Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1829-08-07
oI1AIkLOTTEsvILLE VIRGINIA, FRIDAY, AUGUST = 1899

what they sold fos.the benefit of babes and
suckilngs; aud thousand other inoeni-
Gus and productive sources of charity are
opening to them. Ofwhat avail therefore
any thing l could Say now The whole
system, history, growth and all, is under.
stood here; its objects aud It's advanta ees.
True but heremsans either large or a
small spot, a neighhprhood or a country /:
and thoagh The GRfe sketch about to be
gwen, may be Of 40 use to our whole coun-
try, it may be pl same to our immediate
,neighborbdpd, (3i where they have it al.
ready inseerieus cosiss,r,,Satio, % establish
| one of these Infant Schools.
But, perhaps may be INDUCED in a
brief remark or two. further, before give
the sketch alluded to-. We should beware
OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES experiments. 1t
were bad wisdom, and very poor economy.
IS tedUc established charities for the sake
OF new ones not established. The Orphan
Asylum here is already under way the
Infant School is yet on paper If the two
cannot be supported-and for myself do
not see why they may not, nor why they
should interfere at all with each other-it
IS our duty to adhere to the former. Our
duty, | say, because there would appear to
be moral pledge given by subscribers
the first year, that they would not With
draw, provided the charity continued, and
they were able to spare the amount oftheir
subscription their duty, because, if such
were not the understanding, it would be
an idle-it would be more. it would he n
profiigate and mischievous charity. Much
money would be expended to no purpose
whatever that fckleness, which, if not
the characteristic, is the reproach of our
people, would be confirmed, where it could
least endure confirmation. The jealous.
active and warm-hear.ed would bo discour-
aged, perhaps forever; they would see no
hope OF doing permanent good no chance
OF securing such perpetuity here, to insti-
tutions OF charitable nature that have
been tried and proved, as they always ell
Joy IN Europe. They would see few
poor children led away from the paths OF
otter suffering and poverty, just long e.
nough to make them useless and wretch
ed for iife--the sewers Of discomfort, With
ersoever their lot might be cast aud the
whole burthen of this-even of this unpro-
fitabie charity, shifted from the shoulders
OF one party to contract, who on their
side were 10 contribute nothing out a few
dollars year-a cent day perhaps, or a
cent-and-a-half, to the shoulders of the O.
Their party. who were to contribute not on
ly the same annual amount of money. but
more, and along with it great deal of pre-.
clous time, for the management or super
intendence of the charity.
Were the Orphan ASYLUM and the In.
FAINT School both new-both about to be
established, confess that for one. |
should prefer getting the latter under way
first: for though l believe that no Infant
School in town like this, either could
or Dug hit to be long supported by individual
subscription, still have an idea that
more good might be done for the same
cost, by setting up one for period long
enough to prove their worth, and show the
Fathers OF the town what their duty is
| than by establishing even a permanent
Orphan Asylum. But the two are not
now to be established, one being already
placed upon liberal, and what in any
other county, might say in any other
neighbourhood than this, would be re-
garded as secure foundation. II we
have not funds for both-if we are not sure
oil enough. without abstracting from what
should be conscientiously devoted to the
institution, which has got over the great
season of trial, first year; in the
name Of common sense, and common hon
esty, to say nothing Of the charity, which
purlfieih aud profiteth, let us give up all
idea of tl'at, which, at the best, is only on
paper now. But we can support both :;
and they need not interfere at all with
each other. Nor will they, If the excel
lent women who yare to have the MANAGE
ment of both hereafter, will but agree to
regard them as they are--parts of the same
| whole. as
Having said thus much, with the warm
est feelings of admiration for those who
are employed in such works Of mercy
tor 1t is indeed mercy to the poor and the
hayward, tor slch women to interfere at
all IN their behalf,-I proceed to give a
sketch of what | saw on my first visit to
one of the chief
NATIONAL INFANT Schools OF LONDON.
On the 18th Of April, 1924, was inyi.
TED to look into what now regard as the
chamber OF Power--the generator of a
miraculous eDergy--to the most beautiful
and extensive system of moral machinery
mat was ever set up, on our earth. II was
one OF the National Infant Schools Of
Great Britain,-at SpitaIfelds. that over
charged and forever afflicted part of the
metropolis, where they live from hand to
mouth, generation after generation where
they Iabour sixteen hours day for so pal
try reward, that all they can hope for ai-
ter years OF uninterrupted and vigorous
(3( Abiding here TO the neighbourhood of