Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-28
Takes Cheerful View
Of Her Misfortune.

Il suppose it's for the best" she said
and smiled.
When she was talking she was seated
in d large rocker. Rheumatism had so
bound her muscles that she was unable
to lift her hands which are withered
with age and pain.
peculiar malady, found occa SION
ally by physicians, is slowly turning her
body to stone. But the physicians say
she may live for years in that condition
of absolute helplessness
For many years in Atlanta the name
of John Barclay was as closely asso
ciated with charitable work as that OF
Carnegie is with the founding of libra
ries. The millionaire gives out of his
abundance. John Barclay mortgaged
his home to raise money to guarantee a
certain sum so that a local charity
might not lose a fund promised by a
wealthy philanthropst on condition
that Atlanta raise an agreed sum.
Mr.. Barclay was never minister in
his church, the Methodist, but he
worked as Faithfully as many ordained
ministers. In the congregation of the
First Methodist church he and his wife
were noted workers. They aided the
~eief efforts of this church and often
went further in their work than did the
church
More than - years ago Mr.. and Mrs.
Barclay founded the first mission in
Atlanta. 1t was started as a SUNDAY
school in the factory district out Ma
retta street.
The Old-time residents who occa SION
ally went out to aid in the carving on
.of services tell of how Mrs Barclay
played the little organ in those DAYS.
when even then rheumatism had so af-
feeted her that she found it the great
est pain to pump the organ.
The Sunday school grew and grew
until it became a regular mission
church. 1t was afterward called the
Barclay mission
This was not the only charitable work
that Mrs. Barclay did. There is hardly
a more revered and favored institution
in Atlanta today than is the Sheltering
Arms, place where little children are
cared for and taught while their moth
ers labor in the mills Mrs. Barclay Ia
spoken of as the woman who was the
real founder of that institution. To
other charitable organizations she gave
her aid both physically and financially.
At the time that his wife was carry
ing on this work and giving her strength
for the poor and unfortunate in dav
when there was no organized effort
Tor charitable relief here. Mr.. BARCLAY
was giving his time and money to va
rious similar causes SO quietly and
modestly was his work done that ONLY
after his death did his fellow citizens
Know how much he had ACCOMPLISHED
ana now much of his money had beer
given.
Ihen they held a monster memoriW
service in his honor The old Baptist
tabernacle building was packed with
the throng The rich and poor alike
came TO pay honor to his memory.
since then they have forgot the widow.
VINO is no" subject for charity her
self
one Of John BARCLAYS efforts is des-
uhed to be the largest institution Of its
Mnd in the South. The Harriet Hawkes.
industrial home is but an enhancement
OF the Barclay Mission for Wavward
Girls and will carry out the work on A
scale made possible by the gift of A. h.
Hawkes.. the Atlanta philantbropist
'ne or the main buildings on the large
suburban place where the Institution
VIII stand is to be named Barclay hail
IN honor Of the man who first conceived
me plan for such an institution in At
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w hat viii become Of the woman rac
IS helpless today after lifetime es
work In the interests Of hunanit. - ia
the question that an old friend ana