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FRrDAXV DUO. 10, loio, THE POET 'WAYNE SENTINEL. VAST CEOWD THRILLED; THEN MOVED TO TEARS (Continued From pits, On containing history tit th potktjt. Testament, league as a reward tor the effort Older Ones Sing It, Alio. "I( there's a person In the housa over (0 yean ct as who will stand up and sln that chorus, Mr.

Hobln Chicago business man who Came to Fort Wane especially to attend, the ervlce H'wiU srlve him ten copies ot the. book, try eaked Mr. Alexander, Two hands went up In different sections of the rink, "Coma on up fcere," 'was the, command, and the t'o men, strangers to each other, moved forward, mcetlnf at tha platform, which they mounted and the chorus. They were Charles S. Bash, of Fort Wayne, and Harris, of SpencerV "Where Is My Wandering, boy Toi jjtghtt" was Mr.

Alexander a next seA lection "Do you sing that down on line Bowery, Mr, Callahant" askedj turning to Xho Pfeur Tork rescue worker. Pretty nearly every night," was Mr. Callahan's response. Gava It New Expression, 'Ery time I anl In Chicago go flown to the Faclflo Oarden rnlsslo.i I ca'p that my cathedral," said Mr, Alexander, "and it was, here that Harry Monroe taught ma to sing the gospel Into I want you to hear Nn sing; 1 Am Included had never really heard It sufitf until Mr. Monroe sang 1t Come on, Mr Monroe The Chicago rescue worker, who had occupied front seat upon the platform, arose and sang the ehnrus, which has been, most popular" ia Tort Wayne eang It with an expression glvett by no other singer who hafrenJ dered 1t here There was a demand he sing Jt again and Mr Mon roe compiled.

As he reached the Iln, "when the Lord said 'whosoever1' he hesitated a momenj, then "'thirty two years ago, I want to put that In, cried Mf Msoroe, and then dropped back (nto the melody, 'He Included Me," Othtr sopga followed, and In rone of the fort Wajne meetings has a song service more Inspiring than that which characterised 'Rescue Workeia' night" Callahan's Grsphto Story. Mr Alexander with a brief wnnt of Introduction presented Johii Callahan, who Is In charge of the HaSley Bowery mission. In New fork city, and the famous rescue worker, with enthusiasm brimming from every word, every step and every gesture, mounted the platform. In his hand he held a small testament, of which he did not release his hold during the twenty minutes he spoke. 'I'm tonight to tell spu a slm ple story.

Mr, Callahan In beginning "art old story the etory of a boy vho began to wander earls, Without pretense at oratory or dra matte; fnect, Mr Callahan, hie voice plainly revealing his Celtic ancestry, went step by step ovef the story of his life. He did not speak of his ac conjpllaHment; It was effort to tell of the saving grace of Jesus Christ. pot of human triumph He told of the ideath of his father, Jeavlng his mother and himself at etsbld, (he loungest of several chlldieh. He wa taken to an orphah asylum 'At II old He was selling newspapers and ahlnlng shoes around tjie old Brand Central depot In Toik, sleeping in tenement hallways, In groc ers axons and like places Devil Keeps One Moving. began drinkl ig," continued Mr Callahan.

