New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-04-20
&eaInen's Bethel.

Rev. T.. II. Pease. the ievout. energetic
and self sacrificing pastor of the Seamrn' 8
Bethel, il the Third District, sends lis the
following report OF his labors. Mr.. Pease
should receive, As he deserves. The encou!'
agement Of the community:
Many thanks anew TO the prOprieiOrs OF
the clty pres- for generously continuing TO
send their daily issues. free OF charge. {"
to the sailors reading room, in the Marigny
building, The room has long since
ticabilty and utility among seamen
in general, and especially among
the unemployed who are lounging
about the boarding and cofeehouses;
in keeping them from vile places and
oractices--imparting useful knowledge and
religious truth. has long since been amply
demonstrated. But it has never been a
more tavo1ite place of resort by them than
during the past season. And in all our de.
partments of labOr-reading room. Bethel
meeting. mission Sabbath school, temper
ance meetings, etc. our condition has never
been more encouraging and prosperous than
at present.
Moreover, while we stand in need of
funds wherewith TO procure a better place
and enlarge our operations and make
them more effective, we can say what some
similar organizations can not say, viz: we
owe no debts, but have always bad d clean
balance sheet. For the many tokens of in
creasing good will by the business men of
the city. and especially for the manifest APP
prevail and benedictiOn of Heaven we 70
turn heartfelt thanks.
And wherefore should any man Of ~ha:
ever creed or parity and especially those
who have acquired their property by the
laboIs and pIivations of seaneno and are
profes .edly Chri tians, stand aioot as some
do, or look On with "A critics eYeo
The establishment furnishes for sratut ous
reading and distribution the daily city pa.
pers and newspapers from various parts of
the country III different languages. and
pictorial. scientific and religious mOntblies
and Guarterlies. domestic and foreign;
tracts pamphlets and the bound volumes
of a library. and materials for writing to
friends. all Tree Many thousands OF pages
of tracts and useful publications, and
hundreds of copies of the word Of GOD
have been gratuitously distributed during
the past season throughout the shipping
and along the docks and among the fami-
lies in the eighborhood of the Bethel, and
the seamen in the clearinghouse or sent
to sea on departing ships. Three times on
the Sabbath, and during five of the seven
nights of the week the I! ace has been regu.
larly opened for religious services. which
have been well attended. and with undenia-
BILE evidence Of the Holy Ghost. Our mission
Sabbath school was never more prosperous.
Our temperance roll. which We style our
roll of honor, has ON it the names Of be-
tween 300 and 400 meno If even half of
those who h ave signed keep the pledge. the
good resulting will be incalculable.
Now, in the name OF our common humane
ity. what is there in such operations that
does not deserve the cordial approval and
cooperation OF every citizen of every name
and nation And on the mooted principles
Of economy, as a cheap city police, and as
a Just debt to these common carriers, with.
out whom there can be no commerce or
business prosperity. have not Bethel opera
tons an undoubted claim upon the citizens
of New Orleanss l.. II. !.