The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-03-07

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the, command of the corps. AS TO the
friendliness Of the town people, En-
sign 3elcher says that he was received
with open arms. The two newspa-
pers mot only announced his coming,
but made extensive sketches of his ca
reeF, and by other means manifested
a hearty goodwill and desire to con-
tribute to the success of the corps
work. The audiences which greeted
him were not large, but they aggregat-
ed several hundred people in a week.
Less than q Year
The Ensign has been in Anderson
less than a year, but by his labor he
has conserved and added to all the
good results of his predecessors work
A mere review of the corps work
would surprise Andersonians in their
variety and diversity. Probably the
most important feature of the corps
work is the Ensighs and assistants
visitations among the poor which has
given them first hand, direct know
ledge of the conditions and people In
the realms of poverty. This visitation
has revealed much crushing and i'm
mediate need, which called for in
slant relief and in some cases con-
tinuous help; in the absence of a reg
ular social relief department. the re-
sponsibility of caring for these poor
teii upon the corps, and the Ensign
assumed It .iglaaly4and ienergeticalIy.
The destitution' and great want In GER
tain sections of Z ths, city is not seen
and known by many of the good peo-
pie, and, by .manyawould be believed
only under protest; but hand-to-hand
work has, revealeds It to the Ensign
-. One case Ia typical9of many "A FAM
DyEof1 fouBS psrshhS fisE found liviYip In
a rickity shack staeVtng and destitute
and with ambitibn! crushed ou To6
them; long-sustA!nAi, relief Is iff1psfa-
tive, and the Ensigngives it gladly.
Men about their daily business in the
mill and on the city square will prob
ably wonder at our statement con-
corning the poverty ia their nisld5it, nsld5it
since they are mot called to its vi
oinity, but alas HdL there and being
faced by the Salvation Army corps
bravely and earnestly. The ENSIGN
and his assistants spend about twen-
ty-two hours, each week visiting the
homes Of the people, and visit an av-
erage Of thirty-fiye. families.
The city fathers, fsoiIAstiiiae ago con-
ceiyed the Army, Z, GSapa eayi;tihd ex-
periepees nandsygish all it's heart. ia
dsaiihgi with tine problems or pover-
spEnamsd thsilcnFps officer as aitihioo-
nerp OF its charisS funds; accordingly.
thessitnsofa $3.50 - la and
tnrnedo oanto itileE borPa I9dA0 sfof tine
pugpose SfaRoosstelief. The fund liag
met about all demands daFd2 ns3Jh TIE
.leph ign ION this siaetSf eks1as sefik with,
4Rei aHceptien of:ithesG Ghe 81 ditineA
and tree. sEorhthessi1 abie6eal bediRi
collections 4werep mades and sth4 large
wasi met TtOasiy by
Inc people, with 50 cstaalkd balance
which was placed herragiiaF scorps
funds: The dinner Igie&Elsby the En-
sign East Christmas nWasS the largest
ever given in the city. fFood sufficient
40 psrsa:is @s:s dIss5ibuteG. .ffhhs
christmas tree also, erected In the
courthouse for poor children. bronrft
toseihsF crowd os nessag sac. WHEN
about 500 toys were dtstributed to
ESQ children some of whom hati bun .
up their stockings In vain. The SAT-
Walton Army became the great bis
Santa Claus. With regard to the Ar
my's disbursement OF the moor fund
the mayor told the writer that he was
Delighted with the efTiefshSg ana fhe
economy Of the work. anu that he
should exert his influence ihg favor OF
the appropriation each year. aSF 81
iiaIney Army s. Rescue homst at Green.
lgHte, 81 G. has taken under Its Benign.
protecting wing, four ~ OF AhdefsoR,s
'eaiI Isns fgirlsg within tile last rNfNeIve
mpntha!s Thfees ihsraigned in the local
court yeraa rema ahded ;efo tie care 8 81
the Ensign and his wigs, who rfompf-
ny sent them 'toi the Gyeen1flle home.
'wRare they thave fohnd gl0va' 'and kind
ness d1help! ana hoae. Tbis Res
cue Home isca; quiet refuge for such
girls who need at once Il friend who
Will sympathize. The Ensign is eager
TO help Anderson alons this line. and
Is constantly alert, searching for op-
portunities.
Little religious work was done
among the prisoners iIi the county iaiI
until the corps resumsd the responsi-
6illty. For several months now the
afsign has conducted periodical meet
ings with the prisoners. and In the
personal lvisitations witch follow the
meetings has distributed out Iitara-
ture and dealt face 10 face with the
prisoners. Several of them, have kreIt
weeping At the penis5fit form, ana
nave opened their hearts 20 the Hea-
yVenly sAther: Sheriff Joe ASHLEY he's
expressed his. pleasuf ct che NIT
ings and their results. g'his is moi
tho least Important OF the corps ac-
tivities. 9fF'z -
4 saIueh Literature clrsuiated.
Approximateiy $500 oepiee os the
Sk,eef tGyy, $500 eopiey az the Young
lS0id,eslES and several score copies ,4of
the fgan of Social work the Social
News7-.lia been circ0tat ted IN the city
during the last twelva slnnths. Thee
nave gone into the homes of the jF3ch
and poor alike, ambassadors OF light
and agsnessiveness and salvation, car
rying everywhere thcif message. IL
- impossible to trace he fe6uitz from
such causes, but the Silent Indneness
of such q mass os iifarnfrl1.., 1liI.af l,n,tn,