The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-12-10
AN APPEAL.
'Bear ye one another's burdens and so
fulfill the law of Christ"

The Woman's Home Missionary
Society of the Congregational
Church desire to call the attention
of the people to the work they are
trying to DO, and, if the work COM
mends itself as good, we earnestly
request from them assistance and
cooperation. Unlike the settlement
of all the other western terrific
rieS, the immigration to ours has
been from the poorest classes, both
of our own and foreign nations, and
in addition to this there has been a
predominance of women in that
immigration.
The natural result has followed
that very large number Of women
and girls have to be self-supporting.
Many of these girls are now eagerly
seeking an opportunity to study,
but in order that they may do so,
some way has TO be provided by
which they can lie self-supDorting
and have help on their school bills
You can judge somewhat of the
need from the fact that one school
alone has had to turn away more
than twenty girls who asked for do
nestle service and chance to
study. The Home Missionary Sc
ciety are trying to help this class of
girls, and we need
First-Offers of homes where
girls can work morning and evening
for their board. Schools all close
at half-past two, and such girls as
these can be of great assistance in
any household. The homesiunder our
present servant girl system are not
so blissfully perfect but that many
people look back with longing to
those simple happy homes, in which
he best men and women of DUR ma
ton were reared, where the girls of
the family did the work and still
found time to go to school.
Second.-We want you to speak
kind helpful words to girls III this
city and the surrounding towns and
encourage tn am to come forward and
make similar applications,
Third.-We need money to pay
school bills. The higher schools of
our city have promised IT, help both
with free scholarships and reduced
rates of tuition. but it is still not
enough.
Tosuch Of you as may look with
approval on this work, we would
say that we realize in how many
ways money is needed at this happy
Christmas time, but any contribu
tionS which you may feel able or
wiling to make to this work need
not be paid before april lst, 1888
In order that we may approximate
something near the amount on
which we can rely to meet our eX
penses, we earnestly request you TO
send us, early in the new year. d
note stating the amount you are
willing TO give, when you will pay
it and 70 which school you wish it
to be paid, VIZ, Salt Lake Academy
Congregational; Collegiate Institute,
Presbyterian; st Marks High
School, EpiScopalian; Deseret Uni
versitY. Mormon; Rocky Mountain
Seminary, Methodist; ST, Mary's
Academy, Catholic.
There are some friends of educa-
ton who object to religious schools
to them we would say, that though
the Salt Lake Academy and Deseret
University are under the control of
the denomination named, no theol-
ogy is taught in them. That branch
Of study is carried in their respec-
tive Sunday Schools, at which at
tendance is optional. Contributions
OF so ntS and upwards are reques
ted, anu may be sent to Miss Lucia
Miles, treasurer, care of Kimball &
Lawrence, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Offers of homes, and applications
for homes, may be sent to Miss
Georgia Snow, president, care OF
Judge z. Snow, Salt Lake City,
Utah. Applications for education
may be left at any of the schools
named, or sent to Miss Nina Daft
secretary, care of Walker Bros,
Salt Lake City, Utah. Persons de-
string any further information can
send to Miss Jennie Carney, CORES
ponding secretary, care of Salt Lake
Academy, Salt Lake City, Utah.
There will be a course of lectures
in aid Of this fund, the first Of which
will be given By Prof. l.. E. Holden.
probably during the coming week
The time will be hereafter an
nounced.
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