The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-04-10

ing what this home is for, or rather
for what particular purpose, and in
reply to this, We quote The Pensacola
Journal of September IL last, when
the need of a home first asserted
itself: THE Mission home is
the rescue work of the Mission, not
necessarily of degraded creatures, but
rather, on the other hand, to prevent
from becoming So" The proposition
had not changed up TO the date Of
Dec. 10, when a meeting of the ad
yisory board advised the taking hold
OF the building for this purpose, with
an tntirmary, and still the same con-
ditions exist, and therefore it's
most important part of the work.
There are young girls in their early
teens in this city without any parental
restraint who are commencing a life
of evil, as also boys who with them
are starting a downward career; and
this home is provided that the girls
may be taken care of and with the op-
portunities afforded for employment
which both the home and hospital af-
ford in all the different branches of
work attached to each department, a
life of usefulness opens out and under
/ Christian training an endeavor made
to wean them away from degradation
! by placing fresh, healthy thoughts of
womanhood into them.
The Mission house on Government
street is the parent of the work and
remains headquarters of the Mission
work. The building is leased for
some time, and in this place the tenn
porary home for the most degraded
| of creatures holds out.
| The Mission house has never been
] he !
| these unfOTtunates, and as it is always
wise to send them away from their
| evil environments, here they remain
until arrangements are made
! The reading room which has not
! been sufficiently patronized to war
rant such a large space has been
| turned into dormitory with six beds ::
opposite this on the further side of
the hall is another dormitory with
eight beds, and the room in the rear
| is fitted with three double beds and
room for two single beds. All these
| beds are iron with springs and mat
! tresses, and are very inviting. and
part of them are set apart for men.
( In all there is accommodations for %
{ people. 1t is proposed to make a
small charge of ten cents per night to
those who can afford to pay, to help
! to meet the running expenses. The
public is invited to inspect these
rooms and get an idea Of what the
Mission is trying to do to meet and
alleviate the necessities of those who
are not able to do much for them
| selves.
| The work of rescue is being quietly
! promoted. It. is a part of the work
that is not advisable to make public,
as all the good effects would be lost
| by publishing the facts, and would
make it very difficult to arrive at
cases, but when necessary the Mission
is ready and fully equipped to do the
work it started out to do, has been
| doing and will do as long as the Mis-
sion lasts.
| A work of the magnitude that this
has become costs quite a little sum to
maintain. It's a public work, and
therefore should be maintained by
public money. There are no appro-
| priations as yet from any source, city
| or county or any other kind, and
therefore it's the citizens that must
keep it up. 1t is we'll established.
I emerged from the crysalis to the full
grown butterfly, and has become a
j city institution made possible by will
| ing hearts and hands who have de-
voted their time and labor to the good
purposes for which it is formed; with.
out this, neither the Mission house or
the hospital were possible, for all the
moneys collected have not been
enough to even pay one fair salary
so that those behind the work feel that
they have a right in asking the citi
zens to remove the debts incurred
and what is necessary to purchase
amounting to some $500 in all. And
not only this, but to also assess them