The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-14

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 vice congest there, misery and dlsslpa'
 ton build homes near the docks.
 On this threshold was placed oul
 Sailors Home--a place where comtor'
 and freedom from temptation await him.
 Last year over 1000 availed them
 selves of the privilege of this nome
 You will understand from that state
 ment that that branch of the work is
 a success Connected with the home IS
 the little chapel, where religious ser"
 vices are held and where many sailors
 have found the way to life eternal. Perhaps nothing is more appreciated
 by the sailor than the libraries, and
 the worn condition when returned at test the fact of their having been well read.
 MT. Bergh in his report gives in de-
 tail all these phases of the work, but
 l may be permitted to say that but for
 his untiring efforts and eonsecration
 to the cause the results would not be what they are to-day.
 The society felt deeply disappointed
 when its president, Mrs. FelloWes,
 found it necessary on account of ill health to resign, but our vice president, 1 Mrs. Cruttenden has most ably and
 willingly filled the vacancy.
 The society has been somewhat em-
 barrassed financially, as the bequest
 made to this society by the late Betsy
 Bradley, has not as yet been received,
 and because of the falling off of sub scriptions by the people of the city who supposed we were in possession of the l UvI. ..+,, 1, !, n,. | lost three most valuable helpers. Mrs. Leonard Winship, who was member
 of the society for over twenty years;
 generous contributor ana regular at 1 tendant at all it's meetings, so long as | her health permitted. Mrs. $. W. Hurl- 1 burt who was an active and faithful worker among us, and Mrs. Henry B. Harrison, who served for thirteen years on the advisory board.
 The volunteer committee deserves es-
 pecial thanks for their ready cooper
 ation and through their efforts the Easter. Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons were made particularly delight ful for the sailors.
 At Christmas time, about seventy-five sea-faring men, some with their fami- lies, were present to listen to fine pro- gramme of recitations, cornet solos, Swedish Representations, slight hand tricks whstling, vocal solos and an orchestra, and at the close to receive gifts from the Christmas tree and the fifteen children present had books, games and toys given them.
 As the men went to the supper tables they were presented with comfort bags, fifty of these having been given by the Shut-in society, containing articles sail ors have occasion to use on their voy- ages.
 Many garments have been given, not only to sailors, but to the wives and children of the bargemen. This has been made possible by the articles giv- en us from the Needle work guild, the Shut-in society and from private indi- viduals. To each one we are most grateful for such help.
 Acknowledgement and thanks are due MT. Starin for a free pass and state room to New York, for our chaplain: to Mr Bright for the loan of china at Christmas time; to the press for their kindly aid in inserting notices and to all donors of money, clothing, books, | and magazines.
 The donations received from Los An geles, Denver, Hartford, New York l and other cities for the sailors Christ | mas, most assuredly attest the growing | interest and is a most propitious sign, |
 You lately read of the fragments of l some statues brought up from the bot tom of the Mediterranean, and the l world was thrilled by the discovery of | 8 hand of bronze made by an Athenian | sculptor centuries ago. The soul of a , man fashioned by the hand of the in- finite stands in the darkness of the | waiting for the Christians to | become enthusiastic over the saving of | his soul.
 To those who faithfully work in this society year after year, endeavoring to arouse interest in these men, may I | add that ships do not progress in calm, and when the sails flag idly against the unstrained masts' and dis as the work may appear at times we are still sure that there is no honest and true work carried along with constant and sincere purpose that sver really fails
 sUPERINTENDENTs REPORT.
 It might be interesting in passing briefly to note the condition of the sail or at the present time and the changes which have taken place in the last few years. And first of all is the change of he sailor himself as class. The old fashioned all-round, unique sailor of he past is fast disappearing, and in his place we have different classes of sail my other class of men. Thus we have 'coasting" sailors, steamboat" sailors, navy" sailors, barge" sailors, and fisherman sailors. Every one of these 'lasses has some characteristics distin- gushing it from the others, which have ,een developed by the different re- luirements of their environments. The character and standing of the sailor as m individual have also greatly changed | n the last few years. Not long ago the aptain of the ship was as absolutely a lespot as the Tsar of Russia, and the 1 ailor bound to obey every command, | md perform every kind of work re- uired of him by his superiors, and allure to do so subjected him to pun shment both bodily and financially. 'his he is no longer compelled to en- ure. While he is bound to obey any awful commands of his officers, unrea enable commands he may refuse. l Neither can he be compelled to perform (