully yours,
+ H. C. MORRISON.
+
+ * * * * *
+
+Rev. James M. Taylor, world-wide evangelist, says:
+
+I have read with soul-stirring interest the sad, heart-rending
+experience of Bro. Herr, and the miraculous deliverance by the grace of
+God, how by a life of sin he squandered a fortune, how God found him a
+bond slave of appetite and other sins and delivered him, the romantic
+way in which his God-given companion entered his life, and how they are
+being used perhaps as no other persons today in helping those "behind
+the bars." This story will warn the reckless, encourage the "cast out"
+and put a desire in the heart to help the fallen.
+
+ JAMES M. TAYLOR, Evangelist.
+ Knoxville, Tenn.
+
+
+(Frankfort Journal.)
+
+The Rev. Geo. L. Herr, of Louisville, will spend the fourth as the guest
+of Rev. Jos. Severance, chaplain of the State prison, today. Rev. Herr
+is a widely known, talented and enthusiastic prison evangelist, and has
+a national reputation as such. He will shortly publish his famous
+sermon, "Man's Worst Enemy," and will place numerous copies of it in
+every penal institution of the United States.
+
+ * * * * *
+
+
+
+
+Prison Evangelist's Good Work
+
+(Courier-Journal.)
+
+
+Prison evangelists published in 1906-07 36,000 sermons in booklet form
+and sent them North, South, East and West. The Rev. George L. Herr and
+wife closed a most remarkable year. The meetings which they have held
+for the most part have been in large prison houses, erected for sinful
+men and women.
+
+Mr. Herr has delivered sermons to many thousand listeners; many have
+professed conversion and thousands have asked for prayer. 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 close. Influences have been set
+in motion that are going to roll on until time shall be no more.
+
+Rev. W. O. Vreeland, chaplain Frankfort Reformatory, says:
+
+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 brother." George Herr is worthy of the highest
+commendation.
+
+ W. O. VREELAND.
+ Oct. 12, 1912.
+
+ * * * * *
+
+
+
+
+A Grand Work Highly Commended
+
+
+ Louisville, Ky., July 24, 1902.
+
+Rev. Geo. L. Herr,
+
+Dear Brother Herr: I regret very much to learn of your departure from
+the city, and the work you have so nobly, and for so long a time,
+engaged in at this institution and elsewhere. To say that you will be
+missed by us is but faintly expressing my feelings at your departure.
+You will not only be missed by myself and other officials at the jail,
+but by the poor unfortunates placed in my custody, 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 contact.
+
+ --------
+ I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.--Heb. 13:5.
+ --------
+
+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 occasion, for
+every one of them felt that he or she was about to lose their best
+friend, who had not only ministered to their spiritual wants but made
+their troubles his own, and in every way in his power relieved them of
+their every ailment.
+
+You and your good wife were as father and mother to them, their guardian
+angels, who made their rugged paths smooth and their futures bright and
+happy.
+
+It is with much sorrow that I write you today, 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 city.
+
+ Sincerely yours,
+ JOHN R. PFLANZ.
+
+ --------
+ O Lord, make haste to help me.--Ps. 40:13.
+
+ I will help thee, saith the Lord, and thy Redeemer, the Holy One
+ of Israel.--Is. 41:14.
+ --------
+
+
+
+
+"Worked Wonders"
+
+Declares Dr. Garvin, Physician Jefferson County Jail
+
+
+ Louisville, Ky., July 24th, 1902.
+
+Rev. George L. Herr,
+
+My Dear Brother Herr: It is with much regret I have heard of your
+determination to leave us. You and your good wife have now been engaged,
+for about four years, in the noble work of saving souls in the Jefferson
+County jail, and to the success of your efforts I can truly bear
+testimony.
+
+I must confess that at first I had little hope of much good being
+accomplished, but your constant devotion at all hours, night and day,
+has worked wonders, and I am satisfied that many who came steeped in sin
+and in their own minds hopelessly lost, have left the prison at peace
+with God, and with a determination in the future to lead a better life.
+
+Wherever you go, may God be with you, is the wish of all who know you,
+and especially that of your friend,
+
+ SAM'L H. GARVIN.
+ Physician to Jefferson County Jail.
+
+
+
+
+Strong Endorsements
+
+Evangelist Herr's work commended by Minister.
+
+[Louisville Evening Times]
+
+Louisville, Ky., June 21, 1905.
+
+Rev. Horace G. Ogden, D.D., Pastor Trinity M. E. Church, Louisville,
+Ky., says:
+
+To Whom It May Concern:
+
+I take pleasure in commending Mr. Geo. Herr to the esteem and confidence
+of the public. 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 worker. I
+can say he has made a superb record and been able by divine assistance
+to rescue many from the life of crime. He has taken an enlarged field of
+work because he has been convinced it was the call of the Highest, and I
+have every confidence in his increased usefulness. I cheerfully commend
+him and his work. His book is true and merits large circulation. Mr.
+Herr is a fine public speaker.
+
+ Sincerely,
+ HORACE G. OGDEN.
+
+
+
+
+Speaks to Prisoners
+
+
+The Rev. J. A. Holton, Chaplain Eddyville Penitentiary, commends Rev.
+Herr's work:
+
+The Rev. George L. Herr, the well-known Louisville prison evangelist,
+conducted the chapel services at the Eddyville State penitentiary,
+Eddyville, Ky., on Sunday, February 16. Mr. Herr's address to the
+prisoners made a very decided impression upon the men. In a letter to
+Louisville, J. A. Holton, Chaplain of the penitentiary, writes of Mr.
+Herr's visit to Eddyville as follows:
+
+"Brother Herr is a fluent and earnest talker and speaks from personal
+experience and observation with telling effect, timely words that tend
+to the betterment of his hearers. No one who is acquainted with his
+personal history and present effort in the cause of prison reform could
+doubt his sincerity. It is not a surprise, therefore, 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
+work."--The Louisville Times.
+
+ --------
+ And God spake all these words, saying, I am the Lord thy God,
+ which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the
+ house of bondage.--Ex. 20:1-2.
+ --------
+
+
+
+
+Sad and Pitiful Stories
+
+[The Louisville Herald]
+
+
+For fifteen years Mr. Herr has carried the great truths to the outcasts,
+giving warning of the danger, and thousands have repented and have been
+rescued from lives of sin and shame and are now blessings to the
+community. Hundreds of thousands of tracts, sermons, books, papers,
+etc., have been distributed, the results of which can never be known.
+
+"One of the saddest features of this work is that we are constantly
+beset by the sad-faced, grief-stricken, broken-hearted mothers and wives
+who have been so unfortunate as to lose their loved ones in sin,"
+declared Rev. Herr. "They come to us and plead for us to help find the
+wanderer.
+
+"The pitiful stories of disgrace, 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 tears, and to stir us
+who hear them and see the helplessness of unfortunate ones.
+
+"There never was a place where the gospel was needed more and where it
+would do more good, than in the prison houses of our beautiful land."
+
+ --------
+ Open them mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of
+ thy law.--Ps. 119:18.
+ --------
+
+
+
+
+Resolution That Was Never Broken
+
+ "I am done with a life of thieving."--E. B.
+
+
+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 time. The missionary who makes prison work the work of his life
+preached to the men today, the service being in the place of the regular
+Saturday services, because the convicted men were to go to the
+penitentiary Saturday morning, and Brother Herr intended to go to
+Cincinnati, Ohio, this evening. So the good brother gave the men some
+good, wholesome advice.
+
+And in opening the services, that always appropriate song of "Let a
+little sunshine in" was sung, and the good God knows that if any one in
+this world needs "sunshine" that person is the one who is behind prison
+bars.
+
+ --------
+ Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
+ --------
+
+I have seen some curious things in my wandering life, and some very
+curious and saddening sights are to be seen in jail. To see men right in
+the prime of their manhood going to a living tomb, to actually bury
+themselves for years, is a sight not easily forgotten. Oh, the misery,
+the shame, and the degradation of it all. It is no wonder that some of
+the unfortunates weep. The sight of so much misery seen at one time is
+enough to melt the heart of the most hardened criminal. 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 life?" I could not blame any one of the prisoners
+for putting up their hands in a resolve to lead a clean life.
+
+My sympathy is with the unfortunate. I have been placed in positions
+just like these men are placed in, but never again! Oh, 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
+together. From this time forward I am done with stealing. I hope that my
+right hand may lose its cunning and my eyes grow dimmer, so dim that I
+cannot see anything to steal. I am done, done with a life of thieving. I
+don't know how I am going to exist, but I am not going to steal any
+more. By the help of the good Lord I intend to reform.
+
+ --------
+ For thou wilt light my candle: the Lord my God will lighten my
+ darkness.--Ps. 18:28.
+ --------
+
+
+
+
+What Is A Friend?
+
+
+A friend is the first person who comes in when the world has gone out.
+
+A bank of credit on which we can draw supplies of confidence, counsel,
+sympathy, help and love.
+
+One who considers my need before my deservings.
+
+The triple alliance of the three great powers--love, sympathy and help.
+
+One who understands our silence.
+
+A jewel whose lustre the strong acids of poverty and misfortune cannot
+dim.
+
+One who smiles on our fortunes, frowns on our faults, sympathizes with
+our sorrow, weeps at our bereavement, and is a safe fortress at all
+times of trouble.
+
+One who, gaining the top of the ladder, won't forget you if you remain
+at the bottom.
+
+The holly of life, whose qualities are overshadowed in the summer of
+prosperity, but blossom forth in the winter of adversity.
+
+He who does not adhere to the saying that No. 1 should come first.
+
+ --------
+ God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in
+ trouble.--Psalm 41:6.
+ --------
+
+[Illustration:
+
+When the author left Louisville to 1905 for Chicago to be ordained, he
+was greatly helped by his friend Chas. F. Grainger, kindness never to be
+forgotten.
