Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-11-02
SWEET CHARITY.


Annual Meeting Woman's Christian
Hons-Annual Address by Ars. IL. d.
Gates Financial HsporE oGicsrs
Elected.
The annual meeting of the Woman's
Christian Home vas held yesterday after
noon, at the Home, corner of Olmsted and
Saltwater streets. There was large at
tendance of managers and visitors, and a
lively interest shown in the work Of the
annual address, an sble and exhaustive his
torical exhibit OF the object, aim and work
OF the organization. The address, is given
in full below:
AS if on the wings of the wind has come
again our annual meeting day and with il
as usual, come thoughts of now soon our
term of service will be ended, and other
hands and hearts take up the work We lay
aside-and also come hsart-questiongs OF
how we have done our work, our faithful
| ness and what we have accom- plished
And as has been our custom, we again
attempt TO give to those interested in our
labore, IN brief manner, & review of the
tenth years doing5, but though We choose
| words never so wisely, they will not
measure work.
We believe work has been most cheer
fully done and ali have found it far sweet
| or to serve actively rather than serve only
by standing and waiting; while one, our
beloved secretary, MIRA. B. I Wright, has
heard the well done, good and faithful
servant" and gone to occupy the heavenly
mansion prepared for her; and, though
she labored among us but a short time,
she enoeared herself to US By hsr many
graces of nind s8d hssrt AID We sadly
miss hsr; our thoughts, BOO, often tarn in
deepest sympathy toward the desolase
homo in oar midst, bat We hasten TO sill
any rising questions of our heart, by re-
U,snhsrIng with one OF old: "It Is Jehs-
yah, les him do what sesmeth him good"
and We do know shat our loss is her gain
Ny sisters, let us not miss shc iesson the
wise Tekchsr has set as TO lsara.
Is seems eminently sIting in this rsview
Of years werk and experisaoe 10 rsnem.
Der oae, who was . s.aanch friend and
wise counsellor Of this institution and so.
siety, STAGE their first fousdia9 and organ.
ization; but vaese voice we shall not hear
and whose assistance We shall not Feesirs
again, except ss "bsing dead. he yei
spe2keth: which IL indeed true of Rev.
z, w. Chase, wha was for 3D. many years
she efficient secretary Of the Relief society
OF our city.
We havs missed his sympathy and inter
est, and We miss aim in our nesting to-
day.
- 10 har md
ditions to our board of managers, all si
| whom have expressed a growing intsresi
IN She work, rs they CONC TO know more
OF it and the need of 1t.
Ali the regular monthly meetings have
ocsurred at tbs Homo and thars have beer
| number Of special meetings fSr spsciRl
interests that have been presented---alvsys
more than quorum present ana tho mum
Der increased by the presence of the thrse
grsoes, Faith, Hope AID Che -ity.
Our increasing friends have cheered Us
By word and deed; those who have not felt
| il themselves do not know the impetus tc
increased labor and zeal il gives as to bt
| met by one, who asks ''how are you getting
along in your work for the Christian
Home, have you bopefsl cases thera now
sud how are the fundsS' "hfter reading
| something about the work a few week,
ago, l laid this aside TO give you, anc
though it is not rs much IS I wish it were
yet trust it will help you little" ut thG
same time putting IN our hand sa5sten-
tial expression Of interest.
How discouraging also when those, who
it would appear havs 10 earthly wish uR
gratified, lock a. you Il; a compassionate,
sort of way and reply to your solicitation
Il dent believe can give anything tc
that work; there ara SO many calls; dc
you ladies believe you are really
doing any good in that work any way p
AS though we would spsnd OUT tine and
strength, yes and our money too, and
sacrifice mzny sweet delights that arc in
our homee. for that which we believe il
nsught?
Then there are the questions about the
yooBg mothers for whom We care, our 20
sition in regard to thsm We have ofte1
explained. Ii We commence st the begin
ming OF their difficulty, We shall not find il
altogether in themselves we think, but far
too often With parents, who mibguide OF
fail to sustain.
Youths Of both sexes know thei,
companions have their liberty
ana they wish theirs also
AID many parents, rather than cone ia
contact with the young opposing wills
weakly consent, ezcusinG their lack OF
frmness and discretion with, 'They are
young, let them have good time while
they can"
Some one says: The lack OF proper
teaching and guidancs of Imagination II
children OF both sexes, particularly Of boys
is in my opinion fruitful cause of Low
and sensual habits.
A pastor who was talking to young mer
and women sxhortsd She "maidens TO b.
brave and the youths pure" Some one
suggested that he probably meant for tn,
youshs 70 be brave and the nsidsns pure
But he did not correct the injunction, say
ing simply, Mature has done shat"
The fatal power that leads mos
young women and girls 10 destruction
is, We believe, the natural pure
and God-givea instinct that Graves
human love, and parents have msds ant
are ssill making the fatal mistake Of lsav
| ing girls to much too choose thsir compan
ions, and hesitsting 10 enlightsn thsn il
| regard to the mysteries of life and to show
| them that too often Loves young dream
| may be realized in a wrecked happiness
| and 5lssssd life.
No have been PLEASED to notioo in th.
| young moshsrs in the Home durieg tn,