Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-03-07

as the Florence Crittenton mission in
that city i'm 1888, and since its start
hundreds OF poor. degraded women
have been rescued from the lives of
shame which they We're leading. Since
the establishment of this mission Mr..
Criuent0u has established sixteen
missions similar To it in other cities
i'm the United States. The mother
mission I'm New York is supported
mainly at Mr.. Crittenton's expense.
I'm his address last night Mr. Crit
tent0n i'm speaking of whether il was
possible to save the fallen and disso-
mtc women, cited many cases that
have come under his personal observa-
ti0u. where these women have been
reclaimed and afterward lead a life of
usefulness i'm helping others to re-
form. I'm speaking of the difference
between fallen women and men, Mr.
CrittentOn said the only difference was
that the women had further to fall
than the men. because she is nearer
Him who came into the world that sin
ners might be saved. lie said:
There seems 90 be an unwritten law
i'm these cases. that when a man falls,
every one rushes To his assistance and
helps him TO regain what he has lost,
while I'm the WOman'S case when she
has once been degraded and fallen
into the depths of iniQuity, every
body seems TO think il their bounden
duty 20 push her further down into
the depths Of sin instead of lending
her a helping hand as i'm the case of
the man.
Among the many places in the cit
les which are pitfalls for the young
women and girls. ! mention the dane
inc halls and skating rinks. / have IL
from the officials of several cities that
there are more young girls ruined at
the skating rinks and dancing halls
than I'M amy of Jhe other walks OF life
There are at the present time more
than 232 .0oo of these poor. frail females
m the United States. The average life
o these poor creatures is estimated to
be- about five years They are con-
stantIy Huing unknown graves, and
their places i'm the ranks are being
filled by the girls of some fond father
and mother. is this not enough, faith
ers and mothers. to set YOU thinking
and working TO try and save the in
uoccuts from the impending fate which
overhanes thom Who knows but the
child of some or those who are present
here tonight is already beset with
temptations and is on the road 10 ruin.
superinduced bv attending dancing
halls and such places Of questionable
amusement
There is not q shadow of doubt but
that these women can be saved. In
ali my experience of twelve years i'm
this work. I have came across but two
cases where tho women lead life OF
shame from choice. They are all glad
and eager TO have q place to 60 to,
where they can reform and be respect
able. When they have once reformed.
there is no one who 7bstains from
temptation as well rs these women.
They don't want to go near the preci-
pice. They want 20 keep as Tar away
from sin and temptation as possible,
and lead pure and holy lives, and all
that the majority of those need Is
chance 90 reform, and they viii accept
it with alarciJy.
Tn conclusion Mr.. Crittenton made
thrilling and impassiOned appeal to
those present to do AN i'm their power
to- assist the proposed rescue home in
this city. He was followed by Mr..
Greenwood. who spoke in much the
same strain for "a short time Mr..
Greenwood also made 2n eloquent ap-
peal for the establishment of the res
cue home Inn this city.
At the conclusion of the meeting "a
subscription fund was started ami
quite a neat sum was received A. let
tor from Judge John A. Campbell
was read contributing $50 to the fund.
Mr.. Crittenton placed his name on the
list for $50 and offered TO duplicate the
largest sum contributed by any citizen
of Wheeling. no matter how large the
amount. A number of smaller conri-
buttons we're made and good sized
collection. The rescue home Of this
city is now a certainty and should be
accorded The earnest support of every
one