Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-21
APPEAL TO AID WORTHY POOR
Work Nazareth House and Branches
at Niagara Falls is Doing.

States or Canada than Nazareth House
and its MISUNDERSTANDING and
Calvary-which are located in the city
have been founded for the temporal
and eternal welfare of homeless wo-
men, friendless girls and destitute
children, irrespective of color. ma
tionality or religion, and are well
worthy of public attention. Through
the blessed aid given therein. many
deserving women and young girls.
(whO. for various reasons, are stranded
far from home and loved ones). are
under God. saved from taking the first
fatal step on a downward career,
| which leads to eternal damnation,
| while others almost despairing, are
| gradually led to true repentance.
1t is extremely difficult for the gent
ly bred TO realize the lamentable con-
dition of a homeless and destitute wo-
man. Yet many women and young
| girls seek shelter and protection in
Bethlehem Night Refuge, who have
| in bygOne days. known the joys of
! wealth, but through the fickleness of
| fortune have been reduced to the very
| depths of poverty. Our simple and I'M
| changing rule in this department is
| that no questions whatever shall be
| asked of those who apply for admiS
| SiOn-humiliatiOn is not added to the
horrors of homelessneSs. DeStitution
| IS a deadly sting to delicately organic
! ed people. and a senSitively construct
| ed woman would starve rather than
| run the gauntlet of interrogations as
| to what brought her to that condition:
| consequently the poor souls are never
| stopped at our door for the purpose of
| learning their name or to ask about
bad, are admitted to Bethlehem
| House and tenderly cared for. with one
exception. viz, the noisy and disorder.
| ly Outcast who is drunk. We welcome
| those in need OF help, give them nour-
| ishing food, a clean, comfortable bed,
and often supply a complete change
| of clothing for the half-naked frame
in a word, we endeavor to comfort
| and assist distressed women and
young girls in every possible way,
| even though our doing so involves con-
slant appeals for aid to those clessed
with means to give and hearts to feel
| for those in need of succor.
The doors of this department are
| ever open to receive those innumer-
| able young women of unblemiShed
| character who come to share in the
| progress and to tempt the dangers of
our city life. The institution is
| crowded by girls of every calling who
| find themselves at Niagara, far from
home and loved ones, and, as yet, with
out the desired employment,-On
| whose life and hopes there may be
cast a temporary shadow, yet as shad-
| ows are. a blessing cast from the great
light affair.""
Friendless young girls. untitled by
circumstances from filling positions
where expert help is required, are,
with wise discrimination, prepared by
| actual experience for domestic service,
needlework, etc, and are then pro-
Vided with situations in respectable
households.
Nazareth House also gladly receives
respectable women and young girls
when discouraged and worn out from
0verwork; also those discharged from
hospitals before they are fully conval-
ascent. We keep all until they are
able to accept positions, for by so do
ng many dcspairing souls are saved
from ruin or suicide.
In Calvary House. the poor orphans
and other little homeless wanderers
are received and cared for until per
manent provision can be made for
them We propose. God willing, to do
everything in our power to assist in
saving these precious lambs of our
dear Lords flock. and rely on the aims
If the charitable public to aid us in
his most meritoriOus undertaking.
The foregoing has been penned for
he purpose of inspiring both the
wealthy and those less favored by for
une. to help this work. which is quiet
" accomplishing untold good. Money
$ sorely needed to support Gods poor,
pay rent and meet other heavy eX-
)enses. We also need household fur
nishing of every description, particu-
larly beds. bedding, pillows. towels,
rugs. carpets, chairs. tables, linen ia
beware, dishes. (old or newt, grocer
es, provisions, etc, as well as clean
garments for women, young girls and
children of both sexes. God will
doubtless abundantly reward even in
this world those who feed and protect
the homeless and destitute.
Before concluding. we desire to state
that we feel confident our good work
needs only to be known to be appre-
ciated, and We feel equally certain
that if some of the noble men and
women whom the good God has made
his stewards by comforting upon them
a generous supply of the goods of this
world. could but know of the anxious
cares to provide for actual necessities
which harass his devoted servants, !
whose lives are given to ameliorating
the condition of the poor. this care
would be quickly relieved and the la |
Dor lightened.
Please remember that he who gives |
quickly gives twice, and kindly send |
us at your earliest convenience what !
avar money vOur charity will hermit |