The Holly chieftain., 1923-01-11

me, had put through everything. But DIR. Mansfield
treated that with scorn, and went on to explain
Just who were the individuals responsible for the
many and devious splendid things accomplished
there In fact there was this spirit everywhere.
There is absolutely desire for self glory In any
one meta rare thing to be found In large or
ganlzation.
Over seventy years ago plous gentleman from
Boston found his boat stranded on the New Eng.
land cooast He found shelter however, In the inn
Of Il small coast town. It was Sunday. The pious
gentleman sent out word to the various ships which
had sought shelter In the storm that there would
be a service that Sunday morning in the parlor Of
the inn and there such tremendous response
that soon afterward floating church was to be
seen In New York harbor. For II showed searnen
enjoyed service
Next some men from Trinity parish went down
every Sunday to the wharves and asked the men
to come to services. And the Seamen's Church
institute had grown out of these beginnings and
the Protestant Episcopal Church Missionary So
clety for Seamen in the city and port Of New York
Since 1905 1t has been known as the Eeamens
Church Institute of New York.
1t Reverend DIR. Mansfield who made the
Church institute what 1t s-who struggled his way
through the almost insurmountable difficulties
which loomed and ntruded and threatened Time
and again his life has been threatened. Time and
again has he been watched and followed by men
carrying firearms waiting for opportunity to get
even with him. for he has been the bitter enemy of
Vultures who have not waited for death-they
have been more remunerative lving-but for the
incapability on the part of the sailors which they
have produced through the liquor they have sold.
The life around the wharves Of great city is
not one well known in other parts of a city's life
Vaguely one imagnes that sailors are apt to get
drunk when they come to port Vaguely one i'm
agnes that a good many Of them are enticed
by women and pretty generally left broke some
good time before their ship sets sail again. But
few know the combine which existed for years and
years and which 1t seemed would never be broken
1t was system against seamen by masters of
ships and keepers of "boarding houses" The mas.
ters of the ships directed their men upon going to
shore to these various boarding houses along the
water front, There the men found drink and won.
They were thoroughly Heeced, they were thor
Oughly filled with liquor, and then they were nut
out worthless 'bums" to exc out the rest of
their time ashore penniless. usually coatless hun.
cry and lacking in any self-respect.
The money which they had been robbed OF Inv
these boarding houses divided between the
boarding house owners and the masters of the
ships. Here was DR.. Mansfelds greatest difficulty.
The masters OF the various ships would not give
Jobs who went to the Seamen's Church insti-
tute. They would. not take them back on their
ships.
But Dr. Mansfield went to various shipping COM
panes which agreed to cooperate and so the ter.
rible combine was at last broken up. Everything
and everyone along the water front fought a hard
and angry battle against DIR. Mansfield. Barber
shops, boot-blncklng establishments, lunch rooms,
all were ready to work in with the "boarding
houses' and the masters of the ships There was
where the money was. Why bother about mans
body when there was money to think about?
Fenrlessly, courageously DR.. Mansfield worked
against the cruel and souess greed of the water