The Detroit times., 1910-11-16
RESCUE MISSION
BIG UNDERTAKING
Rev. F. T. Galpin Tells of Plan To
Preach Gospel in Red Light"
District.

Capt. Alphonse Baker, in charge OF
the central police station, hopes to see
the Rev. Frederic Tower Galpin. pas
tor OF the First Baptist church. sue
cessrul IN his plans to open mis-.
sion IN the rcd light" district OF the
city.
Il don't know just exactly what
plans DR. Galpin has said Capt.
Baker, but there is no doubt that he
VIII do good work. no matter what
method he pursues. We always well
come any kind of reform calculated 70
benefit the city, and ii DR. Galpin can
90 anything TO improve the moral and
spiritual conditions of the people he
plans 10 reach. all well and good.
certainly wish him we'll in his under
taking. and he can rest assured that
the police will lend a helping hand
wherever and whenever possible
For some weeks past. the Rev. DR..
Galpin has been planning and meditat-
ing In regard 10 his proposed mission
II is a mig undertaking, however, and
he has not yet completed the details
OF the scheme. In fact he has not
yet even decided on what basic prin-
ciple he will work lie and others
interested with him are making care
full and exhaustive Investigations OK
the different phases OF launching the
project, and they hope To he able TO
announce definite program within a
few days.
The undertaking is a gigantic
one said MIR. Galpin, to The Times.
much bigger than one can conceive
Of. However. we plan TO work out all
the details in course OF time, aud hope
10 arrive al a feasible solution OF the
whole problem II is a project which
requires more than ordinary fnanc-
ing. much practical work, and the
greatest tact imaginable. II is the
reaching OF the people VIC arc after
which concerns US most. After We
get them We feel that we can very
we'll take care of them-the girls. |
mean.
Those who are rescued from a life
~ vice can be cared for in the Flor
ence Crittenden home. should they
have no home OF their own. Then, n
there should be any Roman Catholic
girls saved in the rescue work. We
shall not hesitate to send them 10 the
House Of the Good Shepherd. should
they desire 10 20 there. This proposed
rescue mission lis. of course. TO be
interdenominational in character. That
there Is a great need for such place
Is very evident To those who have
made an investigation of the condi-
tions downtown at night. Ii Is needed
as a sort Of intermediate station he
tween the courts and the rescue
homes. There are hundreds of young
men and women. just flOaters. I'm the
downtown streets every night. Ihcy
seek some place to go for an hour or
so. they are out for "A good time ana
they will get il in places where the
environment is none too sweet ana
clean. should there be no mission oi
the kind We plan To interest them
We hope to hC able 10 give them
something which Will please them
We know that these people are look
Ing for entertainment and We shall
trv TO wi nthem by inviting, whole
some methods The gospel message
will. of course. be the predominaIing
feature Of the mission. but beyond
hat | do not care To say what the
arrangements may be.
The tpnucntN " lit WV hNp"H
churches TO move northward is what
makes the need Of mission III the
heart OF the city felt more now man
over. We have 100000 worth Ui
church property in the north end but
practically nothing in the downtown
district. where the people we want
70 and should reach. are para!lhg
about There is much more need Tor
church among the floating element
than there is among the people out
side of the central district Those
living in the vicinity Of the churches
are not the ones who are really IN
need of retaining Let us, by all
means. reach ont after the drhtlhg
classes. those who would be glad TO
listen 20 the gospel were II pou'eu
into their ears in a convenient place
The mission plan i'm the downtown DIS
trict has done good work in chi
cago and other cities, and il ought TO