The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-04-21
THE CHURCH ARMY'S WORK
AN xLLUSTRATED LECTURE IN IFAR R- NER HAIL TOMORROW EVENING.


 A Fine Lot of Pictures to be Shown-Five Now Haven Lodging Houses and Saloons Combined-Features ofthe Church Army Euilding--CIergymen Endorse General HadIey's Work.
 Tomorrow evening at 7:45 o'clock there is to be an exhibition in Warner hall Illustrating rescue work that ought to interest every good citizen of New Haven, irrespective of religious preferences. The views, shown by 8 strong oxy-hydrogen light, illustrate Lifting the Lowest"
 A photograph Of the first rescue mis- sion, started twenty-five years ago in the saloon building formerly occupied by the "wickedest man in New York;" will be shown and the present Water Street mission on the same spot, exte- ior and interior, with the picture of Jerry McAuley, the converted river thief, who started it; also entirely new NiCNS dliu plCIllItS Ol llctlly oliACi Aiiip sions and workers who have sprung from it. including 'St. BartholomeWs," "The Cremorne," "The Bowery Mis- sion.' "The Florence Crittenton Mis- sion," and their founders; John Jaeger, the converted anarchist, and his mis- sion; Mrs. Whittemore, founder Of "The Door of Hope" and the Church army work and missions throughout the country. Besides these are strlk- ing pictures of the slums of New York and twelve from the Whitechapel dis trict in London, where Miss Wray worked among many dangers eight years ago.
 At the close of the exhibition, when the lights are turned up, this gifted young lady will speak for fifteen min utes, explaining those views and de- scribing her work there.
 A beautiful picture of Bishop Potter will appear, also one of Bishop Me- Cabe, known as Chaplain of Libby Prison;" also one of Rev. Dr. David H. Greer of St. Bartholomew's church, New York.
 Perhaps the most startling pictures shown will be photographs of five lodg- ing houses and saloons combined in New Haven; one stands so near prominent church that it could not be photographed without including the church in the same picture. The ob- ject of these five views is to show specimens of the places from which men are being won here.
 A picture of the new Church Army mission on Gregson street is also shown, to which the men are invited and through it to a better life
 Many workingmen and others who are not tramps are lured into the cheap lodging houses and the saloons con- nected with them, because there is no clean, respectable place within their means.
 The photograph is given of the Church army building, which is now completed--a powerful counter-attrac- ton to the saloon. Here man can procure scrupulously clean room for s2 aL week, or a bed in room with two or three others at S1 per week, or 25 to 50 cents for a single night. He can get good board in the restaurant at from $2 to s per week, and instead of < a saloon for a sitting room, and its temptations, can spend the evening at the cosy meeting room or music hall and reading room, where he can receive nothing but good. These meetings are varied, being religious, temperance, SO cial and musical.
 At the Saturday night free concerts and the Tuesday evening 'Intersocial- ities" and the Pleasant Sunday After noons' some of the best local talent Is included, besides magic lantern views patriotic songs, solos and occasiona revival choruses." Persons who pat ronize the coffee bar and lunch room may feel that they are helping along this good work. There Is nothing cheap here but the price.
 General Henry Fl. Hadley has giver his personal attention to the prepara tion of this building. He has received no salary, nor does he ask for any It is his ideal as mission, and if the good people of New Haven will show sufficient interest in it to turn out to- morrow evening and contribute a dol lar each for admission to this exhibi tion, and thus pay the bills incurred 1T preparing the building, he will make i his life work He things this is goot opportunity for the people to show WneCner or not they dr6 interested and cordially invites the public to conn early.
 A feature of the Church army build ing that ought not to be overlooked i' the ladies' lunch parlor. The entrance is through the mission door; none bu women are admitted from 10 a. m. to D. m. Here working girls can come bringing their own lunch, where the, will receive every attention, thougl they may not wish to purchase any thing, or can buy a cup of the bes tea or coffee for three cents or 6 sand wich, beef or lamb stew, pie or cake a the same price, or any two for fiv' cents. This is boon for clerks ant shop girls, who have had little enougl done for them heretofore. Malley Nicely & Co.,, F. M. Brown & Go. ant Ewen Mcintyre & Go. have offered their hearty cooperation. These gen tlemen have already done much to hell the enterprise.
 Tickets may be had at the door ant are on sale at Loomis' music store.
 As an indication of the good feeling that exists toward General Hadley ant his work here, the following letter! have just been sent in by the clergy of this f,itv.