Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-03


The chapel of Grace Houseis the small.
est In the city, but it's appointments are
perfect. 1t is so small that it might serve
as a dolls chapel. The stained glass
windows in the chance throw
religious light over the tiny read
ing desk and pulpit. The small pews
for the children, the organ and every
| thing In the chapel Is In perfect keeping
with its size.
Grace Church House was built by
Levi 2. Morton as memorial to his
wife.
st. Marks Memorial, which was erected
by Mr.. Rutherford Stuyvesant at a cost
of $4,000 ia memory OF his wife, is
beautiful mission building standing on
the corner OF Tenth street, overlooking
| Tompkins square. Its object is educa-
tional and social. Free schools are open
| during most of the year for the instruc-
ton Of the poor children from the ada
cent tenement districts. A circulating
! library has been established. Clubs and
societies of a literary and social character
have their headquarters in the building.
| Sewing and cooking classes for girls meet
| twice week. A kitchen garden class
| for very young girls las been formed,
who 90 through their exercises to music.
! Toy beds furnished with mattresses, pill
| lows, sheets and blankets are placed be-
| fore the children and they are taught to
make them properly Toy dinner Ia bles are
set in the same way. 1t is an interesting
spectacle.
| shall now speak of mission work in
| New York which requpes the create st
amount OF patience and courage in the
worker. 1t Is the mission to fallen
women. Many of them come from the
slums of the city, others from towns and
villages in the neighboring States TO hide
their shame from the eyes of ali who are
dear TO them In the vast multitudes OF the
metropolis. Some, but they are few, have
been "mOre sinned against than SHINING"
and deserted, driven from their fathers
house, alone and despairing, rush head
! long into life OF sin, TO drown In dis
sipation the agony OF their thoughts.
Mr.. Henry Il. Gibbud, a young mis-
| sionary, who superintends the Florence
Mission, at 90 Blocker street, has passed
his nights for several years among fallen
| women, and understands their hearts
better, perhaps, than any other person en-
gaged In similar work. paid him visit
not long ago. The house occupied by the
| mission is a small one. far TOO small for
the work, but IL is 10 every respect what
| such house should be--a home Tor all
who seek it's shelter, without any restric-
! toms Of liberty. On the first story Is the
chapel, where meetings are held each
| ulRub. u pom L0e hecDnU SlOTy are Tue
coy apartments Of the missionary and his
wife, and above are the rooms TOR the res
cued girls.
II am a crank" said Mr.. Gibbud, "a
verirable crank on this subject, but
could not conscientiously be anything
else. You asked ne whether believe In
the reclamation OF lost women? an
swer you, yes, for experience has shown
me, time and time again, that even the
most abandoned woman may mend her
| ways. When q woman of this class is
| wearing diamonds and silks and
has money in supeTabun-
| dance lavished upon her, she
will rarely, II ever, reform, and your con
verts are not among the upper circles of
The 'dem-moude.' Remember what il
means for them to alter their lives. They
have already lost their honor, and as the
| world 10 now constituted can never hope
| to regain the position or esteem they once
held. TO reform means TO throw away
what they do possess, ease, luxury,
amusement, and to live by honest work,
with the shadow Of their sin following
them wherever they 90. But when they
are cast off, and weake ned by drink and
| opium, are compelled to walk the streets
al night 10 gain a miserable living, they
become so neartsick and despairing that
often they are overoyed to find refuge.
| l nave anulnDeT OF Ietters IN LDls me-" ne
| continued. opening canvas case rs he
! spoke. (which would prove to you the
! truth of my statements. They are from
| different girls and women who went 10
| situations from this mission. Here ia
| one from young woman of high educs-
| ton. She was gradute of Albany Col
| lege, but went astray. until she sunk into
the lowest depths OF degradation. ! res
cued her, with two companions, from a
stale beer dive In Mulberry street. She
was living with her two friends in South
Fifth avenue at the time, In bouse Occu-
pied by negroes and Italians. You would
hardly believethe writer of such a letter
could ever sink 80 low.'