The evening times., 1895-09-06
SAYING MAYNARD WOMEN
Work of the Salvation Army's Res
cue Home.
Mrs. BaIIfngton Booth Says It Can
Only Be Done by Working Directly
Among the Fallen Ones.
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/ tFrom the New York SUM-
One Of the features of the noon-lay meet
| ings held on Tuesdays at the headquarters
of the Salvation Army is a table ARA nged
like a miniature bazaar, displaying work
done by the inmates of the Rescue Home in
125th street. There are Eingham aprons,
hemst tehed aprons, chiIdren's dresses,
laundry bags. pillow shans, pIncushions
and all sorts of dainty kpick-knacks made
| in the home 4 nd exhibited here for sale. =
s.The woman who made this was lost and
sstruy for sixteen years." said the officer .
charge Of the tabac, holding up to view baby
sack.
| ''And she's all right now?'' inquired the
matron who was examining the articles.
"Yes Her reformation is a miracle
/ She is now the trusted housekeeper in 81
Christian family. We feel particularly
| interested in her because of her long ap-
| premiership to sin and the noble struggle
| she made to overcome her cravings for
drink She comes ss often as she can to
the meetings we hold at the home, a nd
| occupies her spare moments ! n making arti-
| cles for us to sell in its interest.
How many do you have in the homer"
Thirty one at a time. Each stay eight
months. If necessary and then We find places
| foe them. They are taught cooking. iaun-
dering, sewing and housework, and fully
20 per cent of those who come under our in
fluence in this way are reclaimed"
There is a rescue home. recently open
ed. where it is proposed tn teach the appli-
cants typawriting. stenography and other
trades What do you think OF the plan?"
asked an elderly woman, who had been
looking at a baby drees, and had overheard
the conversation.
Il don't like to criticise any good work"
said the captain. hesitatiIIgly, but 1 con-
fess I don't think that it is good plas
Women and girls who have led tie liyss
these women have are confessedly weak.
In doing office work such as you mention
they are thrown directly and personally I'M
der the infI.eace OF men, sometimes not good
or honorable men / am afraid that the
moral results OF this plan will not compen-
safe the management for the expense and
trouble they have gone to-that is, Judging
from what girl stenographers have confided
TO me on the subject. We have had many
years of experience III rescue work. and we
find that To be successful it is absolutely
necessary that the penitents be kept in Sc
clusion for awhib-shut off from mems So
ciety. There is a rule at our home that no
man shall enter its doors unless he comes
ON business which can be explained 10 the
matron. All the religion services held there
are conducted by the woman officers. Even
at our meetings we fiHd that men cannot
work with them. Women are detailed for
the purpose. We hav. found that after pro-
fessed conversion and sincere resolutions to
be better women, even the irresponsible at
mcsphere of boarding houses, where some of
the girls obtained work, was denoralizing-
We now try always to get them employment
in private families, where some oEe will
agree TO Hook after them. We inquire into
the habits of the family and erdeavor to find
homes for them among temperance advo-
Gates. These wo1en are not strong, and
there Is no use In binding ourselves to the
fact They need to be shielded and cared
for until the force of habit has restored
their native strength OF mind. Those who
have truly experienced religion guard their
hearts and lives as zealously as before they
began 10 go wrong"
''They play games with them at this
new rescue home and try to make things
as pleasant for them as possible" observed
the elderly woman.
"Yes, know" said the captain, ''but
don't believe much in that plan OF work.
Weargue that these women ha We hadamuse-
ment enough. They have led unthinkinS
lives. We think it best for them to be quiet
and to work; to be made purposefu1,
earnest women. and to put frivolity aside. |
or course, this other rescue home may
only anluse them in order to attract their
interest As regards housework being dis |
tasteful to some who may be outwardIy re-
fined, we teach them that the overdressed
beauty of the TenderIoin district, with her !
love OF fine surroundings, is az sinful in
Gods sight as the sOiled, upsishtIy crea-
ture of the slunis. When they see them |
selves as they really are they are ready |
to undertake any work. however lowiy.
"This rescue work is very near my i
heart" said MB. Booth. .'Some people |
think that they can reach the desired result |
through the masses. They think that by
shutting up the evil resorts they viii crush |
out the evil with one fell swoop. We
think differently. 1t is through the in
dividual alone that we hope to accomplish
anything, and we have had sufficient sue
cess to encourage us togo on"
ITO get down to. the root of the matter
the social problem can never bemuca palmer
until rescue homes are established for
men as well as women. The standard of |
morality among men is very low lament |
ably low ard they were created for much |
that is better and higher and nobler. Some |
men are godlike in their nobility Of char |
acter, but am continually struck with the |
low estimate of men which these unfortu- |
mates have. Tell them as you will of the |
good attributes of our fathers, brothers, |
husbands, and it makes NO impression
Tell them how kind even coarse, rough |
men are to our army girls when they ven
ture into barrooms andiow res ofts and they |
look incredulous. They regard all men |
as desperately wicked. 1t is owing to this |
as well as to other reasons that We never |
allow our men 10 come in contact with
them, unless indeed it is in some slum corps |
where only men are in charge. Then IL
can't be helped. We alone can help them"
His Reason Displeased.
She was rather proud OF her ears and
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