+
+HON. CHAS. F. GRAINGER
+
+Former Mayor of Louisville; now President Louisville Water Co.
+
+Mr. Grainger says, "Mr. Herr's work among prisoners has been very
+successful, and through his efforts many have reformed."]
+
+A watch which beats true, for all time, and never "runs down."
+
+An earthly minister of heavenly happiness.
+
+A friend is like ivy--the greater the ruin, the closer he clings.
+
+One who to himself is true, and therefore must be so to you.
+
+The same to-day, the same to-morrow, either in prosperity, adversity or
+sorrow.
+
+One who guards another's interest as his own and neither flatters nor
+deceives.
+
+One truer to me than I am myself.--Exchange.
+
+ --------
+ Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be
+ acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength and my
+ redeemer.--Ps. 19:14.
+ --------
+
+
+
+
+"Another Chance I Crave"
+
+[Courier-Journal]
+
+
+Austin, Tex., Dec. 2.--(Special.)--Jake McKinney, who was serving a life
+term in the State penitentiary at Rusk for the murder of Robert Walker
+in Jones county seven years ago, has just received his pardon from Gov.
+O. B. Colquitt on the strength of an appeal for liberty in the form of a
+poem that he wrote and sent to the Governor. This poetic application was
+turned over to Mrs. Colquitt by the Governor and it was upon her
+recommendation that McKinney was given his liberty. McKinney was
+twenty-four years old at the time of his conviction. During the last
+four years of his imprisonment he was editor of the prison newspaper,
+the Alcalde Chronicle. He attended night school while in the
+penitentiary. His poems and articles in the little newspaper that he
+published attracted much favorable attention. His pardon application
+reads in part as follows:
+
+ Another chance, 'tis all I ask,
+ In freedom's sun again to bask;
+ To hear the voice of loved at home,
+ And amid familiar scenes to roam.
+ What saith the Scripture? Is it wise
+ To gain a world and lose the prize
+ Of future Joys of Him above,
+ Who came to save because of love
+ For sinful men imprisoned here
+ In sin's corrupted atmosphere?
+ Another chance to know the life
+ Beyond the cruel prison strife,
+ Where Beauty, Truth and Culture reign,
+ And pleasure comes from Labor's gain;
+ To see the golden sun at dawn
+ Spring forth to kiss the rural lawn,
+ Wet with the kiss of midnight dew,
+ And brightens to a gorgeous hue,
+ To please the eye of all mankind.
+ A gift of God to man so blind,
+ Another chance to show the world
+ That darkness hid my flag unfurled;
+ That flame of ingenuity
+ Burns brightest where the darkest be;
+ As all is not as some would tell;
+ "A soul defiled and booked for hell."
+ Another chance I crave of thee,
+ Oh, Governor, but feel and set me free!
+ Make the conditions what you may,
+ I will live up to them every day;
+ I have no friends to plead for me,
+ Dear Governor, can't you set me free?
+
+ Most sincerely
+ JAKE MCKINNEY.
+
+[Illustration: 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
+need.]
+
+
+
+
+Letter from the Late Col. Will S. Hays
+
+Editor, Poet, and Song Writer
+
+
+My Dear Rev. Geo. L. Herr: 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 engaged. Knowing you from boyhood, I am free to say you are one
+of God's chosen ones to do his will and work, and heaven never had a
+more faithful representative than yourself. May your words and works in
+the Master's cause result in adding souls to the kingdom of glory, and
+may God and the angels watch over and guard you through life is the
+prayer of your friend,
+
+ WILL S. HAYS.
+
+ --------
+ The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul.--Ps. 19:7.
+ --------
+
+
+
+
+The Late J. P. Scheider
+
+Captain of Police
+
+
+I have met him at all times and in all places, from the palace to the
+prison, striving to better the conditions of his fellowmen. At the same
+time serving our Lord in such a noble manner as to attract the attention
+of the least appreciative person. He has taken for his duty the task of
+working principally among the criminal classes that frequent our city
+prisons, and to my personal knowledge has done more to benefit the
+inmates than any other man of his vocation. Oh! how far more pleasant
+this life would be if the world was full of just such noble,
+good-spirited men as my friend George L. Herr, whom I know to be serving
+our God in the most appropriate manner known to mankind.
+
+ Respectfully,
+ JOHN P. SCHEIDER
+
+
+
+
+Profanity Shows Mental Deficiency
+
+[Louisville Herald]
+
+
+The habitual user of profane and indecent language was mercilessly
+flayed by Bishop Charles E. Woodcock, of the Episcopal Church, at the
+Board of Trade noon-day Lenten service yesterday, where in the course of
+his sermon the Bishop pronounced the profane man to be intellectually
+deficient, corrupt, morally and wholly unchristian.
+
+"No gentleman will use profane language; it is only the low-born and
+vulgar-minded person who will do so," declared the Bishop. "No man who
+believes in God and in God's commandments can be profane."
+
+Among other things stated by the Bishop of a like nature are the
+following:
+
+"The profane man in God's eyes is on the same plane as the murderer or
+thief. He violates the ten commandments."
+
+"Swearing, aside from being sinful, is low, vicious, vulgar and most
+reprehensible."
+
+"The man who is well thought of in a community is nine times out of ten
+the man who does not curse."
+
+ --------
+ Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God In vain; for
+ the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in
+ vain.
+ --------
+
+[Illustration: RT. REV. CHAS. E. WOODCOCK, D.D.
+
+Episcopal Bishop of Kentucky]
+
+"The profane man is in many cases and in most cases the man who will
+steal, slander, lie and violate the every commandment of God."
+
+In beginning his sermon the Bishop spoke of the work of the noon-day
+Lenten services. He said in part:
+
+"By coming before you men and preaching we rectors hope to arouse,
+encourage and bring out all the good in you. We aim to plant high ideals
+in your hearts and make you better men. It is one of the greatest
+pleasures I have--preaching these noon-day Lenten sermons. It is my
+earnest and sincere wish to do good and to carry a message to you.
+
+"Christ will lighten your eyes: He will enable you to see things worth
+being and worth doing. The worth while in life is what makes life worth
+living. He will give you a view of yourself. He will make you see
+yourselves as others see you. He will not only do this, but he will set
+a guard before your lips.
+
+ --------
+ The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God,
+ my strength, in whom I trust.--Ps. 18:2.
+ --------
+
+"No man ever regretted keeping from impure speech. Habitual obscene
+story telling grows like other vicious habits. It is a manly thing to
+possess clean lips. Does not the Bible say, 'Blessed are the pure in
+heart?' Well, no man can be pure in heart and impure in speech. Would
+you tell some of the stories you tell your fellow men to your wives and
+daughters? No, I do not think you would. Then say to yourself, 'Thou God
+hearest me.'
+
+"Keep your lips from profanity. The profane man in God's eyes is on the
+same plane as is the murderer and thief. He, like both, violates the ten
+commandments. Swearing, aside from being sinful, is low, vicious and
+vulgar and most reprehensible. The man who will curse and swear is in
+most cases the man who will steal, slander, lie and violate every
+commandment of God.
+
+"I have been in hotels and in public places where I have heard men swear
+as though they thought it a virtue. These men I find are seldom well
+thought of in a community. The man who is well thought of will not
+swear.
+
+"The man who will swear will say mean things about his friend; he will
+gossip and slander. If you keep your lips clean you will never besmirch
+a man's or woman's character. You will never speak until you know it is
+time; you will be restrained from telling vicious things, because you
+will reason whether or not it is right, and whether or not it ought to
+be told."
+
+ --------
+ Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your
+ work shall be rewarded.--2 Chron. 15:7.
+ --------
+
+
+
+
+At Cincinnati Workhouse
+
+[Louisville Times]
+
+
+Never did Mr. Herr have a more interested audience than greeted him in
+the Cincinnati work house yesterday when he preached for an hour in the
+prison chapel. The men and women wept as his words brought conviction to
+their hearts. Were it not for this wonderful gospel, said the speaker,
+he himself might be as the worst prisoner among them. At the close of
+the sermon he asked all those who desired to lead better lives to bow
+their heads in prayer, and almost every man and woman in the chapel fell
+on their knees, while the eloquent evangelist lifted his voice in their
+behalf. 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 impressive, Mr. Herr spoke to a great number
+personally shaking them by the hand and urging them to repent and
+believe the gospel.
+
+
+
+
+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 W. Peters, chief
+deputy sheriff of Cook County.
+
+The unexpected suggestion that the man who will not reform ought to be
+slain by legal means aroused much discussion in Chicago among ministers,
+lawyers and laymen.
+
+Leniency for first offenders, parole for the worthy, an adult probation
+law, were advocated by Mr. Peters, who then insisted that in cases where
+life has proved a failure, where efforts of reformation have been
+ineffectual and the criminal is a body sore on the social system, that
+extermination should be resorted to.
+
+
+Only One True Reform.
+
+Furthermore, 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 "habitual."
+
+[Illustration: THE HON. AND MRS. JOHN L. WHITMAN, CHICAGO, ILL.
+
+Mr. Whitman is Superintendent of the Bridewell. They have been friends
+to thousands in need of friends.]
+
+[Illustration: Gospel Service at the County Jail, Chicago, Ill.]
+
+In his address to the Association, Mr. Peters recommended various ways
+of dealing with crime and its perpetrators, and then for the
+irredeemably incorrigible made this recommendation:
+
+"And then if they fail to embrace the many opportunities offered them,
+and after everything has been done that is possible for mankind to do,
+they repeatedly persist in returning to their old ways, I think in such
+a case life has proven a failure, and they become a menace and a burden
+to our social welfare and should be exterminated.
+
+
+Like Weeds in a Garden.
+
+"They are like weeds in a garden and unless removed will supersede the
+useful plants.
+
+"Many students of criminology have suggested life imprisonment, but in
+my opinion that has proven a failure. By that method the menace is
+removed, but the burden remains.
