HOMELESS YOUNG GIRLS. TO THE EDITOR.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXVII, Issue 4407, 29 September 1871, Page 3

HOMELESS YOUNG GIRLS. TO THE EDITOR.

Sir,— lii reply to your very kind article yesterday morning, on behalf of these poor crealui es, 1 may say that there are ladies an Auckland deeply interested in tins matter — ladies of pure" life and exalted position, who would yet feel no sctuple about helping the«e poor Rids, andholiling out to them the right hand of fellowship and sympatliy.and lovingkindness, if they "only h.ul the means to oiler them a home. These means we have not. Kvon self helpful worn, a lmve very seldom V<b opportunity or .\cquirmg much of this world's wealth. The other box, to whose fault the oustuuoo of thu teiuble class of the community must be charged, are those who have Iho means; and though they claim to bo the piotectors ot woman, the boast must be coiibidcied an empty oi.e in many iwse-., 'inco ifc is a notorious foot that lallen uotnen find it easior to make a living than honest, ones do. I am sorry, truly 301 ry, to soil m> pen -with even so littlo on the subject as this, but w hat can Lulled witii veiy little means do against men with plemy ? And,alas ! it is too often men, with modest and good female lelatives who would be thankful tor the means to help the unfortunitc, who retuse money to their sisteis, motlieis, and y ivea for charity, and yefc spend large sums in vice. It is one ot t ! ie sad fruits of the pi cent unequal laws, and wo nuufc o.dy wait until the growth of love and chanty shall have done away with the evil, and we sh.vll feel the full comfort of the beautiful ti nth. that "in Christ theie is neither male nor female, but one creature." Meanwhile we are willing to do what we can with tho limited means ab our command, an-l I may say that if, in add tion to what means theie are at present, £100 could be laised by subscription, a lefuge for th &c girls would be staitod, and there are ladies who would actively cxci t themselves in the good cause. Will you, Mi Editor, receive subscriptions? and will good men give V 1 wish time was n- l dW to ''u-j all men frequenting houses oc .11 repute : w>. should aoon nave a large fm.d to hc-lp iti to save the " \ loiims" fi.im^hon "prottot^rs , ' and forth it pmpose the imes ouyhc to iwuscd. But this xs iuiha;>pily not dcio Only the poor women ate the suHcwra l! the small tram of £100 cm ho got. thu fuu.a, of the lost Aud. Aeatitute \ull uu\ko

an eflbit to reclaim these poor girls and provide them a home. I enclose tlie name of the lady to whom you will please send any money entrusted to you for this purpose. That name alone Trill ensure to subscribers that the effort ia a "Vfise '>m>, and that the funds will be properly applied. I have not her permission to make it public : if I had, I am sure many would give to this truly charitable work, Ido hope you will kindly continue to urge the matter, and that we may soon have the £100 to begin with. — I am, &c, Mary A. Colci-otch. [We shall bo happy to receive subscriptions on behalf of the refuge. — Ed.]