Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-11-01

time with her. and that she was determined
only on evil. About this time she wss per-
suaded from one evil purpose she had made up
her mind to, and soon after went out to ser
vice in good family, who treated her kindly,
and allowed her t. come to the home m lettings.
Not long after this. through the power of
Christ, abe became greatly changed girl, both
IN manner and appearance. and her counte-
nance took on cheerful. quiet and happy
expression. We have great reason to hope the
reformation will be lasting.
We have learned not to expect maturity of
Christian character in these girls at the begin
ming of their relisious experience. 1T is first
the blade, then the ear; after that the flu corn
in the ear" We can tell almost as quickly as
they can themselves, when their purposes and
aims have been changed from an evil life to
those of purity and right living; although at
times they may be inconsistent in the common,
every day affairs of life.
We feel that from the time these girls enter
the Christian home, they in measure belong
to ua, we never losing interest 10 any who
come or 20 away. We fully believe thi. pre-
cious prouise: ''An thy children shall be
taught of the Lord. and great shall be the
peace of thy children"
We still have only the ten auxiliary societies
we had year ago, the two managers who
sickness. Providence permitting. we hope to
double this number in another year. As we
take persons from all parts of the State, we
feel that it is right that the State at large
should assist in supporting this institution.
But these ten have done .obly, in not
but means also to help us paw
their expenses. Perhaps the most vigorous of
these societies are the ones in Saltwater, Lake
City, Wabashaw and Winona. At the latter
place regular meetings huve been held during
the year, and at its close an annual report of
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inmates a the most money have come from
Winona. One person sent from that place had
becn courtesan for over eight years, and there
has never been a more marked reformation IN
any one who has ever come to the Home. She
mas gone to her parents in distant State. and
1t does onr hearts good whenever we hear from
her, as we do occasionally. We are indeed
grateful to the Christian women who carry ON
this work in all these places. and for the as
sistance they have rendered us during the past
var. May God bless them and this
work.
Our needs. We are thankful, indeed, for the
amount we have in our treasury to-day. But
with 80 large family as we constantly have.
any one en- see how long this sum will last.
With rent, matron's salary. fuel, which is a
neavy expense, and provisions to buy by the
month, and the increase of prices as the winter
,dvance+, it not being possible to keep any
thing from freezing in the cellar. We also feel
The house we have is desirable in many re-
spects, but falls far short Of what is needful in
our work. We need more room. that we can
nave separate sleeping apartments for all hut
the sick, nursery, sewing room, work room
and laundry c0nvepiences VIII CHI we can never
hope to lind by renting private house. There
fo. g, are looking forward To the time when
We shall have a permanent abiding place of our
own, as have the other charitable associations
of the city.
What has been our success? AS I refer you
to the beginning of this report for he proper
ton of the saved and lost, please remember
also that not more than four or five of these
1913 girls had father and mothers care-nearly
all of them orphans. O. l do wonder, how
many of them can 1--we with every tender tie
crushed, never dying shame resting upon
them, let them turn which way they will to go
about the world ''despsed thing" while the
men who betrayed them are possibly to marry
our daughters, sisters or friends. The lesson
for US to learn is that the betrayer is equally
as guilty as the betrayed. God forbid that /
should make this crime seem less than it now
is, but men should be equally blamed. When
society will ostracise men as it does women,
there will not be the need of 'Magdalen
Homes" that there now is.
As we try to place ourselves in the sad condi-
ton of these women and take look into the
darkness Of their future lives, We close our
eyes with sickening sense, and feel that if
they were Thousand times more wicked than
they are, we would try and raise them up to d
purer and nobler womanhood May light from
heaven shine into all our hearts and show us
the enormity of this great evil, and may we be
helped to do all in our power to stay its pro-
gress.
Words express feebly the gratitude we feel
toward all who have aided us either by money
or influence. The pastors of the different de.
nominations have assisted far more than
nnyy0 NkHoy,l 4Nf H. 1
ternoon services, SO has also Chaplain Rober,
Smith. The Pioneer Press, GLOBE and Dispatch
have done the best tn could to help U.s. fo,
which we give thanks. And would not for
get Chief of Police Weber, and ''al under hi>
authority" for kindness received. To DR.
Stone. who has given his excellent services for
the past year, Except where inmates were able
to pay him) and to the hasts of friends wht
have made US either small or large cOntribn.
lions, we also wish to express our grateful ap-
probation.
AS we take retrospective view of the past
i've years, passing through the daylight and
the darkness-the sunshine and the storm
over smoothseas and rough-when, at times, il
seemed we could advance no farther-we come tc
this hour with thankfulness to the Heavenly
Friend, who has helped us in our every time OF
need, and in our hearts cry out, what hath
God wrought" This is the Lords doing. and
it is marvellous in our eyes. Whatever of sue.
cess we may nave acnleVe0, TO GOd be all the
glory.
| have not purposely drawn dark picture
but have given only few true samples of the
sorrows of this class of women. The half never
has, and never can be told, of the hear,
troubles of those who enter the ranks of fallen
women. MRS. d. s. B. JOHNSTON
President of Minnesota Magdaien Society
Mrs. Drew then read the report of the
president of the Winona Auxiliary society
which was accepted.
Mrs. Morrison, the matron of the home
next addressed the meeting. She gave some
very interesting and touching incidents from
her experience o over twenty years in the
good work of reforming strayed sisters, and
mentioned several pitiful cases which cam.
under her notice since her connection with
the st. Paul home. She said she knew even
of children 3 years old becoming mothers
little ones who had strayed from mothers
lap. The stories she had to hear of mans
perfdy were sad, the lives which ruined ones
had led were hearth ending, and the outside
world knew little of the fearful temptations
that the fallen ones had encountered. After
the address of the matron the meeting ad-
journed, the election of officers being post
poned to the first monthly meeting.
THOSE KIDS.
Discussion Over the Appraisement OF