The San Francisco call., 1898-03-06
THE JOSS BURNING PUNkS OUT
 

At Beulah we have a rescue home, where these girls may rest and learn to be stronger. Then when we think them prepared for service wef1nd homes for them in families.
 Only one absolute condition to enter ing the shelters is made-a bath. Very often it stands a bar to entrance, as 1t did with the one who rung us up last night.
 It was raining hard, and the captain got out some clean underclothing and a night gown, and told the applicant to take a bath; it would be nice and warm. The woman held up her hands in horror.
 My God!" she said, 'I have not done that in years, and she vanished Into the dark night outside.
 There are a great many orphans here, and we have our share of them in our asylum. The State gives aid to whole or half orphans, but most of ours are blessed with parents, who abandon them, so we are obliged to furnish them support ourselves.
 A dear sister at Beulah has founded a home. and cares for about eighty children. and soon we hope she may be enabled to carry out her intention of starting a Babies Home," for we need it so very much.
 After leaving the shelter we hurried home; there was so much to De fln- ished before General Booth, our leader. was due On Saturday night we ex- pected to have lot of visiting lassies for the meeting, and everything must be ready for their reception. beds, food and work.
 The captain had been wanting new dress for a long time, but expenses have been too heavy for her 10 take anything from our contributions.
 You may not know it, but every Sal yation Army corps is self-supporting, and we are compelled by the rules to live on what we collect. Sometimes 1t is not easy to make both ends meet. There is so much to be provided; hall and home, rent, food, fuel, charities, and squeeze in an occasional new dress:
 We had been paying good deal, and her dress was real shappy 10 wear when the general came. we aH Wdhl- ed her to look nice.
 Well. the new dress didn't come, but we never lost faith, but kept right on praying.
 from midnight meeting, and we were all tired to death. A man came up to the captain and asked her if he gave her some money personally would 1t help her any.
 Yes" she said, T need new dress badly"
 "A dress, eh? Well! Well! Will $1O do it?'
 "Oh. yes. and more" she answered.
 The man gave captain $1O gold piece. and we all shouted God bless you'' with all our might.
 Another thing, captain has no time to sew. We do our own work, wash ing. cooking and all, and she detestS the sight of a needle, anyhow. We'll, she does not bother much, and the Lord always sends some one along when she needs some sewing done. This time I was the one and the dress was to be finished to wear when the general came. And right smart and bright and heart lifting our captain looked in 1t, too, I tell you.
 Tomorrow I am to go to the gar rison I hate so to leave here, but orders are orders and may be sent to Alaska or Mexico or China or South America tomorrow, and have to fur nish my own fare, for the army does not pay us expenses. We have half fare rates, but the rest we are obliged to raise personally, but somehow it always comes.
 Sometimes we have to live pretty closely, but we always have enough
 Our lassieS were stationed in a town Tn the southern part of the State and it was very hard to get any money for people were very poor and not too friendly to us or anxious 10 help us in the work The lassies lived for weeks on beans and bread, their faith grow ing stronger the while under the trial.
 We rarely take cold, though we must be out in all weather, often quite un- protected More often we are very, very tired in the work, but never of it. We have such constant examples of the workings of the Lord. how can we doubt? When we see people changed completely in their tastes and wants. in their whole character and life, thero