The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-03
FRIENDS OFTHEPOOR.
The Charitable Work of the
Seattle City Mission.
secREraRYs ANNUAL REPORT
A Vast Amount OF Quiet. seif-sscrfhcing
Iabsr for the Uplifting OF
Fallen Humacfty.

The Seattle City Mission. located At eo4
Commercial street. through its secretary.
~ (. Rythsr. has Just completed ITS MIN
annual report showing the work sccofn-
pIished during the fiscal year ending No
vember 81. iss4. The copy Is now IN the
hands of the printers and viii soon oe sent
out 10 all who have taken an interest IN
the work The report showsa vast amount
of Quiet. seIf-sacrifeing labor for the up
lifting Of fallen humanity and the relief OF
the worthy poor in this city, OF which the
pubic has heard but little during the past
few months.
The figures presented show. however.
that the work has been unremitting and
that no vacation has been the lot OF those
who have taken this as life work with
out compensation. beside contributing
heavily OF their own means TO help the
cause siong.
The report shows that although the ex-
peDse has been no greater than for the
previous year. yet the work done exceeds
il in all branches. and thousands of people
have reason so Dc thankful that there is
such an institution.
At the Mission hall, 614 Commercial
street, the usual programme has been fol-
lowed, Notwithstanding the report freely
circulated that the Seattle City Mission
had removed and given up Its charity
work. This thought has never been en-
tsrtained By the Mission for moment,
especially a. this time, when ii is most
needed in this city. and the officers expect
10 keep steadfsstiy on in q humble way as
the means are given, doing good TO ali
men. extending helping hand TO save the
bodies of men as well as to reach out after
their souls.
Gospel meetings have been held every
evening in the year. and MONDAY prayer
meetings have also been kept up. all OF
which were and continue 10 be we'll at
tended. principally by men who could
never be induced 10 attend an uptown
church until they were brought into the
light, and then they are glad to go there
Four hundred and seventy religious
services have been held during the year,
with q result OF los conversions, besides
many more who have made some move in
that direction.
Exactly q, 2j9 meals have been given in
that time, 29.079 free lodgings given, 156
families have been supplied with food
from time to time to tide them over the
hard times, 262 persons have been given
clothing, employment for go has been
found through the free bureau, and medi-
cal aid has been furnished for 81 persons.
At the Mission Home there has been no
cessation of the pressure for admission,
but as fast as there was an opening for
one more to be taken IN that one was
found waiting, and with more room and
means to carry on the good work the
number would undoubtedly have been
double As ii is, there have been forty
two adults and children and twenty-five
infants admitted to the home, while IF
teen have been born there. making q total
of seventy-nIne recipients of the benefits
of the home.
The highest number of inmates at any
one time was seventeen adults and chill
dren aad thirteen infants.
Sixteen infants have been adopted into
good families. fourteen have been taken
by their mothers. three have died. while
four now remain. some Of them waiting TO
be adopted.
Many Of the adults are earning an hon.
est living now; three were married dur
ing the year Three of the women are not
living proper lives, while six have gone
away Christians; one has died. One child
is in the home for defective youth, five
are now in the Orphans Home at VIM
lock, while seven remain.
| During the whole year Mrs. Ryther has
| had the constant care of from three to
seven infants; and by this Is meant that
every night she has taken the exclusive
| care of all the motherless ones, waiting
! on them at all hours. besides attending to
the arduous duties of the day. No vaca-
| ton has been her lot.
The following is the treasurer's financial
/ report for the twelve months ending No
| vember 30, 1894: