The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-01-18
CALVARY INDUSTRIAL HOME.
Annual Report of superintendent But
terrified.

The 1ull report OF upeIlHteHueht
C. Butterfield, which was read before
the directors of the Calvary Industrial
home, Wednesday evening, is as fol-
lows:
Seventh Annual Report of Calvary In
dustrial Home.
New Haven, Conn, Jan. 16, 1901.
Again comes the time of all the year
when we act the critic upon ourselves
and view the years work as whole
In thus doing we see many things that
might have been improved upon ana
much to encourage one to press on with
more hope in this great struggle against
poverty and sin.
The year has been one Of development
and progress with us. Our sphere of
usefulness has been enlarged and we
find ourselves not only blessing to the
homeless, but able to help hold families
and homes together by giving work to
the heads Of homes, thus tiding the
4 family over and saving them the hui
initiation of asking charity and break
ing up their homes.
+ We find ourselves more and more
able to reach the out of work. before
he gets down to the tramp class or the
criminal Any work that saves men
from becoming tramps or criminals and
sets them on the road to selfsupport
and righteousness is worthy the sym
pathy and support of every well wish
ing citizen.
While we have not helped any larger
number of men during the year than
heretofore. yet we have done more for
10 +
ing good accomplished. During the year
we have provided $3.50 meals and lodg-
ings in return for work and have paid
$431.5S to men with homes in the city,
who We're temporarily out Of employ
ment. thus saving them from asking
aid from the city. We have made an
increase OF rs per cent. in the relief
furnished while there has been an in
crease of 80 per cent in the number OF
religious services and 35 per cent. in the
number of attendance. The good ac-
complished by this work cannot be estl-
mated, but we do know that large
number of men have been saved from
going down to despair and ruin and
many to whom life seemed dark and
hopeless have taken courage and have
DeRuu lll6 ONeI again anu ctlC iiCW NV
ing upright Christian lives.
Our work Is carried out on definitely
laid plans and clearly defined princi-
pies. We believe in the gospel of hon
est labor, that If a man is not willing
to work he is not worthy of sympathy
or help. We believe the soul of all
Improvement is the Improvement of the
SOUL" l. e.. if man has no desire to
reform his life that it is of no use to
give him work.
We strive to help "all men and all of
the man." physical, mental and NOR
al. We believe in a triple power in the
salvation of men, self help, human
help and divine help The man must
provide the first, we as Gods ambassa-
doris must furnish the second, and God,
"the giver Of every good and perfect
gift" always stands ready to add to
these human means, His Divine Grace,
and do for man what his own power
or the kindness of his friends cannot do.
In these principles we find the only
true solution Of this great problem that
confronts society and the church to-
day, and on this foundation and with
these means, by the Grace Of God we
purpose to work so long as men need
human sympathy and divine grace.
Many instances of the results and use
fulness of this work could be given. The
fact that 700 men have been kept from
the streets and given work Is worth all
our efforts, besides scores of that num-
Der have been helped to permanent po-
sitions, and not a few have begun life
over again and are now living clean
Christian lives.
One man came to us estranged from |
his family and in despair. He said. |
1.-THE only thing for me to do is to jump |
off the Dock He was encouraged, |
was pointed to the great burden bear |
err" became an earnest Christian found |
work, was united with his family and |
has lived in a neighboring city for a |
of months, is an active men,
Der of the church there, and holds a
good position. His wife says that these
have been the happiest months of their
twenty years Of married life.
A young man came to us after a de-
bauch, became a Christian, he went
away, secured a position, was married
In June and lives in New York city and
one of the largest firms in
the country. He said to me as he pass
ed through our city, ut has been hard
fight, but I have always said no, and
now my fellow workers respect me for
the life that I am living
Another man estranged from his fam
ly for nine years is now living an up
light life, lives with his family in
Brooklyn, N. Y, and is a bookkeeper
or a large firm in New York city. He
laid In letter recently, IT am living
ike white man and am looking to God
laily for temporal and spiritual help"
Another man helped during the year
lolds a responsible position in the Mid
lletown insane asylum and is with his
amily.
Many such cases could be cited if
ime and space permitted. Many men
lere in our city to-day are holding po-
itions of trust and are living clean, up ;
light lives because of the help received !
ere. Many hear the gospel for the first
ime in ten and fifteen years. 1t is I
wonderful to see the fight that these 6
nen make against their weaknesses.
If course many fail in the struggle, yet ,
lrge numbers by the grace of God have
ought the battle with success and have +
ecome respected, self-supporting citi-
ems. ,
Some seem to have the idea that