+
+"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 criminals, and that man is employed
+in a bridge works, where it would be impossible for him to carry
+anything off."
+
+
+"Judge Not," Says Pastor.
+
+Among the ministers who commented on the startling theory of
+extermination were:
+
+Rev. P. J. O'Callaghan, pastor of St. 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 him? Man is too fallible to condemn
+another as an habitual criminal and exterminate him. No one knows when a
+man has passed beyond the pale of reform. As a matter of fact, many and
+many a criminal branded as 'habitual' has been saved to a useful life. I
+most heartily disagree with any suggestion to execute any man on the
+theory that he is irredeemable.
+
+
+Hope While There Is Life.
+
+Rabbi Tobias Scharfarber--In the first place I am opposed to capital
+punishment, but, in any event, I should not agree with this suggestion
+of Mr. Peters. It is much like Osler's plan to kill off men of sixty or
+more years of age, 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 out. While a man lives there is hope for him, and no one has
+either power or right to say that he will always be a menace to society.
+
+ "Christ in His charity taught those who came to Him,
+ Ill deeds should pardoned be seventy times seven;
+ Succor the least here and you do the same to Him;
+ These are his precepts on earth and in heaven.
+ Oh, then, when laboring hard for humanity,
+ Never believe that your labor is vain.
+ Kindness will conquer the criminal insanity;
+ Speak to him gently and try him again."
+
+
+
+
+Criminal Becomes Minister
+
+[Courier-Journal]
+
+
+"Do you know who I am?" once said a person in the jail here to the Rev.
+George L. Herr, prison evangelist. "I will tell you. I am the worst and
+most treacherous man in this prison." Then the Rev. Mr. Herr says he
+told him the story of his fearful crimes. "I have been in prison North,
+South, East and West, I have been in the dismal, solitary cell for one
+year, have been put in large tanks of ice water, have been punished over
+and over again, but it has always made me more of a demon. Would you
+like to know what the officer who last locked me up said about me?"
+
+"'Take him and lock him up like a brute beast, for that is what he is.'"
+
+Then he turned and said: "Do you think there is any hope for me?" "I was
+at once on ground where I could speak without hesitation," said Mr.
+Herr, "and I told him simply that if he was through with an evil life,
+if he was tired of wrong-doing and was determined to do right, there was
+a love that could forgive him, and a power that could help and keep him
+in the future. When at last we knelt together there I prayed that God,
+who could bring light into our darkness, might dispel the thick clouds
+that had shut in this soul from hope, and bring to him the revelation
+that would change his life. There were tears in our eyes as we parted,
+and, taking my hand in his he said: "I will try, Brother Herr."
+
+"He did try, and, more than that he conquered. At first it was a stern
+battle of an awakened will and conscience fighting against desperate
+odds. The feeling that friends were watching and waiting anxiously for
+good reports proved an undoubted incentive. It was not long before he
+sought and found Christ as his Saviour, and he became an earnest
+Christian, and to-day is an ordained Methodist minister, at the head of
+a great rescue work in an Eastern city, and also chaplain of a model
+penal institution."
+
+ * * * * *
+
+ --------
+ "For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son,
+ that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have
+ everlasting life."--John 3:16.
+ --------
+
+
+
+
+To Brother George L. Herr
+
+By Joseph M. McGuire
+
+
+ The days are long and dreary,
+ And the hours go slowly by,
+ While the prisoner, sad and weary,
+ Longs for the time to fly.
+ But one brings joy and sunshine
+ To the prisoners sad at heart,
+ And it is but a short time
+ 'Till with him we'll have to part.
+ We cannot find another,
+ Search, I care not where,
+ Who will do as much for a brother
+ As our Bro. George L. Herr.
+
+ He comes early in the morning,
+ And never leaves till night;
+ He always seems untiring,
+ Helping wayward men do right.
+ He is always up and willing
+ Whene'er a prisoner call,
+ To go and do the bidding
+ Of a man behind the wall.
+ And then there is another,
+ Who shares his joy and strife;
+ She is called by the prisoners "Mother,"
+ And is Bro. Herr's good wife.
+
+ Early Sunday morning,
+ In rain, snow, sleet, or hail,
+ You will find him holding meeting
+ In the Jefferson County Jail.
+ I love to hear him tell the story
+ Of the "Prodigal Son,"
+ And of the "Mighty Prince of Glory,"
+ From whom salvation sprung.
+ Round his good face there seems a halo,
+ His work is for One on high,
+ He makes sunshine out of sorrow,
+ Whenever he is nigh.
+
+
+
+
+Success of Reformed Criminals
+
+After Blotting Out the Past
+
+
+"Once a Thief, Always a Thief," has been disproved in thousands of cases
+according to Mr. William A. Pinkerton.
+
+"Do criminals ever reform, really turn over a new leaf and become good
+citizens?"
+
+I fired the question at random, little dreaming what a wealth of
+interesting and convincing anecdote it would evoke. I expected the time
+honored cynical reply, something to the effect of "Once a thief, always
+a thief," But I was disappointed--agreeably disappointed. For my answer
+was a quick, emphatic, earnest "Yes."
+
+And the man who said "Yes" was William A. Pinkerton, and he knows.
+
+Probably no living man knows more intimate details about the individual
+members of the underworld, those who are active criminals to-day, as
+well as the notorious crooks of the past, than the head of the Pinkerton
+Detective Agency. And every crook will tell you, what every honest man
+who knows Mr. Pinkerton will tell you, that when he says "Yes" there
+is no possibility that the correct answer should be "No."
+
+[Illustration: WILLIAM A. PINKERTON
+
+Head of the Pinkerton Detective Agency
+
+New York]
+
+"I know what the average man thinks--that a real crook never turns
+straight. But it isn't so. Thousands of crooks--and I don't mean
+one-time offenders, but men in the class we call hardened
+criminals--have become honest men to my knowledge. It is not true, as
+some recent writer said, that as many crooks turn honest as there are
+honest men turn crooked, but I believe that one of the reasons is that
+so few men are willing to lend a helping hand. I don't mean that every
+crook is ready to reform if he is encouraged, but I do mean that society
+makes it hard for any man who has once been a criminal to lead an honest
+life.
+
+"And I'll tell you another thing," continued Mr. Pinkerton: "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 bars. 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 president.
+
+"I know a score of business men in Chicago--not saloonkeepers, but
+reputable merchants--who have criminal records. These men have done time
+and have paid their debt to society for their crimes. I cannot tell you
+their names, for it would be unfair to them and to their wives and
+families, many of whom have no suspicion that there is anything wrong in
+the pasts of their husbands and fathers. Besides, 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 sin.
+
+"I know men in trusted positions in New York who were convicts. In many
+cases only the man himself and his employer know the secret and
+sometimes the employer does not know it. I know men scattered all over
+the West--business men, professional men, many of them wealthy and
+prominent citizens--who have seen the inside of Joliet, Moyomensing,
+Sing Sing or Leavenworth. They have sons and daughters who never have
+suspected and never will suspect the truth.
+
+"These are good men--as good men as any living. They have turned away
+from their old ways, in many cases have changed their names, and who
+shall say they are not as much to be respected as the honest man who
+never was tempted, never was forced into crime? I'll tell you about some
+of them.
+
+"When I was a boy in Chicago there were two brothers, neighbors, about
+the age of myself and my younger brother, and we were friends. When the
+civil war broke out I went into the army secret service at the age of
+fifteen, and the older of these two boys, John, enlisted in an Illinois
+regiment. Jerry, the younger, was not old enough, but a little later,
+when the government began offering a bounty for soldiers, he became a
+bounty jumper. He would enlist, get the bounty money, then desert and
+enlist over again under another name. He was with a band of young
+fellows who were engaged in that way of getting easy money, and who
+found it so easy that they turned to other kinds of crime.
+
+"When the war was over John came back to Chicago and settled down as a
+rather plodding sort of a mechanic. He tried to get Jerry to straighten
+out, but the younger brother was too far along the road to prison.
+
+"In those days the Northwestern Railroad used wood for fuel, and the
+wood agent of the road was Amos Snell--the same Snell who was later
+murdered by 'Willie Tascott.' He lived in a suburb of Chicago, and one
+night Jerry and his crowd went out there and 'stuck' up the whole
+family--robbed them of everything they had. John was along with them,
+lying in the bottom of the hack. The police got a clew through the
+hack-driver and rounded up the whole band. All of them, including John,
+were sentenced to five years each except Jerry. 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 man, and on the strength of
+that the Judge gave him fifteen years. It was an unjust sentence, for
+Jerry had not committed the hold-up--that was found out later.
+
+"Well, John's old Colonel and some other army men and my father got
+together and got a pardon for John, who had merely gone along with the
+crowd and had taken no part in the robbery. He went back to work at his
+trade of brass finisher, but Jerry stayed in Joliet, rebelling against
+those long unjust years of his sentence.
+
+Jerry was put to work in the engine room of the prison and soon
+displayed great aptitude for machinery. He served out his term with time
+off for good behavior and finally got out. I met him in Chicago. He was
+despondent. He felt that he had no chance to be anything but a crook,
+but he knew the terrible chances a once convicted man runs if he returns
+to crime. I told him the best thing for him to do was to go to New York,
+and I sent him on to my brother Robert, who had also known him as a
+boy.
+
+
+Reform of Jerry.
+
+"Now, here's a part of this story that will interest you. Robert had a
+friend who was chief engineer of a building in Ann street. He told this
+friend about Jerry, and the engineer said he'd take a chance on him. He
+put Jerry to work stoking the boiler at a dollar and a half a day. After
+a year or so there was a vacancy and Jerry became assistant engineer. A
+little while later the chief engineer resigned and Jerry after awhile,
+the ex-crook, became chief engineer. He left there after awhile to take
+charge of a big plant on Long Island, and he sent for his brother John
+and gave him a job.
