The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-12
Mrs. Whittemore's Address at Y.
M. c. A. Hall.
SHE TELLS OF HER MISSION.
The Committee OF Nine Reports That the
Committee of 100 10 Completed, hut
tho Names Are Not Given-No State
ment OF what WIZ Be Done.

meeting to order and Mrs j. Fuller read
from the Scriptures. On the platform
were Mrs. George +. Martin, Mrs. White
more, President Andrews. the Rev. DIR.
II. l.. Greene and others.
The Rev. Dr. Laurie offered prayer
Miss Hattie Barrows then sang. Jesus,
Lover OF Ny Soul" Secretary ID. G.
" ood read the records or The pre- vious
meeting.
The Rev DIR. Greene read the report of
the nominating committee, which he
said would be brief. One OF the best
committees possible had been secured.
The names of the committee Of 100 were
in his h md, and all had been seen and
promised TO serve He recommended
that the meeting call the committee to-
gether for organization. His report was
accepted, aud on motion or DIR. Laurie IL
was adopted.
The Rev. Edwin Bromley offered
resou ution that the committee or nine be
continued as an executive COMMITTEES OF
the ministers and layme i's committee 10
cooperate with the committee OF 100. IL
was adopted
Mrs. whittemore's speech.
The Rev. Mr.. Osler said that no one
would deny that there were evils In ex-
istence in the city which were doing
great injury and Gale loudly for CO.
operation for their suppression. lie in.
troduced Mrs + NJ. Whittemore OF the
Door of Hope Mission, New YORK city.
Mrs. Whittemore spoke ia loud,
shrli voice and very rapidly: She Is
young ra her good-looSiDg with
| dark complexion. She said: The
| masses were upon the heart of Jesus (?
Are they upon our hearts II not, why
not? There are slums behind gilded
places In New York rs well AS In the
| depths OF Mulberry and Baxter streets.
| III you doubt IL search the streets or
Providence aud you will hnd that there
are slums in the higher PLACES rs we'll as
| In the lower. Let US get down so low
that we eau comprehend what it m cans
TO have the IN % on our hearts,
She tnen spoke Of Peter aud the poor
fallen woman by whom the news of the
resurrected glory of u Saviour was sent
TO him after his remuneration of the
Saviour. She hen spoke OF the secret
sins and the mission TO be borne TO those
who have wandered out OF the path Of
virtue.
Mrs. Whittemore's style Of speaking
| appealed to the emotions very strongly.
| She told the story of poor miserable
virl whom she found in "low loath-
| sOme place." sub-cellar where, sur
rou Il by gang of thieves, she was
bruised, her halr torn aud her features
distorted. The oitns which she uttered
| were fearful. She would not listen whel
| : O talked to her of any hing better, but
| left her rose and got her TO agree to
| ct her at the mission.
In very impressive manner Mrs.
| Whittemore told oi tde send of" Civ n
| to he girl by the gang when she left for
| he mission. They said that IL she went
she must 20 like a lady, and one fellow
| took "A nj, kel from his gi easy pocket aud
| gave it TO her so that sne could ride on "A
| car. They escorted her to the car, and
| one poor fellow called out, God bless
| YOU Bluey.' They were not hard
| hearted. IL is we who are so, said the
| speak
The girl said, "Boys, I'll never forge
| you Sne never did.
Mrs. Whittemore told Of the girls con-
version aud said that tonight she was In
| tue arms OF Jesus, whom she loved so
well. In eleven months she brought 800
souls to Christ. "How many of you have
| done so much in eleven yearsT she asked.
She then spoke of what would be done
| IL each one present should bring SO many
| TO Christ In eleven months.
Mrs. Whittemore told OF the men and
women who came TO see Bluey when she
was dying. They did not all so away as
| they came. Her father came and wanted
priest to come and say prayer, but SHE
would not have one because she believed
| in going to headquarters. He was finally
convinced that she was right.
Mrs. Whittemore told several other
touching incidents Of the girls death.
II Touched Their Hearts.
After tie death of their friend some OF
the Mulberry Bend boys, who they say
have no hearts, sent letter to Mrs
Whittemore, after having held meeting
and resolved to be good. The letter was
read by the speaker.
The boys went to the mission. nine OF
them, and they were given supper and
then n little meeting was held. The boys
| got to praying and some OF them were
saved and over five Of them have got
| steady work.
One OF them called at the mission to
| tell of his salvation and there was re-
| porter there. Sue was glad that il was
| possible TO even save the reporters. Sne
| prayed with the reporter and even he was
| saved.
Mrs whittemore told many other pa
| thetic stories of her home in New York.
The story of the girl Della, or "Bluey,''
as the Mulberry Bend boys called her,
| Mrs. Whittemore said, had caused sew.
eral wicked women TO give up their es
| Establishments and start mission
The Collection.
Mr.. Osler said that the committee oi
nine was In need OF $50, and envelopes
were distributed for that purpose.
Mr.. Osler then announced that Presi.
dent Andrews wished To be excused from
speaking owing To the lateuess of the
hour aud the meeting close, aud that he
might be allowed To speak at another
meeting. IL was put To vote aud DR.
! Andrews was requested To speak. He
| said that he felt somewhat mortified that
| IL should have been put To such a
| vote, as 1t might appear that ht
wished TO be called out. lie spoke OF the
unity OF the various denomin ations IN
| the work. All great movements had been
| carried on taus lie spoke of how much
women might do, some of whom waste
their whole lives. lie did not say that
men did not need to learn this lesson, but
felt that wives and sisters needed TO dc
as much. and perhaps more than the
men. lie hoped that the movement
would not die away.
The women weee requested TO meet
| Mrs. Whittenore in the room below.
| The Rev. J.. :. Woodworth moved that
when the meeting adjourned it bc TO meet
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