Evening Star Newspaper, February 26, 1923, Page 10

distress! Lunch Time for Needy Children. o, s, - Tlie Men's Departmeént of the Mission is equipped to care for Men S Dept“_ 137 men. It is filled to its capacity each night.pc\Ve cared for 3,727 men in January, and served 7,817 meals, of which 3:368 were frec. There were 99 positions secured. for.men and boys; 10 were sent to various hospitals, and there were 59 conversions. Services are held in the chapel each night. 365 days in the vear, where these men g€t a touch of moral life, and a great deal of personal work is done among them during the day. The doors to the Mission are never closed—open night and day. Every man who enters this institution goes out a better man. Seventy-five per cent of the men coming here are young men, many from the Army and the Navy. ! ; S ) The -Childrén’s Department is located on C street and Chlldren S Dept‘_is equipped to:care for 30 children; it is filled to its - capacity; many of the children are orphans. We are training these children to- lead_ upright Christian lives.. When a child reaches the school age it is sent to one of our public schools. $15000 of the campaign fund will be used to remodel and equip this department: we will then be able to care for 100-children. which has been established for several years; the aim of % this department is to.educate, Christianize and Americanize the Chinese. IEach Sunday evening at 6:30 p.m. you will find from 25 to 50 Chinese boys with the same number of teachers in charge of Dr. P. C. Chan, a brilliant young Chinese physician, studying the ‘Bible. 'This department:is also educational. During the week Dr. Chdn teaches these young men to prepare them to enter our public sehools or colleges. Last year he made it possible for four young Chinese to enter college. En- tertainment is provided on different occasions for these boys. Recently the Mission ex- ercised faith, and, believing in the public, purchased a building on John Marshall place of 4 stories, 24 rooms, at a cost of $15,000. This building will be remodeled, equipped, etc.. and will be used exclusively for Chinese work. Dr. Chan expects to start an interdenomi- national Chinese church, a Sunday school, also a school to teach young men to enter the public schools or colleges; also to provide entertainment of a wholesome nature. \ Chinese Dept._'l'he Mission has a Chinese Department on C Street also, — > Also on C street, in the children’s department a well equipped spa- D lsp ensary cious dispensary will be found where many mothers and babies are = treated free. A trained nurse is in charge. Two visiting physicians of the city. donate their services. This is one of the most essential parts of community life, and being located in the poorer district; is a great asset to our city. Many children are treated who would not otherwise receive treatment. Our Free Employment Agency WHEN you give a worthy man a quarter you help him, but when more if he needs it and one or more nights’ shelter, according to his necessities, at no cost.- Through our FREE Employment THE -EVENING BTAR, WASHINGTON, D. O, MONDAY, FHBRUARY 26, ' 1923. —An earnest movement worthy of the co-operation of every citizen. It takes more than a company of twenty-five people to do this great work for God and humanity —this work of redeeming men—re-uniting homes — making women and children happy—feeding and lodging homeless men—securing employment for the jobless —Americanizing foreigners—relieving the streets of beggars—relieyving the city of CanpaiGN § No man, woman or child of any coler, creed or nationality is ever turned from the Gospel Mission’s door. The Mission is opern and its work goes on 24 HOURS A DAY, EVERY DAY IN THE YEAR. WON’T YOU CONTRIBUTE TOWARD THIS WORTHY CAUSE? Statistical Report For Past 5 Months Beginning With Sept., 1922, and Ending Jan., 1923 Men cared for................ Beds paid for ........ Beds given free .. s Number of meals served . Number of meals served free.. Baths Garments given away Positions secured for men Sent to hospitals Services held in Auditorium.... Services held outside of Auditorium. Services held in hospitals .. Services held in iail ...... Open air and street meetings Children’s meetings......... Attendance Sunday School, 2:30 p.m. Attendance Chinese Sunday School. . ‘Total attendance all meetings Professed conversions Requests for praye: Calls by social worker. ... Families visited and relief given you give him one of the Mission's “white tickets” you help him even more, for nowhere else can he get so much for his quarter as at the Gospel Mission. A visit there will convince him that there is still a chance in the world for him. ‘When such an unfortunate visits the x\_l}'s- Bion he will be provided with a meal or Agency, work will be found for him. In the past five months ending with January, the Mission secured potitions for 675 men Over 70 per cent of the men coming here are young men—many of them eR-soldiers and sailors. Through a recent arrangement