The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-12
WORK AT THE JAIL.
An Appeal for Literature and for
Financial Aid.

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Financial Aid.
#i We wish to remind our friends of our
work at the city Jail, and to ask them to
remember us when they have any reli-
gious papers good books, tracts. or airy
good reading matter, such a magazines.
Youths Companion" papers or weeklies.
We are badly In need of financial help,
for we need more hymn books and we
need Bibles. We would like to furnish
the prisoners With some better employ
ment than playing cards. There have
been many requests from them for
checkers and other harmless games. AS
they have no work to do, they would be
better employed playing checkers, etc,
than doing nothing. IAN Idle brair. is the
devils Workshop. Idleness never made
men better. whether in Jail or out.
Our religious work still goes on, though,
owing to my long illness, which has
lasted from January LIST TIL now. it has
been very much Interrupted; but am
happy to say that 1 have been much i'm
proved by a two weeks visit to the vIr-.
SlIlld llOSplldls anu 'lOPS % NAAssSA'is
day, that will DO able to resume my
place In the work once more.
The Union Theological Seminary stu
dents who have beer our friends and
helpers in this work at the city jail,
have tried to keep up the regular SER
vices. bat being very busy with ther
studies since Christmas. they could not
give as much time to the work as for
merly. We have always invited all
Christians to join us in this work, as 1t
Is undenominationa. II our work IS the
mcars of saving one soul for Christ, we
Shall regard it as successful. but we are
thankful to state that We have seen
many who seem to have received lasting
benefit from the work, and who are now
actively working for Christ since being
released from Jail. both in this city and
elsewhere.
We are badly In reed OF earnest Chris
tian workers to help us. We do not
want any one to Join us out OF curiosity
fun, or any other purpose but the glory
OF God, and wish all to come prepared
TO take some active part, either to read
the Bible, sing. pray, or do personal
work.
/ have received many rice letters and
professions of faith from the prisoners
even those L, had never seen-since my
illness, SO my personal share In the WORK
has not been given up by airy means.
There have been services every Tues
X day afternoon lately, from 4 to O'Clock,
at the city, jail, conducted by the Rey::
Mr. McFaden, OF the Union Theological
Seminary.
All papers, etc, will be gladly received
If sent to my address, No. 2701 NJ Street,
or to that of Mrs. Land, No. 2a04 Al
Street. we ask the assistance and
prayers Of all Christian people and mln-
isters OF the gospel, giving them a cor
dial invitation to join us in the work,
as 1t is mdenominational, as we have
said, and tried to make Il plair, There
has been some prejudice expressed
against our work, but We have received
every help and encouragement from the
majority OF Christians, We advise those
who feel this prejudice to do like Sena-
tor Beverage did about the Eastern
questlon-put on their mats ana pullEe ~.
and travel to the seat of war while The
battle is on. Then they will know what
they are talking about and know whether
it Is truth or not. And we wart to say
that preaching and praying won't save
peoplo always without some practical
Christianity to show that the gentle
Jesus still walks the earth. There were
none too mean, too bad for Him TO help.
and the Fathers example was COM
mand for our OWE salvation also: But
/ say unto you, love your enemies; bless
them that curse you; do good to them
that hate you. and pray for them which
desptcfully use you and prosecute YOU;
that We may be the children OF your
Father which Is III heaven; for lie max
9th His sun to rise on the evil ana on
the good, and seEdeth rain on the Just
and on tho unjust" --Matthew, y:44-45,
Any information about tho work will be
gladly furnished il persons wishing to
know Will call or write to either Mrs,
Lands address or mine. which have
already beer given. We return grateful
thanks for all past assistance.
Sincerely,
MISS MAUD FRANKLIN.
No. 27Ol nj Street,