The record-union., 1891-12-14
FLORENCE MISSION JUBILEE.
interesting Anniversary at the Sixth
Street M. {. Church.
Converts Tell of Their SaIvation-Ad-
dresses by Prominent Divines-
Work of the Mission.

The first anniversary and jubilee serv-
ice of the Florence Night Mission of this
city was held at the Sixth-street NJ. E.
Church yesterday afternoon.
The large church was crowded to it's
utmost capacity, ana many who arrived
late had to stand in the aisles.
The members of the mission, the con-
verts, and the children belonging to the
mission Sunday school occupied seats in
the front pews and took an active part in
the exercises. Seated on the rostrum
were number of prominent local di-
vines, including Revs. G. P. Tindall, t.
c. George, j. II. Reider, w. Ward Willis,
j. [. Gosmer, r. S. Marshel and others.
The services lasted over three hours,
and were conducted by. Charles N Crit
tenton, founder of the mission. After
the opening hymn, Mr.. Crittenton
spoke briefly of the work ac-
complished by the mission since its
Inauguration one year ago. The mis-
sion did not aim to include among its
congregation the higher classes of hui
manlty who are presumed by reason Of
education and early teaching to know
something of the gospel and the differ
ence between right and wrong; but it
out of the gutter-by going right into the
gutter and dragging him or her out. 1t
lett the higher classes to the churches to
be attended TO every Sunday, while the
mission attended to the lower classes
every evening-365 days in the year-be-
sides special Sunday services and other
extras. 1t was hard work, he said, but
the number Of converts and the good it
had accomplished amply repaid all con-
nected with it for their labors.
Rev. 6. P. Tindall offered prayer,
after which quartet made up Of two
ladies and two gentlemen converts of the
mission rendered vocal selection of sa-
cred music.
Rev. j. t. Gosmer. Superintendent OF
the Mission Sunday-school, then adj
dressed the assemblage with reference to
his work. The Sunday-school, he said,
had only been organized few weeks. 1t
started in with four children and now has
l25. The school is divided off into seven
classes-four for Juveniles and three for
adults. The Sunday-school managers
were not content to keep place of wor-
ship, but went out, and visited the homes
OF the lowest strata of people, and gath
cred up the children, who otherwise
would probably never have known any
thing about God or heaven. They be-
lieved that the seed thus sown would
reap good harvest with the assistance
given by the Almighty.
The children Of the Sunday-school then
sang California for Jesus" and Rev. T.
O.. George followed with few remarks,
! taking the title of the children's song for
| his text. Why shouldn't California be
for Jesus? he asked. There was no
reason why it shouldn't, and he firmly
| believed that the day was near at hand
when the Savior could claim this entire
beautiful land. But this would never
take place If the preachers and the peo-
/ In lANyI Ill L
| Velopments. The only agency that would
accomplish the feat would be human
agency. The speaker said he was inter
ested in the work of the Florence Mission
because it reached the class of people who
would not attend the churches. 1t went
into the streets and gathered in the
fallen.
After another hymn r. S. Marsbel.
superintendent of the mission, addressed
the congregation. Mr.. MarShel is a Young
man and powerful and convincing
speaker He told of his own conversion
! and of his conversion of others in the mis-
sion.
Following Mr.. Marsheps address a
dozen or more converts arose and told
the people how they had been saved by
the mission. Some of these remarks
were very interesting. Hymns were in
| terspersed all through these addresses.
Mrs. j. II. Glide, Secretary of the mis-
SION, Iesu uer report, giving the people
an idea Of the work the institution has
accomplished during the year 1891. The
following items are taken from the re-
port: Attendance during the year, 81. 900:
persons protesting conversion, $40; per-
sons who asked to be prayed for, 2.4OO;
visits made, 1900; lodgings furnished,
$50; tracts furnished, 10000; meals fur
| nished, 400; bibles and testaments. 1853:
| articles of clothing given away, $50; aver
age Sunday-school attendance, 20; ex-
penses, 2,073 so.
Rev. }. II. Reider delivered an address
extolling the mission and its work, and
then the services closed with singing.