'Some people say they tan drink or leave hlone, I want to tel ou I got to where Wouldn't leave me elone. Then the devil suld. to 'youd better go west' Its tunny how' tr devil will get you to Commit tin and then keep owning snout lie detailed his trip westward In box car" of a freight train and his landing In Chicago. 'But jwu cant get rid of your sins by changing our Place ot aoode," slid Mr, Callahan, "they trill follow you wherever you go'1 He touched upon some of, his crlminsf escapades, ending with his Incarceration In prison He erved )ils time, drifted to Minneapolis ind took a Job tending bar "And I was about the best customer the place bad he ope night, he drifted Into a rospet mission, ehlefly out of curiosity The singing of the songs In that place got hoij of me," continued Mr fallahan It brought back thoughts ot mv bojhood days, of my mother Across IheTOom a man who had done tme with nis In Jollet arose and gave testimony for Christ I thought his itory sounded like a good, thing, but he devil whkpered to tvv, you can't told out' Well, the devil Is.the father if lies, he's nn 0,000 jenrs In the justness and he's up tq snflfT, If an get you to think tonght that there's no chance for you, ho will hang on fo yod" Mr Callahan was ton (rerted In the Minneapolis mission BifljTime on the Bowery, 'It Bill 'Sstwerits sears next Tuesday night!" Ixclalmed Mr Callahan, 'and Im going to have a big tlnie on Monroe the Bowery twenty years that Jesus has been leading me the narrow road to lite everlasting, people declared I'd never 'hold out When Jesus gets man on the go, he'll never stop I'm here; In Fort Wajna tonight after twentyjeara because Jesus hasjeept me, I hfVen't kept myself" Mr Callahan told of his battle against his old Inclinations, of his first clean Job of tawing wood and earning tl to, of his prayer for help to get his portrait. out of the Chicago rogue i gallery, of how Luther JLaflin then prosecuting attorney In Chlcajo, aided him In this; of how Governor AUgeld, of Illinois, helped him got a similar portrait out of the prison gallery At Jollet 'Thank God, He Mill help a man straighten out his crooked acts If you take Him at His word," Atd Mr, Callahan His Call st Winona.

tt Jour jearsi ago Winona Lake, during tha bih.e conference," continued Callahan, "that Vm Hadley and I 'drew a.ay from the crowd and walked out under the trees put his hand on my shoulder and told JPIO Jie.feajeil. his jown work was nearly ended 'You arVijn my mind nd my hesrt for the work In' th.e Mr Hadley told me, 'and I want you Id pray1 about it. I 'can see none other but you as my successor to take up the work, when I am compelled to put, It down "I went back to New Tpik reJ claimed man after the lapse of twenty years and took op the work In the Bowery mission. I am here tonight witnessing for the Christ the wonderful Christ who has done so much for me As Mr Callahan closed he, hurried swy to address a meeting at, the Third Presbyterian church. 'Sang His Wsy Into Hearts.

When harry Monroe, the Chicago resdue worker, was presented, he literally sang his way at once Into the heorta that big audience at Princess fink, at the very outset rendering the song. "Memories of Mother," and doing It with such depfh ot feellnfe thm people all over the audience wera wiping tears fronv their eyes before Mr Monroe began his address ''What Callahan said to jou tonight is all cold, and I'm glad to be here with him," said Mr Monroe, "Some ot us fellows who have been Lsaved by the, power of God may falr'y be regarded as expert ltnesses. When a man gets a real vision of Jesus Christ Jrcs coming to the best days pf his and I want tonight to take the position of an expert witness for Jesus Christ How could I forget hlmf Tor more than thirty years I have lived and worked In the darkest part of Chicago, and He has be'n with me through It all." Sketched His Own Career. Then In a style that was absorbingly Interesting Mr, Monroe sketched his own career It was like that of MC Callahan and yet unlike It "Mr Callahan's downfall was large'y accidental," Bald Monroe! "my own was purely from choice" He told In simple terms his birth In Kew England, of the death of his father and 'Of the hours Immediately following the funeral, when his Chris tian mother kneeling consecrated her children to the loving cart of the Heat enly Father He told of falling In with the gamblers and other vi rletles pf the sporting element In Boston, and of his own career ot sin, drifting from plana to place In the years that followed. Breaking off Into a rapture ct reflection Mr.

Monroe exclaimed: 'Ive been having the happiest time ot my life during the lost ten days. I htu'i been at Portsmouth. Ohio, telling the story of Christ's wonderful love for me ond helping to get a re vlval started. I so happy that with every step I take my right foot Is Baling 'Iialle)ujah7' and my left Is responding 'praise the Lord "Amen!" "Amenl" In Response. 'fhe speaker was fairly bubbling over In the exuberance of his dellg Imis joy I ni certainly having a good time tonight''1 he exclaimed, and from bolt) platform and audience floor came the response, 'Amen'' "Amenl" Turning for atnoment to the subject of prayer, Mr.

