Bowery Mission

The Bowery Mission is a rescue mission in Manhattan's Bowery that was started in 1879 by Albert Gleason Ruliffson.[1][2] It was the third rescue mission established in the United States.[3]

The Mission gives homeless men a place to sleep overnight.[4]

History

In 1895 the mission was taken over by The Christian Herald, and it was formally incorporated in 1897. Louis Klopsch became the president.[5]

References

  1. ^ "History". Bowery Mission. http://www.bowery.org/Display.asp?Page=OurHistory. Retrieved 2010-06-28. "In 1895, another pressing need caught Klopsch's attention. It seemed The Bowery Mission, established in 1879 by the Rev. and Mrs. A. G. Ruliffson, was in serious financial difficulty after its original superintendent died." 
  2. ^ "Mme. Alda Sings In Bowery Mission. Homeless Men Deeply Moved By The Prima Donna's 'Home, Sweet Home.' She Gets An Ovation. Bishop Darlington Of Harrisburg Takes Part In The Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration". New York Times. November 8, 1929. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00914FA3454127A93CAA9178AD95F4D8285F9. Retrieved 2010-06-28. "It was the fiftieth anniversary of the Bowery Mission. The celebration took the form of prayers, ... Albert G. Ruliffson: a returned missionary from India. ..." 
  3. ^ Joyce Mendelsohn (2009). The Lower East Side Remembered and Revisited: A History and Guide. p. 261. http://books.google.com/books?id=9FmQLYB4h6MC&pg=PA261&dq. "The Bowery Mission, opened by Reverend and Mrs. A. G. Ruliffson at 36 Bowery in 1879, is the third rescue mission established in America. (Jerry McAuley s Water Street Mission, dating to 1872, is the first and, as the New York Rescue ..." 
  4. ^ Moynihan, Colin (20 February 2011). "Woman Dies During Night on Sidewalk Near Church". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/21/nyregion/21homeless.html. Retrieved 21 February 2011. 
  5. ^ Alexander McConnell, Arthur Percy Fitt and William Revell Moody (1910). Christian Work. http://books.google.com/books?pg=PA4&dq=Ruliffson%20Bowery&ei=0zQoTJ6jIIPGlQfr64S9Aw&ct=result&id=CmISnRECTE0C&output=text. "The Bowery Mission was founded in 1879 by Rev. and Mrs. A. Ruliffson, and in 1895 was taken in charge by The Christian Herald, and incorporated in 1897. Dr. Louis Klopsch is the president, J. G. Hallimond, superintendent, and Mrs. Sarah J. Bird, the "Mother of Bowery Men." The work of the mission is most extensive, including the following activities: Rescue of men, assistance of poor families, establishment of the well-known "bread line," which in winter often feeds from 2,000 to 2,500 men each night, and a labor bureau for the unemployed. The new building is one of the finest in the world, a model of order, beauty and cleanliness, and has been planned to meet not only present needs, but more extensive work in the future."