Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1916-03-16
TELLS ABOUT HER WORK

Following is an interesting letter
from Gertrude Whitney, in which she
tells of her work in school at Chicago
My studies for classroom work are
Pre-Exilic History and Prophecy,
which is self-explanatory, as are all
these below, Social Problems, Indi-
vidual Evangelism, Ethics, the Social
Mission of the Church, Good Housing
and Club Management Introduc-
tion to Field Work is trips we have
to make whereby we see others do
ing work and thereby acquainting
ourselves with the great problems
and needs the world is facing. For
instance, we visited Hull House, the
Union Stock Yards, United Charities
of Chicago, Registration Bureau, In
dustrial Churches, Fairgrounds and
Parks, Community Centers, etc., etc.
Then we have Field Work, which
means doing the work ourselves, and
we have to go wherever our director
sends us. For instance, had charge
of class of Bohemian children in a
community made UP of twenty-five
nationalities, every Saturday before
Christmas. Thursday nights before
the holidays l played cornet at a
Rescue Mission for down and out"
men. Besides doing some other lit
tie things, such as visiting at the
Refuge for Girls and helping with
them. This week I have been help
ing in a revival at the Refuge. And
yesterday l was on the program at
mothers meeting in the Italian Sec
tion. Again tomorrow night l am to
go to help at the Refuge. Next week
/ am on a program at South Side
church and am also billed to go with
sanitation officer on an inspection
trip. Tomorrow morning go on an
inspection trip to a plumbing estaD-
iishment. These last trips are In
connection with Good Housing and
Social Problems.
In Social Mission of the Church l
have to write Is page paper on the
Church Need of My home Commu-
nifty" l. It's Social Problems. II.
Assets of the Community. III. Whas
Constructive Forces are at Work.
Nv. Make out social program for the
church tending to make the commu-
nifty good.
am going to take dinner tonight
with my cousin, Mrs. Max Whitney,
whose husband died Dec Sth Many
Cookevillians remember Max, as he
lived there with his father and moth
er for some time
We have over 100 students training
for Foreign and Home Mission Work
and others training for Social Ser
vice. about $50 in ALL All deeply
interested in training to give the
best work possible to the Master by
understanding the neeGs or His chill
dren according to the enlightenment
of the times There is a spiritual at
mosphere here that is very uplifting
and one finds little time for anything
but Joy in service.
At seven o'clock a. m we have
Morning Watch, which is gathering
in the corridors and singing for a
few minutes. followed by fifteen min
utes for prayer and meditation in our
rooms. Then breakfast Following
this is a delightful Chapel service
and then the lessons and library
work for the day, Saturday night
we have splendid prayer meetings in
the Chapel. Sunday afternoon a;
four the most beautifui vesper SER
vice, where the school choir dresssi
In white sing in the Professional,
with grand pipe organ accompani-
ment. Some speaker gives a mes
sage and short musical program is
given, after which the choir give the
occasional, and as their amen"
dies away in the distance and the
night has lowered we go to the dining
room for our lunch. From there we
go to the student parlor for a half
hour of song before church time. We
are all allowed to go to any church
we desire.
GERTRUDE WHITNEY.
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