The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-12
A THOUSAND RAISED.
More Funds For the Work On
the Women's Home.
LAST NIGHTS GREAT SUCCESS.
Well Attended Meeting i'm Plymouth
Church aud Much Enthusiasm, Tx
hibited-D Gilbert's Address.

The movement for womans home was given
ifesn energy last night by an enthusiastic and
successful meeting in Plymouth church, at
which 81 600 was raised for continuing work on
the building, which is now nearly completed
Rev. Clark Davis presided, and opened the ex-
eScises with prayer. asking for an increase
among men OF the spirit shown in the life of
Christ. He closed with petition for blessing
upon the Woman's Relief Society, and for all
similar organizations having for their end the
uplifting of mankind.
Mr. j. Harry Middlebrook sang with splendid
effect bass solo
The address OF the evening was delivered bv
rev Levi Gilbert, pastor OF the First Methodist
Episcopal church, who was unusually clo-
queht- lie said in part THE glory OF the nine
teenth century is not in the coal mines of Penn
sslvania, the gold and silver mines o. Colorado
ana Nevada, in the shipping of New York, in
the wheat fields OF Dakota, nor the forests of
Maine nor Washington. The glory lies in the
men.
1.-The wealth. he continued, "lics not in the
stacks OF golden grain, in the bales OF cotton
nor IN tne railways disembowellng the noun
tains. The wealth is in the abundance of phiI-
anthropie effort which characterizes this pro-
gressiye era The sick are now cared for the
poor are helped, the unfortunate are lifted up;
LOT men are beginning to recognize the principle
OF universal brotherhood. the solidarity of the
human race. The injury of one is the injury OF
al. None OF Us can suffer alone; we must
stand as brethren, shoulder to shoulder hand in
hand and heart 10 heart
"A little girl once met clergyman and said:
Are you one OF the lights OF the world? If you
are wish you would hang yourself rr in our
alley, Tor II Is awful dark there
The little girl" added DIR. Oliver. "had the
IIisnt IDEA. But am afraid that many of these
lights which should be Shining are hidden
under bushe,. Much of this Christian salt Of
the earth is barreied and does but slight GOOD
:, locay, the speaker continued, I'VE have
f1.aN L.
ton, these shibboletns of modern thought will
not settle all the yexed problems ol sociology
ana economics. There must be another element
taken into the account The Work;ugmen who
are clamoring today are asking not for charity,
put ior justice You must give him chance 10
DO something for himself
The only line of charity which should he fol-
lowed is the line of self-heIp II is easv to toss
the beggar quarter OF a dollar, but tho right
tn1ng 70 90 Is INVESTIGATE his and find ont his
day Is misdi,ccted. and the other half is in fact
salve Tor wounded conscience
MS special CHARITY We are here to represent
tonight is a well considered movement in the
direction of self-help. 1t comes to women who
may be discouraged, gives them practical ad
selves.
..Men talk OF saving souls from hell But the
helis people need to be saved from are the bells
OF poser.y, the hells OF drunkenness, of cruelty
ana lust II you can save men and women
after.
'ln contrast to the theories and theorists, to
the oemagognes and sentimentalists, are prGcti-
cal men and women who will go from house to
house as this society proposes to so, aud give
the needed aid at once. We can't wait for a
| patent millennium TO be brought in By rational
| ism or some other ism We need more SYM
pathy, not more legislation. The way to reach
the poor is TO go TO them The way to help them
| Is 10 help them.
1.-THE successful men and women get plenty of
| praise, plenty of help. We should go to those
who are tagging in the hot race for success The
l0xDr @..nC xre.z 49, II,
rounded by an abundance of friends ready to
lend the hand that is not needed. We must
turn to the stupider ones. the poorer ones, the
unfortunate ones who really need assistance.
shakespeare cannot die while Hamlets hol
low voice is heard while Lear raves in the night
wind, while Macbeth quakes at the knocking at
the door. Along every electric wire pulses the
soul of franklin. Long after the sun has set the
earth is warm. BLESSED are the dead VINO die in
the Lord, for they rest from their labors and
their works do follow Them So no kind deed,
no act of charity can die, nor can the soul that
| prompted il die.
"a lady once saw poor boy shivering in the
cold. She fed him and clothed him, and he grew
into the man you know as Bishop Wiley, who
has done much good in the world. Yet that
woman shares the glory of all that Bishop Wiley
did. charitable act is ike q stone thrown
into pool: the waves spread and spread and
never wholly subside A little beginning may
have large and glorious ending:
sWhen the Duke OF Bedford died short time
ago no word of praise was spoken for one of the
greatest landholders in all England: but when
the wife OF General Booth, OF the salvation
Army, died, it seemed as if all London were
carrying her to her burial. Not names, but
deeds, live; every good deed becomes wreath
OF immortelles; every tear wiped away becomes
pearl for the heavenly crown. We sometimes
in our reveries wish we might have been with
the tialilean women who waited on our blessed
Lord; But he left the word. In as much as we
did it unto the least of these, my brethren, we
did II unto me- In every poor man we can see
the Christ.
.sToo many spend their sentiment over weak
hearts are hard for the misfortunes or Tom, the
laborer, with his pick, and Bridget, the washer
woman over her tubs. You who do not aid
those about you are guilty before God aud hui
manityJust ms he who sees a house burning
and viii noe give an alarm is as bad as the in
ccndary himself. The refusal 20 help those
whom we might assist is cruel as deliberately
causing them uuhappiness. Remember, my
hearers. 'Inasmuch as ye did II unto the least Of
these. my brethren, We did II unto me. y
DR.. Gilbert closed MS eloquent address with
the words of George Eliot's Choir Invisible"
and as he sat down he was appiauded
Miss Beatrice GhcalS then gave as piano solo
c. NJ. Won Webcr's roudo in 4 fiat. Her ex-
| quisite playing won the warmest applause.
An appeal Tor the support OF the institution
was made by Rev. Clark Davis. who explained
that the object OF the society was 70 furnish at
nominal cost homes to working women. The
building now so nearly finished would give good
| Christian homes 10 respectable women trying to
! earn their own living. would supply lodging
aud food at a low rate and thus enable them to
| make both ends meet Many homeless young
women in this city will be benefited in body,
| mind and soul b. such building. The sum Of
| $500, which includes 500 for steam heating,
| Will finish the building
Mr. Davis announced that some having land
] had given that instead Of money. Lots had been
| contributed by Mayor Harry White, Dr. F.. G.
Kilbonrne and Judge rs. u. Wood, while Mr..
John Leary had subscribed $500 in cash.
The following subscriptions were thon secured
| in a very short time:
| Mrs. Angns Ma kintosh ........... 500 90
Mrs Rees r. Daniels .................-... 100 90
Mrs Amos Brown ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 90 90
Mrs Kendall ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10 o.
| Mrs J ~ WallingfOrd ................... 10 oo
Rev Levi Gilbert ........ ......... 10 90