Evening star., 1896-11-30
FOR FAIfEN WOMEN
Mr. aittenton, the' Mission wortar, Arrives
Here.
Meetings to B< Hela-How the Work
Of Establis3ing Home. Began
His Private Car.


Mr.. Charles N. Crittenton, whose-name is
connected with mission work among fallen
women all over the country. arrived in this
city at noon today Mr.. Crittenton came
over from Baltimore on his private car.
Good News Upon his arrival here the
car was switched to q side track near the
B. and o. station
year ago'last September Mr.. Crittenton,
accompanied by small band of mission
workers, started from New York on the
Good News" and ever since then he has
peen travelling steadily throughout the
United states on work connected with the
various Florence Crittenton missions and
the general work of the salvation of erring
women. large part of the time has been
spent on the Pacific coast More recently
the party have been working in Texas.
"here their efforts met with considerable
m measure or success. In Houston, especially,
!ney We're warmly welcomed, and before
'hey ieIt arrangements We're made to open
a nome there similar to the one in this city
,i1sI unat pears the name of Mr.. Crittenton's
ii,uIe daughter, who died some years ago.
>. MT Crittenton Is a man of wealth, and
i. IS understood that he spends his entire
income IN the work to which he has devoted
ms ne. Ihe car in which he travels is
dpiy adapted for the purpose. 1t is
built on the lines of an average private car
nut one only needs to look inside to realize
that II Is used for business rather than fer
pieasure. AT one end is large compart-
ment tnat answers for dining and sitting
looIi; AT the other is fairly large and
certainly well-equipped kitchen. Between
tne Two are couple of smaller rooms, one
oI winch Is used by Mr.. Crittenton as a
peu room and office. and here he transacts
.he extensive business which has grown up
apout the Crittenton mission idea
~ Star reporter who visited the car
snortly after its arrival was warmly greet
ca py Mr.. Crittenton, an attractive man
VI mluoie age, who impresses one first
lest and all the time as being entirely
NC NC over the success which has attended
the missions. which now number twenty
vi t, ana spoke as who was deeply
sTdtHed with the change that has taken
pace IN the methods of dealing with the
sociai si problem. Time was" he said,
wren the effort to reform the most hope
IL IS and pitiable of all classes, the unfor-
tunate women. was regarded as impracti
capie, , and devout Christians even have
IaiSeu question whether 1t was possible
10 llt them up from the depths into which
.ney nave teen forced. The best answer
" the question is the fact that many wo-
men nave been drawn back and are TODAY
IviEe honest. upright lives and exerting
more influence for the advancement of
Ghrists kingdom than many professed be-
LeNeTS VINO have been members of the
cnursn all their lives But there is only
ohe way IN winch they can be saved, and
that is by salvation of Christianity"
DurinS his stay in this city Mr. Critten-
ION VIII conduct meetings every afternoon
Gh 1hu evening at the Metropolitan NJ. E.
Cnurcn. They Will be evangelist meetinps
Dur all are expected to lead up to the ono
particular phase cf Christian work, in
winch ne Is the most Interested