The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-05-07


on TO better advantage. Tho childron
arc laugh. calisthcniC5 aud dancing and
the graceful movements OF tho DalsNrtu
practice. All tho clubs arc closed at
hall past nino IN tho evening, and mono
oil tho tirong remains In tho building
after that time.
! have spoken OF tho money that 10
given by tho rich for this md other ben.
Official agencies In the work OF amcliora.
ting and clevating the condition OF tho
poor in New York, Mira. Prayer, 10
whom have referred ns one OF the
Wheeling colons,B, said to inc the other
evening that tho money giyon by tho
rich women OF New York In this direc-
ton was something almost incredible.
Tho actual work that thoy do, tho real
painstaking aud sclf.sacrlicins work, In
following up their liberality and making
It cdeCtaai ls possibly still moro incrodi-
bic.
A WORK OF LOVE AND DUTY.
DR.. Greer introduced mo while VIC
wore in tho girls department to lady
whom, as no afterwards explained to
mo, was the wife Of one OF tho most
prominent members OF his church.
There she was after niGhtin tho discharge
OF her committee duties, comforting
With tho matron and looking after tho
practical working Of tho department.
And this 10 only sample Of what 10
going OH all over New York. | know
personally OF the fact that the accom-.
plished daughters OF Mrs. Falconer, 10
whom havoal alluded, 20 every Sun
day afternoon with their worthy father TO
tho Tombs prison to sing hyinnG to tho
prisoners. At tho Little Crlpplos
Hospital" l havo soon other ladies giving
their timo along with their money to
the rendering OF relief TO tho uniortu-
naio children who arc treated and main.
tanned there. 1t IL so, rs Mrs. Prayer
says, all over the city, in all tho
churches and oven outside OF them as
vol. She mentioned particularly DR..
Felix Adler's Society VI Ethical Cul.
turv," that meets at Carnegie hall, and
that has no biblical belief. andy is ono
of tho largest congregations Of the city,
as being distinguished for its large char.
tiles.
But these romarks urc q diversion
from my theme which ia still the Parish
House. Time and space would fail mo
to toll you the particulars OF my Wait
up staird to the various rooms OF the
two departments OF the sexos. In one
room thote was IL lot OF little fellows
drilling to tho music OF tifa and drum;
in another gymnasium full OF boys, in
another room for games, in which
cards were trump, and us We passed
from one room to another the oCcu-
pants all seemed to know DR.. Greer and
to be pleased 10 sec him. Some people
may kick ut the idea OF cards in o place
like this building, but, US l said, the
people who run it arc practical people
They arc engaged in the business OF
winning tho pcopla away from the
haunts Of vice and crime and notYof
making saints or angels. Tho house is
not church propaganda at all; it is
"rescue" station primarily and next edu-
cational and clovating.
THE RESCUE DEPARTMENT.
The rescue" department proper ia
on the ground floor, and TO me it was n
place OF intonse interest. There is
chapel whore services of peculiar
character go on every evening There
is plenty OF music on the organ, and it's
the. most peculiar organ I over heard
played. and lots OF Moody. and Sankcy
singing, all interpersed by experiences
and exhortations from the rescued, the
half rescued and the would-be rescued.
Tho congregation Is literally sprinklsd
throughout with tough looking men
fellows who havo not used much wa,or
either internally or externally, and who
have slept in tho parks and under the
bridges, and not had moro than one
sandwich day Tor whole days together.
In word, they are Job lot OF stranded
men, many OF whom have como in to
got place to cit down and rest, and
perchanco to get warm. 1t Is not
place exactly where men go to scoI
and remain to pray" but it ia place
where many q poor wreck OF man
hears the music and the songs that he
heard in better days, and hears also
words OF encouragement from those,
who O week, or 4 month, or three
months ago werc as low down as him
self, and they goto his heart and for mo-
ment, perchance for an hour and per-
chance for day, and possibly for
week and a month. and occasionally for
all the balance Of his lie inspire him
with resolve to rise up and lead bet
ter lifo.
HELPING THOSE WHO HELP THEMSELVES.
adjoining the chapel is sitting up
room" that accommodates l5O mon, to
the privilege OF which for rIght arc
issued tickets to such persons aa the dis
creet ovcrscers OF the chapel single out
as most mcritorious and promising. The
aim is to help tho man who il ever SO
little trying to help himself, and not to
encourage hypocritos or incorrigible
buns. Tho ticket permits man to
, sit up on bench, and recino his head
OIL his arm on the franc OF the bench
in front OF him and to thuB put in the
night, as best no can, and in tho morn.
ing he can get for nickel some coffee,
broad and meat. II he keeps sober
during tho day no gots the Same privi-
lego tho next night, and so OH for soy-
era! nights, and finally, II he is showing
an honest purnose to find work, no is
helped in the way Of getting work and
given, meanwhile, q bad in an upstairs
room Mt n dollar per week, which privi-
lego runs for week and is renewable
for n second week. In word, man Is
taken gradually by the hand, il thore Is
any good stuff left in him, and helped
to got on his feet and led out of his
tangled path, wherein he had gone
assray, into tho plain and open road
that leads to something better and hap.
pier.
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