The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-11-08

come after the sin offering and the burnt
offerings. It was a glad thing to have such
a home as this started, and covenant
should be made with God that he shall
keep his eyes on this spot.
Mrs. Gertrude Hinman then sang the
"River Of Peace" after which Mrs. Mont
COmery said that for two years and two
mon tbs In her early life she had gradually
neared death from spinal disease and con-
sumption, but by the prayer of faith, after
the doctors had gwen her up, had been
completely cured. Up to that time her life
had been an unsatisfactory one, but the
cure was spiritual as well as physical and
peace came and dwelt in her heart. She
was young then, q years of age. and she
gave herself up as sacrifice to do anything
for God.
By degrees, working in the slums of a
city, in prisons and iii penitentiaries and
preaching, she gathered that the days of
miracles were by no means past. She
learned of the enormous armies of the
sick, of the tired, of the worn out and
respondent, and requests were sent to her
for prayers. Often at the hour of
prayer the people at distance
were healed, and that, too, OF almost every
kind of disease. At Brooklyn, n. T.. she
opened little cottage at which were
healed a great number who now are work
ing Zealously in home and in foreign mis-
| sODS. The motto in Buffalo was Jesus
in the Midst; il will be the motto here
For money and assistance God was their
hope, and he never failed. One day just
| before the rent-S30-was due, her father.
good man. but not perfect In faith, asked
where she would get it. The answer was
| that she knew, and sure enough the day
| before there came from Georgia $50, which
carried them through. She did not expect
to be married, but God was preparing her
| husband for his work, and he too, by
fo;4 Of iah
at camp-meeting. they discovered their
| lives we're TO be one, and as her life would
| have TO be passed in California, she wrote
| to the contributors 10 a fund to build a
home of rest, which had been growing by
| 10 cents until it reached a moderate
amount, and, with single exception, all
| agreed that the money might be used for
the same purpose in California. The name
"HOme Of Peace" was chosen because one
dav when her husband was directing the
| building a white dove came, and after
lowering over the place for awhile, it had
| flown away as quietly and silently as 1t
had come. In this work she claimed in
dependence, though her husband had aid
might aid as much as he was led to do.
George S. Montgomery offered up the
dedicatory prayer, Mrs. Ludlow, the ma
tron, and her husband. Rev. Mr.. Ludlow.
who will train japanese for missionary
work, made a few remarks. Mrs. Mills of
! Mills Seminary testified her interest in the
work and her gladness that such worthy
enterprise fenced her school. Anold lady,
who was addressed as Grandma Mead,
said she was glad that there was at last
place where one could get rest and be
| healed without doctors, a thing she had
been trying to get for twenty-five years
with the only result that she was deemed
crazy.
After a few words from Rev. Edward
Brown and Rev. 6. p. Ferguson, Rev. Mr..
Shepherd asked the blessing. and the cere-
monies were over.
The Home of Peace is Intended as a
refuge 10 which sick people may go for
one or two weeks without cost and seek
for healing by prayer. No longer stay
will, as a rule. be permitted, the time
mentioned being deemed ample for cure.
The Home of Peace stands on a high ele-
walton in valley shut off, except IN two
places, from the rest of the world by hills,
ard its name BELTS its appearance. The
building is renaissance, of three stories.
The first floor has two sitting-rooms,
library, a dining-room and a fine kitchen :;
the second floor has twelve and the third
seventeen rooms, all fitted up neatly and
tastily The cost, apart from the ground
and the furnishing. was over $4,000 and
the structure took about four months to
build.
As the train drew out of the valley and
tie hills grew purple in the waning sun
light that shnne on the windows and made
them look like FURNISHED silver the build
ing looked inexpressibly quiet and restful
and well suited in its name. "The Home
nf Peace"