The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-22


young women In Charles
ton. whose principal. Miss Mary v.
McDee. was once a director with him
IN his east side settlement work In
New York. The world we're poor in
deed. he said. but for the noble en-.
thusiasm OF youth.
As an illustration OF what he meant
he told them this touching and beau
tful story OF "Heartseaae.' woman
who did her little part faithfully al
she found It:
II came upon her one night" he
said. "in a mean stree. over on the
west side. A brass plate on the
door arrested my attention as
passed 'Heartsease. IL said. and I
went in. Where they are easing
weary hearts. there ] want 10 be. The
house was more Of box than house.
The elevated railroad ran In front.
right under the windows. It was
hanked on one side by factory. on
the other by jail. In the rear
building was going up. plumb up
against its wall. that would soon en-.
tirely close the back windows. Those
In front you could not open for the,
dust and noise Of the elevated.
There ! found my little woman.
She vas a school teacher-taught by
day in q public school over at Cypress
Hills. l.. L.. and when her work was
done there she came all the many
miles. and across the river. to this
place. 10 be near tho ueighbor. For
she had been brought up at Mortified
under the inspiration III Mr.. Moody's
life. and she knew that -: her task
20 And the neighbor.
who were these neighbors?-
drunken and dissolute women. vile
dens and dives. II seemed the last
place a woman OF refinement and mod
esty would have chosen. but she did.
At all hours OF the night her bell rang.
and they came. sometimes attended by
policemen. One said: We have this
case. She 10 not wanted in this home
Or that institution. She don't come
under their rules. took her here in
hope that you might stretch yours
and take her in. Else VIC don't know
what to do with her.
BLESS you! We have no rules.
Let her come in And she takes her
and puts her 10 bed.
In the midnight hour she hears OF
young woman. evidently newcom.
Or. whom the dive has in its clutch.
and she gets out Of bed and. going
there. demands her sister. and gets
her from out the very Jaws OF hell.
Again. . drunken woman finds her
way to Der door-a woman with
husband and children-and she gets
out OF her warm bed again and takes
her home. never leaving her till she
q safe.
II found her papering the walls and
painting the floor Of her house. I
said to her that did not think you
could do much with those women
and neither can you. II they are Just
those women to you. The Saviour
could. One came and sst at his feet
and wept. and dried them with her
hair.
"'Oh! she said. 1t Isn't 30. They
come. and they are glad to stay.
Cont know that they are finally saved.
that they never stumble again; but
here. anyhow. We have 6iven them .
resting spell and time to think
"Anf she told me Of some Of them.
~ don't consider she finished.
What l am doing 1t right. but will
Set'
II looked at her. this frail young
Girl. with mistaken. unshc kable faith
In the right. and asked her how she
managed dramatically She laughed.
"'The rent IL pledged by half a
dozen friends. Tho rest-about $50
D month-comes.'
"'But how?'
"she pointed to . 10: OF circulars.
painfully written out in the night
watches.
Tim selling soap Just now she
eaid. but II isn't always SOAP
Here patting a chair. this 10
lArkin's soap; that chatting dish Is
green stamps. This set Of dishes 10
Mothers Oats. We could not get the
oh: you know. you have to ind the let,
aers: but ! wrote and told them and
NE got the dishes. write to people
and they buy the things and We get
tho prizes. We've furnished the house
%. And some give us money. We
have even GOT a building fund. We
shall have to move some day"
u may not be your life work to fol.
Vow In her steps. It g given to few.
But neighbor you can always be, and
you can be nothing better IN this great
wildsome world. 1t would be easy,
Let us say II with Thanksgiving, to
marshal . host OF young women who
have helped to the worlds work, have
helped shape it, course toward that
better. brighter day that beckons ever
to tho young. Think only Of Florence
Nightingale. Of Dorothy Dix, OF nv
own beloved friend. on whose grave
the grass 10 green today. Mrs. Jose
phine Shaw Lowell. You maye never
do any Of the things they did. but you
can always be . neighbcr.
man.
Many . boy fails because be has q
father who runs his shoes down 1t
he heel