The morning times., 1895-10-17


The audience smiled, but there was no in
terruption of the current OF thought
RESCUE HOME.
The devotional exercises. inS.he morning
were conducted by Hugh Jones, OF New
| York.
William Raves, OF the wbosoever Gospel
Mission and Rescue Home, uf 7 philadelphia,
told OF the work being accomplished In
saving those who must be picked up and
rehablitated.
W. c. Blackburn, of the Free Sunday
Breakfast Association, of Baltimore, salu
the organization was formed November TO-
1890. During less than five years the
attendance has been 100000. More than
$4,000 have asked for prayer and 4,ooo
have professed conversion.
The object of the association is TO spread
the gospel, and 1t has been developed that
the best way to reach a poor man Is through
his stomach. Every Sunday morning all
that viii assemble, are served Wild coIiee
| and bread, sandwiches, meat, or anything
they have on hand. About twu-thirds of
those who come to breakfast remain for
religious services, and the gospel is preached
pure and simple. They save all they can
and pray for those wDo are not saved.
ITS WORK IN PHILADELPHIA.
At intervals through the programme
the mission choir rendered some excellent
and appropriate musical selections.
LEWIS u. Bean, of the Sunday Breakfast
Association, Philadelphia, said the work
had been going on for seventeen years
the 9Th OF next month. Its objects are the
promotion of Christianity and temperance
by giving Sunday breakfast. These are
served during the six winter months and
every Sabbath evening in the year tea is
Is ba irSf nf
the kind established In the world.
In serving breakfast four large, thick
corn beef sandwiches and three cups of
coffee are allowed 10 each person, and
with the best material the cost is but 4-6
| cents each. The tea service costs 3.3 cents
| for each person.
The attendance last year was Ill 900
and 60.7sS were fed. In sixteen years
462, 10S have been given meals. During
the year 5,ss3 came forward for prayer,
and 2,OS7 signed the pledge THE cost OF
maintenance for the year was S5.237- No
salaries are paid.
A communication was read giving some
facts regarding the House of Mercy, To-
Gated in Washington which is a retreat for
girls who have fallen and desire to reform.
| 1t was established In 1884 and is connected
| with the Episcopal church.
| Rev. E. ID. Bailey led in prayer for little
Maggie Anderson and her sister, who are
seriously ILL.,.
Mrs. Maria Sihthorpe, OF the Margaret
| Strac chan Home, New York, told of the
| methods used for the conversion of fallen
women. The home was established eleven
| years ago by Margaret StrachaD, little
North Ireland seaDstress. who began the
work with So and an unlimited supply of
| faith.
RESCUE WORK IN THE WEST.
c. NJ Stocking, of the Christian Union
| Mission, Minneapolis, told OF the Rescue
| work in that city. which was inaugurated
| in the Jumbo Theater. Two years ago
| seven Baptist churches began holding open
| air services. He took out the first gospel
| wagon ever seen on the streets of his
city. His wife played the organ and he
did the talking. This continued until his
stenographer asked him If he was in the
insurance business or if he kept Home
Mission office.
Mr.. Stocking told OF how the work pro-
gressed until all the churches OF Minneap-
| oils, including the Catholic, had united
| in organizing Christian Union Missions.
| He said they had a grand, royal mission,
| but no building OF local babitation. But
| God and every church organization in the
| city is back of the work. committees have
been appointed, and the future looks bright
Mrs. Brown, of the Helping Up Mission,
| Baltimore, that during the twelve years of
|
| naked clothed. the sick visited and the
gospel preached to the poor. The record of
results is in heaven.
| Mai Hilton pronounced the benediction
An unusually interesting programme was
carried out at the afternoon session.
| RESERVOIR OF BLESSINGS.
The afternoon service was opened by
devotional services, conducted by Thomas
| B. IroDside, with music by the quartet
| and mission chorus.
Mrs. Platt, president of the District
Women's Christian Temperance Union,
| brought greeting from the organization
| She said, all were interested alike in saving
souls. They were going into the churches,
| the schools and the slums with the gospel
| Of purity.
Mr.. Friend W. Hoyt. of scattergood
| Tabernacle, ShiltoD N. Y, said he had
| been in the work twenty-three years, but
had never attended a meeting that did
| him SO much good as this. 1t was a
reservoir of spiritual blessing. He be-
| lieyed in faith Take every thing TO
| God," was the motto.
Mother Prindle of the Florence Mis-
sion, New York. spoke of America and
| Europe. She had, just come from the
Social Purity Congress, in Baltimore, and
told something of the meeting. She said
the Florence Mission. cost ST 1000 a year
! and saved hundreds of girls. One girl
that came to them from vicious life
was the daughter of a Baptist minister, and
she was drawn by hearing them sing one
Of her mothers hymns. She protested
| against the sowing of the seeds of ruin
by impure conversation and warned all
| against the destroying influence of impure
thought.
| HOPE OF ISRAEL MISSION.
Mr.. Levy, of New York, spoke of the
| ''Hope OF Israel Mission to the Jews In
that city. He said it was founded about six
| years ago by A. c. Gaebelcin Methodist
minister. The secretary is DR.. F. Stroeter,
| who was professor in the University at
Denver Mr.. Gaebeiein is now in Russia
| at work among the Jews there He met
Revelovitch, who is proposing to go to
| Jerusalem and establish church and
work for Christianized Jews.
They have mission house and church In
| New York. They have no committees ex-
| cept one to raise money.
| Mr.. F. Franks told the story of the Brook
| lyn City Mission and Tract Society. He
said the society was organized as undenom-
national in 1929. Just S1OO was appro-
priated In the first year for distribution
| OF tracts among foreigners as they arrived.
Last year $64 900 was given to the cause
and fifty-eight paid workers were kept
busy.
There is young lady supported by the
society who goes to- the courts and brings
away girls who appear there for the first
De-