tailieunhanh - Dave Ranney

have often been asked the question, "Why don't you write a book?" And I have said, "What is the use? What good will it do?" I have thought about it time and time again, and have come to the conclusion to write a story of my life, the good and the bad, and if the story will be a help, and check some one that's just going wrong, set him thinking, and point him on the right road, praise God! I was born in Hudson City, N. J., over forty years ago, when there were not as many houses in that town as there are. | 1 Dave Ranney A free download from http CHAPTER I p CHAPTER II p CHAPTER III p CHAPTER IV p CHAPTER V p CHAPTER VI p CHAPTER VII p CHAPTER VIII p CHAPTER IX p Dave Ranney The Project Gutenberg eBook Dave Ranney by Dave Ranney et al This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at Title Dave Ranney Author Dave Ranney Dave Ranney 2 Release Date October 29 2004 eBook 13889 Language English Character set encoding ISO-646-US US-ASCII START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK DAVE RANNEY E-text prepared by Steven desJardins and Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders Note Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this file which includes the original illustrations. See or http dirs 1 3 8 8 13889 13889-h or http dirs 1 3 8 8 13889 DAVE RANNEY Or Thirty Years on the Bowery An Autobiography Introduction by Rev. A. F. Schauffler D. D. 1910 Illustration Cover of Dave Ranney This story of my life is dedicated to DR. A. F. SCHAUFFLER Who stuck by me through thick and thin Honest endeavor is ne er thrown away God gathers the failures day by day And weaves them into His perfect plan In ways that are not for us to scan. --Lucy Whittemore Myrick 1876. INTRODUCTION The autobiography which this book contains is that of a man who through the wonderful dealings of Providence has had a most remarkable experience. I have known the writer for about seventeen years and always most favorably. For a number of years past he has been Bowery Missionary for the New York City Mission and Tract Society and has shown himself faithful capable and conscientious. His story simply illustrates how the gospel of the grace of God can go down as far as man can fall and can uplift purify and beautify that which was