Evening times-Republican., 1913-07-12
men," So that. altho "the same program

men,, SO that, altho "the same program
is carried out in this direction as OF
yore. the story days when the battle
was severe and the triumphs of grace
correspondingly glorious have waned
perceptibIy. Not that the Army does
not still see souls saved at it's affairs
many are Still born into the kingdom
thru its efforts. But the changed con-
di.ions have altered somewha: the cur
rent of the Armys endeavors. Now,
instead Of merely seeking the personal
salvation Of men. as was the case in
the earlier days of its history. Won
derfully diversified ministry for the
varied needs of humanity has sprung
up by a natural course OF develop
ment."
feature of this diversified ministry
has Just come to light in the words
of the New York World, which finds.
"aNer all the anti-viee crusades In
Chicago. that the rescue and maternity
home Of the Salvation Army in that
city has been receiving about 1000 un-
fortunate girls every year and making
no noise about II. having neither
brass band. legislative inquiry. nor
a board of society patrons. Sucn
methods of work, says The Enterprise
GBea nrnont. Tex). show "the difference
between salvation and society. saving
and sensation seeking. saving ano
stunning" while the members of the
legislative committee investigating the
Salvation Army Maternity Home in
Chicago we read in the Chicago Irl-
hume. expressed satisfaction with the
showing. declaring the salvation Army
methods were almost ideal. The IN
sti,utuion accepts no girl or woman
unless she promises TO keep and care
for her child. The Tribune says, and
II explains the conduct of the home in
this statement Of Miss Anna L. Haus-
tin, the matron:
The great majority Of the mothers
are unmarried, but they love tneir
| babies as we'll as those women VINO
| have no stigma attached to them Some
| of our patients are OF the reo-hsh.
districts. and their mother-love ana
! the responsibility of nourishins the tny
life often make better women OF them-
When {, girl is strong enough to work
y,s ind her employment. We Keep
track Vt her as much as possible. II
she loses her position we try to ma
her another.
/ There are 1000 girls year at our
! homes. and it is hard to keep track OK
All cf them Some. who are OF foreign
birth. return to Europe. Some become
wives and others drift again into way
ward lives. We require no money, the
| girls do not have to work hard. and
they are not allowed to do anything.
except possibly light sewing. for three
weeks before the child is born. There
| Is a nominal fee Of SIS, however, and
some of the patients pay it. Those
who can not pay are just as well
treated as the others"
Another form Of enterprise for social
regeneration. supported by the saliva :
tion Army, is the fresh-air camp for
adults and children and the farm
home for waits. There are about one
hundred boys and girls on dairy farm
at Spring Valley. n. Y. we are In
formed by the New York Evening
1 World, which records an interview
with Adjutant Underwood, in charge
who says the whole purpose OF the
country home is Ito give the boys and
girls q chance and to prepare them for
Horticultural pursuits. The more people
the army can send to the farms the
more it is doing for the public gooo
That the public appreciates the WORK
of the army is evidenced in the report
of Colonel Clifford on the fresh ar
4 camp at Canton, Mass, which appears
lin the arny's official organ. The Wat
'iCry. The township committee at frs;
refused to vote an appropriation ex-
tending the water supply to the camp
This was before they had come te
know our work." Colonel Clifford re-
ilates. .but this year the appropriation
Ito rive u water was voted withou'
Z dissenting voice. We wish you coul
ssSs:=. h.erA those speeches." the colone