The Sun.
London, England, 1865-03-21 00:00:00

COMMITTEE.

Mr Alex. Anderson.-- __
Rev. H. 3PSorley.
Mr. E. H. Burrows. Mr. W. J. Maxwell.
Mr. A. D. Chapman. Mr. Alfred Short.
Mr. E. F. Gedge. Mr. Robert Sinclair.
Mr. George Moore. Mr. E. J. Tabrum.
Mr. Francis Lycett. 3lr. R. T. TurnbulL
Treasurer—W. H. Willans, Esq., 78, Basinghall-street. E.C.
Honorary Secretary—Mr. A. 0. Charles, L 6, Suffolk-street,
P.ll-Mall East, S.W
Bankers—Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths, 1, Lombard-

street, lt.C.
This Home was opened in April, 1864. It was designed to
take to the little ones whose charact r and circumstances
disqualify the e for the Orphan Asylums, and whose tender
age precludes their admission to the Rtfuges. Such are those
who, from neglect, are already on the road to ruin. Such are
those who have been deserted by their natural protectors and
left to beecome idle wanderers. Such are those whose
parents may have at one time or other received parish relief,
and who are now friendless orphans. Such are those whose
parents are breakers of the law, or are in prison, and who
train their children in the same path. Such are those whose
evil associations have already had their painful effect, and
must lead them to a life of crime and misery.
There are now 50 little inmates from about four years of
age to 10. There is room for nearly 10 , and the Committee
would joyfully see the Home filled at once ; they only wait
for the necessary subscriptions.
The Committee feel constrained to plead for those who
alreadyref referring tot
admitted, they
ethe of y
cir-
cumstances cannot t us plead
dfo themselvesrwho have
been; and,
ask—ls it right to make a widow and her family paupers for
life because one of them (the naughty boy of the family) runs
wild in the streets and is beyond her control? Is it kind to
tell her, because she has so large a family, that you will not
h-lp her to put one of them into a Home,but that they must
ail go into "the house ?" Is it doing the best we can for the
little destitute orphan to send him to the workhouse. Is it
doing to others a s we would they should do unto us that when
these little ones have unnatural parents who turn them into
the streets, or force them by 111-treatment to "inn away."
none of us shou d be found to care for them, to speak a kindly
word to them, to befriend them, to house and clothe them ?
Shall we leave them still on the doorstep, passing by on the
other side, or else exclaiming "Am I my brother's
keeper ?"
The mode of admission to the House is twofold,
Ist. By election of the subscribers. Boys thus admitted
are received free, boarded, clothed, educated, and taught till
they are 11 years of age.
With the view io s, cure the election of the most deserving
Cases, the Committe have from the first discouraged canvas-
sing, and they do not print any addresses of the subscribers.
The voting papers contain a description of each case, as care-
ful y investigated by the Committee, and with this informa-
tion the subscribers are able to judge for themselves as to
those most eligible for free admission.
ad. By paym, nt of ss. a week, made quarterly in advance.
All children must be under 10 years of age at the time of
admission. Those received on payment are admitted at any
time as soon as approved by tie Committee,
Elections of children to be adutitted free will take place as
frequently as the increase in the annual subscriptions will
admit, till the Home is full ; they will then be held periodi-
cally
Forms of application for the admission of children may be
had at the Home, and of the Honorary Secret try,