The morning times., 1896-01-27
Eloquent Addresses Made by Mrs.
Kate Waller Barrett and "Mother'
Prindie AT the kirs.t Congregational
Church = An Evening Meeting at
the Metropolitan.


women, belong the honor and credit for
arousing this interest.
Mrs. La Feira introduced Mrs. Kate
Waller Barrett. a Crittenden missionary.
as the first speaker OF the afternoon.
Mrs. Barrett took as her subject THE
Traffic in Young Girls
SPOKE OF THE DIVISION"
Mrs. Barrett spoke OF Washington's pla que
spot, and denounced in unineasured terms
the custom which allowed an innocent young
girl to walk along the north side of Pennsyl-
vania avenue, which was lined with some
of the most prominent shops in the city and
yet forbid her to so much as east a glance
toward the sin-stained locality but Just
across the way.
Continuing. Mrs. Barrett said: 81 have
been asked by well known lawyers and
business men of the city would advocate
raidiDg the Division" And / have in
variabiy answered mol because i would
not close even that door to these unfortu-
nate women until there is another door
open to them.
.'There stood once in the streets OF
Florence a block OF marble. 1t was an
unsightly mass of stone which occupied
way. 1t was decided to remove it, and
one day a force of workmen came to
break it 10 pieces and cart away the frag-
ments.
Before they began their work Machael
Angelo cbanced to pass. and, seeing the
block, asked that it be given to him.
A BEAUTIFUL METAPHOR.
He said there was an angel in that mass
of stone, and he took it home. The great
sculptor set the angel free, and today. in
stead of being a nuisance to the citizens
of that beautiful city, it guards the door
of a great church and is admired by the
world.
'tSotherei is an angelin every fallen woman
and il but needs Michael Angelo to bring
il faith so that il may shine in tie light or
God's glory and he numbered among the
sinners who have repented, whose value is
so many times greater than the wise men,"
Mrs. Barrett concluded her remarks with
an earnest appeal for funds and said she
sincerely hoped thatsonie ofthe good people
present would spare some OF their time
in the future for this great work.
The next speaker to address the meeting
is known throughout the length and breadth
OF the land as Mother Prindle. name
she has by her untiring energy and devo-
ton to the cause she loves so well made
SYNONYMOUS with all that is good and
kind and forgiving.
For seventeen years Mrs. Prindle has
been a mother to abandoned women and
during that time she has realized the
ideal OF the name OF mother She has
been alike. friend. counsellor. and pro
tector to all those who chose to come
to her and she has never turned one
away. Mrs. Prindie said that after her
seventeen years OF experience. she could
truthfuily state that not one-tenth of
the fallen women entered such life
from choice.
MOTHER PRINDLE'S TALK.
The vast majority were forced into it
through want. cruelty, privation, or the |
baseness OF some man.
Speaking of the work of the mission
that had come under he- personal observa-
tion. Mrs. Prindle instanced the case OF
a woma who had lived a life of SHANK |
for over eighteen years. and now, through |
the efforts of the CritteDden Mission, this |
woman was occupying one of the most |
trustworthy and responsible positions
in the land. and WIS a devoted wife and
mother Mrs. Prindle spoke for a few |
of Mr.. Crittenden, who was
called a lunatic and fool for establish |
inc a home in New York, when he first |
began the work.
And now they cannot wish praise enough |
upon him. He laid his reputation upon |
Gods altar and it came forth untarnished,"
Mrs. Prindle. Mrs. Charlton |
Edholm was the last speaker and she made |
an earnest plea for help in this noble |
work.
over S4OO was subscribed toward help !
ing the Crittenden Mission IN this city, and
81 90 in cash was collected by the ushers.
AT THE EVENING SERVICE.
In the evening services were held in the |
NJ. E. Church, where the Rev. |
DR.. Hugh Johnston preached n sermon. l
He told of the value of d pure heart and |
made references appropriate to the occa
sion. At the close OF his sermon, he said |
that he would retire in favor of Mrs. |
Charlotte Edholm. who spoke eloquently |
on the subject of the work.
"You don't have to go to China or Japan |
to rescue souls she said, there are thou- |
sands right at our hands waiting for some |
one to say solacing wordis.''
u have had men ask me-" Mrs. Edholm |
said, in beginning her sermon, whether |
they, themselves, were fit to do rescue |
work. Why, certainly they are. Didn't |
Jesns Christ devote his life to rescue work." |
Then, to show how badly men are needed |
in rescue work she told of the heartless |
and riendish work of those who conduct the |
traffic in girls.
Ladies' entrances are the entrances to |
he'll" asserted the speaker. "A girl un- !
goes into one of these doors, |
thinking that she is going 10 get PLATED
of ice cream. or an oyster supper, or a |
glass of soda water. She generally wakes |
up an outcast." |
WORK OF THE MISSION.
She next told of the great work that |
was being done by Mr.. Crittenden through |
the several missions.
1--WE have found" she said, ''in houses |
Of shame daughters Of preachers Of all |
and the children of Sen |
ators and Representatives, and men in all |
walks of life.
You are accosted on the streets by |
women, and it is more than probable that |
hey are starving. You can't blame them |
for trying to live. When one of these |
miserable creatures accost you, speak to |
her kindly, and ask her to go to the |
Florence Crittenden Hope and Help Mis- |
ion, No. 81 Third street northwest. We |
will receive her with open arms and pro-
ride food, clothes and shelter for her,"
At the close of Mrs. Edholm's discourse. a |
Collection was taken up and large SUN |
realized.
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