+
+"A few years later the two brothers called on me in Chicago. They had
+saved about $6,000 between them and were on their way to a new town in
+the West to start a manufacturing business of their own. Each had
+married a girl who knew nothing of their prison record and had children.
+They prospered exceedingly. John died several years ago, but only a few
+months ago, when my brother Robert died, an old man, whom nobody but
+myself recognized, came from the West for the funeral and shed tears at
+the grave. It was Jerry. He is still living, and is the leading citizen
+of his town and worth at least half a million dollars.
+
+"Criminals who reform? There are thousands of them. I remember a little
+Liverpool Irishman who was a pickpocket around New York. He was known as
+'Jimmy the Nibbler'. The police picked him up in Tennessee, where he
+lifted somebody's pocketbook, and he was sent to Nashville for seven
+years. In the prison they put him to work in the hospital. Then the
+cholera epidemic broke out. "Jim" helped the doctors and nurses, and
+when the doctors got sick he nursed them and the warden and his family
+and helped save a good many lives. 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 $350 for him. With the money in his pocket he came
+right to Chicago to see me. I began to lecture him on the futility of
+going back to the life he had led before.
+
+"'I've cut that all out,' he said. 'I'm not going to be a gun any more.
+I've been studying medicine down there in Nashville. 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 quick.'
+
+"There were a number of diploma factories, as the lower class of medical
+colleges were called, running in Chicago then, and Jim found he had
+money enough to go through one of them--in the front door and out the
+back. But he got his diploma and license to practise and started for one
+of the new towns in the West. I looked him up a while ago. He comes
+pretty near being the most prominent citizen in the town. He is a
+director in a national bank and the leading physician, and has
+officiated at the births of half the present population. Moreover, he is
+an enthusiastic church member. 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'?
+
+"Crooks that turn straight? Your next door neighbor, your family
+physician, even your clergyman, may be one of them. The world is full of
+them. There was one man, a professional thief, a fellow who had done
+time in half a dozen State prisons and penitentiaries, whom I used to
+labor with earnestly every time he got out, but he apparently never
+tried to reform. He was always doing time, it seemed.
+
+"I lost track of him for several years. Then two years ago, when the
+National Association of Chiefs of Police was in session in Buffalo, I
+found a note in my box in my hotel signed by this man's name. He said he
+was going to call at seven o'clock. There was a banquet on for that
+evening, and hundreds of police officials from every part of the United
+States were there. I wondered if he knew what sort of a lion's den he
+was walking into. Sure enough he came into the hotel and spoke to me.
+
+"'Don't you know that you are surrounded by policemen, some of whom are
+sure to spot you?' I asked him.
+
+"'You're the only man in the world who knows me,' he said, 'My name now
+is So and So'--giving me another name--'and I'm a respected and
+prosperous man. I just wanted to let you know before you found it out
+for yourself, for I knew you'd be on the square with me.' And I was. So
+far as I knew he was not wanted for anything, and what good would have
+come of exposing him?
+
+"Thieves who resist the temptation to steal? Hundreds of them. There's
+one right here, only a few blocks from where we are talking. He's the
+watchman in a big silk warehouse--and if there's anything your
+professional thief likes to steal, short of money or diamonds, it's
+silk, for you can get so much value into so small a package. This man
+was a professional safe blower, and did several big jobs. When he got
+out of prison I helped him to get the job he has now. His employer knows
+his record. I told it to him on the man's own request. When work stops
+for the day this man is left alone in charge of hundreds of thousands
+of dollars worth of valuable silks. He isn't bonded, for he couldn't get
+a bondsman if he wanted to. He has held the job seven years now, and not
+a cent's worth has been taken from the warehouse in that time.
+
+"You may say that he does not dare to steal--that he knows a single
+false move on his part will bring instant punishment. But I say he has
+no desire to steal--that he has reformed. And thousands of other
+criminals would reform if society would give them half a chance.
+
+
+Baffling Hotel Robberies.
+
+"Several years ago there was a series of hotel robberies in New York
+that baffled the police. The thief always worked with keys, opening
+doors and then unlocking baggage left in rooms, and he always got away
+with the goods. 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 robberies. 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 over.
+
+"The man arrested was a well dressed, respectable looking little man,
+with a white beard--the last man who would be taken for a thief if seen
+in a hotel corridor. His face was vaguely familiar to me, but I had
+some difficulty in placing him. Finally it struck me. I had seen him
+nearly thirty years before on the occasion of a big prize fight in New
+Orleans, when he had been arrested for the same trick. It came over me
+like a flash and I told him I knew him.
+
+"'What's the use of making trouble?' he asked. 'These fools don't know
+anything about me unless you put them wise.'
+
+"I told Chief Devery what I remembered about the man, who protested
+violently that he had never been in New Orleans in his life. Then
+another thought struck me.
+
+"'You've been in New Orleans more than once,' I said. 'The last time was
+about six months ago, when you got Denman Thompson's diamonds in the St.
+Charles Hotel.' I remembered the report of that case, but it was a
+chance shot on my part, for no one had seen the thief. The old fellow
+denied this vigorously.
+
+"He was wearing a new derby hat. I don't know what impulse prompted me,
+but I took the hat off his head and looked inside. It bore the mark of a
+New Orleans hatter.
+
+"The Chief and I left the station and had just turned into Sixth avenue
+when I remembered the old fellow's name. We went back to the station
+house and I confronted him again. I told him his name. He denied that
+it was his.
+
+"'What's the use of making trouble, Mr. Pinkerton?' he pleaded. His
+inadvertent use of my name, which had not been mentioned there, gave him
+away.
+
+"'I don't know what kind of a case the police here have on you,' I told
+him, 'but we are retained by the Jewelers' Protective Association, and
+if you get after any jewelry drummers I'll make it hot for you.' And as
+a precaution I got his photograph from the New York police. They didn't
+have much of a case on him and he got off.
+
+"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 safe. The same day a friend
+of mine who was stopping in another hotel lost his new overcoat and told
+me about it. I thought of the old man in the first job, and found a
+chambermaid and bellboy who had seen him on the floor, but didn't
+connect him with the second because he had never stolen anything but
+very valuable articles, so far as I knew. My friend had to leave for New
+York that night, and some time in the evening I got a telegram from him
+which had been filed in Fort Wayne.
+
+"'Positive man who got my coat is in same sleeper, ticketed to New
+York,' it read. 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 thief. Then I got
+in touch with Pittsburg by wire, and sure enough back came a wire after
+a while to the effect that they had got the man, whom my friend
+identified, and found on him besides the overcoat about $3,000 worth of
+diamonds. I asked for a description and the one they wired fitted that
+of the man I had seen in New York. I referred Pittsburg to the man's
+photograph, which had been published that week in a police periodical,
+and they were sure they had the same man. And so it proved. He was
+brought back to Chicago and convicted of the jewelry theft. He served a
+short sentence, and when he got out he came to me.
+
+"Mind you, this was an old man, who had been a thief all his life--I had
+known him as a thief more than thirty years before. It is criminals of
+that kind that are commonly regarded as the most difficult to reform,
+but even hardened and lifelong offenders like this man will go straight
+if they get the right kind of encouragement. I found this old man
+apparently anxious to be honest, but he had never had a chance after
+his first slip as a young man. I determined to do what I could for him
+and I got him a job in New York. He is more than seventy years old now,
+but he is still holding that job, and he hasn't made a false step since
+he got out of prison the last time.
+
+"Do criminals ever reform? 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 proof."
+
+ * * * * *
+
+
+
+
+A LETTER FROM EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF THE "STAR OF HOPE" PAPER PUBLISHED IN
+SING SING PRISON.
+
+
+ Ossining, N. Y., April 9, 1906.
+
+Dear Brother Herr:
+
+Your book, "Light in Dark Places," received. I do so much appreciate
+your kindness in remembering poor me in durance. I not only voice the
+sentiments expressed in this precious book, but add thereto my message
+of Christ's power to cleanse the wicked one and bring back into God's
+path the weak and unfortunate. May God spare you and yours many years,
+and give you manifold blessings in your great work.
+
+ Sincerely yours,
+ 54179,
+ Editor in Chief.
+
+
+
+
+"Lost and Is Found"
+
+Noted Prison Worker issues an Interesting Book
+
+(Louisville Herald)
+
+
+An interesting booklet containing the sermon "Lost and Is Found," the
+newest publication of the Rev. George L. Herr, the noted prison
+evangelist whose home is in this city, has just been issued from the
+press. The sermon is one of the strongest yet issued by the Rev. Herr,
+and is written in the characteristic vein which marks all those issued
+by the prison worker.
+
+Rev. Herr holds a unique position in the evangelistic field. He is
+considered the greatest evangelist among prisoners in the United States.
+Scarcely a big prison in the country has not been visited by him in his
+work, and the number of men in stripes who have been reformed by the
+indefatigable prison worker reaches into thousands.
+
+Some of the most notable redemptions of so-called "hardened criminals"
+known to evangelistic work have been accomplished by the Rev. Herr. All
+of the booklets by him have been extensively read and quoted, and it is
+probable none will attract more interest than that which has just been
+issued by him.
+
+
+
+
+Christmas at Frankfort Prison
+
+
+The prisoners had what was unanimously voted the best Christmas dinner
+in many years. There were 1100 lbs. of turkey, cranberries, mashed
+potatoes, oranges, and bananas. There were about 75 fine cakes, 68 of
+which were sent from Lexington by Mrs. Frances H. Beauchamp, Pres. W. C.
+T. U. The entire dinner was well cooked and heartily enjoyed by all.
+
+At 11:30, Bro. Jos. Severance, Chaplain, Bro. Geo. L. Herr, of
+Louisville, Mrs. M. B. R. Day, of Frankfort, and Miss Nellie E.
+Williams, Junior C. E. Superintendent, of Maysville, entered, and took
+seats on the stage; these are four of our truest and strongest friends
+and are most heartily welcomed.
