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RELIGIOUS AND MORAL INSTITUTIONS.
GLASGOW JEWISH EVANGELICAL
MISSION.
Hebrew Christian House, 12 Abbotsford Place, S.S.
The object of the mission is to bring the gospel
home to the minds and hearts of the thousands of
Jews who are living in Glasgow. The workers
visit from house to house and from shop to shop,
and invite the Jews to attend the various meetings,
such as bible classes, night schools, and gospel
services, &c., held at the Hebrew Christian house,
secure medical aid for the sick, and, when neces-
sary, admission to the hospitals. The Jewish
poor and refugees are assisted in many ways, amongst
others, by finding them employment, and by giving
pecuniary aid towards enabling them to earn their
own living. The superintendent will gladly supply
reports and any information to anyone desiring such.
The commiitee of the Glasgow Jewish Evangeli-
cal Mission desires to call attention to the
work carried on by the Rev. Aaron Matthews
and his assistants at the Hebrew Christian
House, 12 Abbotsford Place, in the hope
that if it were more widely known it would
receive a more adequate support. For many years
past it has been conducted with marked ability, and
with many happy results. Numbers of Jews visit
the mission. From 50 to 60 regularly attend the
Saturday afternoon service, the room being often un-
comfortably full. There have been several cases of
genuine conversion. A great deal of work of a purely
philanthropic nature is also done in helping Jews who
come to the city in search of employment, and in re-
lieving families in sickness. The Jewish colony in
Glasgow does not number less than 7000, and this
number is being increased continually by refugees
fleeing from political and religioDS disabilities on the
continent to the toleration and freedom which this
country affords. Mr. Matthews has had a long and
varied experience in preaching the gospel to his
brethren, and does his best to meet, iaa discriminaiing
way, really needful cases ; but the resources available
for the whole work have not, for several years na'-t,
been adequate to meet the necessary demand. It is
a good and deserving cause, and if a cup of cold
water given to another, in the name of a di. ciple,
shall not lose its reward, an additional blessing will
belong to those who remember the nation and the
people in whose midst the Redeemer of mankind
appeared.
President, Rev. Jas. Black, D.D. ; honorary trea-
surer, Andrew R. Buchanan, Esq. ; superintendent
and secretaiy, Rev. Aaron Matthews, 12 Abbotsford
p)ace (private address, 22 Abbotsford place) ; com-
mittee — Rev. Alex. Brown, Rev. Jervis Coats,
D.D., Rev. Robert S. Duff, D.D., Rev. Fergus
Ferguson, D.D., Rev. Jas. Kidd, D.D., Rev. Alex.
Khkland, Rev. T. H. Martin, Rev. Jas. Ross; Sir
John Neilson Cuthbertson, T. Bost, Esq., Walter
Dow, Esq., and John Mnir, Esq.
Subscriptions and donations may be sent to John
Muir, Esq., Laurieston Branch, Bank of Scotland, 1
Bridge Street, Glasgow, or any of the other members
of the Finance Committee, viz. : — Andrew R.
Buchanan, Esq. (coavener), Ulverston, Terregles
avenue, PoUokshields; Tmiothy Bost, Esq.. 34
Lynedoch street ; and Walter Dow, Esq., 6 Dalziel
drive, PoUokshields; or to Mr. Matthews, at 22
Abbotsford place, will be thankfully received and
duly acknowledged, both by receipt and in the annual
report of the mission.
GLASGOW UNITED EVANGELISTIC
ASSOCIATION.
Central Offices, 64 Bothwell Street.
This association was formed in 1874, for the pur-
pose of uniting the churches in evangeUstic and
philanthropic work among the masses. Evangelistic
services and open-air preaching are conducted
at Tent Hall, Steel Street, off Saltmarket (hall
built at a cost of about £17,000) ; at Bethany Hall,
Bernard Street, Bridgeton; at Cranston Hall, Crans-
tonhill U.F. Church, and at the various branches
of Mizpah Band work throughout the city. A
Young People's Mission for the city and the country
is also conducted. A free breakfast is given every
Sabbath in Tent Hall at 8.0 a.m. to about 1500
men and women, gathered from the very poorest ; and
at 2 o'clock p.m., about 1000 poor children receive
a Bible lesson and a dinner, and connected there-
with there is the Poor Girls' and Lads' Help, and
a Senior and Junior Christian Endeavour Society.
There is also the Cripple Children's League of Kind-
ness, in which all the poor invalid children of the city
are registered, and in many ways helped and trained.
Four Day Refuges are carried on, where children,
who are entu-ely or worse than neglected, receive
three meals a day, and are otherwise helped in
their education. There are also Homes at Saltcoats,
in which neglected or abandoned children are entu-ely
supported. In connection with the Free Breakfast, a
committee meets in Tent hall every Monday morning
at 9.30 to enquire into cases of need. In connection
with the children's Sabbath dinner a committee meets
every Tuesday at 7 p.m., in the same place, to inquire
into the cases of poor children sent from any quarter.
Since 1885 107,729 poor children have been sent
to the country for a fortnight, in connection with
the Fresh-Au- Fortnight Scheme. A Bible-Training
Institute, of which Mr. J. Anderson is superintend-
ent, is carried oa at 64 Bothwell St., to qualify young
men and young women for either the Home or Foreign
field. There is also the Bonar Memorial Mission to
the Jews in Glasgow, at 34 Govan Street. Ordinary
income of the association from voluntary contribu-
tions, about £20,000 per annum.
President, Right Hon. Lord Overtoun, 7 W.George
St. ; hon. secretaries, John R. Miller, 2 Somerset place,
and J. W. Arthur, 9 Athole Gdns. ; hon. treasurers,
Robert Gourlay, LL.D., Bank of Scotland, and
Alexander MacKeith, 19 Howard Street.
COWCADDENS MEDICAL MISSION.
This mission was instituted in October, 1884, in
connection with the Northern Evangelistic work in
a most populous and destitute district of the city. Dis-
pensary Blission Hall, Cowcaddens U.F. Chm-ch, open
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, at 2 p.m. Free
advice and medicine given to the deserving poor : visits
made where necessary.
President, Rev. WilHam Ross, 42 Windsor terrace ;
secretary, Mr. P. M'B. Stewart, 278 St. George's
road ; treasurer, James Cairns, 124 Sauchiehall st.;
Medical officer, Alexander Muir Smith, M.D.