Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-02-04
Out of the Depths-The New Effort 60
Redeem Fallen Women.

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As already stated in brief in these col
umns, Kit Burns famous dog.fghting
and rat-baiting estebhshm snt, on Water
street, has been leased by Rev. VIM. H
Boole, pastor Of the South Second street
Methodist Episcopal Cnultch, Williams
burg, and will be speedily converted into
a home for the reformation of the fallen
women of that immediate LEGALITY.
The fact that fully one-h alf the number
of the outcasts taken in 10y the Howard
Mission 10 the same street during the past
! year have, been reclaime d, and are now
living so'oerly and industriously, gave
encouragement to Mr.. Boole to enter the
field with policy somewhat different
from that of the other m ission. He &C.
cordingly opened negoti atoms with Mr..
Burns At first Mr.. Bui ms did not seem
fsvorably inclined, aud here appeared to
be little chance of Mr.. B oole's being able
to get the house. But lie arniRg that Kits
wife end daughter desir ed to leave the
neighborho cd, he com Iuunicated with
them, and they urged Kit to accept his
proposals. The first overture were made
about two months ago, but it was not uu-
til about the first of this m, )nth that the
SphtAeSt Woo oikuCus u6D III WAS HRr6eu
by both parties that the r Nv. MI Boole
should have a three years lease of the
house No 373 Water street with what is
known as the dog.pit, Ba rms reserving
the store known as the 'Bf .ndbox." The
work of demolition and reconstruction
goes on rapidly. The do g-pit and am.
phItheater are being tori up, and the
arena, in which many sc, ,ne of the bru-
tai sport has been enacted is now being
converted into laundry where the girls
who shall be deemed fit r lsidents for the
Home may. by washni and ironing
clothes, achieve the DO ubls object of
earning few dollay, an keeping their
minds occupied witt busi ness. to the ex-
clusion of unholy thoughts. There will
also be sewingro 1ms attached to the Mis-
sion House, and in the large chsmbe on
the nrst hoor prsyer-meetings will be
held daily, at noon and in the evening,
and on Sund ay Sabbath School will be
regularly or len to the public. Those of
the fallen ones who seek refuge herein
desiring 20 be reformed, and giving suffi-
cient ev idence of their sincerity, are to
have home until they can stand alone
and 20 trusted to 60 out again into til g
woril. The management of the institu-
tlou will be intrusted to Mrs Emeline B.
SUIith as matron, and Messrs. F. Smith |
and Little as N missionaries. 1t ia ex-
pf,cted that the Home will not be regu-
'srly opened till the first Sunday in Feb
rusry.
The general impression among the
denizens of Water street ia, if we may
judge from the remarks made by them,
that the affair will be success. Having
visited the locality, we learn that these
people arr, pleased with the enterprise,
although thew laugh great deal at the
situa,ion q of Kit Burns with regard to the
missionaries. One says that be cant
see now the preaching is going to do
tho Sc ladies any good, when they can just
g'st their gin by going 70 the door leading
from the laundry to Kit Burns whisky
shop" Others say, "Oh, what's the use
of talking that way; Kit will give up the
mill now" Not be" is the reply; 81
know he won't, for he told me be would
partition off the back part of his bar-rosm
aud make another dog pit in it." With
regard to what be will or will not do,
everybody is in the dark, but we are in
formed by an Intimate friend of his that
be will very probably set up pit in an
other locality, keeping the Z" Baudbox"
as long as be is comfortable there.