Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-17

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that sort of life, as nearly as they can
and that it is bright, happy and
wholesome way to live.
I'VE want to carry that atmosphere
into their own homes, by example
again, and to afford center
for its radiance. Hence, we have not
come down to them; we are not like
the ordinary social settlement, nor are
we typical mission. We differ prob
ably from every other affair of this
sort on earth.
Praise From Nelson
when N. o. Nelson, the famous St.
Louis philanthropist, was out here re-
Gently he inspected our work thor
oughly, and he told me that it was
apart from anything of the like that
he had seen. I think said he, that
you have found the way That is
what we have aimed to do.
"You must reach the soul through
the body. The man that is cold and
hungry and weary doesn't want to be
crammed with religion; he wants some-
thing to eat and a place to sleep. Then,
perhaps when he has these he will
listen. We give these to him. He can
have the religious influences If he
wants them; he doesn't have to take
them; it is optional. l have had men
who conduct a certain mission here
CDR. Bartlett named iD-tell me that
men have come to their services, pro-
fessed conversion and then declared
that they hadn't a bite to eat nor a
place to stay. These good men have
gone into their pockets and given such
strangers quarter, perhaps-and have
never seen either again. That is per-
fectly natural; the men probably spent
it in a saloon,
Help for Needy
when a man comes to us we have
the means to help him in his material
needs. If he has no money, and yet
has the needs, we fix him up. We take
him to our clothing stock, and let him
have what he requires. Then he can
get meal and bed. These are all
charged to him, and the next day we
get him a job, and he pays for them"
"Always?"
Yes; if we can't get him a job that
day, there is always something for him
to do around here, and the account is
soon square. The word has passed all
up and down the line, to the camps and
the hangouts, that this is a first-class
place for the man in need or broke-if
he will work. Don't go near Bartlett
unless you are willing to work is the
word, and the other sort of men pass
us by.
1--WE aim to meet every normal need
of an active man. We have 70 rooms in
our mems hotel, that we rent from 81
to $1.25 a week. We have no trans
tents; all permanent boarders. We
have coffee club where a man can get
good, substantial food at any hour
from a. m. till midnight, cheaper than
he can get the same food of like quality
anywhere in the city. We have games
and library, to amuse the men, a lit
erary lyceum, musicales, and such
features. Then we have a swimming
pool
"The city ought to have a public
bath, but 1T hasn't. So we built one.
1t costs a man 5 cents for a bath, in
cluding soap and towels, IN either the
pool or the tubs. Women are likewise
provided for there, and no one need go
dirty.
Clothing Establishment
1--WE have clothing establishment.
where we sell good clothes for little
money. We have classes for Chinese
and for Mexicans. Then there is
sewing school, a young mems club,
young women's club, social parlor, a
free employment bureau, physical cul-
ture, a dispensary, the deaconess work,
caring for the sick-all these forms of
activity centering here. They are all
open to anyone who may come; there is
no restriction. We have no rules of
any sort; everyone is presumed to be a
gentleman when he comes, and all that
Is asked of him is that he remain so.
1T is the same with our hotel. When
the men come simply say to them:
Now, presume that you have some
reason for coming here that you do
not care to tell; no one is asked that
You, perhaps, have something in your
past life that brought you to this
point: many of my friends have; no