Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-27
FLORENCE CRIrrgSTON MISSION


1880 O'Clock, meeting will be held IN
the Salt Lake Assembly hall, I'm tho
Interest Of the Florence Ctiltsntou
Mission work, to which tho
public are freely and cordially
invited. The meeting will he
addressed by MegsTs. Charles n.
Cfittcnton, Charles +. Morton and
J. Carpenter. Mt. CrlilenIon IL q
business man Of New York, Nj.
Morton ia from Chiesgo and Mi. Car.
penter iron Jersey CITY. They are
accompanied by Frank Wallace %
solosi, whose magnifcen, voice IL q
great entertainment at the meetings.
The Florence Crittenton mission wss
Instituted by MIR. Crittenton thirteen
years ago. lts chief work IL to rescue
fallen girls and set them on the way to
respectable livelihood. The misslon In
named after Mr.. Critterlon's daughter,
Florence, who died when she was
about four years OF age. Her death was
the means OF attracting Sir. Critter.
toms attention 10 the good thAt
might DO done for women who
had been 90 unfortunate as 10
be lod astTay, and although hs
was engaged IA business Ito decided 10
give up his time henceiofward to the
work. The nrst "home" Of the mission
was established In New YORK city 10
years ago next April. Since thA, time
"a Othefs have BEEN established In
various cities from Now YOrE to San
Francisco. The twenty.siKih Ia to be
In Ogden, Mr.. Ctiuentou = con.
tributod $500 as starter In aid
OF an Institution Ia that city,
which Il now doing some work,
and will come within tho mission
chain. In the various homes through
cut the country, says Mt CrittentOu,
thousands OF girls and children have
been permanently Rescued.
The party arrived Ia this city on Fri.
day, and the "biS thIeo,0 as Messfs.
Crlttenion, Morton aud Carpenter
are called, have been holding meetings
ever since. They addressed ton meet.
ings yesterday. Their preaching on
these occasions 10 Of n general evan
gellcal character, urging people to live
n Christian Ito. They travel Ia
special passenger coach, fitted up as a
dining and sleeping car, where all OF
them live-lhe Jour gentlemen named
and the cook and porter The boarding
expenses are bjrno ~ Mr.. Crittentou,
out OF his private FUNDS. The rail.
ways furnish transportation for the
car free. The home OF the party bears
on Its side these words: "Fl0reuce
Crlttenton Rescue Car-Good NewR."
This car left Chicago September 5lh,
going TO several Illinois cities, then 10
Missouri, Kansas aud Colorado. IL
stayed one TO three weeks Ia
various places, this last town Mt
which n stop was made before reaching
Salt Lake being Grand junction, Cole.
RADIO.
Mr.. Critteuton IL an enthusiast In
his work and IL ably seconded by his
associates. Besides the general evan
gelical services In which they engaged
special mtouug. or more II nee.
essafy, IL devoted TO explaining the
objects OF the mission. THIS Il the spoc nj
meeting 10 be- held In the Assembly ba
on wednesday evening, to which
everybody Ia invited. On that occa.
sion an interesting narrative will be-
made OF this work the mission has ac-
All OF the homes In tho rescue mis-
siDn-'ome OF them 20 extensive an 10
mold 100 inmates-a unuer the charge
Of the national head. There
moneys contributed are sent, and
from there aid "a extended
wherever required by institutions
which arc not Able 10 secure sufficient
funds In the locality where they are
situated, Expenses for u trip Of the
kind the rescue car 10 now making are
not taken ITom this general iunJ, but
where transportation, etc, In not fur
nishsd free. Mr.. Crlttenton's private
purso bears the expense. The present
method Of travel has been found 10
bs cheaper than the Ordinary mode.
When tbs general fund has more
In II than 10 required for tho homes In
operation, another one IL established,
aud thus the mission goes on increas.
ing steadily.
Today Mr.. Morton, on behalf Of the
party, had a pleasant interview with
the Firat Presidency, and obtained the
Assembly hall Tor the meeting wednes.
day evening. The car aHd party will
remain In thia city several days, and
then 20 on TO Ogden, from where the
journey will DO continued TO CAlilOI-
MIA.
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