, 1879-02-05

To the LAitor Gf TIE Tribune.
CHICAGO, Feb. 4.-f}ntuE tho pnst few days
there have been several Items III your parer In
regard to the Dcspla!ncs street lot1gine-hot1sv.
hope you will therefore allow INC to giyu my
Views Of this most noble wurk, started anil car-
rtcd IN by Alr. Baker tof the firm Of Murray &
bakery and several oihrr Christian workers.
In the first place, the mission work nn,l Gospel
meetings were started nearly two years ngo,
antl have been very successful, being iustru-
mental In saving MANY souls, reforming many
drunkards, a,ld Of taking food fps both body
anu soul into. many 4 destitute home In the
ncighborhool. It lsaa beer, md still 's tho de-
sire Of alr. Baker tllat all shall hear the Gospel
hla mind. hc opened le lott1lng-h1use. think
lux bY th!s means tic nleu could 10 persuaded
10 attend te mcct!ugs, aud many could ue
saved at,.l Jed intp different paths of 'tr: The
as my can understand who will attend ono os
thcsu tnoetll.xs, which arc held every night, a1ul
sec with what caEcr:ess tho throug Listens to
the words Ut truth which arc read aIu spokeIl
d tho pressnt md tuiaru welfare, Of
thcse unfortunate men. sfany hayo 'becn
savod from drunkenness and crllno
and have beet, found ctnuloyfncnt, n,Hl tllcir
Iuc!ltal in doing for them call be tcarl amy
night, for, where Il, past days they wuuId spend
.llrr ttnIu n1lA money IN some drlnkinE he'll or
den ol sln, they now long for tn: hour to cone
that ll!eY anly eol!lu to the house Of Gud to
thauk Hin, for ll.eir 4cllverasee, nl n,cct with
those who extended the hAnu Of friendship
when they were III tlIe lowest depths Of dcHra-
uhtlon. 1t scctHs to mt II there wrru nothing
have for us. uni the knuwlcdgu tI'at they asu
snycd from such Wretghctiue.s md misery hcru,
we would bu tuoru tlla., paid for ll,v hours Of
labor VIC hayc with them; but the savor says :
lnasilucll as 20 did II unto Ut the !cast Of
these, my brethren. ~ lItl II unto No." W.
il,lu ID our work that thu huryest 10 ripe, but
the luborers fon.
hare no doubt hut what The names Of many
rum.sc!lcrs we're or t'le petition ior the xaE'-
too build thing for Them to 10, they used their
iniluencu u tayu otlers sign It, urul now, since
alr. D"olf has visited tlie institution. an! finds
io cause f1r complaint, they arc irving 10 ad-
to walk on that shae Of tic street,
lns.iltsd ~ sums Q! t!Ir lolgng-housc inen.
people And so much fault With an tnattution
likc this wllcn the An IL to bcle!Et men III botty
un.l soul. ailtt yet within stono'4 throw OF thss
lodging! E.!louse, either way, there arc ut least q
dozen of tl'e lowest drfllklng-suloonA alui dena
unfortuuatcs arc brought to what tllcy ate,
robbed of every cent they liayr, ulll llcn lustlcl
out unon tllc *trcet to Perish with cold; aud
3ck WI near h1 COIN pl1tnt 0I II hGIl. n1sA1d ftr
wo'nan to pass these slcna! Uh! how tnenn
s|stent. how blinl, how oYcrcarcfal soine people
Arc!
We'll, Mr. E!ltor, am q woman, alll ono
greatly Interested In thu !nisston and IN every
Grast ot its work. u1hl as Iye lung .listallco
ont OIL the Mcat Side, | ami ottt1l uI,ab1c to bu
at tfIa tncettng when IL begins, autl sometimes
d0 not get there until tho sceonl meeting,
Which Il about 0o'rlock. get of the car VI
this cuFuer, a,nl walk to tbs mission nIonr, l,h
iase ncser yct bccn nso!cstel In my way, shape,
uF tnhnHer. 1t IL u very common Thing fur Inc
to spruk tn three ur four Of ll.rxc ftllowd, uni
invite them Into the meetings, They nut know
Ing who aiA. W. hare atxo started tn eol,to:-
tIon with the ,ntasiOn u restaurant, where IneaiH
arc served at hye, ten, untl tlHeen ccnts, tn
those WIN are eaptoyed, and furnish the do
seryIs,E unemployed free.
We cordially tHyitc tbs p4blls to visit ttl.
mssi"h ~ al its departments. ulrl SEQ fur llnI-
selves ttIe kind vi wurk that IL being ,tunr
Thanking ypu fur Ksvtng inls lettrr spacn iu
your Yati1a"le paicr, runnaD 4 WORKER.