The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-25

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Has Grown from Simple Evangelistic
Meetings to Large Proportions.
When a man is prosperous he does
not think Of salvation. This is the rea-
son that G. M. Stocking, superintend-
ent Of the Union City mission, gave at
sion corporation in the St. James no.
tel last evening, to explain why there
are not more voluntary workers from the
different churches. The Mission asso-
citation is formed and controlled by the
various churches and different denomi-
nations Of the city, without any distinc-
ton. ,:".' F., '..'' ~ ..s
: The guest Of the evening was Mel
Grand Rapids, Mich, and after the ban
quet he reviewed in a most powerful
way the story of his own reformation
from hopeless drunkard and outcast.
So moved and interested were his hear
ers that they requested the board to
| arrange for mass meeting at some
future date that the public may have
chance to hear Mr.. sGrotter. =
lowell E. Jepson was elected a di-
has removed from the city, and the
following directors were reelected to
served another five years: Carey EN-
erson, J. w. Barnes, G. S. Cairns and
w. F. Black.
T. E. Hughes gave the president IS
| report, in which he spoke Of the growth
of the mission, which was opened in
vacant store building on lower Nicollet
avenue ten years ago. To the single
and original department Of evangelis-
| tic meetings have been added the lodg-
| ing house for homeless men, reading
rooms, free baths and laundry accom-
| mOdations for men, restaurant, labor
bureau and a woman IS work exchange.
The mission also supports a large and
prosperous Sunday school in a neglect
| ed but populous section of the city.
Half Million Hearers.
Nightly services have been held at
the mission since it was first opened
and nearly half a million persons have
attended the services in the hall and
in the street. These audiences are
composed Of persons who, with scarcely
an exception, would never have been
found in any church. Fully 10000 OF
these persons have in one way. or an
other publicly expressed a desire and
purpose to lead Christian life, while
a host of others have been effectually
reached with the gospel influence whose
manner Of living has been changed
from the most degraded to that of hon
orable and upright citizens. The per-
centage of lapses among the converts
! Of the mission is, SO far as known, no
/ greater than is experienced by the
average aggressive church:
work Of Mr.. and Mrs. G., M. Stocking,
known y as <sLStle Mother,'' and George
M. Callahan, the assistant superintend-
| ent. t.+ L .s.t-r-s 49,
The experiment of conducting a de-
cent hostelry at a prace within the
means Of self-respectiHg and temperate
there is pressing need Of a new hotel
with modern equipment to meet the de-
mands of the travelling public for a
hotel Of that character. ..-
| Property Valued at 100000.
The st. James hotel property is val
ued at 100000, in which the mission
has an equity Of $67 500. The receipts
for rooms, meals, etc., last year, were
plies, etc. 1926, 236.44; surplus I'll per
cent) applied to support the mission
work and to property account, So, 222.69;
cash on hand, $1,281.76. - - :.
The hotel has sixty-fve rooms, which
are rented for so cents, rs cents or 81.
Duf1Hg IHe year - 1000 guests nave Deen
cared for and IS, 767 meals were served
in the dining room. It is estimated that
$500 applicants for rooms were turned
away for lack Of accommodation.
The report of the woman g work
exchange was as follows: -'~
Number women furnished work .... 912
Representing children furnished clothing 1000
Number Of garments included above. 2,s2O
Cash donated by citizens for mainte-
y. nance 81 same paid for in work. ST. ss1ss!
Number Of garments to needy without
pay Observation-Disclosures. 2,so5
Value of same .:......: ....... $500. 90
! Number of garments sold for cash. 800
Amount received for same ..:.......:: se4.eo
Bags of CASTOR clothing received from
Mothers meetings held at the exchange "a
Visits made by manager to women's
COST saele Of operation 81 45s g q
Deficit made up from hotel surplus. $550.00
MISSION AND LODGING HOUSE DEPT.
Number of evangelistic meetings held. 365
Total attendance ...................... 2345l
Number lodgings furnished ......... 232ss
Number furnished free baths. ..... 1890
| Number men washed and dried garments 1923
| Odd jobs obtained for men (free) ...... 2,3TS
Number meals furnished 5,5s1
Cash received for lodgings at 8, 10,
Cash received for express work. ....... $780,
Cash received for food ...............: $1e4 g
Denonnations and churches which assist assist II
evangelistic meetings at the Mission are AID
vent, Baptist Congregationalist, Disciples
Friends Methodist Episcopal, Presbyterian ant
Swedish Mission. Others cooperate in various
helpful ways. X .s..... Il y
MERRY BURLESQUERS COMING.
Following the London Gaiety company
at the Dewey theater next week, comes
another new burlesque and vaudeville ag-
gregation entitled Miners Merry Bur.
lesquers, including such vaudeville acts
as the La Toy brothers, comedy acrobats
Higgins and Bergman, and Hickman an6
Bergman, all high-class turns An un.
usually large chorus, beautifully cos
TUNED, is the feature with the Merry
Burlesquers. This week Friday the Lon.
don Gaiety company will be the attrac'