The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-13

the United States. In the effort to help make homes for the preachers the good women discovered that the support of many was inadequate and the department of supplies was added. Through this de- partment many boxes of good clothing were sent to those homes of preachers who were filling what is known as hard appointments. Tn the seventeen years or the existence of this Society 1.37 parson- ages have been added and goods amount- ing to more than seo,oOo have been sent out
 On the Pacific Coast Chinese and Japa-
 nese were pouring into our country and the need of evangelizing these foreigners
 became apparent so the Society added an Education Department and now has twelve large school plants under its con- trol. Three of these arc among Cubans in Florida, where some 500 children are enrolled; two large schools for mountain eers fin Kentucky and Western North Carolinai a large industrial school for rescued fallen girls at Dallas, Texas, and Iege, Augusta, Ga. for negro girls. With this enlarged field the organization became known as the Woman's Home Mission Society. It has more than 1.700 auxiiiaries with a membership of g, 700 In each auxiliary there is a local conn mittee under direction of the first vice. president which does the work of the To- cal church. such as caring for the par sonage. looking after the needy and wis., iting strangers.
 With this development of local work lit became apparent in congested centers that union of forces could accomplish more than individual auxiiiaries, and City Mission Boards, composed of representa- | tives from two or more auxiliaries were Iauthorized.
 There are sixteen of these City Mis-
 sion Boards in connection with the So-
 ciety, employing more than twenty trained workers.
 The character of work enterprised at different places differ according 70 de- mand. At Macon. Ga., the work runs along rescue lines and the City Boards owns . Door of Hope where fallen girls
 are cared for At Kansas City a Day Nursery" where children of laboring white women are cared for during the working hours. is the specific work. Tn a number of cities the workers live in Settlement Homes. These Settlement
 Homes are located in needy sections of
 tne city, where the workers live among the people they would help. By living
 with the people, under the same condi- tions that surround them. the settlement workers become very good friends and can help by the daily touch to reform character, prevent demoralization and in- spire to loftier aims.
 The Settlement Home is generally large
 enough for two or more workers to live.
 and has large rooms in connection, which permit a kindergarten, industrial school,
 mothers clubs, reading rooms and boys clubs.
 The members of the City Boards work with the missionary or deaconess in
 charge by serving on committees which help to see that each feature of the work is carried into effect.
 In the Settlement Home of Atlanta, Ga.
 the missionary, kindergarten, matron of
 the Day Nursery all live in the home, and twice week a free clinic is given by one of the leading physicians of the city.
 They also have free dispensary where
 the sick may be helped.
 Every effort is made to help the com
 munity where located. and the workers
 thus prevent pauperizing a needy people.
 In connection with these homes ''store
 room'' is provided where many worthy poor may at small cost buy clothing.
 These garments are not new but are
 good and much cheaper than they could possibly secure otherwise.
 Night schools have marked this settle ment work in some communities and
 many have been inspired by this to i'm
 prove their physical conditions. Of course the ultimate outcome of all these
 institutions is the upbuIlding of commu-
 nities christianixing and elevatinE all
 who come in touch. The Society has Set
 clement Homes at Nashville, Tenn, Att
 lanta, Ga, Louisville, Ky, Birmingham,
 St. Louis, Mo, Augusta, Ga. and Dallas,
 Texas. 2