Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 December 1894 — The Rescue Home and Mission. [ARTICLE]

The Rescue Home and Mission.

—The Indianapolis News of Nov. 19, gives a graphic, simple, but eloquent Story of the Rescue and Home Mission, established under the auspices and direction of the W. C. T. U.. located on South street, near the corner of Pennsylvania street. Like all other good measures of reform it had a small beginning, and has for its votaries and support consecrated men and women, whose labors are little known by the general public, and whose efforts to reclaim the lost from the darkest hovels of sin will be known and praised long after their labor of love has ceased and they are called from works to rewarcis. A business room, No. 57 East South street, was leased October 13, 1893. The seating capacity of the room was about 100. The work was placed under the direction of Miss Celia Smock, M. A. Potter and W. V. Wheeler. On Oct. 15, they had their first conversion—a man of good mind, good education

—but wrecked by strong drink. -He has proved true and is today an honored businessman, and is known as a Christian by all who know him.. Others became interested and the people began coming to the little Mission from air parts of the city, until the room was crowded and many turned away. This increasing interest encouraged the zealous workers to secure additional room. Partitions were removed and larger and better accommodations offered to the growing number of visitors. A finance committee composed of representative men, have thus far been able to secure funds sufficient to meet; the necessary expenses of the mission. The work has assumed such large proportions, going out not only in a local way, but has become a measure that the whole State should be interested in, for it cares for and rescues somebody’s daughter from every part of the State. Repdfts from converts now iff ten different States show how far reaching is the work, and still it is rapidly growing. Many of the persons attending the meetings are largely such as are not ; under church influences,. Drunkards, saloon keepers, gamblers, erring girls and fallen men, together with many honest and deserving poor. The Mission is non-sectariani and has the help and co-operation of all the ministers in the city, over sixty having preached the word of truth during the past year. Our. space forbids further details of th© work. Our readers no doubt will kindly respond to the invitation extended them for food and clothing, to be distributed among the poor of the city by and through the organized efforts of this devoted band of workers. It is a noble work, approved by the Master, who said: “Foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man hath not where to lay his head.” A complete and comprehensive detail of the good work that is being done by this mission can be obtained by addressing W. V. Wheeler, Su perintenddnt Rescue Mission, Mis Lathrop, visitor, and Miss Smock superintendent Home, 57 E, Sout' street, or either W. H. Roll, C. I Reynolds, M. A. Potter or Wilso Morrow, members of the flnanc committee. The Indianapolis New calling attention to the article rr ferred to, very wisely says: “Weo nOt envy any one who can read th simple story unmoved, or who ci come from its reading without feing a desire to aid in the work o devotedly and unostentatious done,” We believe it will mtt with a general response throughct the State.