The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1903-01-24
Woman's Homo Missionary Society
Of the M. e. Church, South.
TEDITED BY THE GUNNIsoN AuxrLARY.1
RESCUE WORK.

RESCUE WORK.
This is one of the departments Of the
Home Mission Society. The home and
training school at Dallas has for years
gone steadily on in ever increasing use
fulness. While it is sustained by the
prayers and sacrifices OF many, it Is. in
an especial sense, the work of one de-
voted consecrated woman, Mrs. w. II.
Johnson, WHO has put her whole life into
making this hope Of her heart an actual
reality. She is the financial agent, and
to her ability in this way the success Of
the institution is due. She employs
matron, a teacher IF the ordinary
branches of a simple English education,
a teacher OF sewing and dressmaking,
and a teacher Of laundry work. The
Home is designed to accommodate forty
inmates, but the pressure upon the SYM
pathes of the woman at the head of it
is so great that, as matter of fact,
there is place made for fifty, or more,
and even then applicants are constantly
being turned away.
The plan of the Home is to keep the
inmates tor two years, giving them time
to become established both in health and
in their religious life, aud to be trained
in some selfsupporting industry, so
that they may be enabled to render
intelligent service of various kinds.
The success of the Home has been III
nothing SO marked as in the conversion
ofits inmates. The blessing of God has
rested upon it from the beginning.
The dressmaking department opened
last year, and has been so successful
that from the first its profits have more
than paid the salary of the teacher; and
the laundry department, added the past
year, is already doing the same thing.
This is the smallest part of the good ac-
complished. The work promises still
wider usefulness. The girls are being
trained to independence. and self-reliance;
and best of all, the personal influence of
the teachers is an inspiration and daily
help to Christian living.
Through the direction and assistance
of Mrs. johnson, similar home has
been opened at San Antonio, Texas.
In Macon, Ca, the city mission board
owns Door of Hope which received
thirty girls last year, and which has
been doing noble and successful work.
In Nashville, Tennessee, onr city board
has carried on simila. work for
number of years.
This is partial result of the efforts of
the Home Mission to meet what is
known as the social evil. Doubtless no
one who has entered deeply into the
spirit of Christ can feel that rescue work
of the kind done at Dallas and Macon is
any thing but necessity. The things
which Christ did OH earth pledge those
who follow Him to stand by this class
of unfortunates, 20 seek them ort and
help Them 1t is work which we can
never lay aside. These wrecked lives are
not the source of evil but the result Of
it. These Hones are the hospital brancl,
of the service in campaign against the
worlds strongest AID lost universal
sin.
As campaign ca.saat be waged suc-
cessfully without resources of men and
money, neither cen this campaign against
sin and sorrow pe carried on without
sacrifice; and il -emzir.s with Christians;
especially Christian women, to aid with
their means, even though the work be
outside Of our home state and district.
This is the very easiest and most pleas
ant way to aid in this work. That it
should suffer such limitations because of
lack of means is a reproach to our pro-
fcssed Christians. Small amounts-fve,
ten, twenty dollars-should often be for
warded to this noble enterprise, and
Gods blessing would most surely follow.
Gnnnison, Jan. goth.