The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-24
fine. WORK
WAS As |: Q.
Superintendent Wilcy Tells Tell What What
Methodist Institution Has Re-
Gently Been to the Poor.
NEW OFFICERS AND BOARD
MI. j. Thompson Brown .Pre e:'i
dent-A Strong Directorate.
Have Hospital Ward.

Mr.. Wiley, superintendent of the Meth
od,s, institution for Christian Work. was
asked yesterday "how the work this WIN
Ter compared with other seasons"
"Of ali winters he said 'for the past
ten years, the present Is proving to be the
busiest for workers among the poor, Tor
The reason that no such spells OF protract-
I'd cold weather have been known. Ihere
hnve been winters III which there was
more storm and snow, but none with 50
much bitter cold" He said, also. For
tunately tic people seem to have an unu-
4 eua.l spirit of generosity this winter.
Certainly noverfreceived so much from
those outside our own church.
H"Don't understand me to say that thero
Il moro than could be used; the truth IS,
that ten dollars could be used for every
one that Is given, yet the TACT remains
that I hayo received more and larger
contributions for the poor this year than
ever before.
.Will l give some data to show the IN
creased work Of this winter over tho
4 past? Yes. by giving you some figures
q turned IN at out last meeting OF the poaro
Of directors. 8tasit
|"1n the first place there were 500 men
Registered, on our books for lodginG-that
Y is double as many ms for the same month
last winter. These men come from the
four quarters of the globe. Somc slept IN
beds some on cots; some on penches'
some paid ten cents: some sawed Wooo'
some. very few, were allowed to sleep on
the benches free.
.Then we issued to women and chill
snn ~ nf
careful to see that this soup goes "nete
1t is really needed.
q. "More patients were treated IN the dis
pensary than during any month OF It's
existence.
1--WE are not at heavy expense for the
very good rea SONS that Mr.. j. thompson
brown pays allSth medicine bills, and
Drs. Parker, Gay and Kerns, give their
IL services free, as do the young men from
the University College OF Medicine. VINO
come every Monday, "Wednesday ano
Friday. from to o'clock To put up tue
prescriptions Again We have received ano
given out more second hand CLONES tne
II "a st month than at any time before. Not
iass than 400 articles OF second hand
+ clothing has como to us during the past
two weeks.
"Christmas came in the past month
\ with its dinner, at which 200 were fed.
y The Christmas tree for the children.
where $50 children received present
with confecuoneries, and the fruit supper
given to men only by Mrs. Jobson ana
her ba nd of workers in the quiet hour
ROOM" where some 40 men were gather
ed
"The baths, the night school and the
lunch room. as we'll as all the religious
work of the institution, Is IN healthy
condition.
ut might be well to notice some OF
The work we have in anticipation.
ION next Monday night the 'Blues
will give an Ice cream treat TO the
Reds. This is the result of a rival effort
10 get scholars for the Sunday school.
ION next Friday night. Mrs. VA. and
her band OF temperance workers VIII
give a free entertainment to the PUBIC.
"a revival meeting, lasting for ten days.
begins February LIST.
"a hospital room in connection with
the dispensary Is to be opened next week.
II would like for you to give our en-
fire board, as some OF them are ne"
members, besides new officers were re-
Gently elected: ]. Thompson Brown, pres
ident, Park Plate; c.. u. Hardwick. vice
president, Trlnitt; James II. Chappen,
treasurer. Clay Street; DR.. f. ". sim
secretary, st. James; T. A. HARRISON.
Broad Street; o. S. Morton. Centenary;
IA. c. Osterbind, Epworth; c. 2. Hughes,
Union Station; ". ]. White, Asbury;
n S. Brauer Fairmount; George M
rogers Denny Street; T. J. Ham, Laurel
Street, and r, IL Hardesty. Trinity