The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-02-25


 tai of 90 per cent, and per cent. are rowing tramps, and the other s per
 cent come because Of strikes, making 100 per. cent. who have been for the last year in this home-unfortunate, foIlish and sinful. The home uses this
 way of reaching these men where the
 them here. We could not get into the
 close relationship that MT. Butterfield comes into with them. This is the in- stitution which inspires our love and interest for these men and we tell them that though they are defeated, though all these things have happened to them. there is still chance for them to- be a man still. The twelve thousand. soldiers who had been defeated by the seven thou sand horsemen Napoleon called them to. him and said,. T am ashamed of you. You are a disgrace to the army. You are no longer of the army of Italy, and they were grieved and some of them wept and said give us a chance again and let us prove that we are of the army of Italy. Napoleon gave them a chance and they proved that they could be men. It seems to me that an institution of this kind shows
 to every one of these men who come to
 the home, You are defeated man, a
 sinful man, but you can win the bat
 tie yet if you will take the banner of
 the Lord God Almighty. You can live again by Gods help and He will allow you to prove yourself that you are still of the army of the Lord. -
 | Last week it was Lincoln's birthday. Lincoln was defeated in 1858 against Senator Douglass in the address "A house divided against itself cannot stand" It lost him the senatorship, l but two years later it made him the
 President of. the United States.
 George Washington at times saw dark days of defeat and we celebrate his birthday this week. At Valley i Forge, with his blood on the snow, there was an outcry against his inac- tivity, but at length there came the | triumphant days, and at length they I proclaimed him he father of his coun- try, the first president of this great fcountry of ours. Men who have been l defeated have won victory; so these l great leaders of our people, and yet there is no man on Gods foot-stool l who has not in him the power of re- demption.
 l The second place is the connecting link between the love of God and these men. Now you can say all you please
 about these men; they are worthless I yet it is often that they are not the | ordinary kind of tramps. This 5 per \ cent that come from the jail have a
 desire to try again. But only a small I number come from these walls above here. 5
 Talmont spoke about the different
 kinds of poor.Th is the devils poor,
 the Lords poor and the poor devils.
 Men who are unfortunate come into Il the home as the devils poor. And for
 the Lords poor they are those who
 have not had their own way. Those who have nothing and cannot stand up straight are the poor devils. And af- ter you have said all you please about such, the love of God is singing a
 hymn seeking to save all the time. 1. But 1t Is for you to render the message of love to human beings. And I say
 you must have an applied Christianity,
 and hope you will be better. We must make ourselves one of them and
 give them a chance to bs. better. The Samaritan who took the man on, his horse has his practical Christianity Do any of you try to warm yourselves
 with pictures on the wall? Do you ge down these frosty mornings and try te . cook your breakfast by putting pic lures on your walls? What good does it do for a poor sick soul to go up and down and see the church; his soul is , not warmed by this church steeple.
 el His soul is not warmed by hymr . book It is only as these people dt : something. for thems AS Phillip sait to the Ethiopian, "Take courage, my brother, believe in the Lord, Jesus
 Christ, put your life in his hands ant you will win in the fight We believe all things are possible for those wht trust God. Though a host should en. camp against me, my heart shall moi
 fear; though war should rise agains t me, even then will be confident"
 7 After singing by the choir of tn, I beautiful anthem Tn the Blest Ever. , more" the service was closed by thu i benediction. 4zxs. sl Pledge cards were distributed and { I collection for the benefit of the homt P was taken.The pledges and collection F amaunted to about five hundred ant | thfrty-five dollars. Five hundred dol l lars was pledged to pay the interest oi F our mortgage for the coming year ] The financial committee will procee t, - raise funds for the current expenses O r the work. There was not time for tn, s reading of MT. Butterfields address , The celebration of the anniversary wa . a great success and very large mum , Der of friends came to join us in tn, . service. The directors hereby wish t, F express their qualification to the man f agers of Dwight Place church in ren l, I dering them the use of their church a the time for their regular service; als t to express their hearty thanks and ap VI preciation for the splendid service ren [ I dered by the choir of the church,
 D SERGIUS AS HAROUN-AL-RAs