The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-18
CHARLES n. CRlTTENTON.
The Millionaire Evangelist. Now In Seattle.

the First NJ. f. church. There will be
a service at the Y. NJ c. A. Sunday at
o'clock and at night the revival cam
paign Will open at the church DESIGNATED
The meetings will last ten days and ser-
vices will he held each afternoon and
evening.
Mr. Critsenton presents the very inter-
esting spectacle OF u wealthy business man
travelling about the country doing evan
gelistic work He has 81 private car
which really constitutes his home, for he
- engaged In eyangeiistsc and philan-
trophic work large part OF his time
while his associates carry on the business
in New York city. While he gives par
ticuiar prominence To the revival meet
ings, which he conducts. the leading faa-
sure 81 his work is the establishment of
rescue homes for abandoned women lie
fs tire founder Of the Florence Crlttenton
Mission in New York city and similar
missions in the leading cities Of the Unites,
States.
About fifteen years ago Mr. CFitten;on
lost dearly beloved daughter While
grieving over the death of the child },
wsvs invited by city missionary 10 visit
Tire Sums III. did so and become aeeply
Interested IN the condition of the sub
merged tenth" OF Gotham Ona ,yanins
In company with the missionary he found
two girls living life OF shame ia A small
upper rnam. As he started 10 leave Mr.
tftttSntbn tSA9k one OF the HufDEfunafes
by the hand and said:
tsoo&-oye, Nellie, go and san no more"
Immediately it flashed upon him that
there was no place for the girl To GO He
BEGAN thinking the matter over and at
last decided To open nome for girls who
we're anxious to leave life OF shame
IL was established a. monument to his
little daughter. Florence, and hence. the
isaisie Florence frittenton Mission" So
down at si~S2 Rieeeker street New York
IN N" midst 81 houses OF snsamy rises
Florence crissenton Mission Itself nne, A
house of tit-fame Transformed from a
hfothel to n Bethel II Ia a double four
story house comfortably furnished and IN
charge of xnatran and attendants who
understand how Ia care fer the inmates
As result ~ The success OF the home
IN New York city over sixty similar rescue
missions have been established, by M
Crsttenten In America These homes nil
bear the name "fiarsnce ssrtttsasssn Mis-
sion" ard are helped by Mr.. Crstfvn.on
III Is estimated that over Aasa girls have
been reclaimed by means OF the Florence
that during his stay in Seattle Mr. crit
tensan viii sSanitsh a naissson la this city
In extending the system of missions
thToSg heat the United State. Mr. Crit
tentnn has enlisted the syrurathirs and
money ef nssny oG the leading women az
the country, among the number being Mrs
Mckinley, Mira Grover Cleveland aud
Ma hAts Waller Earr~s In Portland o,se
lady h.eame deeply Interested that in
the ah@enee ~ ready money she gave
her diamond WIS 10 assist ss establishing
u fussssgcs in thai city Anether lady save
q zsthcr {Gr the same purpose.
In The eysnsslsssse meetings Mr. Cv1tten-
tor = assisted Nv Mrs Emma Marstt. ~
fsNs Anxeics sn accomplished singer wha
- aevesinE e"F s&zas 81 ihss work aita-
oni rnnasy Compensation Mrs Me9atts~
singing All sse entay@a sy the People ~
Seattle, She NH sing a. al oE the ar
Vices