Miss Caroline Borden
Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2011 7:35 pm
History, annals and sketches of the Central Church of Fall River, Massachusetts:Portraits and Views by Henry Hilliard Earl, Printed by vote of the Church, 1905
Page 196-197:
Mission Work
Conducted by Miss Caroline Borden
The record of the work of the Pleasant Street Mission School by Rev. E. A. Buck, missionary, may well be supplemented by a brief narrative of the work of Miss Caroline Borden, a daughter of Colonel Richard Borden. She was no inconsiderable factor in the missionary activities of those former days, and has ever retained her interest in all the history of the mission, as the foregoing pages abundantly testify.
She did much of the early work of this school. Annually in the winter she visited all the families represented in this school, making a full record of each in members, daily occupation, attendance of children in school or work and church going - more frequently non church going. In some years the school registered more than four hundred whom she visited. From this record she compiled semi - annual reports for the Sunday - school Society.
In doing this work, Miss Borden was convinced that something more was needed to give intelligent stability among the boys of the mission, and therefore established a Boy's Literary Club. This club continued for several years, holding weekly meetings, opened by scripture reading. The meetings were always attended by Miss Borden, and a great variety of subjects were studied and discussed. The subsequent manhood of it's members in integrity and christian character testified to the broad and permanent efficiency of the club.
At a later period, in connection with the mission. she held on Sunday's at the old Central Church, two bible classes for men, - one for the young men, one for the older men, at both of which the morning sermon was studied. The class of the young men was held at the close of the morning service, and an hour later the older men, having been supplied with light refreshments provided by their teacher, had also their hour of bible study before going to their distant homes. These were occasions of great interest and profit. The class of young men were entertained monthly by her in her home.
Another branch of Miss Borden's mission work was a Sunday morning service at the city Almshouse, attended by the inmates from one to eighty years of age.In this she was greatly aided by the superintendent of the almshouse, Mr. Dean, and his wife and daughters, who, during the week, taught the children in music and in Bible lessons assigned. Besides the morning service, Sunday school concerts were often held in the evening. Mr. Andrew Borden, then of the First Congregational Church, accompanied Miss Borden in this work. The City Almshouse Mission continued after Miss Borden was obliged to relinquish it.
Her four o'clock Bible class on Sunday afternoons, on New York steamboats, for men employed in service there, were occasions of great interest.
While she now lives in Boston, she has continued her membership in the Central Church in Fall River. Her activities in home and foreign missionary work go zealously on. Abroad she is especially identified with the American College for girls in Constantinople, and with the international Institute for Girls in Spain, - the work of Miss Alice Gorden Gulick.
After the terrible massacres of the christians in Turkey, in 1895-96, her attention was especially called to the suffering and destitute Armenians. The American people had sent large amounts of money for relief, but strenuous necessity for clothing still existed.
In May 1896, Miss Borden instituted a work for this relief, which extended over a large section of the United States, with headquarters in Boston, and which continued for several months. To this work she gave unlimited time and strength in every detail. The immediate and abundant response to appeals, made the question of transporting tons of clothing a serious one, and Miss Borden addressed a letter to the Cunard Steamship Company at LIverpool, asking for cooperation in the philanthropy by free transportation of this clothing from Boston to Constantinople and Smyrna.
A gracious reply was quickly sent, which stated, " We have availed ourselves of this opportunity for furthering your views and good work with unfeigned pleasure, and shall always be glad of similar ones."
This work continued for ten months, in which time the Cunard line carried nineteen tons in fulfillment of their generous promise.
the fifty - nine boxes contained about nine thousand garments of excellent quality, for men, women, and children, which at a low estimate were valued at $10,474. 00, to which must be added one hundred and fifty dollars for inland transcription to Turkey.
Letters of gratitude received, fully compensated for this work. Ten boxes were received at Harpoot, the field of Miss Seymour, concerning which a letter said, "We put the boxes into one large building not destroyed by the Turks, and yelled "Hallelujah", and then began to distribute the articles to the suffering people."
In recent years, Miss Borden has been in active cooperation with others in the Armenian work in Boston, in educational, evangelistic, and benevolent enterprises, in ministries for mind, body, and soul, and in which she has been sustained and and helped by eading clergymen of our denomination and others.
