Appeal on behalf of the Missions to Seamen by Richard Dimbleby , O.B.E.
Contributions wili be gratefully acknowledged and should be addressed to [address removed].
The Missions to Seamen was founded in 1856 to place on a national basis work begun some years before in the Bristol Channel area. Its aim is the welfare-spiritual and material — of all seafarers irrespective of their race or creed. Its flag —the Flying Angel '-has long been for merchant seamen the symbol of world-wide service, and the Society has been able, particularly in two wars, to minister to men of the Royal Navy as well. Chaplains and other workers visit ships and offer friendship and help to the men in them. Ashore, institutes and hostels are provided where seafarers may in homely surroundings find refreshment, entertainment, and opportunities to worship. The Missions to Seamen works in eighty-five ports at home and overseas, and more than £ 300,000 is required annually to carry on the work. Extension of its activities to other places where they are urgently needed depends on increased financial support.