The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-06-18

sixth avenue 0UO 4WCuIASS~ $780,"
HESN1h New York city, arrested the atten-
UVNlI|||VlI ton Of the girl reading it from the
NMIllN Il sidewalk
II anybody needed rest, she did.
Heart broken. life wrecked, ostra-
czed b. friends, sick in mind ana
,bcdy. she could see only one way to rest-deatn.
Suicide was the only thing she could 90.
Then she looked ut the sign: C0me IN anu
rest awhile"
The Church would be . good place to think.
she would decide In there the exact route to take
- her last journey. Il was four o'clock and the
,paaoe would be empty at that hour.
She went in and dropped upon seat, aDso-
lufeiv spent with mental turmoil. No one was
HDout Il was dim and quiet and very restful In
ssade Then the tears came and to hide them, even
- e,e empty church, RE bent her head to the
iback IT the pew In front q her.
10 the left Of the altar . door opened softly ana
ralhe rector Of the church saw the forlcrn figure.
z.stncti-eiy he sensed he suffering that droop-
znx ngure was enduring. 10 was sobbing quiet
r. when he placed hls hand q her shoulder.
She looked up.
acems u ~ asss Awhile.
-rhere's Are n NJ stnGy." 10 said. "And We
O. have some To. CeaDs u and rest awhile"
The words againt
@ was just the place y rsse an easy chair BY
saAe Ore, book-lined 'wslls md vase Of flowers
- He mantel. soon II ~ was brought In with
snatt.ttered toast dellcatsay sprinkled with Gin
,narnon. me whols placs had honey coziness
..,1ost H. She didnt M cutie 20 lonely, though
= oparse there was stn Int heavy feeling IN her
neart and that hard dissemination to end It all
before another angulshed nlght
!, And then all Of I sudden the story came out
After Ill It was her laat confession, and why not
vel dis kindly man WHO didn't talk religion at alls
ne would understand
ArA ta,at great hearted nm who always 1nds
80 Esy Tor every needy GO. did understand he
! suad nor about the Salvation Army Women's Home
siand Hospital at $40 East 1ifteenth street. He
;eegured Aer she would not b preached at; told
- she would have the kindest attention, and then
y-rrr gently he appealed to her latent woman's
.~M ,sntn the win to de was driven out BY the
- g i've and shoulder the futures urgent re-
supsnsablities she readily promised to seek the
,rfrre 20 which the man of God pointed In her
zine Of need
Mercy 10 Tws.Winsed
-xve ,rest Of her story n that Of 2314 girls who
100 cared for in our rescne homes and hospitals
T1,e mercy Of these homes b two-winged.
..-ershadcws the helpless mother. and It protecss
f,he helpless child. Every year more tnan lv 49,
.,v.e lives start existence under the armys com.
,rsss,onate rooftree-lives that elsewhere might
49, s,.udicapped and made through long COM
- .,eo,-s 70 bear the burden Of wrongs not their
-, Hut the Salvation Army refuses % iooK
-. these children ~ different Il insists up
rights. OpDOEGUnAIle3 9uu kvV10AO1ss -
60 fullest sense. Our policy Of keeping motner
md child together has held through many years
- .sscue work and has proven its worth. :,
~ regeneration Of these giris-and ABOUT - =
- .-e.,t are reeenerated-is largely due 70 inc
.trn,rr az mother love within them. Our ".
E,srnce that they do not seek escape nom, ~
.fi,er hold to the helpless little HE - 60 49,.
- 4 one Of the strongest factors 10 tne
- ..,r work. We have found that there - some
Isssr~ a. the responsibility which weighs W.
S--sendous influence u IT, achievement % 'ast
~ restoratior Of cAaraetsr. No mother e.
-rfrlI nom this duty No = mentally emc'en'
nd In good health.
aobllaatlon e shs Father:
A~.,n the Salvation Afnly with IT. network 9
rs,..son 4 fornladable and ancient defec
go force il itself a91 - ID q such. without
-. ,;;rhlicity. 70 have BEN enabled n hummer
5s:-s srstances to discover ma apprehend fhos
-. yhcm the respoDGlty for the provision
iss. es.sse snnall lives shsIad ngntfuliy faA Tn
'-ssss.tton 81 the fatAw = regarded q paramount
s..e.s.rce ana cur widegsad atencies the coun
- cvcr-aye he wAsae world over-aeave =
~ 49, nnturnsd 10 bring ut obligation home 9
a. our maternity hoapltals : 1dn 2 noe turnel
- -e..r : nay of twe - three weeks We keel
- -sth a. untii - = sheag enough pnysicaH
- snsr,tuaily 70 start HE anew. Sometimes