The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-27
An Outline of the Work Along This
Line Now Being Accomplished
In Indiana.
REV. ]. C. SMITHS SERMON
DISCOURSES ALSO DELIVERED By
REVs. KELLOGG AND Earring.
The Latter Urges the Separation OF
Industrial Schools for Girls and
women's Prison.

Yesterday was prison Sunday in Indiana
and many of the ministers in indianapolis
and those in other cities observed the day.
In some of the cities union meetings were
held where men we'll versed in prison prob
lens made addresses. Amos w. Butler,
secretary of the Board of State Charities,
spoke at Peru and Wabash. Prison Sunday
has been observed in Indiana since 1884,
Many of the ministers yesterday secured
their information from literature prepared
by Mr.. Butler for that purpose. The curfew
ordinance in Indiana cities. the condition
and needs of our jails and other subjects
were touched upon in many pulpits.
The church can do much to reduce juve-
nile crime is the claim of those who have
interested themselves and made a study Of
crime. The churches should educate the
people to some idea of parental response
bility In the matter of training children.
Many members of the churches make little
effort to bring up their children under
church influences. Let the pulpit deal in
practical Christlike teachings. Let the
churches investigate the conditions In their
own localities, and by agitation contend
for their betterment. The church should
ask and demand better home training and
give more attention to- their children; as
sist charity organizations that make a
study of child crime; find good homes for
those who have gone astray, and watch
over them. The grace of God is the shield
for child, for home, for society. Churches
may prevent crime by the creation among
their members of genuine unselfshness.
The Board of State Charities Of Indiana
points with pride to the work of the indie
forfr lrlof md 10 10 h Nt1
were enacted five years ago. There have
been paroled from the Indiana Reformatory
In the five years from April /. 1897, to April
/, 1902, 1872 men,. OF all these but four re-
manned in the institution awaiting employ
ment on March 81, 1902. OF the men pa
rolled but 231 have proven in any way un-
satisfactory, and lis have been returned for
violation of their parole. These paroled
men have earned during the period of their
parole $780, They had on hand or due
them at last report or final release $50. 900
The State Prison records show in the same
period SOP men have been authorized for
parole. Work was promptly found for all
of these except thirteen. Seventy of those
paroled are reported as unsatisfactory and
thirty-four have been returned for viola
ton of their agreement. The earnings of
those who have gone out on parole are
given as $SS,S54;79. They had on hand or
due them at the time of their final dis
charge or at last report 2S,SS793
In Mr.. Buffers addresses yesterday he
alluded to the condition of Indiana jails
the newspapers of late. He also took uI
| the subject of jail commitments for intoxi-
cation The information being collected by
the Board Of State Charities gives for the
| first time accurate information regarding
offenders and the cost of crime. One OF
| the subjects of general interest is the num-
| Der of arrests for intoxication. These re.
| ports show that for six months there were
| confined in the county jails 5,336 persons
| ISL women and 5,079 men. Twenty-foul
| males and two females who were sixteen
Of %r
have been arrested for intoxication. The
| great number falls between the ages oil
| seventeen and thirty-fve-1,91 males anC
eighty-six females. Between the ages OF
| thirty-fve and sixty years there were 1,73
| men and thirty-two women. Over sixty
years there were 237, and 1913 men anC
| thirty-eight women do not give any age
| The expense Of caring for these 1886 per
! sons Is much greater than caring for tn,
tramps for the same period AS reported
| by the sheriffs IL amounted to SIS 0sS. &C.
| &, 80 in fees and s12, 5SSS6 board. This o.
| course is the smallest part of the total ex
| pense to the public