+
+Bro. Severance opened the services by reading the Christmas lesson, i.
+e., the 2nd chapter of Matthew, which gives the most beautiful
+description of the birth of the lowly Jesus.
+
+Bro. Herr then offered a fervent prayer.
+
+Bro. Severance' remarks were few; he is still grieving over the loss of
+his two children, and simply said that this Christmas had lost all of
+its charms for him, for instead of feeling joyful, he felt sad all of
+to-day and yesterday, and that we understood why, for instead of four
+little girls, he had only two. He felt his inability to proceed further,
+and gave the meeting over into the hands of Bro. Herr to conduct as he
+saw fit, and catching an idea from the foregoing remarks, Bro. Herr
+referred to the fact that years ago, Christmas was very sad to him. That
+he was lying in a saloon in the city of Louisville without friends and
+without hope. Then in a jovial manner showed by comparison what a
+difference then and now.
+
+He then said: "I am so glad that Jesus said: 'Him that cometh to me, I
+will in no wise cast out; I am so glad that he is the same yesterday,
+to-day and forever. He said: 'Follow me, and I will make you fishers of
+men. There is not a man behind prison bars that Jesus Christ cannot
+clean up and make him a man."
+
+The audience sat up and took notice when he mentioned a man who had been
+a homeless wretch, and a degraded sinner, who had spent thirty-two years
+of his life behind prison bars, but had been converted in the Louisville
+jail and was now a man of God, the leader in a Rescue Mission in one of
+our largest cities, and had the financial support of eight of the
+wealthiest men in that city. He said that whenever a man goes blind, or
+deaf, or is afflicted in any other way, he is sent to a hospital for
+treatment, and that this prison is a sort of hospital, and that some of
+us are so blind that we cannot tell the difference between our own and
+other peoples' horses. This simile was put forth in such a humorous
+manner as to cause much laughter.
+
+He then launched into an earnest exhortation to the men to do better. To
+quit their meanness, as Sam Jones said. "Cease from evil and learn to do
+well." That to quit one's evil ways was only half the duty, and that the
+remainder consisted in doing the right thing, and you may have this
+assurance that the man who is serving the Lord will not get into
+trouble. "An idle mind is the devil's work-shop." In this connection he
+gave a very pretty illustration of how one's energies are used in either
+the right way or wrong way; that if you build a fire under a steam
+boiler, place the proper quantity of water in it, and then open the
+throttle and allow the steam to get into the engine, the entire
+machinery will perform a good work, but if you shut off the steam and
+tie down the safety valve, the steam is going to exert itself in a
+disastrous manner by an explosion, and the killing of several men.
+
+"The wages of sin is death, and if you can only open your eyes and see
+that, you can also see that "The gift of God is eternal life." The only
+way under heaven by which a man can be saved, is to come over to the
+service of God and begin to do that which is right.
+
+Now what is the purpose of Christmas day? The world has agreed that this
+is as near the birth of Christ as we can possibly figure it; it means
+that 1907 years ago Jesus was born into the world, and the star of
+Bethlehem came and stood over the place where the young child lay; the
+angels sang "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth, peace, good will
+towards men," and we celebrate the day in memory of that event.
+
+What is the trouble to-day that causes all these penitentiaries over our
+land; why all these jails and the strong arm of the law? It is because
+men will not allow the gospel of Jesus Christ to reign in their hearts.
+As long as the children of Israel served the Lord, they were happy and
+prosperous, but as soon as they turned to the flesh pots of Egypt, they
+began to despair and shame came upon them.
+
+If you were asked what you would rather have above all things, you would
+say, Just a piece of paper with the great seal of the state impressed
+upon it, and the signature of the Governor attached. Why? Because prison
+life is a hard life and you are tired of it. If I were a prisoner, I
+would want to make my confinement as pleasant as possible and I would
+become converted immediately, for of all men on earth the man in prison
+should be the quickest to accept Jesus Christ. I would not want to be a
+prisoner all my physical life, and then a spiritual prisoner throughout
+eternity. Did it ever occur to you that hell must be infinitely worse
+than it is pictured? We read of a place "Where their worm dieth not, and
+the fire is not quenched." If this is a picture of hell, then what must
+the reality be? There is a chance for every man to get out of this
+prison, but there will be no chance whatever to get out of hell.
+
+ --------
+ The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath
+ anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent
+ me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the
+ captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are
+ bound.--Isa. 61:1.
+ --------
+
+ Oh, my friend, there is hope,
+ Will you come this hour;
+ For Jesus is yours
+ With all His Power;
+ Look upward, not back.
+ Or in, or around;
+ But up to Christ,
+ Where hope is found.
+
+
+
+
+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 question, "Does it pay to labor among the fallen
+ones in prison--are the results from this work permanent in character?"
+let the answer be found in these letters. They come from writers'
+spontaneous offerings of gratitude, who have been restored to society as
+useful respected citizens:
+
+My Dearest Friend: It is very gratifying to find myself alone long
+enough to pen you a few lines.
+
+Arrived at 6:05 p.m. Well, I cannot tell you how very pleased everyone
+was to see me. Went in at once to see the president of a concern and
+told him everything. He was entirely satisfied and told me to commence
+work in the morning, which I did. They all have used me fine, and I
+would never know I had been away for no one mentions it. Brother, I
+think of you fifty times a day, of the unselfish, never fatiguing
+interest you manifested in my behalf, of the hundred and one favors, and
+when I think that was only a single factor in your work, I cannot but
+wonder how you stand the strain.
+
+Cannot tell you how much I prize liberty, and I owe having it, to a
+great extent, to your dear self. I assure you your efforts and prayers
+of yourself and wife for me done wonders. I have fully resolved to be a
+good man.
+
+Brother Herr, I am going to close, for I am going to write to you every
+few days, as I consider you as dear as an own brother. Give my sincere
+regards to any inquiring friends. My heartiest to your dear wife, and
+may God bless you both. I do.
+
+ I am affectionately yours,
+ W.
+
+
+
+
+A TRIBUTE FROM JOS. M. O'HARA.
+
+
+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 marvelous; and her labor
+among the prisoners of the county jail is not less remarkable. Mrs.
+Herr, unlike many religious workers, realizes that before attempting to
+moralize with a prisoner, his confidence must first be gained, and to
+accomplish this she invariably succeeds in dispelling that false and
+erroneous opinion so prevalent among criminals, that they are held in
+contempt by society and are considered undeserving of sympathy and
+assistance; then, by kind and encouraging words and gentle deed,
+instills, not by the dry and laborious way of the brain, but into the
+heart, the story of the kind and loving Saviour.
+
+Like her contemporary, Mrs. Ballington Booth, Mrs. Herr possesses that
+divinely urgent and persistent, yet gentle and sympathetic spirit that
+can persuade where others cannot convince; that can subdue where others
+cannot conquer.
+
+The writer of this article through her kind and encouraging words, has
+been led from the error of his way, and to take up again the thread laid
+down in early years; has realized that though the fruitage of the tragic
+and pathetic life that ended in the ignominious death of Him who was the
+grandest character, the most sublime ideal and the highest type of
+humanity the world has ever seen--Jesus of Nazareth--we can, if we come
+with faith and hope, be cleansed from our sins and iniquities. May the
+Omnipotent God, who holds the destiny of nations, pour out his blessings
+upon this saintly woman and her noble hearted husband and guide them
+through long and honored days, and when the "shadows of even" gather and
+the sun of life is setting, show them in the darkness of the end, "words
+of light we never saw by day."
+
+ JOS. M. O'HARA.
+
+
+
+
+FISHING FOR MEN.
+
+
+Dear Brother Herr: We, as prisoners in the Jefferson County Jail,
+desire, for your encouragement, and because it is the spontaneous
+expression of our hearts, to thank you for your continued, untiring and
+unselfish devotion to our interests, spiritual and temporal. 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 found. Many persons, Bro. Herr, 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 efforts. Those
+persons had not the faith to continue their work and leave results with
+God. A prisoner who was an inmate of this jail several years ago
+recently found himself again an inmate, and expressed surprise at the
+changed tone, as it were, of the jail, and he laughingly asked if the
+world was getting better, for he said the men now in jail were more
+refined in their conversation, more unselfish in their actions toward
+each other, and of a higher moral tone generally. What this man said is
+undoubtedly true, and it is the result of the efforts of yourself and
+other Christian workers who do not become weary in well-doing. But it is
+you, Brother Herr, whom we especially desire to thank, because you are
+with us daily and no day passes that you do not perform some act of
+kindness for some one of our number, who, but for you, would have no
+friend. That perfect man, Jesus of Nazareth, has said, "by their fruits
+ye shall know them," and it is by this standard we as prisoners have
+measured you and have not found you wanting. You have gained our
+confidence and we have proved your sincerity and we love you, Brother
+Herr, because you daily prove your love for us. Prisoners are naturally
+inclined to suspect the sincerity of those who profess an interest in
+their welfare, but when once you gain their confidence they are
+teachable.
+
+A London lawyer who wrote the tragedy "Ion" makes one of his characters
+say, "It is but a little thing to speak a word of kindness which by
+daily use has almost lost its sense, but on the ear of him who thought
+to die unmourned will fall like sweetest music." Many are the words of
+kindness which daily fall from your lips, by which we are soothed and
+blessed, 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 lives.
+
+ Your grateful friends,
+ JAMES L. DORAN
+ HARRY GRAVEN
+ JOHN CARTER
+ JOS. M. O'HARA
+ JULIUS PHILLIPS
+ Committee of Prisoners of Jefferson County Jail.
+
+[Illustration: LOUISVILLE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY--MAIN BUILDING
+
+Branch of this Library in the County Jail.]
