The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-12

The White Ribbons Efforts in Be
half of the Criminal Glasses.


half of the Criminal Classes.
The work of the Women's Christian
Temperance Union among the prisoners in
the county Jail since last April shows
something of the work done by the char
table ladies of the union. During the last
nine months the superintendent of the
White Ribbon Mission, through which the
Union reaches its widest field of labor,
made seventy-siX visits to the county jail
and twenty-five visits TO the police Jail.
Including Bible lessons, tracts, cards mag
azines, Bibles, Testaments and Moody
books 3775 pieces of religious literature
were distributed besides postal cards ana
stamps twenty-seYen articles of cloth
ing, few lunches to sick prisoners and
lunch, consisting of meat potatoes cake
and fruit, was presented to each of the
ninety-two prisoners during Christmas
week little gift to remind them of Gods
great and best gift.
The ladies' of the Union and Of the mis-
sion tender their best thanks to the kind
hearted douers, who made it possible for
them to bestow this kindness,
Twenty-four letters were written for
prisoners and seven visits were paid In
their behalf. and from white men forty
six signatures were taken to pledges of
total abstinence, III from colored men,
three from women, and from thirteen boys
triple pledges to all intoxicants, tobacco
and bad language were received making
total Of 179 pledges in nine month.
The ladies' of the Union also assisted in
organizing two total abstinence societies,
early in December, of colored men and
women, four preachers among the former
which at once used their influence among
their neighbors, and as result secured
quiet. orderly observance of Christmas
day.
In response to the appeal made by an
intelligent white convict a few weeks ago
tor school and other helpful books and
magazines for his fellow prisoners, who
desired TO improve themselves, and which
the Union notified the public it would
gladly receive and forward a barrel close
y packed was forwarded by express yes
terday and having deep interest in the
prisoners, the Union thanks warmly all
VINO contributed. The ladies of the Union
are always in need for religious papers for
The county Jail and for the convict camps.
HE month of December was very busy
month IN every department of the mis-
SION The number of meetings held in the
nan was twenty-five, on the street sew
tuteen, and in cottages one, total OF
lUly-three meetings, with an attendance
Of 1Jl people Thirty of these meetings
were conducted by the Salvation Army
which was given free use of the hall I'M
III IL could get one for its permanent use.
charity was dispensed as follows: Num-
oef OF free beds, 145; number of portions
ol medicine, s; number of pieces of cloth
Ns' l0 number of meals, TO-
On Christmas day a substantial dinner
was gwen to thirty people, nearly all the
material for which was contributed by the
ia1i's Of the Union. The dinner was
success in every way, The men fed were,
ule ladies' believe, worthy of help, and all
gloy'd and appreciated it, and meet
lux followed al the table-side. A meet
ms aJ night in the hail. with an interest
ms address from Brother Rundell, closed
Nhfis mas day.