The evening world., 1894-03-03
MISSION WORK
IN The SL-UMS.
A NOrld Reporters Night
with Mrs. WilliamSOn'S
r Praying Band
scene IN DARKEST NlV YORK.
Midnight Prayer Meeting in a
Chinese Opium Den in
60 Pell Street.
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FALLEN WOMEN SING HYMNS.
''Where Is My Wandering Girl To-
Night 7" a Favorite with Unfor-
tunate Creatures.

Almost every night, no matter wha
the weather. a lady-like looking woman
with q gentle, refined face, ncatl!
dressed In somore black, PAGES up IN,
down the lower end of the Bowery between
the hours of II and .. She Is known t,
all the police. who keep a sheltering eye
on her, and to the greater number Of
the women who frequent that locality
at that hour. Many a belated pedestrian
attracted by the unusually genteel ap
pearance OF what he supposes To be Z
woman of the streets. has been startled
49, o,oos,inn har Co. ha,, ,.r i,a n.n
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MN te turn from MS eNI ways ana IN
cline his thoughts towards better anc
mi. -. =. ~ ~ r.,,
This woman Is MRS Josephine VIII
tamson. the ~ell-kno Stun worker
She has probably done as much. il not
80. - ra,,,u, -. n,n.,,
hofe' " feei''"' 'n"s' unfortunate
women who frcquent the streets. the
Chinese opium dens and the saloons and
d,vas tban mn o,hor r,is.i,rar,, T., ,hi'
exclusive class of work. Recently shc
founded a lodging house for women of
the Sums at No, 10 second streets wher,
'he 'uh'' " wv '''''''' H'''''H' "h'rt
since the middle or last December 81
women have been sheltered and fed from
time IN time And h.r missi,n f., IN,
' w "". NJ" W. "'S''"' /" NV
neighborhood or the Bowery Is relative
to this lodgIng-house. Her method il IA
.,co.t oil u,on,ar -, ,ho .,r,.,. a,, ,.t,,
80 - -. .'.' INV WIN
the kindnes OF. a sister woman, whU
ne me caste even in misfortune and
Gin ht,a ,o,y.r. ,h,r ,,n,a,,.hI. ,.,.
a." ."Sn ''''s'D.' '''s
ing Tor the night ana II breakfast in tn,
vnnrnIpr Eroa,n,,l. ola. a., s....I. 1
so,netim.s NTH ~, o,,, ,u, ,,a,a a.
manv ooo,stan" nn '..,
bursts into tears and gladly follows her
protector to the offered haven Of shelter,
THE REFUGE FOR Ol'TrNSTS
I, was n win,rv MIGHT lac, w,ek r,ho,
and an ar,ist mi,h h." M",W 'ri,"'toi
exnsdI',onn Oh , mirr "'t y" on" oi .Im'l
starting no,rt r rrS" ~. I,nm,n' ,l'
1esus, Tr p Mhn. Nl,'Wn as "a,
Mrs. Williamson * The "nI,T' ,s 4" th"1
n~pos IN SEcoi street m,
With a dolefni ' cnnnnr Gnu i rs '%,s"n %m'
w, Hehis efnSs ana ana ,h% Tr%rGr'%r rGaGh@i
an ny ,e,uSti - rnrenN I'm, lnl'nunu hs
~ "ihNasa,,om ~ any noii,%.,SH woman
shining in the parlo IsN wi ndi,w,''y wGj,, W.,
Strancarn oU,G'S S'nGliE NrII"in"'
portiy matron' whose farai fairly Iy' ho,mc ID
the door and conducted the ncwrnmnr.
into the front parlor, from which tn,
sonrd OF singing came,
1t was a cheerful yet pitiful sight
several, women VIII" w"r" I"lnE lodged
In me house. their clothes "o!lci from
waikitg the, streets, III T." snow. auo
Win races winch told their " story at
o~lssipatfo am wretchednos9, sat. Ill al
ease, with their backs aEains, the wall
Covertiy they watched tn" door, rs
though, poor wretchea, they expected
Q 4Omh nHrTn IN como 10 fInn 'IIa Lao "a,
OF haif 2 a dozen peop!" We're Gath"r",
around a small organ In on" corn"
After exchanging "A f.W kind words Wit
the women, Mrs: Williamson "~"lcgte,
those OF the band which SIN" wished T.
her, on her nights work
Gon was attracted towards a girl, surely
M lar more refined IN arn"lranc" thar
Sne other women; Her FAC" was In
Tocent n SO chl!aisn IN us "Npr"SS,nl
Snat she seemed strangely out OF har
mony win the rest,
surrey mat glrl does not helon!
nere. tne. reporter saii - Mrs. VIII
"mspn;
Sns@sred: Il nope she Is started on tn,
oetter ROAD now Sh" u. on" of my goo
Ssou M lnn' ""1 aiT jro asTnES wi'1 ~" nWL"Hn.
sadeyes Welled up with tears as. she Re-
ppnmne"" nope 80 GEAR M'S' Ni''inl
u1r1t THE pp ,v,~c p,,
$50 iHE ii>HilN' BAND
F1naily everything was ready to star
and the party was selected. Thcr" Wa
q clerical-looking man with side-whIs
kers and a white necktle, ana arothc
equally clerical-looking man with a sim
liar necktie. but no whiSk"rS. \ lit!
foreigner, evidently a German, with vrr
rudy checks and y mustachc inclined t
curl upward. carried IN" port hi" orgH
such, as always accompanies slum-pouu
missionary bands. ! Mrs. Brown,
happy and healthy-look .ug mu,rpn. NJ,
Williamson, Mrs. Erwin, a rcCormo
woman and an Gaines, WORKER in III
cause. ana TEE OVID reporter wrr" Nh
only women Of the party.
A Third avenue ear soon brought IA
party to Pell street, and a short walk /
No. l., a wretchcd plar,-a Chimes
Opium joint.
The door stood wii" upcn. rey"olIur
narrow flight Of steep s.airs.dimly light
by a ~nickering lamp that rmlttri q Yer
unpleasant odor. Mrs. Williamson TOO
the lead, closely followed by her part
At the top of the stairs . loZrn Ghiri
Iprn of various ages ana sizes, with IN.
ring nNnNarDant r,a.fflfar =.