Evening journal., 1906-09-19
GOOD WORK
OF THE MISSION

One Of the institutions Of Wilmington
Of which little is read i'm the public
prints is the Sunday Breakfast Mission,
located at No. III shlpley street
This enterprise accomplishes a vast
amount of good in a quiet way. Be
lieving that the best kind Of charity is
the charity which gives a man chance
TO gain his self-respect and be self-re-
specting, this organization helps men
TO help themselves out of the gutter
OF moral degradation.
The plan is to give men who have
suffered from contact with the under
world, with poverty and sickness and
the drink habit chance to reform. The
first sign of reform that is demanded
is an honest attempt to break with old
vices and to lead a better life. The as
ISOLATION gives these men their meals,
FITS them out in clothing and needed
medicine when IN, gives them good in
struction and above all sets them at
work in the mission upon tasks at
which they may earn sufficient to pay
for these things If they so desire, and
70 have left for themselves a little
money beside.
The mission IS now caring for some
fifty men who are making an earnest
effort to live better lives. It maintains
daily services morning and evening to
which these men can go and receive
instruction.
In addition to this a Sabbath school
for the poor children of the community
Is maintained and the attendance last
Sunday was as. To this school the
children, no matter how ragged or un-
kempt, can come and be welcome
There are no well dressed little ones to
draw away their dainty frocks in proud
disdain and the young folks learn Of
the same Saviour who came on earth
to treat all alike as their more favored
brothers and sisters do in the fashion
able Sunday schools.
Last night the management Of the
mission gave the scholars Of the school
and their mothers a treat OF Ice cream
and cake and the way In which the
occasion was enjoyed was worth a visit
to tho mission ROOM
Two little tots sat on the first row
Of benches. They were poorly clad and
showed the marks of the hard struggle
with poverty. They eyed with enjoy
ment the preparation for the treat and
the manner in which the ice cream and
cake were partal1en Of would have
made John D. Rockefeller turn green
with envy.
The trustees Of the Sunday Breakfast
Mission are local business men who
have the proper idea Of charity in mind.
With the management a board Of ten
constitutes the working force at the
mission and i'm its school.
The work is a voluntary one and de-
pends for it's efficiency upon the liberal
ity Of those who have the cause Of
helping mankind at heart.
Visitors are always welcome and the
superintendent is glad to show the sys-
tenn and the plan Of work to any who
may be interested.
The men themselves are proud Of the
mission and regard it as a safe home
after the storms through which they
have gone.
One Of them said to a representative
of The Evening Journal last night; 1--WE
are not placed as beggars or tramps.
We are made to feel that we earn what
we get and by honest labor regain our
lself-respect and honor again."
The mission endeavors to find en-
ployment for such as are fitted for
trades or other occupations after they
have demonstrated by their conduct the
fact that they are in earnest in the
matter OF reforming.