The morning call., 1893-02-13
BREAD AND BEDS.
Board and Lodging for All
Who Will Work.
SALVATION ARMY FACTORY.
Employment Provided for Destitute
Men Who Would Rather Toll
Than Beg for Food.

The Salvation Army, after many years
Of arduous labor among the fallen and I'M
fortunate, has become convinced that the
best and often the only way to reach q
mans soul is through his stomach; that the
bread of earth must be given the outeaSt
before the bread of life will be desired.
In their PLAN. practical, matter f-fact
way they have set out to find the means
with which to satisfy the needy, buoyantiy
faithful in their ultimate and abundant sue
cess.
At the beginning of the new year food
and shelter station was opened for the
benefit Of the homeless and starving men Of
the streets. The station was in an under
ground basement that had been a dive.
They thoroughly cleansed i: and decorated
the walls with texts from Holy Writ. A
big range was purchased and planted In
the center Of the main room, where it not
only cooked the viands but gavo warmth to
the shiVerng mortals who thronged the
place at night.
Sixty hunks furnished the dormitOry.
which was in another part of the rOomy
cellar, and there was dining hall, bath
and reading rooms.
Five cents was charged for bath, five
cents for a bunk and five cents for a square
meal; and the cellar was crowded every
night.
But many came who had motor said
thew had n0t-the money.
Very we'll" said the army. you may
sleep on the floor. and we will give you
what food we have to spare"
Then the soldiers turned to their great
book OF laws and read this sentence: Who
soever will not work. neither shall he eat"
Would these pennilesS. homeless and stsfv-
ing ones work? OF course they would.
They said So, and the army believes every
one until experience teaches it better.
How were these poor red-shirted men and
poke b0nneted women to find work for so
many? They soon found q way. Among
them was a sturdy young fellow named
Happy Joe. He knew how 10 makesbrushes,
mats and the cork and rope tenders used by
every regulated ship, and was willing to
teach his arts to all who were willing to
learn.
cellar 100 feet long was found at 30
Grant avenue and leased.
Material was procured and three weeks
ago the Salvation Almy's brush, fender and
mat factory was opened. About thirty
men applied for work on the first day and
about thirty have BEEN employed on every
week day since. They work from A. NJ.
until :45 P. VI.
Il could give work to hundreds more if l
had ihem," said Happy Joe yesterday,
but Pm afraid many Of the idle men on
the streets don't want work"
what do you pay yoer worbmsn"
From 40 to 80 cents per day."
"Cash?"
mo sir. We give meal, bed and bath
tickets. which are accepted at the Shelter
If we gave money 1t would very often be
spent for beer. and all cur LABOR would be
In vain"
The Army finds no trouble in selling the
goods produced in its factory. In fact il
has more orders on hand than it can fill.
The factory and the Shelter will be kept
open all the year. and it is proposed to pur-
chase machinery for the former with the
profits from the sales of the mats and
brushes made by the workmeD, and thereby
greatly add TO its usefulness.