The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-04
RESCUE EVANGELIST
Il The Founder Of the Florence grittsnton
Homes is Here.
WILL CONDUCT MEETINGS IN NORFOLK
Charles NJ. Crittenton Vino EIss DC.
voted His Life md Fortune 10 ,hc
Rescue or Fallen Humanity VIII
be in This Cisy for tho Next For,
Days -Daily Meetings.

| hcSchc OF Fallen Humanity VIII
be in This cray for the Next For,
Dnys-Daily Meetings.
Mr.. Charles N. Crlttenton, the evan
gelist who has devoted his life and for
tune to the rescue Of fallen hu1na nity
allised IN the city in his private car yes.
| terday morning. 4
soon after his arrival he met the va
rlous ministers OF the, city at the At
lantic hotel, and the following appoint
ments We're arranged for him to hold
union revival services:
Sunday, April 4th-11 a. M, First Ran
list church; $3.50 p. M, Academy of
Music; p. m, Epworth church
Every night during the week, begin
ning Monday night at o'clock, Mr. Crit
tenton Will preach and hold revival SER
wees IN the Academy of Music.
Monday afternoon at / O'Clock he vii,
| preach at N1cNendree NJ. e. church in
Srambleton, and Tuesday at D. IN. at
Park Avenue Baptist church
further notices Of these afternoon
| meetings VIII be given later for dates
following Tuesday
sunday, April 18th, Mr.. Crittenton will
| preach at IL a. m. at the First Pres
hyterlan church; at $3.50 y. m at the
academy of Music, and at p. nj. at
Mchendree Methodist church, Bramble-
| ton. -
TELLS OF HIS WORK.
Later Mr.. Crittenton, in conversation
with @, FirGinian representatives relat-
ed the following interesting facts con
corning his work:
The origin OF the work." said the
evangelist, lis quite we'll known. The
homes for the rescue of fallen women
, were hrst founded as n memorial to my
lttie 4-Eear-old daughter, Florence.
There are In existence to-day forty-two
homes III different American cities, hav-
ing an aggregate Of some 5000 inmates.
IN san Francisco alone we have a
nome that will accommodate $50 girls.
t'our hundred children have been reared
there amid Christian influences.
METHODS OF WORK.
My work." said Mr.. Crittenton. "is
wholly evangelstic. In every place we
have at least one meeting devoted
Wholly to rescue work. to show the pub
lie what has been and what may be
accomplished.
The first home was founded Mt Nos.
II ana 20 Bleeckcr street, New York,
April IL. 1883. This is now known as
the mother mission. Norfolk was the
sixteenth home founded in n list Of
twenty-f four. The name, The Florence
CrittentOn Home
SOMI3 OF THE WORK.
These homes and this work reach
that class which Of all others of the
fallen ana downtrodden are most helm
less. To the reformed gambler thief
murderer even, there still remains a
chance for recognition, but against the
woman, who once loses her honor, every
door IS closed. Poor creatures! they fell
mere is no escape. But we have pro
Fided for them retreats where they NAV
be surrounded by Christian influences
anu where they may be cared for and
shielded and defended
Florence Crittenton Circles each
composed OF ten or more earnest women
are located in various parts of the coun-
Try. THESE look after the interests Of
the work where there are no homes.
nave just returned from England"
he continued. There Lady Henry som
erset and other good women besought
me TO extend the work to London, where,
girls.
But with 100000 fallen women in
America, with an average life Of five
years, see my work here"
VISITS THE HOME
At o'clock yesterday afternoon Mr.
Crlttenton, in company with q. number
or the ladies Of the Norfolk w. G. r. u,
visited the Florence Crittenton Home
The philanthropist was warmly and
affec,lonately greeted by The inmates of
the nome, and Mr.. Crittcnton himself,
viewing Tor the first time the result Of
his work here, seemed supremacy happy.
AT THE UNION MISSION.
At night NIr. Crittenton spoke at the
Union Mission. as had been previously
announced. When the services began
there was not vacant seat in The audi
torium. On the platform, besides the
evangelist. were many prominent Chris
tians workers OF tile city
Mr. Crlttenton spoke to the audience,
among whom there were several women,
In the most brotherly and affectionatc
manner. He Is q very earnest and with
al convincing speaker. He has a
winning and q gentle manner and his
frank mnnliness quite wins one to him.
The meeting was 81 highly successful
one. Six pcrsons-threc men and three
women--professed conversion, while
there were many requests for prayer
MIA SIS MI1lITING TO-DAY.
Mr.. Crittenton breaches at the First
Baptlst church to-day at II o'clock and
at EpWorth this evening at 7:45 o'clock.
~ union mass meeting Will be held at
the Academy of Music this afternoon at
$40 o'clock. The public is cordially In