BOOKS WANTED FOR FEMALE PRISONERS.
Penitentiary at Anamosa.
Anamosa, Ia., March 6, 1901.
The Gospel Trumpet Pub. Co.,
Moundsville, W. Va.
We received this day one copy each of “The Kingdom of God,” “The Better Testament,” “Mothers’ Counsel to Their Sons,” “Divine Healing,” “The Secret of Salvation” (English and German editions), “Songs of the Evening Light,” a Bagster’s Teachers’ Bible. I find we have now seven copies of the book “The Secret of Salvation” in our library. We are obliged for copies of these and shall hope to inclose them in our revised catalogue which we hope soon to publish. You perhaps are not aware that we have a female department to the prison, but seeing “Letters of Love and Counsel for Our Girls” listed, leads me to refer to this fact. Your letter to the inmates is appreciated. Yours truly,
——, Acting Chaplain.
New Jersey State Prison.
Trenton, March 5, 1901.
E. E. Byrum.
Dear Sir: The package of books and tracts which you sent for the benefit of the prisoners in our state prison came duly to hand, and the warden desires me to thank you for your timely gift. I will see that the books and tracts are judiciously distributed, so that good under the divine blessing may come through the reading of such good literature.... I will be glad to have you send religious reading matter for the prisoners, knowing that with His blessing much good can and will be accomplished by such a course. One of the factors leading to a life of crime has been the character of reading allowed in the home. Parents, ignorant or indifferent, have permitted their boys to devour dime novels and kindred literature until their minds have become saturated with evil. Now the antidote is good reading for the poor victims of parental neglect such as you propose to furnish.... Thanking you for the interest you have taken in the welfare of those incarcerated here, and praying the blessing of the Great Head of the church upon you, I am, Yours truly,
——, Chaplain.