New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-04
WHERE CHARITY COULD BEGIN
HELP Is MUCH NEEDED FOR THE CoLoRED
MIcSION OE THIS CITY.

HELP Is MUCH NEEDED FOR THE CO1ORED
MISSION OF THIS CITY.
The nrst Of series OF meetings and entertain
rents for the benefit OF work among the negroes OF
this city will be held At the Girls Club. No llS
East Forty-nfth-st.. tomorrow evening MS
work which is carried on IN tho tenement mousse
district OF the lower West side. has just been en-
tered upon by the Here Little. There Little
Circle Of the Kiugs Daughters and Sons most n,
whose members have been closely identified with
coIored mission work Tor years past Mrs Baynes
on. OF the most active OF these workers. said yes
terday:
'"rhe women OF this city have been well repre-
scented IN the work OF sending supplies to the sarv-
Ing Cubans and have been busy making tobacco
nouches and HON. bags for their friends and
friends friends departing FOR the battlefield So
cietes OF Kings Daughters. Christian tndeaVor
and Epworth leagues have spent time ana money III
the great cause o, Cuban freedom DO they not
know that there exists right here In New York as
well as in every great city class OF people mono
IN. loss worthy 10 receive their help than are the
starying Cubans-a class who. though starving ana
sick and prosecuted ars struggling along cheer-
less existence without the hope OF a war scare 70
bring their distress before the eyes OF a plying
public7
Missions for the poor OF all nations are spread
over the city We. for the poor American there
Is but one mission IN this whole city and that not
80 well supported are the foreign missions
Tho N.w-York Colored Mission is AT No. l35
West Thrtieth-st: It's object is the religious moral
and social elevation Of the coored people. Here
tho moor and sick negroes obtain aid In the way
q, food and medicines and coal and wood In the
winter A man IS given 80 cents day, dinner
and n coal ticket when ne has split the required
amount Of wood
I'VE are doing great work here In spite Of the
compara,ivelv little support receive Yet II Is
pleasant work FOR there arc no more grateful per-
sons in the world than the negroes they are
taught here 10 ne selt-supportng, and that any at
,empt al imposition will not be tolerated II the
husband will not work his family can only earn for
themselves not FOR him. unless. OF course ne IS ~
or disabled our missionary goes about IN the'r
homes and the mission is abe to deal WITH the
or the sidewalk than In stated nome II d lov'ii
with broken chair bedstead and box can oe
called home 49,. .oo,,.
"a seven nv nine feet nothing 70 eat In II. but
sfiV tho people were smiling and cheerful az my ap,
proach The negro boys ard girls are orisht ana
no schools Tor work before they have had time 10
"Our Girls clubs at which sewing and emoroidef-
ing are taught. are well ATTENDED some OF ne ne
Tho ,xerution and selection or colors and designs
our boys club IL also fourlshng. oui the work IN
this direction IN all directions Is 100 res'ri''ed
owing to our limited means .,.
"Our support is entirely by voluntary suhscrlp-
tons and being undenomina tional Is received rom
su sources Las year these contrbutions amount
when the scope OF the work is realized We pave
n chanel service every Tuesday evening ana on sun
dey a Surday-school service our cooking class
meets on Saturday afternoons and has twelve men,
Mrs Paynes anticipates full house at the chapel
meeting tonight.