with one of the largest railroads, positions for 500 more men have been assured. The Gospel Mission’s “WHITE TICKETS” Good for Food, Shelter and Bath at THE GOSPEL MISSION 214-218 John Marshall Place VER 200,000 emergency relief tickets, printed as above, were sent to lead- ing corporatious, merchants and profes- sional men on January 10 with the follow- ing letter: “Inclosed please find Gospel Mission Relief tickets which can be used when you are solicited for money on the street 'or in your place of business. The object of these tickets is to eliminate the unworthy mendicant from our . “If you will co-operate with us, we will get rid of professional panhandlers and others will avoid Washington in the future. A professional will panhandle from $5 to $10 a day and spend it on ‘booze’ or ‘dope,’ and then obtain meals and lodging through charity. We worked this plan successfully in Wheeling, W. Va., and with your support can do the same here. There will be no charge for the tickets. “G. W. CORY, Superintendent.” We have had a deluge of congratulatory letters from high officials, numerous for- eign embassies and representative citizens in every walk of life. While the cost of this campaign is bound to be heavy, we are confident that our citizens will gladly support what they themselves have called “the most significant step ever taken by a ‘Washington mission.” To our wide circle of friends and patrons we extend our invitation to try out this plan themselves. “White Tickets” will be sent on request—none are sold. T T The Mission’s Chinese Bible School. THE GOSPEL MISSION’S WORK: Sundayschool_ At the Chapel, 214 John Mlarshall place. Superintenden: —————————— Cory established a Sunday school, using a new method o ) gathering up the children of the streets and alleys, to gel them under the teachings of Christ, The Mission sends out a large auto truck at 2:30 each Sunday aftgmoon, picks them up, gives them a free ride for recreation thre ugh the parks: it also provides an entertainment by showing the movies in the Chapel. which are firsi class and the children enjoy them. IVegro l ’e t Recently the Mission has discovered that there is a field for the p . e ————————— down-and-out colored man. They have established a colored . department, which, although being very poorly equipped, pro vides shelter for the down-and-out colored man. It is located in the rear of 330 C strect. i a bluldmg.of three large rooms ; one room is used for a chapel hall where services are held each evening; one room for sleeping and the other for a kitchen and dining room. Jail__ Religious services are held the first Sunday in each manth at the District jail where the Gospel is preached and Gospel songs are sung. The prisoners tak: " part, 90 per cent of whom are young and many of them taiented. They fus nish solos, duets and quartets. Each Wednesday a band of Christian women. led b our social worker, visit the jail and have personal talks with both male and female prizon ers. They also visit Gallinger Hospital, distribute candy and do personal work. Blue Plains_ On first Sunday of each month the Mission sends a band of Chris tian workers to Blue Plains, where a Gospel service is held and candy is distributed among the inmafes. Many hearts are made glad by the personal touch of this Christian band to this “Farm for the Poor.” First 'Aid Dept._ Many persons who are in distress make application at the ——— e s Mission for aid. The Mission invariably assists these peo- . ple at once, and many a child is kept from hunger by it~ quick action and sickness is often prevented. Remember the Mission is open 24 hours : day and 365 days in the year. Georgetown Branch_'l"he Georgetown Branch of the Mission is located ——————————————————————————— at the corner of 30th and M streets, Georgetown. This branch is in charge of Superintendent J. I’ McCurdy; here also the Gospel is preached each night, 363 days in the vear. They have large Sunday school and a very definite work is being done. [ ’ The Need for Rescue Work 3 RECENT religious survey shows that there are 300,000 vears of experience and they know how best to serve these unfortu- > Will You Help? Will you help us in our campaign to liquidate the Mission’s debt, enlarge its activities, increase its efficiency and provide for the current budget of the resent fiscal year? Will you help by sending your contribution, in care of the “Treasurer of the Gospel Mission”’---TODAY? ' THE GOSPEL MISSION persons in this city who never en- nates in order to rekindle the ter a church. To them the Gospel Mission is a bridge which leads many back to churches. The Gospel Mission is equipped to do just this particular character of work. Our staff is composed of men and women who have had spark of persenal pride and seli- confidence, and place them again on the road to successful achieve- ment. YOUR CONTRIBUTION MAKES YOU A FULL PARTNER IN THIS WORK : . .. . “The Mission to the Churchless” ™. REV.G.W-. CORY, Supt. 214-218 JOHN MARSHALL PLACE v 5 2 i Lilllh 2