+
+
+
+
+Branch Library in the Jail
+
+[Courier-Journal]
+
+
+Prison libraries are nearly always more or less poor, indefinite sort of
+affairs, with a questionable lot of reading matter, mostly paper-backs
+and second-hand magazines, forming its contents. But the Jefferson
+county jail has marked a departure from the routine of prison life in
+the establishment of a library station for its inmates.
+
+This little institution is a remarkable affair. Mrs. Chester Mayer is
+responsible for its organization. Mrs. Mayer is a member of the visiting
+board at the county jail, and noticing the absence of good reading
+matter, the continual idling of prisoners, she took up the matter with
+Jailer John R. Pflanz, who approved the idea of a library station. Then
+she approached her husband, Dr. Mayer, a member of the Board of Trustees
+of the Louisville Free Public Library.
+
+When George T. Settle, the recently elected librarian, was approached,
+he gave his hearty consent. One hundred volumes were sent immediately
+for the men's department and fifty for the women prisoners. The books
+were selected by Miss Annie V. Pollard, former acting librarian, who
+gave considerable time to a study of the most desirable literature. The
+books sent were non-denominational, nonpolitical, and mostly fiction,
+works of the popular authors, but nothing too heavy for the mental
+appetite of the inmates. The books were taken from the open-shelf room.
+
+As these books are used they are changed. Since the establishment of the
+jail library station the circulation has reached 2,000 books. Of course,
+the same book is read by nearly all the regular borrowers.
+
+An interesting sight is presented when the prisoners are at liberty in
+the open places at the jail. About 75 per cent. of the prisoners can
+read. The other 25 per cent. gather about an appointed reader, who reads
+aloud.
+
+How much better is this for those unfortunates than idling their time,
+brooding, planning evil deeds, perhaps, or thinking criminal thoughts!
+
+The Rev. George L. Herr, prison evangelist, is in charge of the work and
+he and Jailer Pflanz have made it a success.
+
+[Illustration: CURTIS JETT
+
+How he found God, he tells you in his own words. God bless Curt, and
+give him the desires of his heart, is the prayer of the Author.]
+
+
+
+
+CHANGE COMES IN CURT JETT.
+
+[Courier-Journal]
+
+
+Frankfort, Ky., March 14.--(Special.)--Although he is serving two life
+sentences for murder, Curt Jett, "the wild dog of the mountains," has
+not yet abandoned hope of getting a pardon and being given another
+chance to show that his reformation has been sincere and final. He says
+that God has pardoned him for his crimes and he thinks the Governor
+ought to.
+
+"The best thing ever happened to me was when I was sent to the
+penitentiary," said Jett last night in his cell in the prison here as he
+was talking to some newspaper men, who were inside the cellhouse for
+another purpose than talking to Jett. "I realize that I never would have
+been reformed but for being put in here," continued Jett. "I only wish
+that they would give me another chance to show that I really have
+changed my ways."
+
+
+License To Teach Sunday-School.
+
+Jett showed the newspaper men who had stopped to talk to him, when they
+saw him lying on his cot reading, a certificate from the International
+Sunday-school League entitling him to teach in a Sunday-school. He was
+prouder of that than he ever was of his ability to shoot and he showed
+it with great pride. Jett recently wrote out his religious experiences
+for the Rev. Geo. L. Herr, the prison evangelist, and last night Jett
+said he would give the story to the newspapers if Col. E. E. Mudd, the
+prison warden, had no objections. Col. Mudd was with the newspaper men
+and readily consented to Jett giving out the story. He had written it
+with a pencil and gave it to the newspaper men, desiring that it be
+published.
+
+Jett's cell is covered with pictures, most of them selected with care as
+to their beauty, and he has shown taste in arranging them. One of the
+newspaper men remarked on the decorations in the cell last night and
+Jett said:
+
+"Yes, it cheers this cell up a little and makes it brighter."
+
+
+Expression On Face Changed.
+
+Even the expression of Jett's face has changed and he has none of that
+hard look that he used to wear. He is bright and cheerful and Col. Mudd
+says there is not a better prisoner in the penitentiary than Jett. Col.
+Mudd said that he could not say that Jett's conversion was genuine from
+a religious standpoint, but he says Jett has certainly changed inside
+the prison. The Rev. Joseph Severance, the prison chaplain, says that
+Jett is one of the best Bible scholars he ever saw and knows more about
+the Bible than many earnest church workers.
+
+In his story which he gave out last night Jett freely admits his guilt
+of the crimes that are charged against him. He added, when he said that
+it was a good thing that he had been put in the penitentiary:
+
+"I do not mean that it was good to kill men."
+
+He said that whisky was largely responsible for his misdeeds and he
+wanted to do good now that he had done so much harm. The following is
+Jett's story as he wrote it in his cell:
+
+
+Jett's Story.
+
+"State Prison, Frankfort, Ky., March 13, 1909.--To the Whole World: I
+want to let the whole world know what God in his great mercy has done
+for me, and prove to you by words which are true that Jesus is willing,
+able and does save to the uttermost. After a life of sin and shame, God
+sent his Holy Spirit into my soul and made a new man out of me. It was
+in this wise: A dear, good woman who is dead now, but who then lived in
+Lexington; her name was Mrs. Fanny A. Penn--I shall never forget that
+name--she wrote me a good Christian letter, full of good advice, and
+begged me to become a Christian. I had never seen her, or she me, as I
+know of; she had only read in the press regarding what a desperado and
+outlaw I was. I read her letter and it sounded like a fairy tale to me,
+with no sense in it; but after reflection, I answered it, and we began
+to be good friends, and she kept begging me to turn from my sinful ways
+and be a Christian man.
+
+
+Read New Testament.
+
+"I want to state right here that because a man is in prison, he don't
+have to be a Christian or behave himself; and Mrs. Penn sent me a small
+revised Testament and begged me to read it. At first I laid it up and
+would not read it. I don't remember of ever reading a whole chapter in a
+Bible up until that time in my whole life; and at last, by her begging
+me in every letter to read my Testament, I began to read it, and started
+out with a resolution to read it through, and after I began to read, I
+became interested in it, and the more I read it the deeper I became
+interested in it, and God's Holy Spirit began to work in me, and I began
+to pray. At first it seemed that I was afraid that God would not answer
+my prayers, but still something made me pray anyway, and it wasn't long
+until I was praying to God every night from one to three times, from the
+depths of my heart. I had taken his name in vain ever since I was a
+child, and I asked him to make me quit taking his name in vain, and
+after a day at my work, and when I would curse God, I would think of my
+prayers, and then at night when I would go to my cell, I would let my
+thoughts wander over a day that had just passed, and I could tell after
+reflecting that I hadn't cursed so much that day. And little by little
+God removed that evil spirit, cursing, from me, until one night when I
+went to my cell and my thoughts wandered over the day that had just
+passed, and not an oath had I uttered, and I was happier than ever
+before, I fell on my knees on the hard stone floor, and thanked God for
+His goodness and for removing that swearing away from me.
+
+
+Quits Smoking Cigarettes.
+
+"I had smoked cigarettes for at least fifteen years and I quit them. I
+was full of revenge and hatred, and I cried aloud to God in my lonely
+cell to redeem my soul, which He did, and it wasn't long before I was a
+friend to everyone and praising God for full and free salvation. He has
+made a new man out of me. The Holy Spirit is like a fever, and it is all
+and all before a man gets right with God. Condemning and deceitful
+spirits will rise up in a man, but all we have to do is to ask God and
+he will remove them all; to live a true Christian life is the
+straightest life that anyone ever tried to walk. It is a great warfare.
+I read and study my Bible and have learned a great deal about God's word
+since I joined the church, a few short months ago, under a great, good
+and noble man of Frankfort by the name of C. R. Hudson, and I love him
+as a very dear brother. There is not a man in all this world that I hold
+the least bit of malice against, and before I got right with God I had
+revenge in me against many.
+
+
+Warns Young Men.
+
+"Young men, as you read this, from one who has done many and great
+wrongs, take warning; shun evil companions and don't do as I have done
+in days gone by. Don't be led astray by older heads, for the man that
+will advise you to do a wrong is not your friend; but I could not see it
+that way. God has given me a new mind and I know as well as I know that
+I am living that religion is true, real and no fake, as I once thought.
+
+
+Has Been Born Again.
+
+"I was raised on a Bluegrass farm in Madison County, Kentucky, and my
+parents were as good a father and mother as ever lived; but my father
+died while I was young and I went from bad to worse, committing crime
+after crime, and I am guilty of the charges against me, but God has
+forgiven me of every wrong I ever did. Why won't the Governor? All the
+punishment that I will ever have to go through with will be on this
+earth, for God has forgiven me of every wrong and I have a clear
+conscience now, for I have been born again. There are so many men in
+prison that trample the lowly God under foot to try and gain their
+freedom in that way, and I hope that no one single person that reads
+this will think that I am making mockery of God's love, for I am sincere
+with God, as I used to be with Satan. 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 men; I long to tell the story to young men,
+from East to West, from North to South, how God redeemed my soul.
+
+
+Refers to Scriptures.
+
+"We have organized a Bible reading circle here in the prison which is a
+grand and good work. Now I refer you to some Scripture which I hope
+everyone will read carefully, and it will show you how God will forgive
+a man for the crime of murder and for all crimes except one.
+
+"Read Exodus ii., 11, 12, 13, 14, 15; II. Samuel xi. and xii.; Ezekiel
+xviii., from 20th verse to end of chapter; Jeremiah xxxiii., 8, 9;
+Mathew xii., 31; Luke xv.; Acts vii., 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60; Acts
+viii., 1 to 7; 16, 17, 22; Galatians iii., 24.
+
+"I ask for the sincere prayers of every good Christian in this whole
+world; pray for me, that I may be true to God the rest of my life. When
+I was repenting my whole face would draw and I could feel the hot,
+burning love of God in my whole being. I am in prison, maybe never to
+hear the birds sing or the rippling of the water again, a free man, but
+I say unto you that I am a free man in Jesus; I have found a friend that
+sticks closer than a brother. People, let your light shine, for I
+believe that there are many diamonds in the rough. I am yours in Jesus,
+
+ "CURTIS JETT ."
