The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-07-06

lSIpTS, however, WHO are just DIS COlQ
d as Indifferent to these poor neg
l4cted ones as block of ice; and
they would shun her as they would
reptile of the most venemous kind.
Am l not justified in drawing such
conclusions, when, without any rea-
son whatever minister will refuse
me the use Of his pulpit to speak
upon this subject? When | explain
to the pastor that my lecture is for
the purpose Of showing up the blight
that follows such a misspent life,
that my talk might be the means of
preventing the downfall Of some
sweet girl, and he refuses me his
pulpit without giving a good excuse,
what brand of religion would you
call that? What would you say were
the DrOpensities of a minister who
would answer my appeal for use of
his pulpit with these words: 81 can't
afford to spring such a thing on my
congregation" What degree of
christianity would you say a minis
ter had whom we called to see
Saturday last at a certain city in
South Carolina, and whom we found
sick in bed, and who stated (befOre
we asked for his pulpit that he did
not know for his life who he would
get to fill his pulpit Sunday night,
and Immediately | asked him for the
service, stating that | would be
very glad to speak from his pulpit
on rescue work, with the privilege
Ct taking free-Will Offering at close
OF service. Immediately this mans
face clouded, and he refused me so
promptly that l really felt humili-
ated and much embarrassed, as I
was in his home at the time. Time
he asked me who sent me to him.
I told him that another minister of
his city had sent us to him. His
next query was, "Why did not he
give you his pulpit?" I would not
argue the matter with him, but sim
ply excused myself as early as posi-
BILE. In Justice to the first minister
whom l called on in the city refer
red to- will state that his excuse for
not allowing us to use his pulpit was
plausible one; but the last was
certainly not; yet we were repre-
senting to him the most unfortunate
class Of sinners that live today.
When we explained to him that he
was making mistake, that this very
work belonged to the churches, his
reply was that eff ] am making
mistake, I will be responsible for it.
Our reply was YES" Before that
minister, We stood IS q messenger
Of God, representing thousands Of
unfortunate women; women and
girls whose lives are completely
wrecked and ruined. Here was a
golden opportunity if this man could
have opened his eyes and seen it:
an opportunity to have fulfilled the
Scripture in the 25th chapter OF
Matt, when Jesus said: CAS- often
as We have done it unto one Of the
least of these, my brethren, We have
done it unto Me-
Not all the ministers refuse us the
use of their churches; a number
have very kindly and freely extended
us that courtesy, while q goOd many
have not.
Now, we wish to tell you Of our
small success along the line of per-
s0nally soliciting funds for the sup
port Of the work we are doing. The
writer has called on about twenty
i've thousand men and women dur
ing the past five years in a personal
way, asking for small donations Of
$100, and while great many were
no doubt unable TO even give one
dollar, yet there were thousands
who were able that did not respond.
| am charitable enough in my way Of
thinking Of others faults, however,
to believe that many Of those who
refused us their aid were sincere in
their belief that these unfortunate
women could not and would not re-
form IN hot