The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-08
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street mission.
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Annual Report 81 Rev. g George gorge
n. "a Viley, SIttper perrin
5.Ss tetldent. Il
VAST SCOPE OF j THIS III WORK ''l!' I.
More, Than Three Thousand Tic ltsa1l5I
Quarts IS Soup Given 4 4,
Away aIs y. d 5si

reusOfl; that tho body and It's needs arc
ofBgrcnter irnportnnce n tho est!matioin
soul or mind Ii This Is tho explanntion,,o f
tho nanhgclnent's vnrled work IN charity
ana n1ucntion. n III n
gTo come atg once to asrcport, $wc have
had al better year y Il most respects \ nan
any, since our opening. In some llrec-
tions a wonderful increase fnnd deVelo p!
,mcnt has occurred. Iii one or two par
ticllars awo have not had ns good work q o 8
NJ 5aSE . 4
branches :: Tirst.Tlle mind, n we have q
night school meeting each Monday and
Thursday, under the direction Of MI.
Lewis Mex. Judlsins. This is an $imp or,
tant feature, and j regret to say VIC wa
year We have brighter hopes for this
season, q There ID a training class under
Mrs xerils and Miss Gully. where girls
are taught intscooklng, housekeeping and
nursing iii a limited Z. wa " 8 ls 5 Z
Mrs Greer, wit half dozen e ssi $,
tnnts. IS running one OF tho best attended
gatherings III the mission In tho shape
Of a sewing class for small girls. N ~
Educating Children, II
Mrs. Jobson has on Saturday afternoon,
n. 5Temnerance Band for the education or
tho children on}ithis Gimporta ant subject
In the next place we have for. the BODY
q lunch-room, where :, 600 slunoAes were were,
! Lodging rooms, where $500 men were
lodged. 400 given shelter. sS 3sS ;53
b Baths where $50 were 3sbathcd. sji
g 2,o12 pieces OF clothing were sent to us
4so = patients wero treated in the dispc,.,. n;
1eo visits were made to the homes Of the the
people. " I, =. 9. \, ~
building and reading rooms. ] q; y, (,
21O men we're placed at steady work,
and 1900 men were given job work saving
wood, etc. {8 s ia; !, I, ~. Ii,
rho play ground furnished IN m bac !
yard amusement and training tor IVY ul u
for 1 any Week Of 100. rhre were two paid
teachers for three months in charge e, q
Ana work under the auspices OF inc 1--WE
Improvement Associate lon. Z, y.
400 were fed at break Sc; for tlle alo
loss. More than 3 900 quarts OF soup We're
given away Ito women4and children. Olle
carload OF y wood was given out. .g5 (,
$50 expended in every direction for or the IN
poor, IN cash. fg :. 9 XII :, M
fThc most important branch Of E our
work 5is, of course, the spiritual. H ~ ter.
each Sunday break fas we hold a reliGiolll.
service at Ii o. clock i preach to e ha .Aa
Of converts who are on prohati At e. y
o'clock we have Sunday -schoo Va 4. u.
there is Threatening On Monday night
brother A.. j, Gray has "a fine 81 PIC clas :.
on a Thursday night d song service Is
held And on Saturday night ~ TEN per-
ance meeting IS held. In all these meet
ings Jesus Christ is preached to men a as
the only hope and Saviour Besides this
regular work we hold meetings In the
homes nnd In the summer We so into
toni work In all we have held at least
300 religious services, and hundreds nave
been helped to better living and & scores
| born into tho Kingdom of God at the mis-
sion a liars
II : 1SS ~ e SEss GEORGE II. WILEY,
f II 5!8 III, i.2@I 81 Superintendent
| Tho following summary gives some IDEA
| Of the scope Of the work: s55
Patients treated, 375; visits patti tents re-
celved, 547 patients treated In hospital
ward, g.. prescriptions compounded, so6:
pieces Of clothing TO men,, 991; pieces Of
clothing to boys, $40; PIECES OF clothing
IS tS girls sSS psees s e'0'D'As = 10",S'
,rhe above includes collars and all other
articles of wearing apparel, and makes a
total OF a,0l2 pieces. 5- I. y. "a
for lodging, l,342 men given bed free;
sos; men slept on = benches 40. Total
375s. Il ~ II II h. itt'5y
S56 baths were taken.
5000 quarts Of soup given to women and
children. ID Fl 4
a8 Features of the Work.
Here are some Of tho features Of the
i work. 55
Baths lunch-room, lodging. reading
room, dispensary hospital ward. soup kit
i chen, milk and bread depot, girls cook
ing school sewing school, nigh school,
secondhand clothes room, boys military
room, quiet hour room, wood pile ana
saw bucks. free Sunday breakfaft for
/ homeless, Sunday School, preaching, free
entertainments, bureau to secure situa-
tions, Loyal Temperance Legion, Satur-
day night temperance rally, school Of DO
nestle science, rag and scra ppaper bust
ness. II S Il 4s3y.
!. Tho committee who has tho work in
I, charge is composed Of the following gen
81 tlcment Mcssrs. j. T, Brown. chairman;
n y. II. Chnppcll treasurer; r, II. Finrdes-
lty, o. w, Evans. Lewis Hanson. r.. ].
Ham, G. w lIardwick, Or. Fred Stiff. O.
s. Morton, r. a. HARRISON, j. $. Brnuor,
u w NJ, Miller II. G, Osterbind, G. ~
Hughes, secretary,
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