The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-03-15

1 young The next is the sitting room
and there they gather and tell again
and again the experiences of their
young days; the things which they did
and which they dared not do. Some
recount the tales of their early court.
ships; others, of a more serious dis
position, strive to recall from the
memories that are dimmed by time,
the many camp meetings held in the
woods far into the midnight, where in
PRAYER and song they plead for bright
er days. And their prayer was an
swered. Imagine if you can, for an
instant, their, feelings of JOY and glad
ness as they speak of the things that
now exist and then compare the con
ditions of the long ago. And we'll may
they rejoice. It is as if they had step
ped from the old world into the new.
| Opening from the sitting room are
several small chambers wherein can
be seen from the distance the snowy
| white coverings of sthe beds of the
women. It is to these they go after
the gloom of night has settled over
the city,, uncertain j whether again
they shall see. the light of another
morning, but with faith in the Mas
ter that is both beautiful and touch
ing. !. ..-..,.,..'s " .<"@ ri 4
Then there is the winding stairway
to the floor above where you will
find the old men of the Home. Old
men they are, shrunken of form and
bent of figure, and one does not now
enjoy the blessings of sight; they sit
and smoke and talk and dream of the
days which they shall know no more.
Feeble men are they; their race is al
most run; they have. been useful in
the past. It was they who answered
the call Of their country when the
| land was in danger, and engaged in
the warfare till victory was assured;
and when the bitter strife was ended
returned to their homes and like pa
trlotic citizens assisted in the rebuild
ing OF the devastated cities. Men like
these are a credit to a community
and am honor to a country. It is to
| them, in part, that America owes her
advancement; they cultivated her
waste lands and felled her trees
guided her ploWs, and helped to save
the nation -....,-%<-.. -; -.
Thus it becomes the people of this
great city to show their appreciation
OF the inmates of the Home and to
! share with them of their stores and be
! interested in their welfare. It is but
hitting that the sympathies of men
and women should be enlisted in this
worthy charity and in doing of good
Tor these aged and infirm Many have
been the entertainments and large at
tendance, in behalf of the Institution.
An exposition during the summer
months hot
in will be exhibited needle work and
| olner products OF skill and art, from
the different section of the country.
" late years on Thanksgiving day
D there nave gathered upon the grid
IRON OF the foot ball field, the youth
ana Drawn OF the race, and encour-
aged by the cheering multitudes upon
the grounds, they have struggled for
the championship honors of the Home.
knowing that they were assisting in
the promoting of a noble enterprise
and its financial benefit. " It is a pleas
ant pastlme for them; youth is theirs
now; yet before many years have past
they too, may be inmates there.
Under the able conduct Of its af-
falrs by its earnest Superintendent
and a. the care Of its worthy president
and board of management and other
o1m1cers, it's continued prosperity is
permanently assured. /. X ..75.. I.
IN the days that have but recently
passed it was a small place; now it is
q powerful addition to the community.
wonderfully y on has the Institution grown: !.
faf and near have its praises been
sung; a mission for good has it been
and al IS now, this place of refuge for
the homeless and decrepit sons and
daughters of a rapidly advancing
race. 4. It's influence will be felt in the
3 1f il its work will be more gener
ally recognized and its example Re
followed in ether cities. &55E