Page images
PDF
EPUB

FROM A NEWSPAPER PROPRIETOR.

DETROIT EVENING JOURNAL, June 6, 1890.

THE work at the Casino Tabernacle began with the efforts of Rev. H. O. Wills, which resulted in the conversion of a large number of persons, and the spiritual quickening of many more. The work which Mr. Wills thus successfully began, has since been maintained with satisfactory increase.

Mr. Wills is original in his methods, an evident student of the Bible, and a graphic expounder of its pages. Conversions seem invariably to follow his work, and if the Lord honors his work, others may well be slow to criticise.

W. H. BREARLE

FROM THE GREAT MERCHANT.

DETROIT, MICH., June 7, 1890.

I HAVE known H. O. Wills several years. He is an earnest, honest Christian worker, not doing things by halves, but openly advocating whatever he believes.

I take great pleasure in saying these few words in his favor. I believe he has done an immense amount of good in Detroit and Michigan.

Yours truly,

J. L. HUDSON.

that,

FROM A NEWSPAPER EDITOR.

DETROIT, June 6, 1890.
TAKE pleasure in bearing witness to the fact

WHEREAS, once H. O. Wills was a drunkard, a brawler, a ward-heeler, a profane and vulgar bruiser, he is now a conscientious, generous, intense, and successful lover of his fellow-men.

He claims that religion has made this change. I do not know the cause, but the result is apparent. Mr. Wills has the confidence of the people of Detroit-Christians and many worldings, too-and he has never abused that confidence. He is a better citizen than he was before the "great change came over him; a better husband, a better father.

[ocr errors]

C. F. LEIDY.

H. O. WILLS:

[ocr errors]

FROM A DETROIT BANKER.

DETROIT, April 30, 1886.

DEAR SIR,-Continue in your good work, and I pray that God may pour upon you his richest blessing. Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him, and he shall bring it to pass." "Trust in the Lord and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed." Inclosed find ten dollars, which please accept for yourself and your work in this city. Yours truly,

T. S. ANDERSON.

[ocr errors]

FROM A DETROIT MANUFACTURER.

Dear Brother WILLS,—Inclosed check for fifty dollars to help on your work. If you need more let me know, only don't publish me. Wishing you well, Yours sincerely,

A. MCVITTIE.

FROM A LANSING MANUFACTURER.

H. O. WILLS:

LANSING, MICH., Nov. 16, 1889.

Dear Sir,—Inclosed find check for ten dollars for your personal use. I feel certain you are doing good, and want to show my appreciation of the same. Yours truly, A. O. BEMENT.

FROM A "FEW FRIENDS."

MRS. H. O. WILLS:

DETROIT, Jan. 19, 1887.

DEAR MADAM,-A few of Mr. Wills's friends have subscribed for a fund of $600. (Fifty dollars per month for one year, to be paid you through the State Savings Bank), for the support of yourself and family while Mr. Wills devotes himself to his evangelistic labors in Michigan. The first installment of this fund ($50 for January) is now ready to be paid you on application in person at the bank. T. S. ANDERSON.

Respectfully,

* The_above_note was written over a year before this volume was published, and its present use is, by consent of Mr. McVittie, especially given for this purpose.

The following testimonials, from the heads of the criminal courts of the city of Detroit, show the feeling in those courts:

POLICE COURT OF THE CITY OF DETROIT.

DETROIT, June 10, 1890.

I UNHESITATINGLY and gladly recommend H. O. Wills and his work to all thinking people. A discussion of his methods is not necessary from one who knows the results of that work as well as I do. He is a man who has, to a sublime degree, the courage of his convictions, and who, no matter what his early life has been, is, as I believe, a thoroughly honest man at present. That he has done great good is known to all the people of Michigan, and I am certain that that same people join with me in wishing him a continuance of his valuable service. Respectfully, EDMUND HAUG, Police Justice.

[blocks in formation]

I HAVE great pleasure in saying that I am acquainted with H. O. Wills, evangelist, and I know of the great and good work in which he has been for a long time engaged. He has been most suc

cessful, and has done a vast amount of good.

He

is an affable and kind-hearted gentleman, but an uncompromising enemy of sin and vice in every form. He is a man of experience and a judge of human nature. I respect and admire his heroism in attacking vice in high as well as low places. I hope he may be as successful in future as in the past. F. H. CHAMBERS.

I am, respectfully,

FROM SHERIFF STELLWAGEN.

To whom it may concern:

DETROIT, Nov. 20, 1886.

THIS is to certify that H. O. Wills stands unsurpassed, in my opinion, in prison work. He has labored for the past two years in the Wayne County Jail with marked success, under my own observation.

I cheerfully testify to his good work, and sincerely hope that every opportunity will be offered him in his noble calling.

GEO. H. STELLWAGEN,

Sheriff of Wayne County, Michigan.

FROM U. S. MINISTER, THOS. W. PALMER.

OFFICE OF T. W. PALMER, DETROIT, Dec. 23, 1889.

REV. H. O. WILLS, 357 Clinton St., Detroit:

DEAR SIR,-The Hon. T. W. Palmer, now at Madrid as U. S. Minister to Spain, has cabled me

« PreviousContinue »