“Converting Many Jews.” New York Times, December 6, 1891.

CONVERTING MANY JEWS.

HERMANN WARZAWIAK'S INTERESTING WORK ON THE EAST SIDE.

A religious movement of an interesting character is in progress at the De Witt Memorial Church, 280 Rivington Street. The church is in a district densely populated by Jews, many of whom are recent arrivals from Russia, Germany, and other Eastern countries and have little or no acquaintance with the English language. One afternoon recently there were in the church about 400 of these Hebrews, mostly young men, and they were listening with earnest attention to an exhortation to embrace Christianity from the lips of a young Jewish-Christian evangelist, Hermann Warzawiak.

Mr. Warzawiak is a native of Warsaw, where his paternal ancestors for many generations were rabbis, some of them of great renown and influence. He was himself educated for a clerical life, but fell under the influence of a Scotch missionary named Johnson in Warsaw and was led to become a Christian. He was baptized in Breslau Oct. 6, 1889, and from there went to Glasgow, where he entered a theological institution and studied English and Christian theology. About eighteen months ago he came to New- York with letters to the Rev. Dr. John Hall and the Rev. Dr. Taylor of the Broadway Tabernacle. Through the influence of these men he was given an opportunity for work among the people of his race.

His first sermon or address was to sixteen young Hebrews. The gain has been steady from that time until now, at times, the church is not large enough to contain all who seek admission. Mr. Warzawiak is a wonderfully enthusiastic and energetic speaker, and exercises a great influence upon the young men and women who principally compose his congregations. It is said that over 200 conversions have been made under his ministry.

Mr. Warzawiak preaches every evening, and on Saturday and Sunday afternoons.