Monroe declared that the greatest" Inheritance parents coull leave their children Is the old fash toned family alter "Don't stop praying was his admonition to fathers and mothers In Chicago after his reformation Mr. Monroe chanced to meet one duy upon Hie street Michael McDonald, one of (he gambling kings and one of Monroe's cronies In the olden days, who asked tlm 1iow the world was using him; Monroe replied with word about the Joy of serving the Lord 'Old nan. I guess you've got the best of It," was the veteran gamblers response, War Also Mission Convert. tike Mr Callahan Mr Monroe Was also converted In a gospel mission. 'and' I thank OikI for 'gospel missions he said as he recounted the Incidents of his, conversion He told pf the! kindness) bt Col and Mrs Clark "and that godly woman iould pray, exclaimed Monroe, as he turned to Mr Alexander "Amen'" was the choir director's response With his eves suffused In tears Mr 1010' now tie was led to Christ! how the light flashed from Calvary (ntoi the very depths of his soul, "I want you preachers.

If jotrre preaching of the higher criticism, td look, tonight upon man converted by a Vision of the Naxarene on Calvary!" exclaimed Mr Monroe, "I ten yob I want jou people in Vort Wayne to get such a glimpse ot Christ that when you hear His. blessed name, It will thrill you' I havent much use tor a supposedly Christian man whose heart Is not moved by a reference to Jesus! i "I have given thirty years of my life In mlselph work. Jesus hss given me a passion for" helping my fellow man, and after thirty yean of as soclatlon with Him I'm here as an expert Witness tonight to tell sou It pays serve Jesus Christ, That 1s my storr slmptv. I have played that the Christ of ClaWee might be hear In these Fort Wavne meetings." PARABLE OF THE TALENTS. "Or, Lewa's Address Is Illustrated by Stereopticon, fiev.

Dr. J. Lown at Trinity H. church, last evening used, the stereopticon In Illustrating His sermon on "Th parable ot the Talcnta," founfd In Matthew twenty flfth. There was a large audience Snd the same dep Interest that has characterised the Bloomlngdale service from the outset.

Miss Paul sang "Where Is My Wandering Bpy Tonlshf?" snd the slides wera to Illustrate It The young peoples service, conducted by M. Lowe yesterday at the West Jefferson street Church ot Christ was largely attended, and a deeu devotional spirit pervaded th services. which a large number of I young people made decisions for Christ Fsul Hatch sang a. special sdng, lve Ms Jeeus," and Miss Todd gave Invaluable assistance at the piano. The final oung peoples service willj pe new.

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Msny Others Ask fpr Prayer In South Side Service, Twentjfonet persbns expressed a desire for special prayer In the south side service conducted by Rev T6y af the Third Presbyterian ohurch )aet evening; and twelve came iocwara In definite acoeptanie of Christ Dr Toy's theme was "Heaven," and in part he said '(let heaven Ipto men and women now and the future will be all right, pur object should be not so much to keep men 'out of hell and get them Into heaven as to keep hell out of mm and get heaven into them. The Question which should concern every Individual la this. "Where am I golntf, and where will I spend eternity 7" Heaven Is a grand climax to the great plan of salvation. There a heaven for those who accept Christ and a hell for those1 who dp nai "Heaven a place, a location. Christ said, 'I go to prepare a place for you" It is mot only a place, but It Is a prepared place.

Hell wan nev er Intended for men and women. was meant for the devil and the fallen angels Jesus sajs, "I am the dopr. by me if any man enter In, he shall be saved Also, I am the way, he truth, and the life; no man cometh unto the Father, but by me" None but those redeemed by tha Grace of Ood can enter, Heaven dlf fere materially from this earth In tht pain and separation are un known there "Who will be there? The redeemed will be there. Loved ones will bo there We cannot afford, to maka mistake Wa. have too many loved ones there, Although those whom wo have loved will be there, this alone would not make heaven most attractive.

