Louisiana Penitentiary.
Baton Rouge, La., March 13, 1901.
Gospel Trumpet Pub. Co.
My Dear Friends: Please allow me to thank you in behalf of the
prisoners for the six books and Bibles you so kindly sent recently. We
all appreciate the kind interest you take in us in sending the Gospel
Trumpet and sincerely trust you will continue sending same, as we all
very eagerly look forward to receiving it. If you have any more good
books to spare we will be very glad to receive them, as we all enjoy
reading very much. Again sincerely thanking you for past favors. Very
respectfully,
——, Librarian.
Allegheny Penitentiary.
Allegheny, Pa., March 20, 1901.
Dear Sir: I feel very glad that you are now and have been for some time
so deeply interested in an uplift of the moral forces in prisons, and
that your laudable work may result in much good, is my sincere desire.
We have no prison paper published here to send you. We have a school
six hours every day except Sunday for the illiterate, a Bible and
hymn-book for each man that will use them, a library of 8,500 volumes,
hundreds of daily and weekly papers and magazines, Moody’s books and
tracts, etc., by which we are striving to give light and spiritual help
to the prisoners. Sincerely,
——, Chaplain.
Connecticut State Prison.
Wethersfield, Conn., March 6, 1901.
The Gospel Trumpet Pub. Co.,
Moundsville, W. Va.
Gentlemen: The eight books sent this institution, including a Bagster
Bible and song-book, came duly to hand. The Bible has been given a
life prisoner, the song-book went to the choir, and the other books
were turned over to the chaplain—who is the librarian—to be placed in
general circulation. Respectfully yours,
——, Warden.
Idaho State Penitentiary.
Boise City, Idaho, March 8, 1901.
Gospel Trumpet Pub. Co.,
Moundsville, W. Va.
Gentlemen: Yours of recent date enclosing letter to prisoners and
referring to printed matter sent under separate cover at hand. The
letter referred to shall be placed in a conspicuous place for review
by the inmates of our institution. The reading matter will also be
placed at their disposal. Be assured that this effort on the part of
the “friend” who has paid for them is appreciated by the present Idaho
Prison management. Yours sincerely,
——, Warden.
Georgia State Prison Farms.
Statefarm, Ga., March 5, 1901.
Gospel Trumpet Pub. Co.,
Moundsville, W. Va.
My Dear Sir: Your books received, and the Bible which is a very nice
one. The song-book was sent to the female congregation for use by them.
We have eighty-eight women there, some of them with good voices, and
they sing well. We hope the words may prove a savor of life to them.
The other books were sent to the male department, where we have one
hundred and forty men and boys. We hope they too will prove a blessing,
for the thing most important for a convict is salvation. I was pleased
with the very excellent quality of books sent.
——, Supt.