The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-10-06
mission FIELD DAY.
Mrs. MCAuley And Other
New York Reviva1ists
at Work in Morris
Street.


The efforts on the part of Superinten.
dent Henry G. Newman, of the Morris
Street Mission, to establish in connection
with that institution home for fallen
men and women received splendid
boom at the Free Reformed Church,
Grand street, yesterday afternoon. Sew.
eral hundred persons gathered to listen
to eloquent addresses upon the subject.
The platform was crowded with dis
tinguished mission workers from other
cities, together with few local ministers.
Others prominently identified with
church and mission work in this city
were scattered through the audience.
Mrs. Jerry McAuley, the widow of the
world wide famous founder of the Water
Street Mission. New York, who addressed
the audience, was accompanied by
Mrs. Jackson, of Brooklyn, and
Matron Sprinkle, of the Florence Night
Mission of New York.
Superintendent Childs, of the Bowery
Mission; William PecksmiJh, London
revivalist, the Rev. M. Hadley, Journal
ist and Mission Worker Arter Mllburry
Alexander DeSota, a reformed New York
gambler; the Rev. Paul Van C1eef of the
Wayne Street Reformed Church, and
uperintendent Newman, of the Morris
Street Mission, were among those seated
upon the stage. Superintendent New
man, who is descendant of the Nc
Auleys, has been an untiring worker in
mission work in this city for number of
years. He looked pale and could scarcely
talk above whisper. He had scarcely
recovered from an attack Of hemorrhages
at noon. 1t was he who a year ago began
to agitate the establishment of such an
institution in this city. 1t is said that
millionaire George r. McKensle is inter
ested in the scheme. which is a Quaran-
tee in itself that the home will be
erected,
MRS. JACKsoN's APPEAL.
The main object apparently at yester-
days meeting was to arouse enthusiasm
and enlist the personal sympathy and
aid of church men and women in the
cause.
The Widow McAuley led in prayer.
Then Mrs. jackson, tall, pre-
possessing blonde. made a noble appeal
to Christian women to extend their sym
pathy and aid TO the fallen members of
their sex and personally assist in their
reclamation. She touchingly and effect
lively alluded to a Swedish queen who
sold her jewels in order to establish q
hospital and saw them reflected in the
glistening tears that dropped upon hei
hands from the eyes of woman heaping
blessings upon her head with her dying
breath.
Superintendent Childs, of the Buwery
Mission, gave the audience synopsis
of his ten years. experience al
inS 4 true neao record q fia' the 'Sgsoa goot &c
accomplished WAS kept only in heaven
But the records of the mission would
show that 35, 900 persons had knelt at The
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home as it Is proposed to establish in con
nection with the Morris Street Mission.
Matron Sprinkle, of the Florence Nigh
Mission, a round. pleasant faced woman
in black, next related the causes that lee
her to become a missionary, and gave
glimpses of life in house of faller
women. She declared that she loved ever
the most loathsome of the fallen crea'
lures of her sex, and spicily ridfculed the
Christian woman, who, through sacrific
ing much for their Master, drew the line
at dealing with her fallen sisters. Am
my sisters keeper? And will / be hello
responsible for her welfare when am
called to the bar of judgmentY' were
questions that formed the basis OF hel
theme.
FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT
Mrs. McAuleY was next introduced
She is a stout, round-faced woman, with
features somewhat dark and masculine
A row of dark bangs with sDrinkline
of silver threads jutted out from beneath
her black bonnet. Enough of the dark
side of life, she said, had been alluded tc
by the speakers who preceded her. She
would not dwell further upon that
About year ago her grandchild had ap
pealed to her for help in establishing a
home for the reclaimed fallen women of
this city. She was surprised that the
home had not been built. Ii she
had the money she would build it herself.
1t made her heart ache when she looked
into the faces of 30 many strong, able
bodied men and women and recalled the
fact that the brother who was toiling to
accomplish the erection of this home mad
been attacked with hemorrhages only a
few days before. She appealed strenu
ouSly to her audience to assist him in his
undertaking Then she related some
facts in connection with her own conver-
sion. Twenty-one years ago she lived in
the Fourth ward Of New York, without
home and friends. Once she had pos
sessed everything she could naturallyhave
wished for, but the love Of strong drink hae
dragged her into pit of degradation nexl
to that of licentiousness. But God sent
His missionaries even 60 O rag-a-muffin
One day she entered church. 1t was
full of people. The minister asked il
any one was present who desired the
PldySAS VI tAo CnuLCH W oUeshu up ont
stood alone in all that vast congregation
She never expected at that time to be-
come missionary. But God called hel
into the field, and there she had remained
ever since. 1t cost her something tell the
story of her downfall. She called upon
God to bless the effort to start home for
reclaimed drunkards and fallen women
in this city.
DR.. Paul Van Cleef and others made
short. stirring addresses. Mr.. Newman
announced that meeting to further the
scheme would be held at No. As Mercer
street next Thursday evening.
Among those who are at present
actively engaged in the work of starting
the proposed homo are Mrs. Duane
Searle, of the Methodist denomination
Mrs. John Gray, OF the Reformed Church;
Mrs. Vance. Of the Tabernacle; Mrs. A