Chicago by David Paulson

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Mar 25, 1902

Chicago

By David Paulson

One day not long ago a man walked into the Life Boat Mission, and asked permission to eat his lunch there. While he was eating, one of the gospel workers who happened to be present, began talking to him about the love of God. He seemed interested, and when he had finished his lunch, he knelt with the worker in prayer. His heart was touched, and he confessed that he had just stolen one hundred and fifty dollars from a man whom he had knocked down in an alley. He seemed really to repent of his sins, and afterward gave his testimony on the side of Christ.

Often at the Life Boat Mission may be heard the testimonies of men and women who have been helped into a better life through the gospel work at the Harrison Street Police Station. Not long ago a man and his wife, after having been converted at the police station, refused to be let out on bail, and were sentenced to ten days in the city workhouse. Immediately upon their release, they made their way to the Life Boat Mission, anxious to proclaim the old story of the love of Christ.

The new medical missionary center, which was planted on Halstead Street a few months ago, by the Chicago Medical Mission, is doing much good in this needy district. There is not another dispensary for many blocks; and two physicians and two nurses are kept busy within the building. Four free visiting nurses also have their headquarters there, and attend outside calls, and visit the people in their homes. Evening educational work has been begun, and a Sunday-school and a cooking school have also been started; for the object of this missionary effort is not only to relieve the sick and suffering in the community, but also to educate the people up to a higher standard of physical and spiritual health.

Remember that the April issue of the Life Boat will be a special prisoners’ number, and a supply will be sent to all the penal institutions of the land, for distribution among the inmates. Every effort will be put forth to make this issue an especially helpful and instructive one to the prisoner, and we trust, by the help of God, to do much good thereby. Will not every reader of the REVIEW recognize this as an unusual missionary opportunity, and send at least a small donation to help defray the expense of publishing the large number necessary? Address 28 Thirty-third Place, Chicago.

David Paulson.