The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-21
WELCOME MISSION.
1t Will Be Continued and May Receive
Aid From CITY.

Welcome Mission still lives. All ap
prehension that the good work that has
been done by Superintendent William
q. Oakley, in the past few years, would
have ceased owing to lack of financial
support, was dispelled at the annual
meeting of the mission held last eve
ming in the rooms of the City Mission
airy Society in the Y. M C. A. build
ing. Enthusiasm was the watchwOrd
OF the meeting, and energy marked the
intentions of the earnest workers who
were present to testify to the good
work the mission had done toward re-
claiming men who through misfortune
had sought assistance from Superin-
tendent Oakley.
Representatives from many of the
churches OF the city, as well as many
prominent citizens, were present,
among them Rev. Almon Gunnison,
Key; Arcturus q. Conrad, Rev. E. w.
Philips, Rev. Charles Lancaster Short,
Rev, Eldridge Mix, Rev. E. M. Chap
man, Stephen Salisbury, Lyman A.
ELY, Hollis w. Cobb, j. E. Snyder and
A. A. Mclaughlin.
The meeting was called to order soon
after eight o'clock by Rev. Almon Gun
nlson, who called upon A. A. Nc
Laughlln to make his report as secre-
tary and treasurer of the Mission. This
report stated that the Mission had
been confronted as in past years with
deficiency. At the meeting held last
May he estimated that the sum of
S4OOO would be required to carry on the
work for the yn lr. Toward this sum
from all sources there had been raised
$2285. 80.
Superintendent Oak.ey's report con-
LaIned much OF the interest to those
VINO were interested in the work that
is being done. This was his fifth an
nuai report, and in it he says that the
WORK done during the past year DEM
onstrates more clearly than ever before
the necessity of its existence. During
the year the total amount of cash re-
celved from the sales of wood and
clearing ashes was $341O. SO, and for
poa are $l336OS. During that time also
20 9os meals We're supplied and 21,410
peas furnished to applicants. Through
the Kindness of Hon. Stephen Sails
pury, who loaned about six acres or
ground TO the mission, 400 bushels of
potatoes were grown, and four tons
onions anu
Al the meeting held in December last
q committee consisting of Rev. Almon
Gunnison, E. A. Copeland and Tvman
A. Ely was appointed, to whom was
eelegated the task of procuring in
IorHlatlon IN regard to the methods of
reneI Tor the poor in various cities
Inc report submitted last evening
winch was adopted with its recomnnen,
oations, showed that the committee had
VISITED the cities of Boston, Springfield.
LoWell and Providence, and had in
lervleWed the officials in charge and
seen the workings IF the yarious in
situations. The Wayfalers' Inn AFT Ros-
Ton was the principal institution dis
cussed.
me concluding portion of the report
was as follows: Your committees
would recommend, that the city gov
eminent be asked to consider The feas-
iplllty of adopting seine .,fstem of car
ing Tor those who seek temporary re-
ilef, recurring from all those who shall
be aided suitable equivalent in work
That the system in use in other cities
OF the state be examined, with the end
IN view of the adoption of some prac-
tlcal and efficient plan, which shall
prevent pauperiZation and keen orr
city from being overrun with the Wis
cious and idle class. That a, COMMITTEES
be appointed at this meeting to petit
tlon the city government to take the
matter into consideration and if agree
aple 10 refer it to q suitable commit
designated shall appear"
The following list Of officers for the
ensuing year were unanimously elect
ed: President, A. A. Mclaughlin: vice
president, Rev. s.. B. Meeger; secretary
George w. Ward; treasurer. Rev. 81
w. Phillips; executive board, Rev. Will
lard Scott, Dr. Charles H. Nichols.
William H. Cook, Rev. Charles Lam
caster Short, Edwin r. Chaplin, H. D,
swift and c. ]. Styles.
In accepting the office of president
Mr.. Mclaughlin explained that he had
formulated plan which if the mem
Ders OF the mission were willing to ac-
cept, ne would take up the work and
push 1t to the exclusion of every other
interest. He proposes in place of a
Few large contributions, to make a
systematic canvass of all of the
churches of the city.
In addition, it is proposed to explain
the work of the mission at the morn
ing service of each of the churches
once each year and make an appeal
FOR. support. He said that about $4,000
was needed in addition to the income
derived from the mission.
A communication was read from
waldo H. Lewis president of the Wor-
cester local union of Christian Endea-
vor societies, pledgiag the support of
the union.
Remarks of an encouraging nature
We're made by Rev. Eldridge Mix, D.
p, Kew. A. q. Conrad, D. D., Hon.
stephen Salisbury, Mrs Sarah b. Dew
ey, MISS Emma Gates. Rev. Almon
Gunnison, d. D., and others.