The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-29
SIX INCHES OF SNOW WRAPS
RICHMOND In IA WHITE PAIL
Large Number Of shivering Men
Made Comfortable at Mctllo-
dist Mission.
GIVEN SHELTER, FOOD, BED
Institution Doing Splendid
Work at This Season Station
Houses Open to Tramps.

A hearty word Of welcome; o warm
fire; cup OF coffee, and a bowl Of soup;
Il clean, comfortable bed
hIowling winds. great sheets Of snow.
stalled street, cars, and a stalwart po-s
liceman with flakes OF snow ull over
him!
55 A scurrying figure, with stopped shoulr
jers, hands dug away down in his
pockets, an empty stomach, and no place
TO go! -5si S.f8 si q.
.lvho are YOU? Where are sou gotng?"
asks the policeman Of the skulkng fig
whose ears were as red as the sign
& oil before the bar-roon and his nose
as blue as the sea. s3
\ Don't know; where can 60"
E fright across tho street. W.
And then the poor, homeless creature
met Rev. Mr. Wiley. Il
He sat up against the lunch counter.
drank his hot coffee, nte his soup, and
went up and slept like a prince.
Great Work for the Poor.
Mr.. Wiley is doing a great work. Be. Be.
sides taking care Of the local poor, and
the dear little children, who look upon
him as, q sunbeam on Il a cloudy day, he
Is tho good Samaritan to the wretched
straggers who wander over tho face,
Of the earth, witt no place to 60, and
5nothlng to look forward to but the time
the next freight train: goes through
$ Ho lets his light shine, 50 that the
homeless and friendess one who passes
by may see it, and go in to warm and
rest and receive n word Of good cheeTr
to help him on the struggle through life.i
Mr.. Wiley is not n respector of PER-
sons or creed /, or politics. All who are
iii distress may come to him, and Y he
does all he can to help them bear their
burdens. .i .55 ig! ,,is5
The Methodist Mission Is ono Of the
finest institutions Of It's kind anyyy here.
It's resources are small, but Its po wcrB for!
good Is large N sis t% .tsy
9he effectsSof 4 godly life in q ew lnin-
sutes.s what makes q hungry feel
better than d bowl OF rich soup and
cup OF coffee +9''s' ~ A fs
what makes q tired and heart sore man
feel better than a good warm room and
a comfortable bed ?
That s what Mr.. Wiley has. at: y Inc
teenth and Main Streets. and that's What
he is ready to give to the poor, the needy
and the wandercr. t;ss 1, II
Trip Through Institution.
Last night N1r. Wiley showed a Times
Dispatch man. all over the place It was
aStOntShinE.3 "a Few. pcOpie III AI1Stiiio'iNA
know what is going on at that mission.
There are dormltores for the weary,
| and room for. those who can. pay one dol :
lar a week. There Is a comfortaple read
Ing room. where magazines and papers
NAV be found. where pen and INK ana
paper may be found, and where strangers
in a. foreign land may rest and reflect.
Mr. Wiley is doing a great work. tle
is finding jobs for worthy ones, and 90
lnr nll he can to turn the ard Ito
other paths. ;,
Last night there were about fifty needy
ones taken care fof at the mission, ms
morning half dozen Of them5Wil be sent
to the slflpyardss where they may secure
jobs. s,,,r t.
That's tho kind Of good Mr.. Wiley is
doing in this community. Substantial
good Good that may lead a way~nra
person to something above the mere ie l'to
Of q sluggard. That may lead nm. 70 =
life of usefulness to the country anu anu q
benefit to himself ,r,..
This work goes OH all tho time. me
lower the mercury, tho greater the 90
mands upon Mr.. Wiley. Ana he Is ready
to meet the demands as long as MS re-
sources last. There Is q limit TO the r.
sources. Whom that is reactleu, MI. MI.
Wiley has to cut things short.
Flo can use anything. clothing snoes'
food and anything that comes along can
be placed to good use by the superlnteh-
dent OF tho Methodist Mission
"Thls is not a sectarian institution,
p, SSorN Ny,Hf