The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-03-16
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majority of these attending do not
go to any Sunday School.
The mothers meetings have been
carried on as in previous years on the
helping hand plan by the following
committee--Mrs. J. f. Lee, Mrs. j.
B. Vreeland, Mrs. William Louns-
bury, Mrs. Potter. Miss G. E. Ludlow
and Miss Jennie Owen. Average at
enhance, A. The babies are cared for
in an adjoining room, while the meet
ing for the mothers is going on.
The children's meetings on Tuesday
afternoons, continue to be very sue
cessful They are conducted by a
committee from the Z. P. S. 9. E., of
the South Street Presbyterian Church.
Miss Minnie Fairchild, who has
served most faithfully for several
tee, has been succeeded by Miss, Louise
milford. The meetings have had this
year an average attendance of 80.
Some of the older girls. who have
regularly attended the children s
meeting, have been formed into a
separate band and meet on Wednes-
days at 4. 15 p. m. This meeting is
conducted by Miss Elizabeth Babbitt
and Miss Minnie Fairchild.
| Twenty nine open air meetings
were conducted on Saturdays and
Sundays during the summer on the
park, Spring street, Flagler street,
Green street, Water street and other
parts of the town. The use of the
| Gospel Wagon has made many of these
meetings a success where they could
not have been held without it. The
points chosen to hold meetings were
selected, not because of the probable
size of the audience that could be
gathered but by it's character. The
average attendance was about 275.
A good deal of visitation has been
done by the superintendent and other
workers. Miss Babbitt has kindly
given her services as nurse in several
cases of illness, when trained nurse,
though needed, was beyond the means
of the patients or their families.
Two workers visit the saloons and
billiard parlors with a considerable
degree of regularity, doing tract and
colportage work. One of these sits
out from a miscellaneous mass of
papers whatever will be suitable for
hospital reading and sends it to the
Memorial Hospital.
The reading room has been open as
in previous years aud is freely taken
advantage of, especially in winter.
1t has not been found practicable to
keep accurate count of the number of
readers, but the number grows, about
30 men day using the rooms In
this connection we desire to express
thanks to the Banner. Chronicle, Jer
seyman and Express for papers and to
any others who have kindly given
papers and books.
The girls reading and recreation
room was started in the fall. 1t is
open on Monday. Wednesday and
Friday evenings and the girls who
come seem to find it so pleasant
place to spend an hour in the evening,
that those who meet them there, are
encouraged to hope for good results
from this branch of the work. Miss
@. H. Marsh is in charge, as
sisted by a few young women, who
come regularly to meet and entertain
the girls A hopeful feature is the
fact that the girls are using the IL
brary freely. Gifts of books suitable
for young women are much needed.
On Tuesday evenings, class in sight
singing for young women conducted
by Miss E. r. Babbitt, has an atten-
dance of from IS to 20-some 80 being
enrolled.
During the year. SO meals were
given free, and 6,2l6 were earned.
40 free lodgings were given and
2, 1856 were earned
$402. 80 was paid for labor, in cash
or orders on the stores
The whole cost of these last has
been met by the receipts of the wood
yard. In no case is an able bodied
man relieved without paying for
meals and lodgings in work, before
or after he receives them. Men, who
are not able to saw or split wood, are
assigned some lighter task such as
sweeping or busting.
Clothing has been given to f5l and
permanent employment found for 10.
A few weeks ago the Mission sus-
tanned sad bereavement in the death
of one of the most useful members of
the ,oommittee-our friend, Dr. Brad
ford. He will be greatly missed, not only
by the committee, because of his wise
advice and deep interest in the work
and generous gifts but by many an
individual. who, in bodily or spiritual
distress, has found in him a friend
Looking back over the past eleven
years, with profound gratitude to
God and thinking of the fallen raised,
families reunited and homes made
happy, fit expression of feeling is found
in the sweet words of the hymn:
For souls redeemed, for sins forgiven,
For means of grace and hope of heaven
What shall to thee. oh Lord, be given
Who givest all?
/ M. G.-Ao~ eo1I1-xol .x,:kl, la 100000
as treasurer, which is as follows:
March 18th, 1899 to Feb 2s, 1900.
Receipts
Balance, March IS, 1899, $36 Is
Interest ON bonds, 100 0C
Subscriptions, 1874 II
Two collections at church, 343 &C
Sunday eve. collections Mission, 50 81
So. 1874 81
Payments.
Interest on mortgage, $205 90
Salaries, Fuel, Light,
Water, ETC., l,911 OF 50, 116 OF
Balance on hand Feb. 28th, $68 q
No bills remain unpaid.
This report is for eleven months
and half The fiscal year has beer
made to end Feb. 2S to allow time FOL
the reports to be prepared before thu
annual meeting.
; The committee respectfully ask TO
$4,000 for the current expenses Of tn,
| ensuing wear