Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-26
SEVEN SERMONS
IN TWELVE HOURS.
+. A. Fredenhageu, Superintendent
OF Kansas Society for Friend.
less, Establishes Record.
STRENUOUS TIME YESTERDAY.
Spoke 10 Prisoners at the pcniten.
tlary aud Addressed Six Congrcga.
lions in Salt Lake Churches.

General Superintendent r. A, Freden-
hagen Of the Kansas Society for the
Friendless. and member Of the Kan
sas state Board OF Charities and Cor
rections, who Is visiting In this city
had strenuous day OF II yesterday
lie Is In the far west In the interest
generally OF prison reform ana evan
gellcal work In prisons and jals, and
particularly in thr interest Of the estab-
lishment OF branches OF the society for
the Frlendless, an organization whose
object Is to look after men discharged
from iais and prisons, help them get
on 20 their feet, 10 make u new start
in life. and TO see that they are IN a
way to become useful citizens. At
present, In this state, when man Is
discharged from prison he Is given 81
In money, and hand mo down suit
Of clothes, and turned loose He has
been In confinement for several years,
has lost al track Of current events and
IL entirely out Of touch with the rou-
tine OF HE outside Of prison walls. II
the man lives at a distance 81 viii not
pay his railroad fare, - viii barely
maintain him for "A week, while he Is
looking for employment and the
chances are strong against his finding
work without assistance He finds the
tendency to turn him down, particular
" II the style Of his clothes Is recog-
nized, for thcro is sameness about
these discharged convict suits that is
caught on TO quickly. and operates
against man. Presently the mans
money Is gone. he Is friendless he gets
desperate, he meets old acquaintance
IN wrong doing who invite him to take
drink, and the first thing that man
knows Is that he Is In the grasp OF the
law again, and once more back TO the
old home'-the city Jug and the state
prison. Dr. Frcdenhagen and his wife
organized at Topeka, Kansas, the So
clety for the Frlendless, which would
take a discharged convict by the hand,
and give him to understand that "A
mans man for a that" while there's
life there's hope, and that there is
practical sympathy with unfortunates
Of this class which will aid him In an
endeavor TO cast aside forever his old
criminal HE and strive TO become
man In the future.
This society took root at once, and
has since spread over the adjoining
states. 80 that II has passed the experi-
mental stage; and the main promoter
Is In this city TO start a movement
which shall result I'm the organization
here OF brunch society TO find work
for discharged oonvlcts to get them to
their homes-if at distance, to en-
courage them In all practical ways to
strive for themselves, to earn an hon
est living, and Keep away from evil
associations DR.. Fredenhagen liz also
here 10 unite the Prison Society OF
4 fhriQffur IfnIpak In h..
OF the Prison League OF Christian En-
deavor, in which he has the support OF
the United Society ut Boston. That he
Is an enthusiast In his work Is owl
denced from the fact that he spoke
seven times yesterday. although not In
the best of health He arrived Satur-
day afternoon, and registered at the
Kenyon, and held conference with
President ". II. Smith OF the state
Union Of Christian Endeavor, Rev. p.
A. Simpkin, chairman OF the local
Christian Endeavor Prison committee.
and others; and began yesterday morn
ing, by speaking to the Sunday school
Of the First Methodist church. After
wards he spoke in the First Congrega.
tlonal. and then In the First Methodist
churches; IN the afternoon ne addressed
the Inmates Of the state prison, and
after dinner he spoke before the E,p-
worth League Of the First Methodist
church, and the Endeavor society OF the
Christian church, and finally occupied
the evening IN the First Presbyterian
church This morning he spoke be.
fore the Ministerial association, and for
the rest OF the day and tomorrow, he
Is at work on his society for the Friend
less scheme.
The address yesterday afternoon. at
the prison, was very practical one,
and made an excellent impression on
the prisoners. II was entirely In line
with what they were most in need of,
and served TO strengthen the Endeavor
work there, Mrs r.. II. Shepard pre-.
sided, and there were present also Miss
Grace NJ lieilSes Of the local commit
tee, Miss Jessie Drew, prominent
evangelical jail worker and others.
The doctor was introduced afterwards
to officers OF the society there, and
came away fayorably impressed with
the status Of the work. His adj
dresses elsewhere were highly instruc-
tive In suggestions as to do effective
work In reformation, and the fact that
the great bulk OF Inmates OF prisons
are young men. and the need Of rescu-
Ing them were made prominent,