Omaha daily bee., 1901-01-16
PLANS OF MISSION WORKERS
General Meeting In Held at Young
Mems Christian Association
Headquarters.

There was we'll attended meeting of
the mission workers of the city at the
rooms of the Young Mems Christian as
sociation last night. The meeting was
called by the city missionary, with the
object of stimulating acquaintance among
the workers. exchanging ideas and bring
ing about more general cooperation in
the work. DR.. w .. Henry presided and
Miss Nellie Magee, city missionary, was
the first speaker, giving the number and
location OF the Protestant missions of the
city as far as she knew, to which Dean
Fair added another list, which Is as fol-
lows: Omaha City mission. 1l6 North Tenth
street: Chapel of the Carpenter, Second
and Williams street; Southwest Presby-
terian. Twentieth and Leavenworth;
Love and Peace, Thirteenth and Williams;
Child Saving Institute, 5O4 South
Eighteenth; Second Presbyterian, Twelfth
and Nicholas: Michel chapel Sixth and
Mason; Grace chapel, Sixth and william;
Woman's Christian Temperance Union cot
tage 1909 Burt street; Unity Presbyterian,
East Omaha; Christian Help. 1915 Burt;
St. Edwards, Albright; St. Clements, South
Omaha; St Augustine's, Thrty-third and
Center; st. Pauls, Thrty-second and Call
fornia; st, Johns. Twenty-seyenth and
Franklin; st. Andrews, Walnut Hill, and
Knickerbocker mission, Lolands. In Ave
of these missions industrial classes are
supported the others working under the
direct supervision of the churches.
Miss Magec said that while the lack OF
money seriously handicapped the work, the
lack of personal workers was the greatest
need, there being only about one-haf
enough teachers for the classes,
Adiutant Dodd of the Salvation Army
spoke of the street work, her strongest
argument for its value being the results
that she presented, which proved it to be
most valuable. Mrs Shinrock represented
the iail work, speaking from six years ex-
perience In the Sunday services at the
county Jail under the auspices OF the
Woman 81 Christian Temperance union.
Mss Shinrock asked for more general sup
port from the ministers of the city at the
meeting from | tin o'clock saying that
the prisoners regarded the interest OF the
churches in their salvation rather as
farce because the ministers so rarely came
to them at these meetings. AS results of
the work she reported hve men, church
members in the city today, who were con-
vcrted in the iail.
Mr. Taminosian spoke for Love and Peace
| mission, asking more workers Dr. Pol
| lard reported the same need for the
| Cha pei OF the Carpenter. Mr.. Baird gave
| a report OF Christian Help mission, its
practical plan ol support and helping men
to help themselves being well understood.
Many Others spoke among whom were
Dean Fair and Secretary Willis, Mr.. Will
| lis emphasizing the necessity Of selecting
the workers and then impressing their duty
upon them and so bringing them into the
work song by five colored girls from one
OF the Tenth street mission classes was a
pleasing feature OF the evening The meet :
ing was most profitable and will probably
result in permanent union in the work
and full accomplishment OF all for which
IL was intended
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