The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-23
REDEEMINC fallen women
Work Described at Annual Meeting of
Florence Crittenden Mission.
MUCH IS DONE IN SCRANTON
Some Interesting Facts Revealed In Re.
ports by President and Matron.
The Mission Elected Officers
for the Ensuing Year.


for the ensuing year, reports were made
by the president, Mrs. II. Nj. Bookstaver:
| the treasurer. Mrs. w. ii. Taylor ana
| the matron, Mrs. a. E. SaXton. ana
other business was transacted.
Mrs. Bookstaver said in her report:
| Our society, though still in its childhood,
| Is rapidly growing, and we feel now ina.
| the mission Is an assured lact anu mas
come to STAY. Numbers OF homeless Wo-
men have been cared for during the past
| year. and some who have needed protec,
| ton from their own families. have found
| a shelter with us.
| During the greater part of the year our
! home has been fun. and sometimes un-
comfortably So We have felt for months
| past that our quarters We're getting 700
strait for us. and the need or larger
home, in a better part OF the city. where
| the SURROUNDINGS would be more healthy
| with regard to the moral atmosphere, ana
where we can have some grounds where
the girls can have more fresh air and
something ip the way OF n garden 10 inter
est them. This is exceedingly important.
as It Is hard to be shut up during the
warm summer months and no space even
to exercise. We feel that this larger
home is very much needed. We need also
one or two rooms for receiving station
and place to hold nightly meetings right
In the slums.
Majority Are Saved
We 10 not expect that al! who come 10
us will be rescued from lives of shame.
but we DO believe the greater part of the
women who come to the mission VIII
eventually be saved. for they are all earn
estlv taken to the throne of grace, and
we believe that we shall receive what we
ask for II is not in the girls we nut our
trust. hut in God. who has promised 10
answer the believing prayer.
We would like 20 thank all those who
have In any way hefrended the cause by
their gifts. either of money. clothing, food,
u . % t,,1 usit
surely give them pleasure to know that
their gifts have not been wasted or unap-
preCiatcd.
Two Of our girls who have given their
hearts to the Savior have entered the
House of Mercy, in WASHINGTON. ID. G.,
whore they will be educated for Christian
or mission work; another has gone to New
York city to go into training there Tor
mission. work, and another II has seemed
hest to send to a home in PHILADELPHIA.
that she may he separated from had far'i-
" Influences. These all go, OF course. with
their own consent. ?s We keep pract'cal'N
an ouCn-door mission. Quite number of
the girls are living out In Christian tami-
lies.
We would earnestly hespeak the active
| interest and consideration of ,he neonle
OF scranton to carry on this work in the
coming year. We have received number
less favors, We MIGHT almost say, from
all kinds and conditions of men, and cs-
pacia1ly from tho merchants
ThtS mission Is something tNRt ouE0l 20
come very near to the hearts OF all the
mothers and fathers In town. an1 from the
surrounding communities also for the In
mates do not "'l come from the city Of
Scranton, and they are from all walks OF
life.
The treasurers report was read In
detail and showed a small balance on
hand.
The MatrOn's Ren0rt.
The renort Of Mrs. Saxton. the mat
ron. was as follows:
In reviewing the work Of the year past
We raal'@" tN9t we have Ind some hard
eNuerieuces. hut God who is always near
at hand 70 he'o In time Of need. has helo"d
ne. And We have much 70 uraise Him for
today. for IL hHs hccn with MS at every
turn. The result of our years work we
leave with Him.
We have received into the home forty
four girls in the twelve months. We have
seen where many have beon henel
through the reading of Gods word. The
Sabbath school teaching. Bible readings
at home AMI the church, all OF which have
been sources Of helm 10 the girls. some OF
whom have neve~ had teaching or heard
the word Of GOD preached before. \
young Elrl who came to the home over \
wear ago reformed pnd was converted
She united with the Second Pres hyterian
church. We have sent this girl to home
ut WASHINGTON. II. c. Annther girl OF -
has been with Us ten months. She, too, is
converted and has taken q firm stand for
Christ. She. too. IS going to Washington
where she will STAY until she Is q years
old and will be educated and fitted for
work FOR tho Master. Her ambition is 20
90 and work IN tho vineyard among the
stray lambs who. like herself lost their
way anil are wandering in darkness.
\ mi1le-aEed woman came to MS ten
months ago. rendered helnless bv n broken
limb which she got In y drunken brawl IN
a house OF ill-rcpute; she gladly accepted
Christ.
We have had n Bible lesson hv G L.
Field every week the past year, We have
one now on Wednesday afternoOn7 taught
by Rev Mr. Macarthur. and Friday even
ing by 7. G. McAskie These are produc-
tive of good. as the girls prove by their
testimonies.
We are glad to report the case Of girl
of this city whose uarents were thorough
" discouraged irving to lead her right
We took her reluctantly. and the fret
few months had many misgivlngs. But
she became submissive and learned To do
her work well and at the end OF eight
months she showed such an imrrovement
that her parents took her home We called
there a month later and found her doing
well.
Sample of Dcpravtv.
We have at the home now n girl OF II
wears. who IL almost wholly depraved.
The woman she calls mother Is not wor-
thy the sacred name Of mother. She has
taught the child 70 swear. to drink TO
chew tobacco and every Other vice that ig
known among bad peoplc. This woman.
herself, is living with q colored man. and
has encouraged the little girl to share her
own shame. The child was taken away
from her bv the authorities and brought
here We find her willing to he taught
and naturally perceptive. She has been
here now only one month. and has learned
her letters and has learned to read the
first chaptero of John. We ask. dear friends.
what would this girl become in n few
wears later on was there not a door OF
hone opened'to her?
We acknowledge with thankfulness the
Kindness OF resident physicians who come
whenever their services are required. free
OF charge. We thank all of our friends
VINO have kindly remembered MS with food.
An interesting report OF the work
done by the jail and rescue band was
presented by the president.
Officers were chosen as follows: Mrs.
". B. Swan. president: Mrs. IT, NJ
Bookstaver. first vice-presldent. Mrs.
w. ;. Diehl. second vice president: Mrs
9. II. Won Storch, secretary: Mrs. w. TT.
Taylor treasurer: Miss Jennie Reyn-
olds. assistant treasurer: directors for
one year, Mrs. w. s. DiehI. Mrs. Thorn
as Dickson. Mrs. II. G. Brooks: direc-
tors for two years. Mrs. F.. G.. Coursen,
Mrs. +. w. Mason. Miss A. n. Sander
son: directors for three years. Mrs q.
p. Dean. Mrs: a. Fl. Christy. Mrs. w.
3. Sadler advisory board. Rev. DR..
James Mcleod. DIR. G.. p, Dean. Colonel
II. NJ. Boies. T.. G. Coursen and 7. q.
McAskie. Mrs. Saxton was re-appoint-
ed matron and Miss Johnston assistant
matrOn.
The meeting closed with the singing
Of the doxology.