The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-03-10
FOR A HOME MISSION.
Union Meeting Where $1,000 was Raised
for the Market street Institution.

Union Meeting Where al, 200 Was Raised
for the Market street Institution.
A union meeting was held in the First
Presbyterian Church Sunday evening
in the interest of the Market Street Mis-
sion, Nearly every seat in the beautiful
church was occupied, and as a result of
the meeting the Missions financial con
dition was improved to the extent of
more than $1,000.
Hon John B. Vreeland announced
briefly the principal object of the gath
ering and believed the large attendance
indicated that the people were interest
ed in the Market street institution.
Rev. t. |. Coultas, d D., made the
opening prayer and Miss Cory sang.
The scriptural reading was by Rev. w.
H. Kershaw. the new pastor of the Con
gregational Church.
The address of the evening was made
by Rev. J. M. Buckley, d. D. Those
present were not there. the speaker
said, to consider the rebuilding Of a
fallen structure. They We're to consider
what can be done to uplift men There
as elsewhere.
In Morristown there is no evidence of
economy or parsimony, and no place
can be found where SO many make a
living in purveying to the wealthy.
And there is no State where land is
worth more per acre than in New Jer-
seya State that could produce every
thing needed were it cut off from the
root cf he xuorld Wacta -,
the State and in Morristown. That
which the wealthy would throw away
might bring comfort or at least relief to
the needy.
DR. Buckley said that no one could
tell into what family degradation would
enter. There never were 100 persons
together that some of the number were
not lost and some hopelessly Yet
many of such seemed blameless. For
instance. in one section of New York
city there are 1000 children who have
never heard that there was such a
book as the Bible. In view of this and
similar conditions elsewhere it is not
surprising that the tramp element has
developed in this country. The word
tramp" was not in the vocabulary a
few years ago. The speaker in citing
cases of reform, told a story of Bap-
tst minister who at 35 was drunkard
but now filled successfully an important
pastorate in this State.
Morris county was fortunate in hav.
ing an asylum, childrens' home and an
almshouse. In the center of Morristown
is the Jail. DIR. Buckley said that our
Jail was a peculiar one, and was con
Quoted in peculiar way 1t always
had been and. he supposed, always would
be. The speaker related a story of a
community that would not erect a new
building, which was badly needed, until
stroke of lightning left no alternative
but to build. Somethisg like this, DIR.
Buckley said, would have to happen be-
fore Morris county would get new
Jail; unless we were content to wait for
new generation of taxpayers.
DIR Buckley spoke of the steel cage in
the jail, referring to it as that terror to
peop e living across the street" In pass
ing he had on more than one occasion,
heard voices of inmates in song. The
words of a song had one day impressed
him deeply. The title was Il Have No
One to Love Me- The speaker, in CON
clusion, called attention to the Market
Street Mission, where love, health and
cleanliness were in evidence.
Superintendent 7. b. Ironside stated
the needs of the Mission. The amount
necessary to pay for the new building
was $1400, and to this was added an
original mortgage, amounting to 81 100.
The latter amount had been on the prop
erty since its purchase But to this 50,
200 had been subscribed by one person
on condition that the whole indebted
ness was to be paid. 1t was therefore
necessary to raise about So, 800.
Rev. John Macnaughton made an elo-
quent appeal for funds and the 81 200
raised reduces the Mission Indebtedness
to So 100.
There were three subscriptions of 5000
each recorded Sunday evening They
were from Rev. Franklin Dwight,
Robert Carter and Hon. John B. Vree-
land.
SILVER ANNIVERSARY.