New Britain herald., 1922-02-10

and Eleanor Lewis had charge of tht smaller boys there.
 Miss Bartlett's annual report wal as follows; ..
 Miss Martlett's Report No parable Tn the gospel story 1. probably more familiar than that o the Good Sama rita n but It's very fam lllarity may be Of service, as we at tempt to tell Of some of the ways 1T which the City Mission has tried, dur ing the past year, to be a neishbol to those in need of help
 A certain man lay by the wayside stripped of all his possessions, wound ed and half dead A certain samari tan, as he journeyed, came where ht was, and when he saw him, had com passion on him.
 Friend by Tho Wnyside There are many In our midst who have heon deprived of all that make: life worth while, and to such as these of whatever name or cline, it is ou, privilege. as we journey, 10 minister Men and women without education without funds, many of them withou, friends. strangers to our language and our customs. beaten by the hard cir. cumstances of life, are found by the wayside ot our daily journey, To pas, by on the other side. like the priest might be easy, but would hardly be Christian; to merely look upon him like the I.evite, and, seeing how much trouble it would he to helr him, hurry on to something more at trsctive, would be 10 neglect 9 very obvious opportunity for usefulness There would seem 10 be but one thing 10 do, If one would prove neighbor to him who has fallen a victim to cir cumsta nces-to follow the example of the Good Samaritan and show mercy on him.
 The Samaritan. when he say the man, had compassion on him and went 10 him. If we are 10 help the people who most need us we must go where they are; and so in our | City Mission work. our home vista ton Is of the utmost importance in our efforts to be good neighhors And in this work we need to remember that the first thing that the Sama r,ta.n did was to bind up the mans wounds. pouring in oil and wine Tn order to be of any real help in the homes which we visit. we must be we'll equipped with the friendship that sin cerely cares that our neighbor is in sorry straits. and the love which car ries healing for the wounds that q rough world has produced. even though the unfortunate one may not be very lovely in appearance. Welcome Visitors
 Dr. Fosdick has said. We cry vainly like Cassim before the magic cave, Open. Barley if we try to penetrate the secrets of human personality without sympathy, loyalty. faith These alone cry, Open. Ses- anne"
 When the visitor goes in this spirit of love and sympathy. she gains ready entrance into the homes, and the overburdened hearts open easily to her approaches, knowing that her only purpose is to relieve as far as possible.
 PTS Families
 About PTS families of over twenty different nationalities are visited reg ularly by the three City Mission workers. and insofar as it is within our power. their various needs are looked after. Tn most of these homes, the adults know but little of the Eng fish language, so regular lessons are taught in as many places as possible. You see plainly that with only two workers besides the superintendent one of them on part time only, Eng fish lessons cannot be given in all of the PTS families
 Can you think how inconvenient it would be if no one in your home dren could speak it? Just a few days ago, I met one of my little Italian Sunday school scholars. on her way home from school She held up to me printed card that her teacher had given her for her parents and asked. Gan you read this?' She knew that her Sunday school teacher could read the literature used on Sunday; whether she could read a l card casually presented on the street was a question.
 Taught to Read
 All the reading done in her home has to be by the faltering efforts of an eight year old boy. a somewhat | medium when anything of l Is to be communicated You can imagine. perhaps, the tri- lmph when a woman finds. after re- peated lessons with the missionary visitor that she can really read and write English. Sometimes the visitor S called on to show the mother how o make garments for her children. Ind it requires some ingenuity to con- truct two dresses from material. real y sufficient for only one. but time pent in this uay is by no means con- dered wasted
 Distributing Cheer Also
 Then there are the discouraged ones o cheer. the perpleted one 10 advise. he bereaved ones, to try to comfort. he thriftless ones, to seek to inspire 71th ambition and self-respect and this 8 hardest of all. Most of all do we leed to help those who have had ew opportunities for spiritual help, or rho have neglected the opportunities hey have had, to faith in God that 'ill give them a firm hold on the hings that cannot fail. when all arthly things seem to be against them l his only can give them permanent eliet In the midst of their difficulties. The city mission workers, only one f whom can visit more than one full ay week have made 1860 visits dur ,g the past year. and have only ouched upon the work that need so