The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-20

row shows the interior of Oman
young man of ideal habits and relig-
ious mind who is devoting his entire life
to those who are sick :" The front room
is the office, as shown in one of the
accompanying Illustrations where the
library and workshop of the two men
in charge of the reformation of dozens
of. sinners and outcasts who come in
contact with the home every week. In
the side room is the great wardrobe,
where the clean linen and sheets of the
beds are kept, ready for the use of
any man or woman who will answer
yes to Pisgah Homes one question: Are
you destitute?
Converted Into Garden
The office is located in a corner of the
part and which was formerly known as
the "spooning Garden" before Pisgan
Home took over the grounds. This is to
be converted into a garden to be titled
and worked by the inmates of the home
who are not in condition to find outside
positions or who are waiting until such
a position can be found.
Every one at Psgah Home is kept
busy it is no place for idlers. ''Idleness
is the devils workshop" and no one
knows it any better than DIR. Oman.
Now and for the next month or two plen-
ty OF work can be found FOR the people
who are taken in by the Home at altering
and repairing the buildings and fixing
up the park However. after this Is done,
Dr. Oman and Mr.. Squire have some
further plans. They intend to erect a
small building in which they will op-
crate broom factory and a clothes clean
ing establishment. Equipment for either
Of these businesses is very simple and
inexpensive. Many men and many women
come to Pisgah Home who when made
over and converted to leading a different
end better life, have no trade or busi-
hess by which they can earn an honest
and legitimate livelihood. These VIII be
taught the trades of these two shops,
making them independent and at the same
time adding an additional source of rev.
enue to the maintenance of the very
institution which has set them on their
feet and has given them a new start in
life. Those who work In these shops
will lbe given a certain per cent of the
revenue while they are learning the busi-
ness. This plan Is expected to be in
operation within the next month
Lighthouse Being Constructed
Plsgah Home sits some distance, prob
ably block and a half from the car
line, and lighthouse Is. being con-
structed right inside the front gate, just
inside the park fence. On large pole
in front Of the gate will be placed a
large light which will burn throughout
the night. beacon of hope to guide
the lost travellers on the sea of life to
place OF rescue. In the little house
On the inside, a watchman will. sleep
every night, ready to arise and open the
hospital doors of the institution to who
ever knocks for admittance.
P1sgah Home for the past week has
been verltable beehive; every man and
Woman~who was able to work has been
hard at it helping in altering and re-
pairing the buildings and carrying out
the various plans which Dr. Oman and
Mr.. Squire have made and are making
There could be seen man who has used
morphine for II years, a confirmed DOPE
fiend now looking in the best of health
and hard at work helping fit up the
place. Here was drunkard, man OF
good family, man with spirit and with
pride, but who had become a slave to
alcoholic liquor, now working away with
the rest. strong and healthy: has not
touched liquor for weeks and has no an
petite for 1t now.
Over there was an electrician out of
work, an honest man, good man in
hard luck, ana there was an upholsterer
in similar condition Both working with
a vim, endeavoring to pay at least in
part for, the service being rendered them
by the institution which was tidinr them
over until they could find work.
Established Two Years AGO
Pisgah Home was established In Bjr-
mingham March 26, 1911, and since thar
time over 1000 men and women have
passed through its doors, many or then,
being slaves to cocaine, morphine lia,or
and other vicious habits l,isgah was
originally intended for men, the first
woman treated being a morphine fiend
sent to the Home by the Young Wom-
ems Christian association The coming
of tie Institution to Birmingham in the
spring CT 1911. just a little over two wears
ago, was inauspicious The first pispah
Home in the world was founded at T'os
Angeles Cal, by DIR. F. r.. Yojtum IN
gratitude to God for the recovery Of his
health after severe attack of tuber.
culosis. DR.. Yokum is devoting his life
to the institution of which he is the
founder and in July, 1910, it happened
that he delivered an address in Rirminp-
ham on Pisgah Home and its work ana
mission. There was large attendance
at the meeting and after he had COR
cluded, many people urged that he found
one If the homes in this city. Mrs 1obn
White was particularly Impressed VIII,
DR.. Yokaln's scheme and took !. yer,,
active interest in establishing ono ~
the homes In Birmingham Iler worl, ~,
with the first struggles of -tba
Pisgah Home have won fo,.
her the title Of Mother White, by
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