The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-04-14
A LETTER FROM MISS BOOTH
April 8, 1901
10 the Editor of the Mirror.


Dear Sir should be very
clad If you can find it possible to
publish this letter in the columns
of your valuable paper as am
very anxious to reach the people
of Ohio with a message which al;
this time cannot deliver per-
sonally.
| have lectured in many Of the
leading cities of the state and {
think undoubtedly through maga.
zine articles and other press no.
tices, my work for our country's
prisoners ds well known to most OF
your readers.
1t has always been my custom
to make the work an assured sue
cess before | appealed t6 the public
! for financial support. now have
been working fer many years in
| the Ohio Penitentiary. We have
had a very strong League in that
prison. | have been supplying them
with literature, corresponding with
them, and our representatives have
( been helping them on their dis
icharge. have never canvassed the
| state for any subscriptions, gladl;
paying all expenses for our New
York eXchequer The time has come
when it seemed wise and neces
sary to establish one OF our homes
not far from the Columbus prison
! ] advanced the money to rent the
building, furnish it, and get it
READY for the welcoming of the
men. It is I'm charge of Captain
Collins, who has for several years
| been visiting the prison. talking
with the men Individually and who
mas already taken over one hun
dred and seventy Of whom | be-
lieve only two have gone wrong.
Now that the work is an established
fact, ! felt that | have a right to lay
its need upon the hearts of the DeO-
Iple. Every one must concede the
difficulties and temptations that meet
the discharged prisoner when the
term Of his punishment is over I
have always felt that the principal
deficiency Of the work was that it
Ibegan before the mans discharge. In
1.-THE League we aim at inspiring them
with new ambition and new hope and
the pledges that they make help them
to begin the laying Of the good foun-
dation of new principle and new
endeavor while they are still within
prison walls. If on discharge. they
have somewhere TO go and from
where they can be recommended to
positions with good Christian en-
Iployers where there Is no need 80
start life under false colors, but who
Twill give them a chance TO retrieve
the past, means everything to such
men.
If the readers of your paper would
feel like contributing 20 this good
work, we shall be very grateful TO
receive any donations Of clothing,
groceries, furBiture, bedding or goods
lof any kind which can be directed
Ito Captain Collins, Volunteers or
america, 10 Starr Avenue, Columbus,
Ionic. Donations OF money should
he adressed to Mrs. BallingtOn Booth
"a West 2Sth Street, New York City
All money given for the Ohio work
Twill be used for that purpose after it
ihas passed through the books Of the
Iprison work. SO far, have con-
Itributed all moneys from New York
land for sometime to come the respon-
Isiblity of this Home will not be
Icarried by local helpers.
Might | suggest that when we are
thinking of Easter offerings TO be
given in the name of the dear Christ
,who died for us no gift could be
more productive Of good results than
Zone can begin to think to those who,
like the dying thief on Calvary have
ICried to high heaven, Lord, remem-
Iber me. Assuredly in doing ii TO
Isuch as these we shall win His
,"Wen done" in that future day when
lie will say, ~ was sick and ye Wis
Iited me- | was in prison and ye came
unto me.
Believe me, dear sir,
Very truly yours,
MAUD b. BOOTH.