The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-16
showing that the work was so great
that over $780, 900 was required TO carry
r on
First CONGREGATIONAL.


A meeting in the interests of the Sal
walton Army Food and Shelter depot
that was recently organized here was
held at the First Congregational
church last evening. The object % the
meeting was the enlistment of financia.
sympathy among the citizens 81 salt
Lake. This organization is somewhat
the same as the rescue mission home
that did so much good Ia the city hot
very long ago, and as the price for
meal or a bed will be placed al the
phenomenally low figure of cents, 1t
can be easily seen that the institution
will be exceedingly welcome 10 some
of the poorer element OF the
city. and VII also relieve not only
the housewife from getting up meal
for every person VINO comes to the
door begging bat also the business
man who is occasionally held up on
the street by a man who wants a quar-
ter to get him a meal, but uses 1t 10
get something to wash down the free
lunch which is so bounteously prepared
and given away by some Of our enter
prising bartenders. If the housekeep-
ers would keep supply of tickets on
hand, she would be saved the trouble
of getting dinner in the midst or her
busy period. If the business man were 50
supplied, she could spring one of them
on the next hungry person who chanced
to cross his path, and could rest as
sured that it would not find its way
into the Golfer OF the saloonkeeper
The object of the meeting last night
was explained in the following words
by Staff Captain Engler of the Saliva
ton army: This food and shelter de-
pot was opened last Tuesday, as we
agreed, but we are here tonight TO en-
list the sympathy of some of the prac-
teal Christians of the community. 1t
has cost US almost $475 to open up this
place and all the debts are not paid off
yet. The kitchen has been fitted out,
but we owe for some of the utensils.
We have got plenty of bedsteads, but
they are not all paid for. We must
have some blankets, but we have no
money to get them. We have been Of
fered bed-clothes of every description,
but l have had to refuse all but the
blankets, as we can throw the blankets
into a fumigator after each night of
use, and they will be ready to use
again. We cannot do this with other
things, as it would be liable to spoil
them. Of course, we design to make
this institution self-supporting, after
we have once got it started, but we
have got to have financial aid from
somewhere to set the ball rolling"
We need about 5000 dollars to pay off
out debts and we want to see if we
cannot raise it inside of a week With
the cooperation of the citizens, we can
do it, and / look to the wealthy peo-
pie to put their Christianity to a prac-
teal test, and help us out in this great
enterprise 1t has been said that debt,
dirt and the devil are close compan-
ions," and we don't want to have any
thing to do with any of that set. The
captain said that old clothing would
be very acceptable and if anybody had
any clothing that might be some good
to poor people, but that had been cast
off by the original owner, the place
to put it would be at he depot ward
robe, from whence it would be distrib-
uted to the needy. He was we'll pleased
with the interest that had already been
taken in the work. and expressed the
desire that this would be kept up.
Rev. c. T. Brown OF the ~irst Con-
gregational and Rev. Jeffries of the
First Methodist churches said a few
words in concentration of the cause.
and then a collection was taken UP.
This collection neted about $780, 80 in
cash and promises to pay cash before
the end of the week. After a benedic-
ton the meeting closed.