The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-01-18

lhey found out X any poor woman neo 3
lick baby. or IL they needed their children
cared for when mother was out; or II some
poor Womon was sick and could not do her
washing, one Of the girls would do Il for
her and not even take ''thank you" for
pay. They scrubbed out their dirty roomss
they put thugs 10 rights, and taught them
how 10 make nice little dishes out Of the /
simplest food; they mended their clothes,
nursed the sick, and In q hundred ways |
made themselves so useful that Il was not
long till their wicked neighbors, even the
worst Of them, looked on them with res
pect and reverence. II one Of the women
whose children they had been caring for
came In reeling drunk did they reproach
her?-oh. no; they helped her to seat,
made her a cup of nice fresh tea, and spoke
kind and cheerful words till the drunkard
sunk into drowsy sleep TO dream that che
had been attended to BY angels. Here was
practical Christianity carried out With a
devotion and self-sacrifce almost unex-
ampled in history. Who we're these humble
disciples who went down among the sim
Scared denlzens OF the slums to proclaim
the new evangel, and what was to be their
rewardp In book learning they were rs
gnOrant as It Is possible for humanity to
be, but behind their Ignorance was an in
spiration which clearly interpreted the
promises of the Master, and which pene-
trated the veil Of the future with the vision
of prophet. The work Of these three
peor girls has told in quarters from which
the most enthusiastic missionary shrank
aghast. Here is indeed work fer the Sal
Vation Army, and that they may succeed
In occupying this unpromisinG field, is the
prayer of every one who wishes well OF his
kind. How far apart are the roads Of these
two workersl viii they ever meet2 On the
Fifth Avenue is DR.. John Halls magnifi-
cent church. It is in the most aristocratic
quarter of the town. Outside and inside
everything tells Of opulence and Christian
Iespectability. Soft light filters in through
the beautiful windows, trained voices gil
the air with sweetest melody, skillful fin
gers control the great organ, whose grand
diapason makes the vast building pulsate
and tremblO with heavenly song, soft hang
ings from the Persian looms keep the
drafts of the opening doors from disturb
ing the comfort Of the opulent worship.
pers, aud with the first note that apnoun-
ces the commencement Of the service, the
doors are closed and no one is permitted To
enter or depart. The pevs are luxurious
divans where wealth enjoys its ease and
religion, and the foot falls upon the carpet
in the aisles like treading on fleece oi
elder down. Yet Molly and Jesse and
Eliza, in the vile slums OF Cherry and
Water streets, are serving the same Master
as Doctor Hall; perhaps when the hOul
comes for distributing the rewards the diff
ference may not be so great.
Between East Broadway, the Bowsry
and Grand street is portion of the city
inhabited almost exclusively by Polish
Hungarian and Russian Jews Every house
is vast hive, aRd the entire neighborhoot
has an unkempt, unsAYory appearance, pc
cuIiar to the quarters where these people
dwell. Children, dirty and ragged, thronf
the tenements ana swarm upon the side
walks. One popularity of this neighbor
hood is that there appear to be very few
idlers. Every one seems TO have something
to do, and to be in hurry to do it. From
the open windows on every hand may bt
heard the whirr Of the sewing machine
early and late, for most of these people are
engaged in the manufacture of clothing
skirts or underwear for women. The mel
and women work; the little children hay'
to take care OF themselves.
DR.. Brockholst Morgan, Of st. Mark
Episcopal church, saw here an excellen
opening for missionary effort, and actins
on the impulse he hired basement and in
vited the children in. 1t costa about five o
six thousand dollars apiece to convert Jew
in Jerusalem, and here on the streets o
New York they could be had by hundred
for asking. 1t was not long till piou
Jewish Rabbi scented the danger afar OF
and he went for Doctor Morgan for tryinj
to convert to Christianity his tender liul'
Jewish lambs, asserting that it was an out
, rage that this dangerous missionary SHOULD
enter like y wolf the Jewish fold. Th,
Rabbi threatened dire vengeance, but tn,
parents of the children don't agree will
the Rabbi, and the result has been that tn,
school iS crowded with Jewish children
and wonderful to relate they had Christ
mas tree and liked it. Many orthodox Jew
are thoroughly aroused, and there is nc
doubt but schools will be provided for th'
children, and such provision made for tbel
instruction as shall render the presen
school of Doctor Morgan and his mission
aries unnecessary.
You often hear of moley being plckeC
up IL the streets, but the city has had
streak of luck, such As does not often fal
to Its share, It costs US over 4 million u
clean our streets. The dirt is gathered b.
the street cleaning department, and
dumped into large ssows At the river side
Is then toWed out to sea, and there dumped
into the ocean. A few years ago an arm!
Of Italians used TO swarm about thes
scows picking up refuse rags, bones, an'
whAteVer else they could find, Then al
! enterprising Italian made the city an offe
Of seven hundred dollars for the EXCLUSIVE
privilege of Overhauling the street sweep
ingS and ashes. His 6rst year made him
man Of independent fortune. Then som
Of his cOuntrymen who had discovered hi
secret bid against him when the city pu
up the contract the following year, and tn
city realized hve thousand dollars. Mex
year another bid ten thousand. Last yea
: 1t rose TO eighty thousand dollars, and 70
1890 the city Aecures eightY-hVe thOusan'
dollars, and the contractor has to employ
hundred men at a dollar day 10 pick ou