+
+
+
+
+Christian Endeavor at Frankfort Prison
+
+
+ Frankfort, Ky., Penitentiary.
+ Rev. Geo. L. Herr,
+ Prison Evangelist,
+ Louisville, Ky.
+
+Dear Brother Herr:
+
+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
+same, it is my pleasure to comply, especially as you do not visit us
+as often as we would like and cannot see for yourself all that goes on.
+
+[Illustration: HENRY E. YOUTSEY
+
+The Author knows of no man behind prison bars in whom he is more
+interested than Henry E. Youtsey.]
+
+When I commenced my life sentence here, February 6th, 1901, I fell in
+love with our Christian Endeavor Society at first sight, and in all
+those 104 months I have only missed about 15 meetings, due to
+unavoidable causes. I was ill for three months with malaria and could
+not go at all.
+
+During the early days of my imprisonment our membership at its best
+averaged about 100, 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 20.
+
+In the summer of 1905, and at the instance of Mrs. M. B. R. Day, of
+Frankfort, I organized and managed a memorizing contest in which a
+number of prisoners learned and recited verses of scripture, and I
+obtained a number of handsome Teachers' Bibles and other presents which
+were given to them as prizes on Thanksgiving day. I continued this work
+for the three following summers, and in all forty-five prisoners learned
+and recited a grand total of 33,332 verses, (over four times as many as
+are contained in the New Testament), which is an average of 741 verses
+per man. The men studied so hard that some of them injured their eyes,
+and it was thought best to discontinue the work for a while.
+
+I was Corresponding Secretary of our Society for about two and one-half
+years, and last December I was elected its President by the largest
+majority ever given any candidate for the office.
+
+I started in to raise our membership to two hundred, and succeeded in
+getting it as high as one hundred and sixty-six. It was also my desire
+to have better attendance during the hot months, and I used every means
+I could think of to make our meetings attractive, and I was frequently
+both pleased and surprised to count from sixty-five to seventy, more
+than three times what it used to be. 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
+us.
+
+A part of our pledge binds the members to carefully read the Bible every
+day, and I wondered how they were going to keep that pledge without the
+Bibles, so I set to work again writing letters in every direction, and
+almost before I knew it our Ky. C. E. Societies sent us 50 Bibles, and
+Miss Mary B. Rohrer, of Franklin, Pa., sent me 150 of the prettiest
+Bibles you ever saw; they have flexible, over-lapping backs,
+red-under-gold edges, maps, and other helps. This is the most
+magnificent present we have ever received from outside parties, and
+besides all these, the Prison Commissioners offered us 100 more, which
+we could not use. 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 us, and all we have to do is to ask for them.
+
+At the suggestion of Bro. Jos. Severance, our splendid Chaplain, I
+numbered the Bibles and gave them out to the members, keeping a careful
+record of them, and the men were instructed to return the Bibles to the
+Society on leaving the prison, and although about a score of our members
+have gone out since then we have only lost one Bible, which speaks
+volumes for their honesty.
+
+A few Sundays ago I proposed that the Society set apart a small sum of
+money for prizes, and that all the members who wished to do so would be
+invited to write compositions on the subject, "What Christian Endeavor
+has done for me." Nine brothers entered this symposium, and their
+compositions signed, "Amo Rolo, Sunflower, Rhododendron, Laurel, Merry
+Heart, Happy Bird, Mizpah, and Christian, aggregate about 7,500 words,
+and make fine reading; Bro. Severance was appointed Judge.
+
+This summer I organized a little band of workers who go with me to the
+hospital every Sunday, where we hold little services of song, prayer and
+Bible reading at the bedsides of those who are ill, and I have found
+great joy in this work.
+
+We have had some splendid C. E. meetings, 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 us. Of course, we
+could not go to them, but they came to us, and gave us rare spiritual
+and intellectual treats. The music was specially beautiful.
+
+Quite recently I assisted Bro. Severance in re-organizing a Bible class,
+of which I am Secretary. We are studying Moninger's "Training for
+Service," and have 52 members. Splendid progress is being made. So you
+see my hands are pretty full, and when Sunday night comes I am about
+ready to drop in my tracks. Of course, it is all voluntary, and I do not
+have to turn my hand over if I do not want to.
+
+I am going to add a "Soul-winners Department" to our C. E. Society for
+the purpose of assisting Bro. Severance in the conversion of the men,
+but I am in some doubt as to how to proceed as there is no chance to get
+at the men in the winter time. However, I am determined to find
+opportunity somehow.
+
+We have a new Superintendent of Prison C. E. work, in the person of
+Miss Georgia Dunn, of Marksbury, Ky. She is the most energetic little
+Christian lady I have seen in a long time, and our society will surely
+hum this winter under her guidance, as we are all very proud of our good
+little sister.
+
+January 1st, I commenced to read my Bible through, at the rate of three
+chapters each week night, and five each Sunday night, in order to get
+through by December 31st, but I read more than that and finished up
+three months ahead of time. Although I have read the good book
+constantly during the last eight years, this is the first continuous
+reading to completion that I ever did.
+
+I have enjoyed Bro. Severance's sermons very much and I believe there is
+nothing that thrills and inspires me with enthusiasm like fine
+preaching, and right here I am going to tell you something which you
+must keep under your hat; one Sunday Bro. Severance was unexpectedly
+called away, and asked for a volunteer to fill his place, and I was
+delighted at the opportunity, and although I could not fill it I
+"rattled about in it," for about 30 minutes, and one dear fellow
+accepted the gospel invitation and joined the church. As soon as my
+sermonette was over quite a number of friends crowded around me and
+showered congratulations on me. This was a temptation to try again, and
+the next time three brothers joined the church, and that pleased me
+immensely, you know.
+
+I have many good friends in Louisville, including Dr. Powell, of the
+Christian Church; Dr. T. M. Hawes, of the Highland Presbyterian Church,
+whose C. E. Society sent us $7.50, and, say, there is a pastor after
+God's own heart. Give them all my love when you see them, 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
+judgment.
+
+The Christian Endeavor Societies of Newport, Paris, Winchester and
+Lexington have helped us wonderfully. Lexington is the principal center
+of Christian Endeavor activity, from my point of view, and I have an
+especially warm place in my heart for those societies.
+
+How is Mr. John R. Pflanz getting along? He is another whom I love, and
+I hope that he will get every office that he goes after.
+
+Be sure and give my kindest regards to your most excellent wife; she is
+certainly a queen among women.
+
+Trusting that I have not tired you, and that you will excuse my
+remissness in failing to write sooner, I am,
+
+ Most respectfully yours,
+ H. E. YOUTSEY.
+
+
+
+
+Capital Punishment
+
+
+The following forceful expressions regarding capital punishment by Gov.
+Geo. W. Hunt, of Arizona, are in exact keeping with the thoughts of the
+author. "Thou shalt not kill" applies to governments, corporations,
+societies and individuals alike.
+
+Capital punishment is simply the commission by the State of an act which
+is regarded as a horrible crime if committed by an individual. One man
+must not kill another man, but several men vested with official titles
+can hold a conference and send a soul to eternity. The State says: "You
+must not kill; but if you do, I will kill you." This theory of a State's
+power or duty owes its origin to the lowest class of barbarians in the
+early history of the world. Their logic, if it may be called that,
+sprang solely from a spirit of revenge. The idea that a legal execution
+would deter others from committing murder probably never occurred to
+them. Their crude minds did not rise above the thought that the victim
+should be avenged, and that adequate vengeance could be found only in
+the hangman's noose or the guillotine.
+
+There are a thousand other practices originating with barbarians which
+the footsteps of civilization and progress have crushed. But capital
+punishment, the worst heritage of the dark ages, lingers with us,
+betraying one of the spots in humanity where the veneer of civilization
+is thin. I am inclined to think that the spirit of revenge still is the
+ruling motive back of the legal execution, even though pleas are made in
+its behalf which barbarians never thought of. They could not very well
+think of such punishment as a curb to more murders, for even they could
+not help seeing that the beheading and quartering of offenders had no
+such effect. The legal execution has no such effect today, a fact which
+any fair-minded man will recognize after proper investigation. And if
+that plea falls down, as it does and must continue to do, what defense
+of the legal killing of our fellowman is left us? The moment we are
+convinced that the number of murders is on the increase, or does not
+decrease, in spite of the rope and electric chair, we will have to
+justify capital punishment on some other ground. What is that other
+ground, if it is not the old savage impulse of meting revenge--a species
+of revenge, at the last analysis, confers no good whatever upon society
+as a whole, and is of no consolation or comfort to the family circle
+most affected by the original murder?
+
+Arizona has taken most advanced ground upon social and economic
+questions, and while the old territorial law, permitting capital
+punishment, is still on the statute books, it must be remembered that
+statehood has been in operation less than a year, and that the first
+State Legislature was overwhelmed with work during the comparatively
+short session prescribed by the Constitution. I am confident that public
+sentiment in Arizona is opposed to capital punishment. During the
+special session of the Legislature, which will be held early in 1913, an
+effort will be made to repeal the old law. If the Legislature is too
+busy to give the matter attention, or is disinclined to assume the
+responsibility, the initiative provision of the State Constitution will
+be invoked, thus putting the question square up to the people. I have no
+fears for the outcome. Arizona citizenship has proved itself too
+intelligent to lag behind the advanced thought and progress of
+civilization.
+
+ GEO. W. H. HUNT,
+ Governor of Arizona.
