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

/ tue 'cHiIdl ponce station, hopes 10 see
the Rev. Frederic Tower Galpin, pas
tor OF the First Baptist church. sue
cessinl IN his plans To open a mis-
SION IN The red light district OF the
city
II 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 wei
come any kind OF reform calculated tC
benefit the city, and IL Or. Galpin car
40 anything to improve the moral anC
spiritual conditions of the people he
plans 10 reach. all we'll ana good.
certainly wish him we'll in his under
taking. and he can rest assured thai
the police will lend a helping hand
wherever and whenever possible"
For some weeks past, the Rev. Or
Galpin has been planning and medItat
ing in regard 10 his proposed mission
II Is pig 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 OF
the different phases OF launching the
/ project. and they hope TO be able to
( announce a definite program within a
/ few days.
The undertaking is gigantic
one" said Mr.. Galpin TO The Times
much bigger than one can conceive
| OF. However, we plan TO work out all
the details in course OF time and hope
to arrive at 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 we are 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 life
Of vice can be cared for in the Flor
ence Crlttenden home. should they
have no home of their own. Then. II
there should be any Roman Catholic
girls saved in the rescue work, we
shall not hesitate TO send them to the
House OF the Good Shepherd, should
they desire to go there. This proposed
rescue mission is, OF course. 20 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-
lions downtown at night 1t is needed
as sort Of intermediate station be-
tween the courts and the rescue
homes There are hundreds OF young
men and women, just fioaters, in the
downtown streets every night. They
seek some place 10 go for an hour or
so; they are out for good time and
they will get II in places where the
environment is none too sweet and
clean. should there be no mission OF
the kind we plan 10 interest them.
We hope 10 be. able to give them
something which will please them.
We know that these people are look
ing for entertainment. and we shall
try to win them by inviting, whole
some methods. The gospel message
will. OF course, he the predominating
feature OF the mission, but beyond
that DO not care to say what the
arrangements may be.
The tendency of the downtown
churches TO move northward Is what
makes the need OF mission in the
heart OF the city felt more now than
ever. We have 100000 worth OF
church property in the north end. but
practically nothing in the downtown
district. where the people we want
to and should reach, are parading
about There is much more need for
church among the floating element
than there is among the people out
district Thncn
living in the vicinity OF the churches
are not the ones who are really In
need Of reclaimnig. Let us, by all
means, reach out after the drifting
classes. those who would be glad TO
listen TO the gospel were it poured
into their ears in convenient place.
The mission plan In the downtown dis
trict has done good work In Chi
cago and other cities, and 1t ought to
be a success here. l should like TO
try II anyway. and l only hope our
plans will be carried out.
Mr.. Cabin is strongly imbued with
the evangelistic spirit. AS long as he
has been in the ministry he has been
reaching out to gather in the UNI
churched and struggling element.
While he was stationed in Madison.
Wis. he was largely instrumental in
inducing all the other Protestant
churches OF the city TO Join with him
i'm holding a union service in the city
park every Sunday night during the
summer months At each service
over 1000 attended. The open-air ser
vices were regarded as big success.
Since he came TO Detroit Mr.. Galpin
has also been busy in evangelstic
work For the past year he has been
holding service every Wednesday
noon for the men in the Cadillac
Motor works Al first only 30 or so
gathered TO hear him. Now he has
upwards OF 1000 The men show
much interest in his talks and some
have joined the churches in the
vicinity OF their homes az a direct re-
suit OF hearing him The employers
Of the men have also taken . keen
interest in the meetings. approving Of
them heart and soul. In conjunction
with DR. Galpin's work among the
men. the firm has recently employed
welfare man. whose duties are
the looking after the conditions Of
the men. seeing 10 II that they are
helped IN case of sickness in their
families and aiding them in every
manner possible
Sandwich Citizen Decorated.