The greatest attraction will be Jesus Mr. Callahan, the rescue mission worker, who had spoken earlier In the evening at Princess rink, also ad. dressed the south audience. IN "KING'S BUSINESS" NOW. Chicago Capitalist Here Assisting te Win Men to Christ.

Hoblnson, one of the mot successful of Chicago's business men, a man who has handled millions, was present at the princess rink, last night and was busy winning men to cnrist, long after the 'crowds had gone home, Mr Robinson Is In "The King's Busi ness" Converted Just at the beginning of the Chapman Alexander campaign In Chicago, he threw into the work of winning bis fellow business men, snd he has a record ot having won en an average of one mort'a day for the past forty dars There is numbered among those whom Mr Robinson has led to Christ many of the leading business men ot Chicago and the lOuntrV He conducts no business wfth any man now without first asier talnlng If he Is a Christian, snd It not. Ma chief work Is to lead lhaf man to Christ, and.lhen he takes the ques. tlon of busftiess You will not need to know this from soy other after ou have met this wizard In the business world who looks as If he might be the president ot one of our greatest railroads or largest banking Institutions Mr Robinson believes In a Christ who can helrf you In jour every de tail of life, and to whom you should, go with your every dliappolntrnent end difficulty with every problem and erej nndertaklng He believes in a Christ who should be with you In your home life. In jour social life, In youf business life, and In our civic life. He give time all through the day In his mingling with bis friends to talking in his own quiet snd unassuming way ot the claims Christ has1 on ench life, and of the marveloua blessing to him who fully surrenders Wmselt to the claims of Christ His work has slready Weome sp parent In the meetings In Port Wayne He has led several pen to Christ, and While his ty Is short, he will use every ml ot his time In an effort (o win men.

i Combination sets of Tie, chief and Hose to match, all colors. In Christmas boxes price tl 00 PATTERSON FLETCHER CO Noa.UM2t3U:USrlli Chicken dinner tomorrow aL the, HofBrau, 11 to 2. 25c. Arthur Hahne. ot Newcastle.

Is at the Lutheran hospital, where he un derwent a surgical operation for a lung affection, His condition la crttt ca Fine Furs A Broad and Artistic Collection of Sumptuous Furs for the Holidays Our selection of Juirs this season stands second to none in richness, beauty and variety. Especially is this true' of the Furs we have collected for the holiday trade: There is the elegant as well as the practicalpriced to suit every purse, and the quality the best in every instance, The showing includes everything from elegant Hudson Seal Fur trimmed coats to chil dren's sets at $2,50, All are of the highest character in peltry and workmanship, employing furs of the very choicest. JJny woman or girl who receives a gift from our Fur Department will have some thing she will be proud to wear and happy to possess. sBssBSjsssSsssnssssssisssssssissjsssssassss1siwsl jgrgg" iiri iiinin.vai ri i a rsi tars asjss sjsj a srsssjw ggaasfJV HI sssa Dssl ssssl sSsssk IV ffl3JESSOTERJW.ST, "ASI The Loveliest Dolls in Town are in Our Toy Department If anyone hasnt caught Christmas spirit, come down to the toy' department in the Basement, A few minutes spent there will imbue the most cynical pessimist with the true joy, of living and giving spirit DRESSED, DOLLS Time getting; pretty short for husy mothers to dress dolls before Christmas Those same busy mothers should see the lovely dressed dolls we have) and note the wonderful Talite, At SOc and $1.00 are especially pretty ones; pretty blonde end brunette beauties with dainty dresses anl hats Doll Go Carts and English Cabs Collapsible go carts, strongly made with, blcy clue tubing frame and rubber tired wheel; automobile beod; special. If 2.08.

English doll cabs, large elze.wlth 24 Inch body, rubber tired wheels and leatherette hood; special $.175. Marathon Racers A cleyerjbree wbeled doyico tbaf affords, delightful exercise for young America, frame, very strongly made. Special, $1.08. Sidewalk Sulkies 'A comfortable, easy riding "two heeler" for the tot wh has out grown the go cart. Rubber tired wheels, may be pushed or pulled.

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