The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-22

LIVES HIS LIFE ON THE RAIL.


This b what ] cali my hosne on
wheeis'@ szIS Evangelist Erfs.ertcr yes
tsrdsy. during the courss az an interview
IN his private car Good Sexs, xsaaesa oc-
cupses s5dlEg near the ssos Of ssrng
street.
1T IL my only home. hare lived "a this
way for nearly fosr year. and expect 20
I've on whseis until l am called away. TIE
car sax purchased M TBS National Flor
ence crfs.ensan MizxsoE fer t~e En extend
ing the work ~ ths organization, and j
sm Bow making rny see1ra tour 81 tie
rrisea States in this way We haze rav-
eiea many Thousands Of miles We sefs
Washington City just q year ago over TIE
Southern railway 20 visit tire rescue homes
IN sne Souss5. as well as objective posfss
Cor future homes The Itinerary took rs
down through Virginia. Tennessee. Ala
hama. Mississippi Texas, Arizsna. and
thence TO California. We spent last au-
tuma and winter Ia Arizona and Caiifor-
mis-. ard then came norm. holding meet
ings In Portland anc Astoria on The way TO
Seattle After We finish our meetings il
this city We expect 10 60 10 Spokane and
Their on eastward over the Northern Pa
cifc railroad.
when we explain 20 the managers the
purpose Of the work. they very gladly give
the car free transportation We have an
nsai transportation over the Santa Ff and
the Northern Pacific / always make IL
ciezr that every dollar saved In this way
adds TO the amount that csn be expended
IN behalf Of erring girls who are anxious
10 lead better lives. and the officials OF
the reads are auiek TO see the point
Regarding his system Of rescue work for
women. Mr.. Critteason said:
.sIs isn't reformation: II IL rseonsirnc-
fton We aim 10 get the women saved: then
they remain ioyAs. We help them along.
however. with our training and Industrial
schools. ANA plan 10 restore them perna~
nentiy 10 society Some OF our most ell
ssent nasfons are graduates from our
homes and thu training school They make
the very best kind OF matronH.
Missios work.
I'VE nave a national headquarters Ia
Washington City. from which all the res
CUE homes are generally supervised. The
uaikxson was Incorporated by acs Of con-
grexs year ago. and il the only organ
lxAston OF the kind having national char
ter. This enables the mission 10 exercise
proper supervision over the various mis-
sicns under It's Jurisdiction They are an
bound together. and thus The weaker res
cue homes can be heipet: by the stronger.
The plan il TO have at least one home
In each state located in some PROMINENT
city, and then organize circles In the sinai
or towns for the purpose OF finding girls
who wish TO enter the home.
These circles bear abcu. the same re-
iation Ia the home that al academy does
10 a university. They are feeders and
help strengthen tie central home. Then
OF course tie capssone 10 the system h
the headquarters In Washington city,
through which supervision II exercised.
We have already abous nifty rescue homes,
with over z.eg women snc 500 children un-
der ff,sir care. The property devoted to
this kind OF work Is worth Ssssso"o II
had the wealth O. a Vanderbilt / could
not begin 70 do the rescue work that needs
10 be done. II Is estimated that soo.eoe
women and girls are Esing In houses of
III Tame h, this country. and that their
average life is Ave years.
III home r. wanted. the fret thing
done n 10 get ssl the local. help we can.
In many places houses and land have been
given. together with cash contributions. by
.he residents OF the place cf course. the
national mission makes a contribution to-
ward establishing the h0nse.
On Cooperative Bsais.
'srhe homes depend fer expenses on
contributions from TIE people where shsy
are located. bat n there should no. be
Sufficient. help Is given hy the general or
esa.zation. Some OF the homes are ssron-
or than others. and by means os The ma
fionai headquarters the stronger aipnses
are enabled To assist the weaknr oues. We
set ma.rons for the new homes frosn she
training school in Washington CITY"
The car which SIR. crst,snfon cails his
s-horzv On wheels IS plainly but neatly fur
nishsa. ard - provided with al the eoa-
Nenisnees of suite OF rooms in q hotel
il front there 10 an apartment FURNISHED
Ike a coss hack parier. with ssitesS uys-
hsissered uhasr~ and smhellishss1 with pic
lures pertaining 20 Mr. cstt.snto1s work
There Il also stand with . typewriter
chapel organ. a profusion OF song books
saa varied asm0rtmea, Of religious lstsra-
tura fer use In places where such things
are scarce.
The ssrttiestan party eenssss besides Mr.
CrIfssnfen os three others MIR and Mr.
James Maratt and Charles Green. the col
oYsi es:ies ~ she eamfnissary department
Mr. NAgatt wAs a Weil-sa-sle citizen 81
Les Angeles. he gave Sees@ 70 the Flor
enc. cristenton Asss.on ard shen IN soui =
rsuy With hts wife t@sassi Afr sTltsnten
las October Mr. AafTatt = business man.
ager ~ the eomhlastien. Mrs. Merag: -
the vocal sososxt wsla assists NJ ssrtsten-
sen ia try xna@tfrsv at tne E'sg@t NJ. r..
church SIZE was converted six wears aso
while ssnging len San FTmnessco theater
a frlsn5 INDUCED Msr 20 attend the CRIT
senfon snss~seu iB that city orr oyensnS aFsf
she lsgt fAe place q converted xossaa
Yaser SHE sisyesei a great deal ~ her lsrsse
70 gospel singing and az lass she way
opens6 for ser 10 tyRvef wasn Mr.. gstt-
tentan. she - as eashusszs; ~ rsSfs al
wers. ash tSaks freely ~ sale ye0ple she
has heieasl save Sa8ne ~ her sngx l.
tsses are az ssrsHnr interest
Her First tan~~vf
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cf ne afss r@rxaa he,a<s save Sae
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Arr. he wvzst hy tAe aasna sc Joxssss
srstsl. although nis was nnt his ful Bs.se
lie BAD beer a csveoS, and faa siss asss,es.
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~sas iHto nsuste stare ~ Ee5aeafx one
CAY % bay nseee ~ snssce, ans sn stea
stSeaeo 81 tie ps~rzsessr SgAsai MA.tss
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