The Sun.
London, England, 1865-09-29 00:00:00

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The mode of admission to the House is twofold,
Ist. fly election of the subscribers. B'Yys thus admitted
are received free, boarded, clothed, educated, and taught .111
they are 11 years o' age.
With the view os. 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 investivated by the Committee, and with this informa-
tion the subscribers are able to judge for themselves as to
those most e'igible for free admission.
This H .me was opened in April. 144. lit was designed to
take a the little ones whose cheroot r and circumstances
disqualify the for the Orphan Asylums, and whose tender
age precludes their admission to the R. fuges. Such are th se
who, from neglect, are already on the roa to ruin. Such are
those who have been deserted by their natural protectors and
left to beeoome idle wanderers. Such are those whose
parents may have at one time or other received parish re let,
and who are now friendless orphans Such are those whose
parents are breakers of t• e law. or are in prison, and who
train their chil.iron 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 irom about four years of'
age to 10. There is room for nearly 10 , and the Committee
would joyfully ,oee the Home filled at once ; they only wait
for the neexs.ary subscriptions.
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The Cony. it ee feel constrained to p'ead for those who
cennot thus plead for themselves ; and, referring to the dr-
cumstan es of some vho ha•Ye been already admitted, they
ask—is it right to mate a widow and her r mily paupers for
lie because one of them (the naughty boy of the fam ly) runs
wild in the streets and is beyond her control ? Is it kind to
tell her, because she has so large a family, the' you will not
h 1p her to put one of them into a Home. but that the must
ail go into "the house ?" Is it doing the bid we can for the
little destitute orphan :o send him to the workhouse. Is it
dot• g to others 9s we would they should do unto -,s that when
these little ones have unnatural parents wh turn them into
the streets, or force them by ill- reatenent to " tie away,"
none of us short dbe found to are tor them, to speak a kindly
wo d to them, to betr,end them, to house and clothe th m ?
Shall we leave 'hem still on the doorstep, sassing- by on the
other side, or else exclaiming "Am I my brother's
keeper ?" _ . _

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The necessity for an Institution for these little ones Is evi-
dent from the police statis ics, which show that it: London
alone. in one year, no fewer than 311 boys under 10 years of
ace, have been apprehended for various offences, 79 of whom
were convicted and punished, while the bulk, 232 were dis-
charged by the magistrates with a rebuke, as being too
young to punish, though not too young to learn the beginnings
of crime. On the other hand, there are numbers who, but
for the timely help afforded by such an Institution, must
otherwise become paupers, and losing all ideas of self-reli-
ance and self-help be permanent burdens to the State.
The Home for Little Boys has, therefore, been established
to rescue the little ones, to save them from the prison on the
one hand, and the workhouse on the other, and to endeavour
to make them useful members of society.
The daily routine of the Insitution presents all the fea-
tures of a home, a school, and a workshop. The little ones
are cared for as children ; they have their regular meals,
their suitable clothing, their hours of play and amusement,
and their singing class. They are treated as scholars ; every
morning is devoted to schoLl work—reading, and writing,
and ciphering, and Scriptural instruction, with occasional
lessons in objects and other subjects. But they are also
trained to work. As they must all, and that at a very early
period in life, earn their living by the sweat of their brow,
they are here at once taught habits of industry. So the after-
noons are occupied with various industrial occupations—
making brown paper bags for bankers, and white paper bags
for tradesmen, and door mats and servants' kneelers for any
who will buy them ; picking the coil for the mats, mending
the o othes, &c. Some assist the master in the garden,
digging, planting, watering, weeding, and so forth. By
degrees they are being made useful in the howe, scrubbing
and sweeping, while the elder ones lean all the boots,
knives, &c. In this way it is sought to fit them for an active
working Ilfe.
2d. By payment of ss. a week, made quarterly in advance.
All ohiPiren must be under 10 y ars of age at the time of
admission. Those received on payment are admitted at any
time as soon as approved by t' e committee,
Elections of c!,i dren to be ad.attted free will take place as
trequ( nil, as th, increase in the annual subscriptions will
admit, til, the Home is Bill; they will then be held period.-
cally
Forms of application for the admission of children may be
had at the Some, and nt the Honorary gicoretary,