Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-04
Great Good Accomplished Along
| The Waterfront.
ANNUAL meeting Of SOC ETY.
Representatives Of All Denominations
Gather at Newport News Baptist
Church to Ate nd-Missionary Gold
ems Comprehensive Report.

Representatives of all denGmina
' ions gathered at the First Baptist
church last night to attend the an
nual meeting OF the Virginia Mariners
Friend Society. Interesting ad
dresses were made aud those present
learned OF the extensive work which
l-has ben done during III" past year
through the Sailors Rest
Among the speakers were Mayor
Marquis Jones Mr.. Samuel Il. BuXtc Il
ana Missionary John Golden. Mission
ary Golden. who has charge of the
Rest. and conducts all of the active
work OF the association. omitted
the following rrpOrt for the past year:
IN presenting our report for the
year 1908. We desire 70 express our
gratitude and thankfulnrss to God for
his great goodness AMI mercy the
past year. aud to the American Sea
mans Friend Slciety. and to the
many friends who have so kindly sup.
ported the work hv their subsrrip'
tiOins The Lord has wonderfully
blessed the WORK among the men OF
the sea. Many OF them have been
helped both materially and spiritually.
MANY of them. We believe, are now
living Christian lives as result lf the
past years work A glance at our re-
port will show the great number OF
men who come into the Sailors Rest
when they are in port--men OF al
most every faith and nation. The
great need Of Sailors mission
among this multitude must be appar-
ent to all The religious meetings
have been a great power for good
among the men OF the sea. The grow
ing Importance Of the work is proven
by the fact that so many Of the sail
ors make the Sailors Rest their home
when ashore.
A Home in Every Sense.
Our aim has been 10 make the
Sailors Rest home in every sense.
A great number of them spend their
leisure time reading and wrting let
tiers home. The many letters that
come from the different parts Ct the
world telling how they have been
helped. have caused us to lock for
greater things in the future. and We
pray that the Lord will raise us uD
greater work. The greater work We
! are striving fer is to win man" Of Tie
sailors to the Lord Jesus Christ.
| "Tbe floating work conducted in our
launch has leen much blessed of God
by going from ship to ship distribut
ing good reading matter. Here We are
| brought in close torch with the sail
J ors Most OF this work is OF a per
| sonal nature. yet We arrange 10 hold
divine services aboard the vessels al
different times. With the launch We
have been enabled to reach the oyster
men on the Warwick River and vicini
t.. distributing good reading matter
among them and as often as possible
holding gospel services which are very
much appreciated by the men. as We
! are persistently urged hy them to
COME as often as we can. O"r reliC
ious work is entirely INSTRUMENTATION
al. and il Is our earnest wish that
every church in our city and State
take par in this work among the
! men Of the SEA for whom Christ died
| The ladies OF the Sailors Help Gulld
! have helred much in the SUccs s. of tbs
work: thu. weekly entertainments civ
| IN bv the GuiI,l have proven helpful
| in many WAYS. MANY Of the S2iiori
hav" been kept from the saloons
which have caused the ruin OF sc
many scattering men.
W. c, T. Y. MeetiMs.
! The WOmans Christian Temper
ancc Uni gives monthly enter
| tainm"nt at which the ears" Of TEN
| perancc is laid before the men. As q
result uf these temperance meetings
! MANY OF the men have signed -" tenn
! p"ranc. pledge and ere now Twins
| sober live 4 glare" a; III" fnancia
: report will show how all the fund.-
/ have been expended I Is tn" carne>
desire OF the society. that tn" irien3:
I Of the Rest will give as larS"'y a
| possible SO that the vefr b"fEr" IL
will DO the most fruitful In leading
men to Christ With an earnest pray
/ or hat all NAV help 10 strengthen on'
! hands to do the work that IS fcfort
/ rs. blessed work is giving tn" goSp"
| 10 the men that go d wn Z" III" sea II
| ships and do lusinesS in great waters
| W. submit the work TO yJuG praycriu
| cons !dc ration
With stnCrT.. STaiitU,," for pas
support. ! haV" III" honor to remain
"NO>t sinc"rcI: urs.
JOHN GOLDEN. Missionary
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