Wichita eagle., 1889-10-15

Work of Our Women-A Home for the Fallen.
To the Editor of the Eagle.
In its executive session Saturday the
Woman's Council decided upon 1.-THE
Open Door" as an appropriate name of
our refuge for fallen women. At all
hours, day or night, the door will be open
to those who, in sincere repentance, desire
its shelter and protection. The building
known as the Cook flats is located on
East Central avenue. 1t is conveniently
arranged and in its partial retirement is
well suited to the work. We take posses
sion Wednesday. the 10th inst, and later
will be glad to have our friends visit and
inspect the new quarters. We rent one
half the building to Miss Fountain for her
Faith Home.
A matron and her husband have been
secured who, for the present, will manage
domestic affairs.
All who can conveniently do so will
confer a great favor by leaving
their donations at the opera house door as
soon as possible. They Will thus reduce
the cost of delivery. Others who have sc
generously contributed are asked To be
ready for our wagon Tuesday or Wednes-
day.
persons and societies who have given
money, food, furniture, fuel and monthly
pledges.
AS yet we have no cook stove and only
one heating stove Will especially appre-
ciate help in this direction.
We have been assured by the gentle
manly chief OF police that this move meets
an imperative need in our city aud that al
all times the police force can be depended
upon for encouragement and cheerful as
slstance.
The ready responses to our few personal
appeals encourage Us TO believe that
charity is inaugurated which touches the
tenderest chords Of human hearts, char
ity from which women in womanly but
mistaken delicacy have TOO long held
aloof But now that the initiative step is
taken we appeal to all our good women 10
help up In this work, in this our little step
toward purifying the moral atmosphere ~
which we live.
The only encouragement as yet encount-
cred has been Of a mildly negative type
and crystaliZed in the suggestion that this
reform house should be for the other sex.
the justice of the remark is apparent TO
all There Is a philosophy In the history
Of human society. philosophy which
proves that present sociological conditions
are the result Of special and definite
causes which are susceptible Of rational
analyses. But a discussion Is beyond the
scope OF this little article. These social
conditions render it AZ present impossible
for our women TO do more than they are
now trying to accomplish. But the posi-
bilities OF the future are unlimited.
Woman in her progress through the cen
turtles Of civilization has left IN her ter
raced pathway the steppi stones by
which her defendants might climb to
ioftier heights. Prom her pathway evolu-
tions have sprung and she looks back
upon great reforms that could be STAYED
bv no human force IL the
present century great tidal wave dis
turDs the world OF morals, wave destined
to reach the heart-shores Of thinking.
soulful people. This wave Of public sen
tlnent will demand the same standard Of
virtue from the sexes viii not condemn
the erripg woman and smile upon her be-
trayer. The bridegroom AZ the altar shall
present himself a. pnTe 2Dd bianeless a.
the cbaste bride al his side. Taea We Will
hear less Of moral declaration and more. it
IS hoped. Of that now unknown ansfnoly.
virtuotls maG But before that tine there
must intervene az educational period and
process As one Of the fr.t steps 10 attain
the desired end the Non8aDs Council in
stitUtes means o. retaining the fallen
Of our own sex Jesus said 20 the sinful
woman Go and Gin no ul1re- sister wo-
men. what is cur duty
Who Viii take tie rext step and organ
ize in Wichita e3abs O. social purity for
mem We await tie ect.oa q fathers,
hus bands, brothers, sons-
FAESET BLAZE MILLEA