The herald., 1896-08-25
CRITTENTON'S LIFE WORK
The Founding Of the Florence Rescue
Missions
The Evangelist VIII Speak on This Subject
at Simpson Tabernacle
This Afternoon

This afternoon at Simpson tabernacle,
on Hope street, Mr. Charles N. Critten-
ton will present the work of the Florence
Crittenton Rescue homes to the pub
lie. and it is safe to predict from the
thousands who have crowded to hear
this wonderful man day after day at
Peniel hall that the congregation will
be an immense one.
The story of the founding of the
Florence Crittenton missions is an in
teresting one. Thirteen years ago Mr.
Crittenton lost his little girl, Florence,
and a few months later, in an upper
room, he found pardon and peace by
believing in Christ. Soon after his con
version came a longing desire for
Christian activity, and the message
came to him: Go out quickly into the
streets and lanes of the city and bring
in hither the poor, the manned. the halt
and the blind" So down into the slums
of New York city he went, and night
after night found him trying to uplift
some poor sister, who had wandered
from the path of virtue. One night he
besought Wretched girl to leave her
life of shame. saying to her. in the words
of the Savior: Neither do ! condemn
thee; go and sin no more" The weep
ing girl answered: But where can |
go?" Mr.. Crittenton there realized that
there was no place for her to go, that
there was not a door in all New York
open to her except the door of sin. and
he at once decided, as a memorial of his
little Florence, to open a home for 9th
er fathers girls, who were a thousand
times more lost to them than if they
were lying out in the cemetery. The
first home to be established was at 21-23
Bleecker street. There a beautiful four
story building was purchased and COM
fortably furnished, and many a weary,
heart-sick Magdalene has found it a
haven of refuge, has been helped to rise
above the consequences of her mistake,
and has found a future of usefulness
and happiness.
Since the establishment of the home
at Bleecker treet, Mr.. Crittenton has
established thirty-four in different parts
OF the United States, and has devoted
his life and his means to their main
tenance. The Florence home in this
city was founded four years ago. when
the Rev. Mr.. Stevens, a Presbyterian
minister, felt called upon to donate his
beautiful mansion to the rescue work
Since it was opened it has been a great
blessing to many a poor girl who has
made one sad mistake and become the
victim of some trusted Williams base de-
ception. During the present year forty
nine girls have been received into the
home and all but three have turned out
we'll and are leading true, virtuous
lives.
Mr.. Crittenton will make an earnest
appeal to the public for funds to en-
large and continue the work of the |
home, and doubtless will meet with sue
cess. Every cent donated will go to the |
home in Los Angeles. The evangelist |
pays his own expenses and the expenses
of his fellow workers, and besides |
turns in thousands of dollars every year |
to the rescue fund. His car, Good News, |
Is hauled gratuitously over every rail |
read of the United States. The Southern |
Pacific company, both the Atlantic and |
Pacific systems, extend every possible |
courtesy to the evangelists, and lend
every possible assistance to the further
ance of the rAscue work
YOUNG PEOPLES SERVICE
The cards for the Crittenton young
peoples service at Peniel hall yester-
day announced that the meeting was
for young people between the ages of
Is and 81. but it was clearly demonstrated
how useless was any attempt to set a
limit as hundreds on the shady side of |
three score and ten crowded their way |
into the hall and hundreds more failed |
to get within reach of the speakers |
voice at both the afternoon and evening |
meetings. A very interesting song ser
vice opened the service, including a solo, |
My Dream, by Mrs. Moffet, and Build
ing for Eternity, by Mr.. Frank Wal
lace.
Mr. Crittenton took for his text RE
now thy Creator in the days of
thy YOUTH upon which he delivered |
a powerful address.
A great number rose for prayers after
this service and also after the evening
service, and many of them afterward /
came forward to the altar