Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-01-12
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RESCUE WORK.

N CLUE WONk.
The subject of our meeting today
embraces one of which there is practi-
cally no limit to it's possibilities, had it
sufficient means and competent work
ers Let us think for a time of the
people who are giving life end money
to help unfortunate men. women and
girls. The National Florence Critten-
den Mission is the first philanthropic
society granted a charter by Congress.
In its seventy or more rescue homes
are ANNUALLY nroterted owe 300 women
7 p;rs. So Id W. ,nc,ud.- a.. Who
re given but tie nrorary aid, the num-
her would be several times as large.
These homes ale scattered from the
Atlantic 20 the Pacific and their doors
open to any woman in trouble. Those
who enter are, as rule, beginners
who have taken one downward step /
! and are desperately seeking some
avonue Of eccanP. No girl leaves the !
h ln:- Withu't a GefiJ'ta >Gu9ti11
awaiting her or the home Of trust !
worthy parents ready to receive the
wandering child. In the city of New
| York, no girl can :ruthfnlly say that
she left the night court without there
being present at least one loyal and
kind friend for Miss Margaret Luther
visits the saddest of places seven
n ghts in a week and into her care are
placed each year hundreds of young
women.
The Salvation Army is doing a great
deal in the line of rescue work. They
have over thirty maternity homes
in the United States. Through
years of patient effort, struggle,
sacrifice and lack of apprecia-
ton. it has been found possible TO
reach and reclaim and reform these
fallen women to a degree thst almost
exceeds our comprehension. All glory
and praise for these high minded an!
consecrated men and women who are
unselfsh enough and brave enough to
face the dangers and responsiveness of
hell TO bring back under civilizing in
f1uenceS these DC or unfortunate girls
who are living lives of shame
TIE Worlds Purity Federation is
doing great Zeal in the movement for
social, civil and moral reform. When
) statistics tell that in New York city
alone there are 1900 unfortunate
women and girls, she problem Of
rescue work seems almost 10 over
whe'm US. Who can portray the
pathos If p sojled ana degraded worn
, aohood? 1t is one of the saddest
, sights in the world Stop just for q
: ~ IlutG 1IlUk OIjtG tnlS poor I'M
J rtunate was as pure and white as the
. beautiful white lily when it first un-
! feds its beauty to our eyes. But the
: beautiful lily, unless carefully guard
cd, becomes bIackened by a small
: ight which first appears by a tiny
SCOT and gradually spreads all over it
ulf1l its bt auty is ruined forever.
Then let US realize what our Christian
: bfotners and sisters are doing 10 save
G sol!s, taking poor, unfortunate men,
women and girls, making them clean
and white by the regen arative in1ue nee
Of applied Christianity. How can we
e e stimate the value and influence of q
e redeemed life? Let US remember that
the souls of these poor fallen brothers
y and sisters are as precious in God s
;, sight AS are the souls of those brother :
and siHters who neve" fell R.t we
sy, Wny is all this sorrow?" I ruJ
oeIieve the downfall of every man o.
l. woman can be traced to some defect il
: the home. No drunkard ever in ends
r to be drunkard. He begins with now
st and then drink, saying, II can let :
alone if l choose" Every bad woman
- 10 the world today started oct d tu t
- girl At fist she took one Gownwart
:. step. Perhaps no one warned her unit
:, too late Oh, how often the "r>. "Tot
lave WV OlHU L you Tell me Tie
dangeri | never knew about = Oh
mothers. sisters We may say, this ]!
too large a work for me, can de
any thing No, don'r let US say that
e rather let us ever be on the alert
ready to speak wards of love and en-
10 engagement 10 those whom we thinl
mi ght be easily tempted. How man.
times a kind word or deed has he!pe,
r. to lift some bov or girl to a highe
IT plane of thought. Often we may s,
Inspire them thar they will strive t,
attain unto high and noble life
ID believe that if We can 0nIv gain tn
) confidence OF our hovs and rls and Ie
} them Know that we Go truly love then
and that wire interested in them W
or shall have gre Influence over thei
I'd lives Then, realizing the great wor
Y of rescue work right in our own tow
and homes, let us prayerfully and care
fully guard our boys and girls fror
20 anything that will tend to blight thei
ca lives. May God help one and all i
as this great work
Mrs. Myrtle F. Hall.
p Read in w. C.. T. u. meeting a
o. West Burke.