The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-16

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robably the rnost attractive and inter-
MIMI service ever held In the new crit
Mission hail on Louisiana street
III the corner OF Congress avenue. was
at which was held last night when IN
Siitioa 10 the regular service. addresses
t3g!!re made BY Mr.. Charles N. Morton OF
ashinRton, D. c.. the National secretary
Nh the FLORENCE Crittenton Rescue Home
INK, and Rev. G.. c. Rankin. formerly
,stor OF Shenrn church. but now engaged
" ministerial work at Dallas.
such an attraction as this naturally drew
j. the hall an immense crowd, and a lot Of
s:w faces, but the old time patrons we're
3IEere--a class never reached bv the church.
nv and who can be reached only through
sis mission work,
Mr.. Morton was expected to arrive Mon
Nv night, but BY some unexpected celay
did not yet in until lust before inc
l5ening Of last nights meeting, and was
S.corted to the ball BY Superintendeht
s.nradburn. with no time wh&toyer 10 resi-
sN'sa from the fatigue of a days travel
Mr.. Morton is an earnest. fluent and very
n Elective speaker ne delights In telling
'tipw. through the medium OF similar work
h that in which he is now engaged, he VAS
.sc,,ed from a drunknrd's grave and ne
Eime converted to Christianity. coasecrat-
his life 10 its cause.
a He was at one time stock broker ID
hicago. Falling into evil paths he "as on
he verge of spiritual and moral demoiitlon
hen through the influence " lne Young
Mems Christian Association work IN the
rcat city. hi was first started Of on the
fght road aud With n dctefmint.on 10
onserrate his life to Gods work. he asso-
lated himself with Mr.. crit;enton in what
ia conceived to be the noblest. grandest
FORK now engaging the attention OF me
food people OF this country.
He told OF the work being done by VII
enton workers throuehout the country,
ow the work was started aud its present
esults
He told oil the Rescue homes. chat they
IS Sere first called Florence Homes, tecause
ir. l'rittenton's innate modesty rehellcd
gainst the use Of the name 81 ''rittehtoh
Ut fear that people might say that he was
Inspired by the motive OF building va q
aonnmcnl TO his own name. The liorenes
Homes the first established 10 New York
he second in San Francisco, were nor suc-
essful In tho accomplishment Jt desired
csults. They got into debt and Mr.. CRIT
enton had 20 so to their rescue. II MAS
hen through the earnest appeal of ms
friends that no permitted the use of his
lame TO designate these institutions foi
he rescue OF fallen women
There are fifty-two OF these Florence
trittenton Rescue Homes in the United
,tates, the one IN Washington. Mr. Nor
un's home. having sixty inmates. In the
4 nor in all al
>eng Jared for and $40 babies, and the
.fork,' said NJ, Morton, lis continuing Il
crow in popularity and Is daily becoming
ore far-raacbns IN It's good results"
He drew some pathetic pictures Of rescue
work. and told sotle bold truths of the CIR
hat his work was designed. IL not 10 oradi-
ate. at least TO HmeiioTatc aud check IN IT.
oerpiclous spreading influence by iescuini
s. IN occasional brand from the burning,
Rev. Rankin. always a popular pnlpi;
orator with Houston congregations. toll
lowed Mr.. Morton. and his style. II les.
norid. was no less earnest. md he spolse
with M animation that showed that his
heart rested lccse against tho check OF
this mission work. In fact 1t was Mr.
RANKIN who gave the first impetus tc
Crittcnton work in Houston by following
Aiin the wake of the enthusiasm created by
AMr Crittenton's visit TO this city some
eighteen months ago. He started the nrst
tand, though called away FROM Houston
labout the time OF the Inauguration OF Tho
iCrittcnton work. as he stated last night
his sympathes are etll with H.
.4 Mr.. Rankin is one OF the minority o
lpreachors who believe Ia what Is common.
8ly designated practical religious work
He illustrated this last night by HIS re-
marks in effect that there were others wht
III could do as coed work in fine church, VIII
fashionable congregations, AS he could. bu
{ that he was never happier than whel
working among an element that tho fash
ionable churches could never reach mn
high salaried ministers seldom did. tn
masses OF the people. These people need
81 ed the gospel as well MS the rich--ha,
souls to save as well as others and th,
& only way to minister to their spiritual III,
~ and make them better was through tn
h mission rather than the church.
M He told of mission work he had start
ed In Dallas and already thirty-six in
~ mates were there saved from life o
y shame He related the story Of the Coo
- Samaritan. giving forcible application 4
this rescue work mo work." said Ii
If "commends itself more thoroughly L
4 Gods approval than this In which we ar
Ii now engaged. and he continued. "lf III
u good Lord came back 10 earth tonight h
n would be less likely to be either at shear
" church or the First Presbyterian tina
Fl right hero whore we are assembled. be-
II cause He loved to mingle with the slinp
Fl Cling sinners, endeavorlng TO lead better
81 purer lives. He loved to be among m
poor outcasts, helping them to bette
5 Iivcs''
q The services concluded with some 200
music and an announcement hy Superln
tendent Bradburn that Rev. Rankin won't
e occupy shearn church tonight. while Nj
4. Morton would preach again al the Mission
THE LOCAL STAGE.
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