Argus-Leader
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Sunday, October 04, 1970
Excerpts from an article-
... The mission has been in its present quarters, location of a pre-Prohibition saloon, for 24 years.
-Work Started in 1907
It's the outgrowth of a project launched in 1907, the first rescue mission in Sioux Falls. In that year James Daubney, a boxer with a circus appearing in the city, carried a payday celebration too far. When the circus pulled up stakes, it left him behind. In the throes of a severe hangover, he resolved to begin a new life. The man became disgusted with himself and someone was able to win him to accept Christ as his Saviour, said the Rev. Eric Johnson, the mission's present superintendent. Then he wanted to help the men he saw who were in the condition that he had just been lifted from...
- Mission Occupied Room
Daubney began his soul-saving work in a room at 119 E 10th St. One of the first recipients of his aid was a fruit store operator who came to ; work drunk and passed out. "Daubney helped him to get straightened out," the Rev. Mr. Johnson said. Delving further into the archives at his office, the super intendent continued: "The mission started out with chairs and a kitchen table, ....
...Daubney was here five years and then left for St. Paul. He had a strong, positive message against liquor." Work Continued Following the departure of the converted pugilist, other individuals carried on the work for short periods at different locations until Bernice Carlson, with the help ...
