The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-29
CRITTENT0N MISSIONS
EVANGELIST CHARLES n. CRITrEN-
TON ARRIVES IN "GooD NEWS,
'e'"i Appointments Made for Him
In Notwithstanding OF the
Great work Done.

Siiuuehton MISSION, located in Washington
and the endower of perhaps fifty local
homes IN as many different cities il, the
united States arrived in the city yester-
day morning on the Central train unan-
nounced, in his special car Good News. +"
and was given q position on a sidetrack on
the north end of the yards near Tenth
street.
Mr.NCrittentou has accepted an invitation
Of Dr.. l.. ID. Lamkin to offciate at the
forenoon and night services In tho First
Baptist church at the regular hours for
service, and will be present again at a
meeting in that church at $3.50 o'clock in
the afternoon and later at a 10 .. III. will
conduct a meeting on Market square. Ow-
ing to MIR. Crttenton's engagement al the
First Baptist church therefNill be no SER
vices in the mission hall at night.
In this connection the pastors OF the
various churches In the city are earnestly
requested to ps present In the First bap'
list church at clock p. N. in advance VI
the afternoon service mentioned above Tor
| the purpose OF arranging unioA meetings
| Tor Evangelist Crittenton during the week.
During yesterday afternoon a Post reu-
/
| IN his special car and found him hard at
work in his grand little home and business
! house on wheels. In his conversation he
said that since he was here over a year ago
| he had visited probably 100 cities In TINS
| country and once had crossed the Atlantic
| to London. There have been forty eight
homes established in the United States all
having an aegrg gate OF 3l0O girls and eVo
babies and children In their care at the iast
| report The Florence Crlttenton homes
are located in the following cities and anv
one desiring girl found in any oil the cit
| les viii receive all the assistance possible
and the girl be given shelter when found
| if he or she will correspond with the nome
in either city:
Alexandria, Va, Atlanta Ga. Baltimore
| Md. Boston Mass. Boise Idaho, CHARLES
| ton. S. C., Chattanooga, Tenn. Chicago,
Ill. ca Cumberland Md, Denver, Colo.
Detroit. Mich, Erie Pa. Fargo, n. OAK.
! Gloyersvile n. Y, Hagerstown, Md, har-
risburg, Pa, Houston, Texas, 'Hun@Vllle'
Ala. indianapolis. Ind, Kansas CITY, Mo-
Knoxville, Tenn. Los Angeles, Cal. Louis
| vile ky, Lynehburg Va Meridian. Miss
| MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, Nashville, Tenn, New
York city (2), Norfolk. Va, Ogden, Utah
sold Orchard, Me, Philadelphia, Pa. Phoe
nix. ARR. plttsburg Pa, Portland, Ore,
Roanoke. Va, san Francisco Cal. San
Jose. Cal Scranton, Pa, Trenton, n. j..
Washington, D. G., +Watertown, n. J..
Wheeling. W. Va, Wlliamsport Pa WI
mington, Del, York, Pa.
*About to be organized or adopted, hu'
arrangements not fully commeteu'
Besides having established and endowed
homts in the above cities, hundreds OF
Florence Crittenton circles have been
formed in localities where 1t is not ah-
visable to establish rescue homes. CIR
Gle may consist of any number OF persons
thought advisable. Any man or woman OF
good moral character Is eligible for inem'
bership. There should be president, sec
retary and treasurer OF every circle Inc
system of meetings may be held after the
manner of the Kings Daughters. the dues
| 10 circle are 81 per annum for active
members, SIS for supporting members ana
sos for life member, An active member
is supposed to associate herself or MN"
self with the active working OF the circle
TO which she or he beongs A supporting
member Is one who can not actively engage
in the work, but who is willing TO help
support it. A life member may be either
active or supporting.
when n girl Is rescued by one OF tne
circles. the circle will correspond Win the
general superintendent National florence
Crittenton Mission, 2lS Third street MY,
Washington, d. c., about placing the slr'
In the home best suited TO her conditions
will he entitled to delegate to the annual
convention OF National Florence Critteh'on
A. 70 the needs OF the work there are
those who want TO help In the rescue Wolh
and whose circumstances VIII not Jus'"'
them in doing personal service
Particularly is this true of young sllis
and vet they want to do something Tor I'M
fortunate sisters. To these praying w
cIes rive an opportunity for doing mos
effective work aud they can help the worn
materially by sending contrloutions am
donations collected by them 10 heauquaI
tiers for distribution or TO some local hoius
in their locality One rescued slri =.
Washington SO interested herself IN thi'
work that she gratefuliy solicI'eu -
eonuRh to supply the table for the soea
home where sixty persons were being req
Now everything used in homo can d.
made useful in rescue home. and II y
ia not new then second hand usefui arr
cles and material may be utilized to sp'en
did advantage. Provisions, ciotning, espVe
tally for babies. bedding fuel any aruui'
Will find useful welcome in this WORK
There are large number OF these cifcie
4 among the consecreted girls and the worl
Is constantly being encouraged by token
~ their labor and thought, while IN
workers are encouraged ana upliften b,
their prayers. The estimated expense
rescuing a girl is only siz.oV. ~ ~ ~
mated that there are 2s3,ooo girls IN tni
country living lives Of shame
} 7, happens often that when girl is res
o,ad ana the worldly parents are assured
~ # forgiveness follows and they too arr
brought TO the cross and timely CONVEX
sion. ,a.ra a
the success OF the home here, but IN
work has been industriously prosecute
| bay
~, ~ shame and are being properi'
cared for and encouraged 10 pure and per
feet future life. Il, ~,
resrue ~ girls which all experienced am
, ohs ervtnr persons will fully appreciate am