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I also found this picture of Mr. Jesse Eddy on page 250:
Page 196-197:
Mission Work
Conducted by Miss Caroline Borden
The record of the work of the Pleasant Street Mission School by Rev. E. A. Buck, missionary, may well be supplemented by a brief narrative of the work of Miss Caroline Borden, a daughter of Colonel Richard Borden. She was no inconsiderable factor in the missionary activities of those former days, and has ever retained her interest in all the history of the mission, as the foregoing pages abundantly testify.
She did much of the early work of this school. Annually in the winter she visited all the families represented in this school, making a full record of each in members, daily occupation, attendance of children in school or work and church going - more frequently non church going. In some years the school registered more than four hundred whom she visited. From this record she compiled semi - annual reports for the Sunday - school Society.
In doing this work, Miss Borden was convinced that something more was needed to give intelligent stability among the boys of the mission, and therefore established a Boy's Literary Club. This club continued for several years, holding weekly meetings, opened by scripture reading. The meetings were always attended by Miss Borden, and a great variety of subjects were studied and discussed. The subsequent manhood of it's members in integrity and christian character testified to the broad and permanent efficiency of the club.
At a later period, in connection with the mission. she held on Sunday's at the old Central Church, two bible classes for men, - one for the young men, one for the older men, at both of which the morning sermon was studied. The class of the young men was held at the close of the morning service, and an hour later the older men, having been supplied with light refreshments provided by their teacher, had also their hour of bible study before going to their distant homes. These were occasions of great interest and profit. The class of young men were entertained monthly by her in her home.
Another branch of Miss Borden's mission work was a Sunday morning service at the city Almshouse, attended by the inmates from one to eighty years of age.In this she was greatly aided by the superintendent of the almshouse, Mr. Dean, and his wife and daughters, who, during the week, taught the children in music and in Bible lessons assigned. Besides the morning service, Sunday school concerts were often held in the evening. Mr. Andrew Borden, then of the First Congregational Church, accompanied Miss Borden in this work. The City Almshouse Mission continued after Miss Borden was obliged to relinquish it.
Her four o'clock Bible class on Sunday afternoons, on New York steamboats, for men employed in service there, were occasions of great interest.
While she now lives in Boston, she has continued her membership in the Central Church in Fall River. Her activities in home and foreign missionary work go zealously on. Abroad she is especially identified with the American College for girls in Constantinople, and with the international Institute for Girls in Spain, - the work of Miss Alice Gorden Gulick.
After the terrible massacres of the christians in Turkey, in 1895-96, her attention was especially called to the suffering and destitute Armenians. The American people had sent large amounts of money for relief, but strenuous necessity for clothing still existed.
In May 1896, Miss Borden instituted a work for this relief, which extended over a large section of the United States, with headquarters in Boston, and which continued for several months. To this work she gave unlimited time and strength in every detail. The immediate and abundant response to appeals, made the question of transporting tons of clothing a serious one, and Miss Borden addressed a letter to the Cunard Steamship Company at LIverpool, asking for cooperation in the philanthropy by free transportation of this clothing from Boston to Constantinople and Smyrna.
A gracious reply was quickly sent, which stated, " We have availed ourselves of this opportunity for furthering your views and good work with unfeigned pleasure, and shall always be glad of similar ones."
This work continued for ten months, in which time the Cunard line carried nineteen tons in fulfillment of their generous promise.
the fifty - nine boxes contained about nine thousand garments of excellent quality, for men, women, and children, which at a low estimate were valued at $10,474. 00, to which must be added one hundred and fifty dollars for inland transcription to Turkey.
Letters of gratitude received, fully compensated for this work. Ten boxes were received at Harpoot, the field of Miss Seymour, concerning which a letter said, "We put the boxes into one large building not destroyed by the Turks, and yelled "Hallelujah", and then began to distribute the articles to the suffering people."
In recent years, Miss Borden has been in active cooperation with others in the Armenian work in Boston, in educational, evangelistic, and benevolent enterprises, in ministries for mind, body, and soul, and in which she has been sustained and and helped by eading clergymen of our denomination and others.
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I also found this picture of Mr. Jesse Eddy on page 250:
