An appeal on behalf of THE MISSIONS TO SEAMEN by REX PALMER
From every parish in the land some youngsters go to sea. In many ports abroad they can be very lonely, very homesick, very tempted. The Missions to Seamen provides them with a home and a friend in over a hundred ports throughout the world.
The work was begun a century ago in the Bristol Channel and for more than three generations it has been maintained by voluntary effort. In the ranks of its Chaplains and Readers are many who have spent several years in service at sea, either in the Royal Navy or in the Mercantile Marine, and have first-hand knowledge of seamen's needs.
Of the annual cost of £130,000, half is raised by the Central Fund in the British Isles. The Missions to Seamen is appealing today for £10,000, so that it can meet its commitments for the year 1936 (which include the new Institutes in the Port of London and Southampton) and thereby carry on this great work undiminished.
Contributions will be gratefully acknowledged, and should be addressed to [address removed]