Seward daily gateway., 1924-04-05

| as the Jesse Lee Home. At presen there are at the Home twenty-six boy and 5olty three girls, of ages varyin, from few months to eighteen years
 The Home was brought into cxis tence come thirty-five years ago, whel thilty->'x girls were collected here b, Rev. and Mrs. Tuck missiona teach CTS sent out 10 rTnalaska hy the Bu reau of Education. The child, CT were cared frr ;n a small dwellinl house. The ..A' '% of these Y. .: Wer presented to the P'Ireau anl D Various church organiZ',' ,'ions in suc1 a w.,N that the Womans Home Missionary Society of RutIard, Vermont, sent out 10 assist in the work, Miss Agnes Soul a graduate from missionary training school, woman of remarkable person ality whose influence is still felt in the institution th gin she has some ycals passed on to her reward
 After ser> .ce of three years Miss Soul returned t. the states, and came back as Mrs. ". H. Newhall aud re suned the ,,'h in this ev .allent., commendabie ele@m0svnary restitution
 It was about this time that the buildings were increased in number the work being fostered by the w. H M. s. of Rutland, Vermont, by whom the Mission was named the Jesse Lee Home, in honor of the Peter Cart wright of New England.
 Jesse Lee was born in Prince George County, Virginia, 1756. He was man cf vigor and intense religious convic- yions which he spread over the country 1 between the Connecticut river and the St. Johns. He organized the first Methodist class in Stratford, Ct., and also the first class in the City of Beans. It was altogether mete that the mission should bear the name of this pioneer of the Methodist church, but as an ironical commentary it may be mentioned that the Rutland branch of l the chr,ch has no present knowledge of the existence of the Jesse Lee Home.
 W. H. Newhall is a Medico- mission ary and has been in charge of the Mis- sion during almost the whole time of it's existence as the Superintendent. The Doctor has been relieved for a year at time by Spense, Clapper and | Winchell (initials unknown) while he was away with his family outside
 The Mission has for it's purpose the care of ndigent children. These are orphans, and half orphans and child ren flagrantly neglected. The girls are taught all of the homely duties of the housewife The boys present a more difficult problem as the Mission is not yet equipped with the material or the teachers for manual training, nor is there available area for agricul- tural developments. It would be a blessing to the Mission if some philan- 1 thropic man or woman, who wishes to lay up riches in heaven, would make 1 judicious outlay of riches on earth that these boys might be given the op- portunity to learn some trade which would supplement the occupations of fishing, hunting and following the sea.
 "Comparisons are odious," and so are descriptions. Those who have seen the mountains of the Alaskan coast rising in bold effrontry from the ocean, to stand in silent grandeur, a granite wall protecting the inland from the terrific onslaughts of the wrath of the sea, will not need to be told of the surroundings which exist at this spot in the Aleutian islands where is located the Jesse Lee Home. Back of the Mission is a fair sized stream up which the salmon come during the spawning season, and in which at the headwaters are trout of various kinds awaiting the skill of the angler. Cod banks are not far distant, and ptarmi- gan may be found within easy walking distance.
 Many teachers have come and gone from the Mission. A few have become identified with the work. Among these are Miss Emma Supernau who for IS years was identified with the Mission, and who became the wife of Dr. New hall following the demise of his faith ful assistant who gave her life that the work might succeed. Miss Cook (Mrs. Lawrence), South Bend, Ind, who was seven years in the Mission. Miss Win chell who for twelve years was identi- fled with the work, and who but last year went back to the outside to recup- crate from this life sapping work. MT. and Mrs. Lewis, who were here but three vigorous years. He retired after the death of his wife. Miss Smith who has been with the Mission for five years and still identified with the spir- it of the institution.
 The success of the Mission from out side cources is largely due to the per sonal influence of Mrs. Parsons, Se- attle, who for years, without renumer- atior, devoted her whole energies to- ward the success of the Jesse Lee Home. After the death of her hus- band she was obliged to give up the work, and it is now done by commit. tee of five.