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

COMMITTEE,

3117 Alex. Anderson. ----
Rev. H. M'Sorley.
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 Lyoett. I Mr. R. T. Turnbull
Treasurer—W. H. Wiliam., Esq., 78, Basinghall-street. E.C.
Honorary Secretary—Mr. A. 0. Charles, I'M, Suffolk-street,
Pall-Mall East, S.W.
Bankers—Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths, 1, Lombard-
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This Home was opened in April, 1884. It was designed to
take tit the little ones whose charact r and circumstances
disqualify the " for the Orphan Asylums, and whose tendar
age precludes their admission to the Refuges. Such are these
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 child= 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 p'ead for those who
cannot thus plead for themselves ; and, referring to the cir-
cumstances of some who have been already admitted, they
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 1p 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 as we would they should do unto es that when
these little ones have unnatural parents who turn them into
the streets, or force them by ill-treatment to "inn away,"
none of us sheu 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?"
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The mode of admission to the House is twofold,
Ist. By election of the subscribers. Foys thus admitted
are received free, boarded, clothed, educated, and taught till
they are 11 years of age.
With the view I o sccure the election of the most deserving
cases, the Committe have from the first discouraged canvas-
sing, and they do not !Hint 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.
2d. By payment of ss. a week, made quarterly in advance.
All children must be under 10 p ars of age at the time of
admission. Those received on payment are admitted at any
time as soon as approved by the Committee,
Elections of chi.dren to be adadtted 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 Secretary,