New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-08
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
RpJGuT Spot IN THE DARKNESS.
A PHEASANT HOME FOR YOUNG MEN IN TIE ROW

A PLEASANT HOME FOR YOUNG MEN IN lhE ho"-
rRY-lTs TRIALS AND SUCCESS
The Bowery Evangelical Mission, at No. SO Bow
ery was open"d YESTERDAY afternoon WIN PRAYER
meeting NJ which some 80 persons were present
The services were conducted 10y the Rev: A. q; kIl-
ifson and the Rev. Mr. Law the IomDS
Prison Chaplain. Last May some h1h'V
lent persops leased the brick building al
Nc. so Rowery for the purpose If Tuning 1t
into n mission and a clearinghouse This was
for the benefit Of respectable men. young and 3d'
who on account ofthclr small incomes, were other
wise compelled TO Lodge in houses where lutoMc3t-
inglGuors are not only sold. hut freely n'ugcd m
and where ID" influences arr no OF ;hc bei, Nluo
The hCuse Yves formerly a wcll-knoWn gamhGdg re-
SORT, and was kcpt by "IOm lver a gambler aud
prize fighter. Persons of the worst repuI1tJh con
Crcgatcd there uightlv and Icveled until me nrn.
Mr. FoYuev. Wh0 turned the plac' INTO l,nl'I-
ance housn. IL naturally Eel. prey 10 me "uinoS-
itv Of tho MANY rum sellers II ms ht.''"''h"""'
and finally retired with nag and baggage. leaving
ONLY few converts behind Inn.
The prcS "a inIC;NC-lnuS". VINO! Is nNoWH - ''V
Young Mems Home. is managed bY ii. Is. Ry&n,
who was appointed Superintendent ny tn lesscCs
solne three or iour mon. Is ago. TRIBUNE re-
porter visited the house last evening aud was cor
We have about thirty rcr.q1ns, in tie house At
present" NJ RYAN said and they are respect =,
Us on JGy 81. and since that time We have had
l.lc or no tlCubc with new corners. II man
comes TO demorali2cd by drink, We do oar best to
reform him. We reason with him and give him good
advice. O0ly when man Is an inc0ruglh.e Giuuk-
ard aud becomes a nuisance DO we turn hun out"
Mr.. Ryan showed his visitor over the house.
EVERYTHING was IN perfect order. and scIupnlouslN
clean On the croun' looI is the chapel. lighted by
about two dozen CaSburrers and heated by large
iron stove. Benches and chars are not lacking ana
although the ha is not large, II has s@ating ca
pacIiy for over 200 persons \ table on slehtN
elevated platform at the further end of the room
and an organ IN the corner complete the furniture
OF this interior The superintendent starts upon
the principle that Christianity without cheerful
ness is a poor reformcr, and he has strained every
effort 70 make life pleasant for his dodgers. lie
second floor Of the house, which one reaches
through wicket gate. contains spacious
and ENJOYABLE rcadinL-room. As below all Is clean
and new the walls are whitcwashcd and the hoors
well scrubbed Fifteen square bedrooms are htted
each for one person, aud several larger rooms are
fitted with two and some with three single beds.
The prices are moderate and vary from 81 80 to
50 90 week. BesIde tins, the house is supplied
with every water convenience. including warm and
cold baths and Is well-llghed and ventilated. The
Home. situated among gambling dens and liquor
plareS. has had much opposition TO contend with
from its ncjghbOrs, who feared that their custom
might suffer IN consequence of It's lunuences. But
il has prOspeied none the less.