, 1874-08-27
GIVE THEM ENCOURAGEMENT.
Tho Work and Needs Of the Good
Samaritan Society.
sprightly Session Of the Lady Man
= =. ayers Yesterday.
They Arc Determined to Persist
In Their Benevolent
SO EntlcnvOrs.
But the Business-n1en Of Chicago Must
! Lend Their Assistance.

But the BUSINESSMEN OF Uhlcag0 Must
Lend Their Assistance.
Tho Ladies' Samaritan Society, OF this city
organized to give to girls aud womou who,
from my CAUSE, arc without employment, homo,
or frionds, q helping haud, sympathy, and coun-
sci, held q regular mocting yesterday afternoon
| ut 9 io'clocl at No. COS Fulton strcct. About
! thirty ladies wero preaent. md, although Homo
controversy took place On to tho conduct of tho
| Sheltor, IN That the inl1uouco of prayer seemed
| to bo entirely Ignored, and that Irregularities
existed, still thora WAS q onenoss Of sentiment
peevadiug all prcaont that tho work OF aiding
their fallen and suffering Hlstors required cor
dial corporation OH thoir part, aud litslo DIFF
fcronceH Of opinion az to
~: THE EFF1oAoY or PRAYER
to effect thoir purpose, and as to othor minor
matters. should not bo permitted to mar their
/ efforts. The Shelter. which is situatod On La-
6aile street, between Randolph and Lake atrocts,
being found already inadequate to tho demands
upon tho Baharitans for aid, tho Society con-
templates tho establishment Of branch house
ou tho West Hido, which, il comtnodoua enough,
ahall in tino bo converted into al industrial
home. t..
49,. RHronT OF pn. xENr.
When the mootlny had baon lurmall Y opouol
BY Mrs. Leonard President OF tho Society, Mrs.
DR.. Augusta kent reported TINT sllo had beon
promsud a supply OF medicines for usn at tue
hholter, anu, ~ to tue intended Homo, .sha
thought suitable house could bo procured on
West Madison street, ncar Latlin. at q moderate
routal. 11er idoa was that tho Homo should bo
made solf-aupnorting. aud to that end Rho was
certnin work would bo furnished in abundance.
Tho alAtruu Of tho Sholt0r mado report Of
tho condit!on Of tho institution on Aug. 49, Cloth
lug, provisions, and other noccsaar!ea had boen
received as t!onatlons. .
T. ~ Tue n sonhEh OF INMATES
aeoSa % aa ea hs aFa nat p bang
Owing to the vcr5 limited accommodation, many
persons are excluded:
committee was shen anpotnted to continue
tho search for additional house accommodation.
be pald Whou tho exchoquor IL all but ompty-
only S1l in hand.
STATE OF THE FINANCES.
Mrs. Franklin, OF the Committee on Finauoo,
stated that sl!p had gono around among bust
In aid Of tho aholteg. Bhe failed, tAo
objection being made, Mrs. Franklin saidt that
the Shelter Was not conducted upon Christian
Principles: A THESE IN mon a. are IN good standing IL
tho uuchristtan course pursued by the managors
Of tho institution. Beer has beon tasan into tho
house aftor dark.
al ladies saving tnat so was not stating faots,i
Mrs. Franklin continued: know what stato
to bo true, aud know that prayers are not per-
Inltted to bo offered there. For seven months
have beon working among businessmen in tho
willing to aid Institutions conducted in Chris
tian~like manuor.
Tue Nation denied TINT boor had beon takcn
Mrs. Leonard declared that 1t has bcen her
oxperionce that In eyofy society In which she has
hoon Interested shcre were Buro to 10 found
fault-auSders: S Tue pFaylng ,Wyomop ln Mrs.
1aon aga 7ory e to aox as
to prayors. but aoelng that all praying, % somo
folks would havo 1t, has effected very little, 1t
anything, She thought more work mud leas pray
ing ought to bo sriod now. Mrs. Leonard OK
wine aud brand, and checao woro taken into tho
house nftor niEhtfalI by her direction, az they
wore required, aud that circumstance was talon
advantage Of by tho advocates Of praying bands
' ' rnArHn.
Mrs. Russell colncidol with Mrs. Leonard, and
Expressed the opinion that every act Of charity
WIS Itself pfas;ysr, s; Praying vii 5 aot influence
seooS osapzsd on
principle, and ought to bo 80 regulated aud that
docs not hinder peoplo from praying who 30 do
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prAyor-moetings In tho house became iosultory,
tic ladies' seuorally joining In. each ono expross
ing different oplnton, md each except those
who thought OF Mira, Leonard did, showing n
prororance for the introduction OF that form OF
nT4yer pecuar to the sect or denomination to
Which size Is affiliated. Tho discussion seemed
likely to laHt good while mud result iu nothing,
until
who eat quietly Listening, aaid Ladies', wont
inta fills work to SEQ Il IL was not posslbto for