Christian herald and signs of our times . gladden thehearts of thelittle waifs atChristmas time. Over two hundred towns and villa-ges now send their quota of gifts tothe Flower and Fruit Mission. Thesedonors are scattered over half a dozenstates and their number is inceasingevery year. They have learned theblessedness of giving and find a pureenjoyment in doing what they can toalleviate the distress of the poor of thegreat city. Our illustration shows thescene at The Rooms of the Mission on the morning of the arrival of the flowersand fruits from the country. For hours EastTwentieth Street, in
Christian herald and signs of our times . gladden thehearts of thelittle waifs atChristmas time. Over two hundred towns and villa-ges now send their quota of gifts tothe Flower and Fruit Mission. Thesedonors are scattered over half a dozenstates and their number is inceasingevery year. They have learned theblessedness of giving and find a pureenjoyment in doing what they can toalleviate the distress of the poor of thegreat city. Our illustration shows thescene at The Rooms of the Mission on the morning of the arrival of the flowersand fruits from the country. For hours EastTwentieth Street, in front of the Mission, iscrowded with drays and express wagons,loaded with crates and boxes. The flowers onbeing unpacked are immediately given over toa number of ladies and are sorted into bou-quets of various sizes, Mr^^ ruit is alsoassorted and, with the o ptii^ \ is pre-pared ior distribution. Tiis borrows, baskets THE FLOWER MISSION AT WORK. the insane are made at least temporarily happyby these nosegays every season. The sweetestof
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