The times., 1898-01-03
His WORK FOR The FALLEN
Mr.. Crittenton Speaks at Hamline
Church.
A Mission Mass Meeting, at which
Mrs. Barrett Acknowledges Re-
ceiyinG $500 Check.

4 la rgpIy attended mass-meeting in the
interest of the Florence Crittenton Mis-
sion was held yesterday afternoon at
Hamline Church. Mr.. Crittenton, the million
aire reformer and founder of the Crittenton
Homes, who has been abroad for some
months. wit the view of esta ablishing a
home for working girls in London, reac he'd
this city in his special ear, Good News"
on Saturday Inprning, en- route to Cali
fornia. and was one. OF the speakers at the
meeting. lie has Recently held a series
of meetings in alexandria, which were
very successful.
on the platform was Mrs. Kate Waller
Barrett. the general superintendent of the
National FLORENCE crittenton Hclnes, and
Mrs. $. j. La Fetra one of the board of the
local mission. Mrs. Barrett is also the
direotor OF the home in this city Rev.
Dr. Redding conducted the devotional ex-
ercises, and Mrs. Eliza beth Fentress sang
very sweetly Calvary
Mr.. Crittenton was the first speaker,
and gave a vivid description OF his work
among the outca sts of the Bowery and spoke
in no uncertain terms of the so-called
Christians no point the scarlet woman
To plying and rorGivng saviour. al nd then
turn her out TO find rest and shelter as best
she cam
Mr.. Crttenton attributed a large per-
centage of The downfall of women To
dancing and card playing, and said that
the police of New York Were especially
severe on the skating Kinks as a sure
road 10 destruction Every year there
are 100000 women and girls who fiji
dishonored and often nameless graves, and
100000 more are necessary each year To
fill the depleted ranks. He finished his
address with a touching story of the res
cue from life Of shame and the gloT-
ious deathof oneoe the unfortunate woman
of New iork, who had been trapped into
one of the deTrs of inIquity and then
abandoned.
This curse, said Mrs. Barrett, the
next speaker, in aliuding TO the so-called
necessary evil, lis chained upon our coun-
try, and our boys and girls are reared TO
consider il right and natural thing.
Shrugs and sneers are the greeting of
the unfortunate woman, and she is not
only kept down, but when she would arise
she is pushed down as abandoned and un-
worthy OF Christian civilization. She is
the only person or wrongdoer who is not
allowed one eXtenuating circumstance.
She. is the solitary instance. Yet she is
the one who has been trapped and ruined
and whose motive was anything but wrong.
The criminal is excused and his motive was
anything but good and right. Legislation
can never license crime.
Mrs. Barrett told of the sifty-two homes
established 10y Mr.. Grittenton in memory
OF his cead daughter, Florence Crittenton,
and OF the Immense amount of good done
by them. Three thousand women and
600 babies are being cared for at the
present time, and Mr.. Cnttenton viii in
a very short time found homes in at
least -four Southern cities. Mr.. Critten-
ton does not believe ia separating mother
and child, but that the child shall he
brought up in the nurture and admonition
of the Lord. and The mother found honest
employment. Transform, not REFORM
said Mrs. Barrett, lis what we seek to
do
BY the first mail Saturday morning Mrs.
Barrett received a letter in which was
inclosed "a check for $500 The letter
was simply signed In memory of Louise,
a saint from Hea ven'i