Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-03-01

Mineral Point, returned full Of enthusi-
asm and we want the members of the
Union to come and catch some of her
spirit and do better work than we have
done. Mrs. S. d. PULFoRD.
President
Paper read at the district W G. r. q. Conven.
ton by Mrs +. Q. Duncan, OF Darlington.
While in Chicago some months ago,
had the pleasure of being in the same
house with, and meeting daily Mrs,
Matilda B. Carse, president of the
Chicago w c. T. U. and through her
becoming acquainted with some of the
home work and a grand work it is. A
work only women endowed with the
spirit Of the Master could conceive and
carry out. Some time since, they Sc
cured a building on S. Clark st. at a
cost of $4,000 per year, right in the
slums of the city, completely sur
rounded by saloons and houses of i'll
fame The front room Of the main
floor is used as the Mission or Chapel
room. Here each evening of the week
gospel meetings are held. The W. c.
7. U. paying the one $40 per month
who has this in charge. He secures
voluntary leaders and singers from some
of the many churches.
Here, drawn by the sound of the
sweet gospel songs, coming from hearts
yearning for souls of lost men from the
lowest haunts of vice, some who are too
intoxicated to sit upright and all THEN
faces bearing marks of misspent life
| never before so fully realized the truth
of our masters words Il came TO seek
and save the lost as when listening to
Mrs. Carse and other servants of the
Lord pleading with those men to open
the doors OF their sinful hearts to the
one who had SO long been knocking and
at whose entrance strength would surely
come to help them keep this temperance
pledge which they We're asked to sign
for the sake Of wives and children,
mothers and fathers and most of all
their own lost souls. The hearts Of
those earnest workers were cheered by
the testimony of some, who months be.
fore had decided with Gods help to live |
different lives, and thus far had been |
true to their pledge, and of the joy and |
gladness it had brought to them and |
their homes, none could know only |
those who had been thus helped.
The testimony of one man particular
ly impressed me. He said that it was
just one year ago that night, in coming
out of saloon, he had heard singing, |
not the boisterous vulgar songs that he
might expect in that locality, but gospel |
songs, he opened the door and looked |
in finally went in. The singing stopped |
but some one commenced telling about |
the wonderful love of Christ, and how |
He came to save just such men as he
was, and was not only willing, but |
anxious to save him, and he wondered
if he could mean him; one who only u |
few weeks before had been in States |
Prison for stealing and who had only
two or three days before been turned
from his fathers door. The words |
were made so plain, he believed they
were for him and decided to accept
Christ, and begun new life. and
through the help of a good w. G. I. T.
woman, obtained work and was then
holding position of trust and honor.
Sunday afternoon ! attended Sunday
school in this room, where Sabbath
afternoons, children of these people
were gathered to hear for the first time
the story of the blessed Redeemer and
His wonderful love, and the beautiful
home prepared for all who would be-
come his children. These poor, ragged,
dirty little boys and girls are taught BY
some Of the best gentlemen and ladies
Of the city, These workers know moth
ing Of rest on the Sabbath as we term
rest, but is there any rest that would be
as soul satisfying as this work?
Backof this room is free dispensary
for the relief of those too poor to call
physician. On the same floor is a free
kindergarten.
In the basement hot coffee and tea,
with a substantial lunch are provided for
ten cents, On the third floor there are
three reading rooms opening into each
other where plenty Of good reading is
provided There May Allen West,
Editress Of the Union Signal, teaches
Bible class every Sabbath afternoon.
Adjoining these rooms is the day nursery
where the babies whose mothers are
obliged to 60 out to work are taken
care of.
The back rooms on this floor and the
whole floor above are provided with
cots-one hundred in all-and they did
look 50 clean and inviting, with their
White counterpanes ana white pillows.
These are provided for the homeless out
casts for ten cents per night. But they
are obliged first to 60 to the bath room
take thorough bath and put on a
clean night shirt. can imagine the
queer sensation some Of them must ex
perience on awaking to find them
selves clean and in a clean bed
Aside from this building the w. c. T.
US. have matrons at the police stations
to look after the women that are brought
in there. and have formed, or were about
TO when / left there, q midnight mission,
The Temperance Hospital is under their
care and supervision, where they arc