The sun., 1890-01-05
DIR. MoRsAHs MISSION GOES ON
II ~ Fined with jewish children who Say
They Have Permission to Attend.

AhSN hheNo GeFmlbnton TO attend.
The children's mission which the Rev. DR..
Brockholst Morgan established In Essex street,
and which has been vigorously attacked by DIR.
II. PeriOra Mendez and other Jewish rabbis
because Christianity was taught to jewish
children there, has not suffered a bit for the
opposition. 1t is open on Fridays and Sun
days. DR.. Mendez's warfare came to head
early last week In a letter which he wrote DR..
Morgan, charging him with proseytine, and
which was printed in The Sun on Thursday
last But the mission house was open on Fri
day afternoon as usual. and was packed with
bright-eyed. red-cheeked little Jowesses who
took sewing lessons and snng Sunday school
songs, and appeared to be having an immensely
happy time. Thore docs not appear
to be 30 much opposition to the mission
among the Jews OF the neiRhbOrhood
as among certain rabbis UP town.
Any way DR.. Morgan is going on with
the work. He is neither daunted nor discour-
aged, and talks about getting bigger quarters
for the mission. He propheses that some day
the mission will be big establishment and
own it's own house. Ho says every one Of his
little girls is u Jewess But that is only an ac-
cident. The mission was established for the
benefit OF the children in the neighborhood
who get no religious teaching The invitation
is extended to all. He did not know that the
children belonged to jewish parents until long
alter the mission was established. lie cannot
see that no is in error since oil his children
have told their parents about the mission and
presumably have their permission to come. At
least, all the children say they have.
DR.. Morgan is chaplain OF all the city prisons.
and gives up a good deal Of time every week to
visiting them. He is also assistant rector OF
ST. Marks Episcopal Church. In his frequent
visits to Ludlow street Jail he was struck with
the astonishing number OF children in Essex
and Ludlow streets and the iane which sep
arRtes Ludlow street Jail from Essex Market
They were Of all sizes and ages, but little girls
and boys OF five to ten years were most nu-
merous. They swarmed everywhere. and
played tag and ball and craps and other games
common among street gamins on Sunday the
same as on any other day. DR.. Morgan Won
dered If they received no religious train
ing. and on QUESTIONING many OF them
dies OF his church and one OF them volun-
teered to pay the rent aud FURNISHINGS III OF
mission. I his was last spring. DR., Morgan at
once set about It, hired base m ent, frightened
benches and pictures and invited the children
in They were tim Id at first, but after while
received. talked to- and taught to sing. Then
little girls followed. and in q few months the
mission room was packed full OF children every
time the duors were open.
After while 1t was arranged to have reGul ar
gatherings there twice a week. The principal
meeting was fixed Tor Sunday afternoon. when
boys and girls came in together and were
Mrs. John A. Foster loiued in the work and
took special care Of the girls. Four or five
other ladies volunteered us teachers OF classes,
and several young men came down to teach
the boys The chief feature OF the meetings
was made singing. since that pleased the chill
dren most They always began the exercises |
by repeating the Lords lrayer in chorus, and |
then after collect or two and plenty OF sing
Ing they repeated verses Of Scripture they had /
learned during the week, and their teachers |
salvation.
The other gathering was fixed for 8 o'clock |
on Friday afternoons. This was only for girls, |
and was put under special charge OF Mrs; Fos-
present. This was essentially q sewing G lass
for the purpose OF teaching the little girls
way OF making their own living when they got
older. The little girls were delighted with
filled the mission room to oyerfowing eveIy
Friday. DR.. Morgan began these afternoons
with the Lords Prayer and collects also and
the little girls sang sunday school songs now
and then to rest them from sewing s;,,u ,o.,
boys and girls, standing expectantly In front
OF the basement when DR.. Morgan. Mrs. Fos-
ter. and several assistants approached the
basement on Friday afternoon last. There
must have been several hundred Of them. but
most Of them were drawn by curiosity, as the
event proved. here was a buzz OF childish
whom the teachers came up. and
some Of the little girls greeted them shyly.
The basement is at 62 Essex street and oppo-
are steep A red sign Is on the side OF the stair
case. 1t reads:
GODS PROVIDENCE MISSION.
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