The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-03-17
MARKET ST.
MISSION
Report Of the Years Work
Of this Useful Institution
Of Morristown.
OVER $50 MEETINGS HELD


Street Presbyterian Church on Sur
day. At the morning service after
Rev. Alexander MacColl had given his
monthly children's sermon, Robert
Carter read the report of Mrs. Stiles,
the secretary of the Mission and also
his own report as treasurer, the latter
showing expenditures of $2,989.39 and
a balance on hand of 1888.
Rev. T. B. Ironside delivered an ap-
propriate address.
At the evening service addresses on
mission work were made by Alexander
Christie, of Chester, Pa, and the pas
tor.
The report of the secretary referred
to the resignation of DR.. Erdman and
DR.. Dwight and the death of James
Chambers.
The Mission Building is open from
early morning until late at night, and
the gospel is proclaimed at the even
ing meetings every night throughout
the year. The attendance has been
considerably affected by the prolonged
strike, quite a number of the regular
attendants having left town to pro
cure employment elsewhere. There
have been sixty-nine inquirers, and
forty have professed conversion.
In all there were held in the year
just ended, a Stotal OF 451 meetings
with an aggregate attendance OF 20,-
OBS.
There were twenty-seven Mothers
meetings, the average attendance be-
ing slightly over fifty. These are in'
charge of a standing committee: chair
man, Mrs. Joseph f. Lee; secretary
and treasurer. Mrs J. B. Vreeland
Mrs VIM. Lounsbury, Miss Jenn
Owen, Miss @ e. Ludlow, Miss Heb
bard, Miss Lindsey and Mrs Ironside.
Children's meetings are under the
care of Christian Endeavor Commit
tee, viz: Miss Agnes Hoffman, Miss
Vera Vreeland, Miss Helen Heath,
Miss Helen Hoffman, Miss Mary Null
ford, and Mrs. A. w. Bell. Thirty
one meetings have been held with an
average attendance of Seventy-seven.
They were discontinued during Janu
airy and February on accounts of num-
erouScases of scaflet-feverin the town.
Gospel wagon meetings were held
during the summer months, the ave
age attendance at the twenty-four
meetings being about one hundred
and eightyfive.
Cottage meetings-A monthly cot
tage meeting under the auspices of
the Mission, is held on Mt. Kemble
n nj nr 70 inn hnir
led by one of the town pastors.
Jail-None of the statistics given
include the meetings held every Sun
day morning at the County Jail, where
there have been some encouraging re-
suits.
The Young Womens Christian IN
ion continues its several classes Mi
linery-teacher, Miss Taylor; dress
making-te teacher, Mrs. II. B. Price !;
embroidery--tea Miss Pierson
physical culture teacher, Clifford Col
lier.
The standing committee in charge,
representing six churches, is as fol-
lows: Mrs. II. B. Hoffman, chairman
Mrs. r. B. Urmy, secretary; Mrs. S.
O. Haven, treasurer; Mrs Albert Erd-
man, Mrs. Alexander MacColl, Mrs. o.
G. HOrsman, Mrs. p. f. Sturges, Mrs.
w. r. Bennett, Mrs. |. r. Pierson,
Miss Jane Peck, Miss l.. Egbert, Miss
Mary Hall, Miss Dobbins, and Miss M.
r. Romaine.
The Boys Club is in very satisfac-
tory condition-in charge OF the Su
perlntendent and P. b. Sweeney. The
boys make excellent progress in bas
kerry lessons in which are given by
Miss Parsons. They meet on Monday
and Friday evenings, with an average
attendance of over 30.
The Wood Yard is an exceed M y
important feature in the work oi
the Mission. BY NJ means of it,
$685. meals, and 1893 lodgings ha
been earned, while only % meals and
20 lodgings have been given free, it be-
ing the policy of this Industrial D.
partment to cause the Individual To
do for himself whatever he can, and
then do fer him those things he is un-
able to do. Wages paid in cash or Or
ders amounted to S78l.23. Temporary
employment outside of the Mission
was found for one hundred and thirty
three, and permanent employment for
tive ty-one.
CloJning-A bout 626 garments have
been distributed, in addition to those
given from the Babies Wardrobe.
Through the generosity of friends
many dinners were distributed at
Thanksgiving and Christmas.
The Dormitory is now better equip
ped than ever before, with new cots.
new mattresses and b sd-linen, all
which, together with repairs Of walls,
was provided by special fund raised
principally from among those not in
The habit of contributing to the Mis-
sion, and collected by three regular
attendants at the Mission.
StereOpticon Lectures-A new ser,
les, with new slides, have lent much
interest to the Wednesday evening
meetings. On Thursday evenings
there is meeting for Bible study,
with question box, conducted by the
Superintendent.
The Reading Room continues to be
very popular, and is e jOyed by large
number of men who find the light and
warmth and quiet year acceptable.
III anks are due to many donors Of
sfes ding matter, including the pub
fishers OF the weekly papers of the
town. Large quantities of magazines
have been distributed, in addition to
hundreds of tracts and about seventy
five New TeStamenuS.
Tl Q Ice Water Fountains at the
Mission and at ID. K. Romine's on
SpeedWell avenue, are supplied with
ice at half the wholesale rates by the
Shelley HyA iene Ice @ and the POGO
no Ice Co and thanks are herewith
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