The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-25

The Home No Longer an Experimen
 Recognized as a Permanent Agency
 Its Tield-A Review of the Yenr'i
 Work at tho Institutiom-Th Repor
 In Full.
 Calvary Industrial Home has now
 ceased to be an experiment and has
 come to be recognized as one of the per
 manent agencies of our city-for the en-
 couragement, uplifting and Christianiz-
 ing of mankind.
 The results of the past year have
 more than ever convinced us of the inn
 portance of the work and the wisdom
 of those who conceived the idea and
 brought tic Home into existence. Dur
 ing the past year we have introduced
 some new principles which experience
 has taught us, to improve the work.
 Instead of taking men one night and
 giving them a stint of work We now re-
 quire men to remain four days at least,
 working ten hours a day for three days,
 with the privilege of spending the entire
 fourth day in looking for a permanent
 position. In this way we eliminate al
 most entirely the rowing class, and are
 helping more and more the men, who,
 through misfortune or indiscretion are
 out of employment.
 The first plan relieves men in distress.
 The second plan tends more to make
 manhood and develop character.
 I've have sixty thousand professional
 tramps in the United States" These we have no opportunity to help as they do not come to us under our present system of work. On the other hand, we do get the men who are out of employ ment, before they get down to the tramp class. The men helped might be divided into four classes. Those out of work because of intemperance, those out of work because of change of sea- son or work finished, out of work be- cause of sickness, accidents or strikes, and men discharged from the jail. Thir- ty-eight per cent. of the men helped be- long to the 1irst-class, thirty per cent to the second class, sixteen per cent. to the third class, and ten per cent. to the fourth class
 Another noted advancement in our NOlh ID lllG llClp SlNCAi " ~'AoSAItNA , oCSt prisoners The man that is least likely to find work of all classes is the dis charged prisoner. No one wants him. We give such men Q. chance to prove their worthiness of help. Every man discharged from the county jail has printed invitation to come to the Home besides being met by workers when dis charged and all desiring to come are brought directly here. These men are brought to us by the Y. M. C. A. work CTS at the jail. They constitute ten per cent of the men helped here and repre- sent five per cent. of the men discharg- ed, they being the few out of the hun dreds liberated who desire to better 1 their condition. Some of these men { whom we have helped now hold good ! positions in the city.
 There are some facts to establish the statement that we do not help tramps | During the hottest days of August we | had forty-four men working ten hours [ a day.
 Eighty four per cent. of the men help | ed have a residence in New England or | New York state. The men helped dur i ing the past year produced by their la Dor, in round figures, 5000.
 The work of the Home might be ex- pressed by three words-Preventve, and preservative.
 We help a number of men of good moral character who need work. Our provision of work and home influence them from being brought Town to the drinking, loafing or tramp ng class.
 Our religious meetings and the bring ng of men into contact with Christian character, results in reconstruct on. Many men with bad habits and bad characters are re-esta blished in right the whole spirit and work if the home tends to establish men in Christ and send them out to be law tbiding, useful citizens.
 The sole purpose of our work is that nen may be permanently helped. All astine development must be from with n outward. hence our effort to reach he souls of men, As a means to this nd, we have five evening services a ,eek and a noon prayer meeting nearly very day in the year. There are al- ,avs number of earnest Christian f 1en in the Home, and the influence of . fPF QdtlN llNSS tCllbo tp iN"'N' 'AiS ''N''' , omer to build his foundation for the ,iture on a more lasting basis than in S he past. J We reiterate that "The Soul of all im- is the improvement of the oiil," and that permanent help must e based on definite principles, i. e., | | elf help, human-help, and Divine-help Ten must help themselves, they must ave human sympathy and advice, and ; hove all must receive the Grace of cd into their lives that they may avoid 5 10 pit-falls that hitherto have been leir downfall.
 In the experiments and efforts to help d 1e unemployed there has been con- V ant development. We have societies Il nd agencies whose only aim is to find | ositions for the unemployed. Others provide meals and beds to be aid for in work but do not preach the ospel. Others preach the Gospel and .ovide meals and beds to be paid for in ,sh still others preach the Gospel. but ake no provision for work, meals or ads. In the last few years number of aces have come into existence which l rovide all of the above, in one. with l e added influence of a Christian ,me While none of these former agencies I, ernod ShO1lId he denrnciated-vat wa l