The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-22
The Annual Renort.

Cdln65i lClNcLl pld1NA AJl al W ~ oAN
connected with the Mission Home.
The Annual Report.
Mrs. Kate Dauagh, The matrsn,
made the following sixth annual re-
port OF the Mission III me, which was
lead by he Rev. Mr.. Richardson:
Eleven years have elapsed since the
organization of the RefoImatory
Home, under the auspices of the
Women's Christian As oCiation. Dur
ing this period S4S pertons have been
admitted, 81 since the removal Of the
work o its present location. Number
in family at present 70 ty.icur Twelve
adults and thitty-two children Ad-
mitted during the year. twenty eight
adults and forty children. Three
deaths have occurred during the year.
Temporary sh elter has been given to
eleven women and three children.
Eight of this number have been sent
by the city, and three by the Society
for Prevent on of Cruelty to Animals.
There have gone out from the
Home tTenty-eight adults and
forty-sight Children. These have
all been returned to friends,
or gone out to service with the eXcep-
ton of six who have lett without APP
proval. Earnings of the laundry and
sewing room, $40; childrens board,
1886; making total receipts S476.
The returns fiom the industries OF
the Home are much smaller than in
other years, owing TO the larger pre-
portion of young girls admitted, who
devote part of each day
to study IN the school room,
and are inefficient in every de.
partment OF work until they have re-
Ceived instruction, The small amount
received for children's beard shows
work done for a more needy class
than in former years, and also shows
a heavier burden on the Womaus'
Christian Association, The burden,
however, has not been borne by them
alone, the citizens of Memphis having
given material aid, with words
Of cheer and sympathy. The home
life has been much the same as in for
mer years. Morning and evening
service is held each day in the chapel,
which is also used IS school-room,
The children receive instruction tIOm
the same beloved teacher, who hac
filed this place during the six years
past. The Word of God is made the
rule of life. Sabbath school and b. bic
class are regularly conducted every
Sabbath morning. The Scripture read
ings in connection with the Sunday
school lessons are read each morning
through the week. Sabbath afternoon
service has usually been conducted by
the city pas ors or members of the
Young Mems Christian Association.
Thursday afternoon service, with
few interruptions, has been con-
Quoted by Mrs. Emily B. Ar
mour or Mlss Emma Smith.
From those who have gone out from
under the care Of the Association we
have much to encourage, strengthen
and stimulate to renewed effort in the
the future. Our inmates are remain
ing a longer period Of time in the
Home than formerly. To this fact,
with the blessing of God, we have
realized higher and better work than
ever accomplished.
Twelve of the inmates of the Home
have been hopefully converted and
have been admitted to church men,
bership, namely: Six to the First
Presbyterian, one to the Alabama
Street ChIuch, and five to the Fnst
Methodist Church. Nine Of this num-
Der are under sixteen years of age,
awe cannot separate the present from
the past, they are linked TO-
gether." The seed sown in
faith with prayer by these who
have exchanged hope for fruition
and have gone on before, is now bear
ing fruit, precious in the sight of God.
One child brought to the Home in
1880 remained in the Home Fix years,
receiving her education in our school
room. Giving evidence of Christian
virtue and piety in her young life che
was admitted on profession OF faith 10
the Church OF Christ, and is now in
distant S ate engaged in active Chris
tan work--a teacher in the Sabbath
school, working willinglylfor the Mas
ter.
The physical condition of the Home
family has been excellent.
The fact stands recorded that net
one applicant has been turned away
from our door unprovided for, who
was eligible to the Home.
Much beauty, brightness and com
fort have been added to the Home by
thorough repairs in painting, plaster
ing and kslsomining, which have just
been completed. Unimpoitsnt in
itself, but very important to our seven
1,t1o opes ,,uJar four vpor1 of aoo hos
been the gift of seven high chairs,
table, and white mus for each plate,
making them so happy and thankful
when seated the first time the two
leaders of the little family bowed their
heads to ask a blessing in their own
language. The Harvest Home fesh-
val, observed on The Sth of October,
Was truly a season of ingatheriDg The
liberal donations then offered have
helped much to reduce the expenses
of the Home. On Flower Mission day
of the Women's Christian Temperance
Union the inmates Of the home we're
not iorgo ten. Beside the plate of
each one IS they came to the teatable
was found apretty bouquet Of flowers
with q Scripture card attached. Sweet
tokens of human love to hearts shut
in upon themselves.
Cut into the stone over the door of
the Childre s. Homein Cincinnati are
the words, "In Chris!'s Stead" This
implies a respecta5ility which words
cannot express, yet with this thought
the heart and hand are strengthened
in rescuing and lifting those thrown
upon our care, d elivering them from
their unhappy circumstances, Temov-
ing them from darkened homes where
the word of Col is not known and
where the n oral faint fasteps