The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-09
ANACONDA news.
HIS METHOD Of WORK
A Pleasant Chat With the Mer-
chant-Evangelist.
FALLEN WOMEN RESCUED
Placed Beyond Temptations and Their
Welfare Carefully Looked After.
Anaconda Ripe for a
Harvest.
FALLEN WOMEN RESCUED

Standard reporter spent very
pleasant hour with Mr.. CrittentOn and
Mrs. Moffat in their car. Good News
yesterday. Mr.. CrittentOn is an ear
nest speaker and one who does not per-
nit the interest of his guests to lag.
4 The car, Good News" is a pleasant
home on wheels. and in it one can find
everything arranged to promote the
comfort of its occupants.
In response to the questions of the
inquisitive newsgatherer Mr.. Critten-
ton said:
Yes, the people say I travel in a
private car for the style it shows; this
is a wrong idea the railroad companies
have most generously given free trans
portation for car and party. Now, if a.
party as large as ours We're to travel
first class, and pay hotel expenses. the
cost would be much greater than at
present. We have a cook, and live here,
making the car home in every sense.
: When you know that the railroad COM
panieS. besides transporting us, keep
us supplied with coal and ice. you can
see the economy of our system.
In 1897 I travelled in the East; the
of Western morality There are ac
cording to the population, as many con
versions here as there. Ours is a model
work for the rescue of fallen women:
we will hold a rescue meeting next sun
day at 8 p. m, and we hope to reach
many of the unfOrtunateS of Anacon
da.'
What is your system of rescue
work."
Our system is this: We have a ma
tional charter signed by President Nc
kinley and Thomas 3. Reed. giving us
power to found rescue homes through
out the land. Our national home is in
Washington, D. c., and congress has
appropriated an annual fund of $1,000
for it's support. To this home the SEN
ators and representatives send appli-
cants, in much the same manner as to
other government institutions.
Our homes throughout the land are
links of great chain, each in direct
\ connection with the others. When we
find that the inmate of a home is be-
set by peculiar local temptations, We
transfer her to another home, where
the surroundings are new and different
and the penitent is thus made safer,
and has a far better chance to succeed.
When we get young woman who
has sinned but once. we do not separ-
ate her from her child, but keep them
& together. Inc presence or the emo
gives the mother more power for good
What percentage of fallen women
who come to the homes, and are con-
verified, stand by their promises and
live honorable iVes?"
'.The general average as shown by oul
records is 60 per cent, while in some
homes the per centage is as high as So
what do you do in the line of pre-
yentive work?'
I'VE see a man whose actions are sus'
picious and we warn the girl of hel
danger watch her, and do all in oul
power to ciTcumvent the rascal anC
foil his designs You seldom see a mar
( of high rank, or possessing wealth, who
is very attentive to a poor and unknown
+ girl but that he has base designs. Tc
hinder him and protect her is one Of
our chief aims
do the rescued women suffer temp
tations as great as before falling?'
mo, indeed, They have tasted tbs
bitterness of sin, and its allurement'
do not enchant her as before. Sht
knows when some one is attempting It
ruin her, and is on her guard
TT has been stated that you are il
this line of work from mercenary mo
tives."
81 have left my business in the hand
of competent managers; the profits &C
crung from this business are all trans
ferred to the trustees of the homes. You
see here exhibiting a draft book TIL
stub of a draft issued in January 70
$4,000, which was personal gift from
myself to the trustees for these homes.
Mr.. Crittenton also exhibited da,