S. H. Hadley tells of speaking to some men one night at the Bowery Mission. At the close of his message, he invited them to come forward to accept Christ. One of those who came was a derelict who was often seen wandering through the streets of the slum area. When the minister knelt beside him at the altar rail, he found that he was already praying. He kept saying the same thing over and over: "Dear Lord, make me like Joe." The minister interrupted him to say, "Ask God to make you like Jesus!" The derelict opened his eyes and asked, "Is Jesus any better than Joe?"
