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Show COMMUNICATIONS t . Editor Standard-Examiner: We are asked almost daily by business and professional men and others, "How Is tho mission financed, or where do the, funds come from to enable you to car i ry on the work you are doing?" You are not only doing a religious work, ! but leeding anc housing. If what you1 say is true, thousands of men and boys are drifting into our city pennl lUa hungry' and cold during the wln-i ter. How Js It done?" Many of our merchants ire .'nendly 1 to the mission and save for us such things that may not be classed as the best, and readily salable, broken pack ages, labelless cans, odds and ends in ! meats, bakerv goods a day o:- so old.j fruit and vegetables that :re not quite) fiesh. All of these things we run use and are given to us free of charge by coming for it, and often It (s delivered without calling. Coal dealers have been good to us this winter also, not only filling the sacks when the men com to the yards, but have delivered In lots of five hundred and half tons in several Instances. So the feeding and keeping warm, by being alert to the needs. hae not been very' trying, but the financial part ia about getting the best of us. One reason is our time is almost wholly whol-ly given up to the work of the mission, mis-sion, and our own work and business almost entirely neglected so that the sourco our cash came from has beet nearly shut off. and we are facing a I crisis. There are so many things i hat we must have money for during I the day and month, besides rent and! light, that few If any realize our bur-j den. But we believe if we are in. ac-1 cord with God and In His service, means to carry' on the work will be provided and friends raised up to meet tho emergency If not In accord I with God and His purpose the sooner the mission meets Its Waterloo tho better. We were asked by a friend a few days ago If Itwere true that a donation dona-tion of $5000 was made to the mission lately, to which we regYet to state, wo had to say no; another, that a: large sum was given to the mission a.s a Christmas present, to that we had to say no also Others hat money was pouring 'n contlnualh and that we j wore paid for our efforts and labor. Tho following cash donations have been received during the past twelve months, if any more, we wish the I donor to report same to The Stand ard Examiner with name, address and amount donated, and to whom It was given, so that the public and friends of tho mission might know. Rev Mr Neville, $15; David Eaden, $11; Mrs Ward, $10; Mayor Francis,! $5; refueo to give name, $5; a friend. $3; a merchant, $1; a friend. $1.60; W. C. T V., $2; an Italian girl, 75c; ! total $54.25. Our work and business Is repairing and selling sewing machines and has been since we came from New Orleans to Ogden, May 26, 188t, and we are still at it. As stated above, moat of our time is taken up with mission work, and our business Is interrupted and source of income crippled lo that extent. We have been able to meet our obligations from the income of our work until lately, but the future seem.s uncertain because of loea of uork and busmeps, and the demand upon us from this new undertaking and. we believe public service. We believe we were divinely called Into this unusual effort and shall wait and see. CHAS. V B RANTING. Ensign Mission, C4G8 Wall Avenue |