New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-06

oS WhcS o. that e BY Miss Eva shont.
president OF The Young Peoples csr i, me Te
pie chandelier. familiar 10 Tribune readers pencn
vince the most sceptlca that II those to whom let,
tiers have beer sent will but respond as requestea
the entire amount may be raised ny this means
alone. "a r,.,
"on that last sunday afternoon before Miss WI.
oh, II only could be Of help. on that some one
would help me in my extremity. that success might
been wise, but was there ever a great enterprise
without faults? Yes. they should 90 on. and help
pity. perhaps '0 to make it % big would rasher
they had not; but it is grand 70 work FOR great
cause. and you mustn't let IT fail'
is il possible that any white-ribborer knowing
this las, wish Of our great leader with regard TO
the Temple will sit down i'm disbursement and
see II pass into other hands with all that that
would mean to us, when, with ono last, strong pull
the COOL of coming generations
THE TEMPLE BUILDER.
Mrs Matilda b. carse whom Miss willard called
the Temple Builder" because the idea OF the
structure first occurred to her has her den" above
the thirteenth story in the great piic where beyond
the travel OF the elevators. she can find the quiet
and secusion needed for great though, and earnest
work. Mrs C9rse WIS born In Saintneld. near Bel
fast, ireland She was the fourth daughter OF John
ors were scotch PresbyteriaHs bl, fled from their
native country during me religious persecuions IN
ing the American colonies others TO the North
fast. Her father emigrated to the United states
with his family when she was only few years old.
The family hrst settled in Pttsburg' Penn whence
they removed T. Michigan and finally ictu, "a
phomaS Carae. railroad manager Of Louisville.
Ky. by whom she had three sons. In 1859 her hrs-
bands health failed ana they went abroad. He died
IN Paris In $50 Four years later her youngest son
killed In Chicago by being run over by wagon
driven by drunken man. and this tragic Incident
caused the mother devote her subsequent life 70
the cause Of temperance and social reform -,
She founded in 80 free readng,room for 81, saii.
notable reform work In 1875 she was elected presi-
dent OF the Chicago Central Woman's Christian
Temperance Union. This place she has now hlIei
for twenty-one years In connection with II she has
nausWated various charities. Including the Bethes-
da Day Nursery. the first creche or day nursery
sery free kndergartens for the poorest classes;
two Gospel Temperance meetings. held nightly; Two
mothers meetings and free reading-room for mon.
The annual cost Of these institutions about $4,000.
Is raised by Mrs. Carse personally.
II was through her efforts the Rehoboth. a
home for women was founded i'm Chicago, known
tenden Anchorage Mission She also established
the Bethesda Inn. a lodging house for men. where
poor man could get a bath, a clean night shirt and
bed for 10 cents Tho inn supplied fifty thousand
lodgings during The year.
In ls0 Mrs. Carse founded the Woman's Temper
Publication Association for tho publication OF
weekly organ for the Woman's Christian Temper
ance tnlon known as The Union signal" and
stock Of the company $4,000 l. owned by wornen
II employs one hundred and twenty persons.
Managers Of the Worlds Columbian Exposition. In
connection with u sho planned and was president
OF the Woman's DOrmitory Association. which pro-
vided inexpensive acconmoia tions for WORRYING
women VINO visited the Fair The dorrtory con-
has since served president OF tho AID society OF
The Chicago Found!ings' Home. She was the arst
woman to serve on The school Board OF Cook
county and was for years on the Board o, the
home for Discharged Prisoners.