The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-07-15
CHELSEA
Peoples Church
1855 Pearl Street
=. Luther Fuller, Minister

Rev. Luther Fuller, Minister
CHELSEA, Mass, July 14-Sunday,
July 16, DR.. R. T. Reed will preach at
both morning and evening service.
Holy Communion after the sermon at
night. Sunday School at 1890 pm.
The Sunday School Picnic will be
Thursday, July 20 at Salem Willows.
The bus will leave from Walnut and
Second streets near the Cary School
at $3.50 am. so cents, round trip.
ADULT EDUCATION SCHEDULE
The Summer Schedule for the Adult
Education Glasses during the months
of July, August, and September will
be as follows: Monday, Wednesday and
Thursday mornings at Summer St.,
Current Events, " Music" and eng
fish and Vocabulary Building" from
9 am, to 1890 pm. Monday after
moons at the same address, Tuesday
evenings, and Thursday afternoons,
"Bible Study" Problems in Daily
Living" and "Great Bible Characters. :"
Chelsea Chisellings
1t has come to our attention that a
"Vigilantes" Organization sponsored
by Eugene Willard of Chelsea is being
organized in lower Ward 2 preparatory
to instituting a citizens drive to i'm
prove the health conditions in this
ward, by far, the worst in the city
People in this ward have, for many
years, maintained a somewhat lacka-
daisical attitude toward any and all
movements designed to uplift them
and make Ward 2 a decent place to
live in. Many leaders have tried to
bring about better living conditions
but in each instance they have had no
support from their Aldermen who
make million promises before cleo
ton and fulfil none afterwards, or from
their city government, or even from
the citizens in Ward 2, who seem salts
fled to sit supinely by and make no
attempt to do anything about it. This
state of affairs has existed so long
that those persons who are interested
in bringing about better and cleaner
Ward 2 have become very skeptical
about the results. The writer has
heard some of them say: ooh what's
the use, you can never do anything for
those people in Ward 2 because they
will never cooperate with you!" A
great part of this statement is GER
tainly true but these people should not
become discouraged because of their
set-backs. They should do their part
by planting the seed which will GER
tainly grow to maturity at some future
time. By far the greater part of the
upward urge that has blessed our
world has come through the sacrifices
of those who have dared to fail in a
righteous cause. Was there ever a
more tragic failure than that on Cal
vary? Here One is dying, seemingly
rejected both by God and man. "My
God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken
me?" But out of this utter failure
our world has been reborn. And we
may be sure that no reverse suffered
out of loyalty to God and conscience
us ever suffered in vain. This move on
the part of the "Vigilantes" to clean
up filthy Ward 2 is very righteous
and laudable cause. Every citizen of
Chelsea should fall in line and do his
or her part.
Through the kindness of Rev. Har-
vey Hubbard Stanford, Miss Beatrice
Durant of Boston, and the writer had
the pleasure of visiting the recently
established Social Settlement House
at p fremont Street, Chelsea, last
Monday evening. The Settlement
House has started off with Bang y
and it is anticipated that great work
will be done at this institution to helm
bring about better family life and cut
down juvenile delinquency in Chelsea
/ A Social Settlement House has been
one of our dreams ever since we first
came to Chelsea. AS the initial start
has been made we sincerely hope that
the movement will spread from Ward
One, its present location, to Ward Two
where it is mostly needed. Rev
Stanford is one of the workers at this
Settlement House, and from our owr
observation, he and other voluntary
/ workers are doing a very fine lob II
handling the boys and girls. We are
hoping that the colored populace OF
Chelsea will cooperate with Miss
FlnkIesteln, the president, and the
other workers in order to make thu
Settlement House Movement "Hug,
Success" There are far too MANY O.
our colored children playing in tn,
dirty streets of Chelsea when the,
should be in the wholesome atmos
phere of Social Settlement House
80 this is your opportunity to help tn,
community and help yourselves b,
sending your children to this Settle
ment House.
! -G-