+
+
+
+
+Indiana Reformatory
+
+Inmates Subscribe for Pipe Organ
+
+
+Each one a Carnegie in proportion to his ability to give, a majority of
+the 1,204 inmates of the Indiana Reformatory yesterday voluntarily
+contributed toward the purchase of a pipe organ for the handsome chapel
+of the institution, the total offerings approximated $900. When the
+contribution cards were checked up by the Rev. W. E. Edgin, chaplain of
+the reformatory, he was surprised at the generosity shown by the
+inmates. The individual sums given ranged from 25 cents to $35.
+
+When Gov. J. Frank Hanly was a guest at the Reformatory recently he was
+asked by Mr. Edgin as to the best plan to pursue to get from Andrew
+Carnegie a contribution sufficient to buy a pipe organ. Gov. Hanly
+replied that this sum could be raised in Indiana, and he started the
+list with $100. It then occurred to Mr. Edgin to ask voluntary
+contributions from the inmates, and permission was given by Supt.
+Whittaker. Cards were left in each cell, with blanks for subscriptions,
+but it was distinctly stated that all offerings should be entirely
+voluntary. A great many of the inmates bring money with them to the
+Reformatory, and this, with that which they earn by overtime work, which
+is considerable, is credited to them.
+
+When the success of the offering was learned the inmates were as much
+pleased as Chaplain Edgin. The new organ soon will be forthcoming.
+
+ * * * * *
+
+
+
+
+ PROGRAM.
+
+
+ Indiana Reformatory Chapel Services.
+
+ Sunday, April 14, 1907.
+
+
+ March--"Camp Organ" Narovec
+ March--"Steel King" St. Clair
+
+ Musical Selection.
+
+ Paraphrase--"Melody in F" Rubenstein
+
+ Doxology.
+
+ The Lord's Prayer.
+
+
+ I SHALL BE LIKE HIM.
+
+ When I shall reach the more excellent glory,
+ And all my trials are passed,
+ I shall behold Him, O wonderful story!
+ I shall be like Him at last.
+
+ Cho: I shall be like Him, I shall be like Him,
+ And in His beauty shall shine;
+ I shall be like Him, wondrously like Him,
+ Jesus my Savior divine.
+
+ We shall not wait till the glorious dawning
+ Breaks on the vision so fair,
+ Now we may welcome the heavenly morning,
+ Now we His image may bear.
+
+ More and more like Him, repeat the blest story,
+ Over and over again,
+ Changed by His Spirit from glory to glory,
+ I shall be satisfied then.
+
+ Prayer.
+
+ Piano Solo J. S. Hathaway
+ Selection--From "Romeo and Juliet" Gounod
+
+
+THE VIRTUE OF SHAME.
+
+Confession is a duty too little regarded even by many Christians. Some
+men are ashamed to confess that they have done wrong. Sir John Lubbock
+says: "It is well to be ashamed of yourself if you are in the wrong; but
+never be ashamed to own it." The Bible says: "Confess your faults one to
+another."
+
+
+CONQUEST.
+
+ Creation's heir, the world, the world is mine.--Goldsmith.
+ All things are yours.--Paul.
+
+ The world is mine. I hold no title-deed
+ To one small acre, yet have all I need,
+ And should Dame Fortune proffer me her store
+ I could not linger wistful, at her door.
+
+ Unfortunate is he beyond compute,
+ Whose love of fortune makes his conscience mute.
+ I will not look to fortune. I will do
+ My best, though small that best to her or you.
+
+ All things are mine. I walk with firmer tread
+ Than Caesar at his best; for I am led
+ By mightier One than Fortune or than Fate,
+ And I shall conquer all things, soon or late.
+
+ All things? Yes, all. Then well may Fortune frown,
+ And clutch with trembling hand her imperial crown.
+ I will stoop to conquer. I will rise
+ And climb the rugged path where duty lies.
+
+ Sermon Geo. L. Herr
+
+ Benediction.
+
+ March--"Boston Press Club" Rollinson
+ March--"Yankee Grit" Holzman
+
+
+
+
+"CLING TO THE BIBLE."
+
+ Tis the anchor of hope and the lamp that gives light,
+ Tis the star that will shine thro' your life's darkest night,
+ If you follow its guidance, you'll always be right,
+ So cling to the Bible and walk in its light.
+
+
+To neglect, reject or doubt the Bible in any particular is but an
+entering wedge to spiritual apathy. The "Bible tinkers" of this or any
+other age have been men whose hearts are cold and whose soul saving
+powers were limited.
+
+To obey the Bible, will lead to a perfect salvation, make possible a
+victorious faith, surmount the difficulties of life and gain an
+"inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled and that fadeth not away,
+reserved in heaven for you."
+
+Watson says, "The Bible is a rock of diamonds; a chain of pearls; the
+sword of the Spirit, a chart by which the Christian sails to eternity,
+the map by which he daily walks; the sun dial by which he sets his life;
+the balance by which he weighs his actions."
+
+
+
+
+ The
+ Bible
+ contains
+ 3,566,480
+ letters, 810-
+ 697 words, 31-
+ 175 verses, 1,189
+ chapters, and 66
+ books. The longest
+ chapter is the 119th
+ Psalm. The shortest
+ and middle chapter the
+ 117 Psalm. The middle
+ verse is the 8th of the 118th
+ Psalm. The longest name is
+ in the 8th chapter of Isaiah.
+ The word "and" occurs 46,627
+ times; the "Lord" 858 times. The
+ 37th chapter of Isaiah and the 9th
+ chapter of the 2d book of Kings are
+ alike. The longest verse is the 9th of
+ the 8th chapter of Esther and the shortest
+ verse is the 35th of the 11th chapter of
+ John. In the 21st verse of the 7th
+ chapter of Ezra is the alphabet. The
+ name of God is not mentioned in
+ the book of Esther. The model
+ prayer is the 17th chapter of
+ John. The 13th chapter of
+ 1st Corinthians is the
+ most practical.
+ 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 LOVE?"
+
+
+Practical results are happy homes, husbands and fathers restored to
+their families, wives and children made happy, multitudes rescued, and
+the world made better.
+
+The magnitude of this work will never be known until Eternity's records
+are disclosed. Little did we think twenty years ago that so humble a
+beginning would be attended with such remarkable results.
+
+Rev. Herr holds a unique position in the evangelistic field. He is
+considered the greatest evangelist among prisoners in the United
+States.--Louisville Herald, May 17, 1909.
+
+When you help the missionaries, you help the poor fellow in trouble.
+When you help those in trouble, you help yourself, and when you thus
+help the missionary, the outcast, and yourself, God will help you.
+
+
+OUR MOTTO:
+
+ "Seeking the lost."
+ "Helping the helpless to help themselves."
+ All along life's pathway there are men and women in need:
+ Go and help somebody just now.
+ With a word of kindness or a loving deed,
+ Go and help somebody just now.
+
+
+Dear Friend--Our country is taxed with a burden of thousands of
+prisoners. These people are crippled, not in body, not in mind, but
+almost always in morals, which is the most serious. It is to help or
+recover them that we are giving our lives. Our labors have not been in
+vain, as the testimonials will show you. We want you to "hold the rope
+while we go down into the pit," by subscribing for our support and
+transportation in this work of prison evangelism; and in so doing you
+become the benefactor of a submerged class.
+
+May we not hope to have your check to help in this concerted effort? I
+am,
+
+ Yours sincerely,
+ GEO. L. HERR,
+ Louisville, Ky.
+
+ * * * * *
+
+ --------
+ "He that hath the Son, hath life, and he that hath not the Son
+ of God hath not life."--1 John 5:12.
+
+ "How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation?"--Heb.
+ 2:3.
+
+ "For what shall it profit a man if he shall gain the whole world
+ and lose his own soul?"--Mark 8:36.
+
+ "But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness; and
+ all these things shall be added unto you."--Matt. 6:33.
+ --------
+
+
+
+
+GET REV. HERR'S NEW BOOK.
+
+
+Entitled "The Nation Behind Prison Bars," for your good; but chiefly for
+the good of others.
+
+The nation behind the bars is an interesting nation, a pitiful nation, a
+needy nation. Help them and interest yourself in them by buying and
+reading this book.
+
+"You have a superb record."--Rev. Horace G. Ogden, D.D.
+
+"He has wide experience on both sides of the line."--Rev. H. C.
+Morrison, Editor Pentecostal Herald.
+
+"His labors are abundantly blessed."--Rev. Joseph Severance.
+
+"The large number who have been helped by hearing your message will be
+still further benefited by reading your book."--Rev. Albert J. Steelman,
+Ph.D., Chaplain, Illinois State Penitentiary.
+
+"You and your good wife were father and mother to the prisoners."--John
+R. Pflanz, Jailer.
+
+"George L. Herr is not the man to do anything in an ordinary way."--Rev.
+D. J. Starr, D.D., Chaplain of Columbus, O., Penitentiary.
+
+"His work among prisoners has been very successful, and through his
+efforts many erring creatures have been induced to reform."--Charles F.
+Grainger.
+
+
+
+
+Transcriber's Notes
+
+ Table of Contents
+ (Practical Religious Work in County Jail)
+ Pratical changed to Practical.
+
+ Page 7
+ (glorified by the presence)
+ glorifield changed to glorified.
+
+ Page 144
+ (Hundreds of Letters we have
+ have have changed to have.
+
+ The following are used interchangably:
+ A A today and to-day,
+ A A exconvict and ex-convict
+ A A cellhouse and cell-house
+ A A brokenhearted and broken-hearted
+
+ Several unbalanced quotes were left as in the original.
+
+ Page 128
+ (Jerry was put to work in the engine room)
+ This paragraph appears to need an open quote. Unchanged.
+
+ Page 141
+ ("The wages of sin is death,)
+ Phrase seems to need a closed quote. Unchanged.
+
+ Page 161
+ ("Amo Rolo, Sunflower, Rhododendron, Laurel, Merry
+ Heart, Happy Bird, Mizpah, and Christian,)
+ List of names seems to need a closes quote. Unchanged.
+
+
+
+
+
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