The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-02-09
CITY MISSION
AND ITS WORK
IN PENSACOLA
A PHHANTHRoPic INSTITUTION
THAT DOES THINGS AND WHICH
SHOULD RECEIVE THE SUP
PORT OF A GENEROUS PUBLIC.

greater of these is Charity. How much
the word charity stands for and how
much 1t Is overworked? What won
derful work Is done for oharity's sake.
and what wonderful amount of gush
and pharasaical rot is unfortunately
liberated and set loose upon the pub
| lie In charity's name. Practically
speaking, there are but two classes of
persons to whom charity in its earn
est, true sense can be rghtfully ex.
tended, and when going one little lot
beyond these specified classes, the
charitable intentions loses it's sisnifi.
| canoe for good and becomes an active
agent for evil. The first of these
classes are the people who from any
cause cannot help themselves, in such
cases 1t is our duty to assist them in
| any and all ways necessary to re-
l1eve their distress, no mater Of what
nature, it Is. The second of these
classes are those who can and are
willing to help themselves, but lack of
opportunity and the ability to make
opportunity. To such our duty is to
supply the opportunity.
The City Mission has to deal with
both these classes. The citizen who
from lack OF employment or sickness
or other reasonable cause, finds his
children without clothes or shoes to
attend school, or perhaps even himself
without suitable garments to seek en-
ployment, can here be assisted in so
TAR as charitably inclined persons
have seen fit to send their own dis
carded apparel, etc., or perhaps Ne
needs assistance otherwise, and il the
Mission" can render that assistance
1t does not fail to do it, and do ii at
once. The mans history is not asked
nor Is It wanted. It is sufficient for
the manager to believe he is worthy
and IN actual need. The City Mission
Is not statistical bureau: neither is
1t an advertising concern. It is SIM
ply means or medium between you
whose heart beats for those less for
tunate than yourself and the unfor.
Inmates. Single men taken into the
institution are furnished food and
shelter for a limited time, but they
must work. II they prove up satisfac
tor1ly an effort is made to secure them
employment, and If that effort Is sue
cessful they must make good, or else
leave Pensacola.
This institution is working inces-
sanity to rid Pensacola of the hobo
evil. Employment Is very scarce Just
now. We have many of our own work
Ing citizens in need of work, and so
when the wayfarer reaches us we
greet him kindly, give him of our
cheer and shelter, also an opportunity
OF securing work. II he is successful
We make every effort in our power to
help him become a valuable citizen.
II he fails, we show him the bound.
aries of the city.
BY this method and the earnest eff.
forts of the civic authorities Pensa,
cola will shortly be spot that will be
marked in the route-book OF the pro.
fessional tramp as hostile" but the
law-abtding man, with the qualities
necessary for good citizenship. who
will work, will find our city a haven.
The City Mission is not tied I'D with
red tape. The active manager is not
man learned in technical SOCIOLOGY
He is simply a man among men. ex.
perienced Of men, knowing men and
meeting them on basis Of manli-
ness.
There is no charitable institution In
Pensacola doing better or more work
than the City Mission, and certainly
more conducted on so close a financial
management. Our two hundred meals
furnished weekly at a cost Of less
than seven cents per mea1-and these
meals are of good, substantial food in
sufficient quantity and we'll cooked
The beds furnished are comfortable
and clean. The Mission House and
grounds are neat and clean-and the
salary list is precisely two dollars and
hfty cents per week. The total ex.
penses, including rent, lights, fuel
foodstuffs, labor, supplies, etc. are
approximately twenty-five dollars per
week The board Of managers are all
men OF prominence and standing in
Pensacola, who would not permit
themselves to be connected with the
institution until they were thoroushly
satisfied as to its mission" and it's
procedure. Errors have been made in
the past by those in charge. but the
strong moral support of those behind
the man who keeps behind the Mis-
sion in its every detail has permitted
him to eliminate the Objectionable
features, and the City Mission TODAY
is an entirely different Institution
than 1t was a few weeks ago. II ia
simply an instrument for doing good
and avoiding abuses and evils. IT'S
worth investigating. You may think
you know all about it, but a visit at
any time from twelve o'clock noon un-
til eleven f1fty-nine a. m. the day af.
ter will show you that you don't.
Won't you come? You don't need a
card. The manager won't gush over
you. He'll just show you the iusti-
tuition and its books. You'll learn
what is being done and what it costs.
He'll answer your question: He'll
show you-and then it's up to You.
Say, let's get acquainted.
THE CITY MISSION, INC.
Cor. Government and Reus Streets.
THREE WITNESSES TESTIFY
AGAINST MURDER SPECIALIST