Who provides shoes and clothing for the poor prisoners?
What unpaid messenger runs the errands of the prisoners?
Who reconciles the erring son in prison with his mother and father?
He will answer, "Brother Herr."
I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way.—Psalm 101:2.
Now, the average prisoner may be deficient in the matter of mental balance, but he is not an imbecile. He is a better judge of character and a keener observer than the more honest and commonplace fellow man. By the same keen powers of observation that belong to the criminal type, he notes that Brother Herr differs from many other prison evangelists, for he helps without asking questions. He has no theory or dogma to exploit, and he labors for the uplift of humanity.
Tribute to Jailer.
Much that we have written of this great work was made possible by Jailer John R. Pflanz, who for the past twelve years has been at the head of the Jefferson County jail. He is constantly laboring to better the conditions of the prisoners and give to the people an honest administration and progressive system of prison management.
To him Louisville and Jefferson County owe a great deal for the good work accomplished among the criminals. Brother Herr says: