The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-03-16
FOR THE HOMELESS.
Interesting Anniversary
Services al the Taberna-
Cle--Good Financial
Management.

An audience which filed every seat in
the pews and many iD the aisles at
tended the eight anniversary of the Home
of the Homeless at the Tabernacle last
evening. Mr.. Thomas Milburn Gopsill,
president Of the association, presided, and
among the other officers present were
Messrs. Walter Dear, vice-president; f.
w. Pangboru. treasurer; Joseph A. Dear,
secretary; Mrs. j. a. Dear, Mrs. j. Nor
rison, Mrs. J. Van Wrinkle, Mrs. j S.
Richardson. Mrs. j. W. Dusenbury, Miss
+. Williams, Mrs. j. Auness, Mrs. Elliot
Chamberlain. Mrs. o. G. Darling Mrs. NJ.
NJ. Dunning, Mrs. w Dear, Mrs j. H.
Edwards, Mrs. K. FRANKS, Mrs A. j.
Holcombe, Mrs. b. Illlugworth, Mrs. +.
w; Pangborn, Mrs. J. c. Quick. Mrs.
William Reid, Mrs j. Shauda, Mrs r. II.
Simpson, Mrs. II. NJ. Simpson, Mrs K. NJ
Tappan, Mrs. p. S. Van Wrinkle, Mrs. J.
Van Horn OF the Board of Lady Man
ayers. The children OF the Home were
also present.
The exercises began with an organ vol
untary, which was followed by singing
BY the Tabernacls choir. The Rev. Mr..
Wells, assistant pastor OF the church,
readl the Scriptures and the Sunday
school choir sang a hymn of welcome TO
the children OF the Home. After prayer
by Mr.. Wells, the little waits sang the
hymn, Il have found a friend in esus."
Toe little tots sang admirably and made
most favorable impression with their
bright faces aud sweet you thful voices.
The Rev. John l.. Scudder delivered au
address. He welcomed the managers of
the Home to his church aud spoke of the
good work they were doing. The best
way to show ones love for God. he said,
was to show ones love to cue's fellow man.
He believed in a religion of good works.
The old theology, to him, seemed
to be dying out and the rehg-
ion of humanity was coming in.
He further congratulated the
association upon the rapid strides 1t had
made since it started in building on
Coles street eight years ago. He was
glad the society was going to have a
nursery, as at present it could not admit
inf .nts. He thought it would be good
thing if hospital were added to the home
for the care OF the children when they be-
came sick.
The time was not far distant when Jer-
sey City would nave Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Children, so that
a drunken father could not hit his child
over the head with a bottle, nor men
could come from New York and entice
young girls over the river for immoral
purposes.
He congratulated the society upon the
Board OF Managers 1t has, and said that
with such a Board 1t could not help but
be success. In the Home was the
foundation of tremendous institution
and he wanted to believe that it would
become Que of the greatest institutions of
the world.
Jennie Gibson, George Drummer and
Valentine Outwater, three of the Home
less children, sang the song, elias Father
Been Here?" and the other children
Joined in the chorus. Major u. K Pang-
then EnOEa a il
tude of the society to the Tabernacle peo-
pie for the use of their church.
He said no appeal for the Home
from him could be more ef-
fective than the appearance and
singing of the children as nothing ap-
pealed so as innocent childhood Many
demands are made upon ones charity in
q city like this. and he had there points in
connection with charity which he wished
to impress upon the audience. Charity
to be effective must be organized, he laid
down as his first point, and in dwelling
upon that point he spoke of the Begin
ming of the Home II was started by two
women, and after while they brought
two more ladies to their assistance. Their
work attracted considerable attention.
and an effective organization followe d
since which time its growth has bee
steady.
Notwithstanding that there were more
children in the Home than at any time be
fore It's financial condition was never bet
ter than at the present time. This was due
to the fact that every dollar received was
made to go as far as possible by the
Board of Managers. Every penny con-
tributed to the institution goes toward
furnishing homeless children with a
home,
Major Pangborn then related Incidents
of the work of the home. He spoke of
the various kinds of poverty there are in the
. D. ont IaNar gaHeH haNN
should be given only wnen it was needed.
The Home was doing a good WORK, but it
could do much more if it had more room.
He then appealed to the audience TO come
to the aid of the society and assist the
managers in enlarging their present
building There was more singing, and
then a substantial collection for the
Home was taken up.