The Nation Behind Prison BarsHerr, George L. (George Lewis)
Religion
The Nation Behind Prison Bars
Herr, George L. (George Lewis)
Church work with criminals; Evangelists
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.
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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.
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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.
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