Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-10-23
Organ prelude-Audante, 5th Symphony.
SREULAEH MISSIONS

Its Work and Field of Labor-Re-
ports Concerning Its Signal Success
A Jubilee Day To-day-Special
Meetings Mt Wooster Place Church.
Many of our readers are no doubt ia
miliar with the above words as painted on
8 window at No. 305 State street, but few
arc familiar with the work done or the
services held in that building. A few
earnest Christians meet there night after
night, and, after half-hour spent in sing
Ing hymns, an e1hortation is given lasting
fifteen or twenty minutes, which Is fol-
lowed by Christian testimony of from one
half to three quarters of an hours dura-
ton. The class of people that are brought
in there are of the middle and lower Or
der, people addicted to drink and accus-
toned to live in open sin. The work is
similar to that carried on in the GERRY
Macaulay" and other missions in New York,
and, like the missions among the poorer
class of that great city, this one has been
signally blest in the conversion of sinners.
The gentleman in charge of the work
here is one Mr.. A. n. Torbet, who has had
large and varied experience among the
missions of the great metropolis. he &C.
knowledges that he has himself expert
enced the dark side of life, has spent years
in carousing, and even at the time of his
conversion WAS in g beastly state of intoI-
ication. On account of his wonderful ex-
perience he is eminently fitted for the work
devolvipg upon him here.
The work Is undenominational in char
scter, and its financial support Is from
FREQ mill offar{npc ~ ;etf r.
to be genuine Labor of love- to all those
interested. That the work ia of the Lord
is evident from the success IL has had dur
ing the past year. Scores of converts can
be counted, and night after night one can
hear testimony from those who testify to
peace and joy row, but who were drunk
ards and revilers for years previously.
The work has grown so much that more
commodious quarters are needed, and 1t lie
hoped that means to that end will be forth
coming at an early date.
To-day will be glorious day for the mis-
sion workers, for they expect Mrs. N. A.
Whittemore of New York city here, q wo-
man well and favorably known in New
Haven and who is In charge of one of the
greatest reformstory institutions in the
country Many years ago she felt that
something should be done for that large
class of females who, being brought up in
good families, had surrendered to the
allurements of Gin and had gone downward
in the course to ruin. Many of these have
found a shelter and home at 1.-THE Door
of Hope" No. 102 East Sixty fret street,
New York city, where, without any re-
muneration, they are cared for and brought
under Christian Influences.
With Mr.. Whittemore comes Mr. Peter
Scott, who, with his brother, went as mis-
sionary to Africa. His brother succumbed
to the ravages of fever and he, shattered
in health, returned to this country. Mr.
Scott returns to his field of labor in Africa
in a short time. The ''Beulah Mission
hall being too small to accommodate the
large numbers that would wish to hear
these noted persons, the First Baptist
church has been kindly placed q. their dis
posal Meetings will be held at 8 and 7:30
p. m. sharp in the First Baptist church,
on Wooster square, to-day, to which ali
are invited.