Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-04-15
FRENCH HOMES
BIG WORK SHOWN
IN YEARS REPORT
Industrial Institutions Head
Tells of Reformation OF
UnfOrtunates.

ITO feed the hungry, TO clothe h
naked, to give work to the out of work,
NO give a bed to the homeless, is about
the least that can be done for a home
less. discouraged man driven to the
verge of despair said Superintendent
e. C. Randall in his fourteenth report
of the ]. Clement French Industrial
Home for Men at the annual meeting
Yesterday in the Free Public Library.
And Their he went on as follows:
LAS l glance dow the long list see
many with a line drawn through their
names as those who, like the seed
sown upon shallow soil. flourished for
a while then withered away in sin,
while many more stand in clear out
line, still growing in grace n the
knowledge of God. Nine of these men
have beer secured good permanent
positions. One young maj has been
placed on an estate at splendid wages
with the object of going 10 the Agr-
ultural College in the fall to learn
scientific farming. One young man was
baptized into the church a few weeks
ago and is saving every penny to take
special training in the South this ran
for mission work in the Southern
States.
Five men have beer reunited with
their families. One of these is an espe-
cially interesting case. Like all the
rest this young man had left his Vile
and two-months-old baby in New Eng
land. taken the last dollar and deserted
TO New York. When his clothes and
shoes were sold he landed IN
this home in the most pitiable state.
There he surrendered to Christ on jan
nary 3. Today his wife is with him IN
Newark. and he is in the United States
government service earning $40 a week
Test of Homes Work.
s'These men l present, brethren, as
the true test of our work during the
last year. 1 am reminded of the reply
made by a travelling salesman TO the
question as 10 what was his n OF
business, when he said, My business Is
extending the kingdom of God, ana
sell shoes to pay expenses So l n
ceive that the business of this home Is
to get sin-driven, discouraged, home
less men right with God, and we sell
secondhand furniture and klndllns
wood to pay expenses.
aYou will be interested to know,
therefore, how our paying expenses
has come on during the last year. We
sold 55.62S barrels of wood, which
amounted to S12,006.O OF, or a monthly
average of 4.635 barrels. sold for an
average of S1,0OO.50 per month. There
was a gain of $3.50 in the sale of paper;
Of $3.50 in income from lodgings. and OF
Silt in contributions over last year.
Preference to the treasurer's state
ment shows total cost for current ex-
penses during the ear TO be Sl1,SS5.2s,
a decrease of $377.02 over the yea pre-
yious. The home served during the
year 43.77g meals. There were PASS
lodgings, including regular. transients
n b~oarders. This large increase in
lodgings was made possible by the
annex put on last summer, increasing
our capacity by 40. bringing our total
number of beds to 100. Men who earned
small wages were glad to set a clean
bed at 10 cents a night. so the increase
of receipts from this source alone more
than paid for the entire cost of the an
mex in one year.
1T is impossible to close this report
without making special mention of the
splendid gift of almost 5000 left US in
the legacy of Mrs. Catherine Conant. of
East Orange. With it the last dollars
mortgaged indebtedness on the homes
property is provided for. leaving a snug
balance to be invested as a permanent
fund"
The following We're elected directors
for a three-year term. Charles L. Pitts,
William n. P~ierson. David J. Brant
and DR.. George Baxter. Frank 6. Du
Bots. public accountant, certified to the
accounts of the home.