Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-01-25

They dug the cellar, carted the bricks, pre-
pared the mortar; and now the walls began to
rise, and their JOY TO rise. Every boy, great
or small, held on TO the work, longer and later,
until, on the 18th of April, the whole company.
with jubilee of song, hung wreath of tri-
umph on the gable of the house. A few more
busy days, and the building was completed,
and ready for the reception of the first COLONY
from the Old Raule Haus. 1t was huugflonl
top to bottom with everereens and wreaths OF,
flowers; and" on the Goth of July, saws the
Reporr, T" on bright Sabbath morning II was
dedicated, in the presence Of several hundred
friends, to the good Shepherd, through whose
love and help already 81 boys have taken up
their residence therein"
| This event opened a new chapter in the
social economy and moral character of the In
stitution. The affections, hopes, sympaihiee,
and enjoyments of these boys all clustered
around this family life. They had lived, la
bored, slept, eaten and sung together for many
happy months; they had built them home
together; and now they took possession of it
with joy and exultation. An earnest young
disciple of the law of love- who had come from
a distance to discipline his heart and life to the
regime of kindness, and who had lived in their
midst as an elder brother, accompanied them
TO their new dwelling, TO live with them sill
as fatherly brother and companion in labor,
study, play, and in all their enioyments. An
other young man, of the same spilit, entered
the old hive, or Rauhe Haus, where new
family of little vagabonds from different parts
of the country began 10 form. In the course
Of time, this also colonized the same way as
the first, and took up their abode in cottage
home, built mostly by their own hands, taught
and assisted by the elder family Of the sSsciss-
house,"
| l,,. @bs r
expanded gradually into little cottage village
of boy. families, each having their own separate
house and home; and their fatherly brotber
a young man of 20 or % years of age. Feel
ing at a loss how to spend Thanksgiving prop
erly in foreign land, | determined 10 spend
it in visiting this establishment. So ! walked
out to it from Hamburger, distance of about
miles, and was most kindly received by one
of the young men of the Institution. He took
me through all the workshops and DWELLING
houses; their little chapel, the wash and dry
ing house, their printing office, bake house,
&c. 1t was truly beautiful spectacle, TO see
, these young beings ouce so hopeless, wretch
! ed and vicious, now sitting clothed in a regel-
Grated mind, so full of hope and gIadness and
salvation. There they were, parcelied into
!, little groups, with one of " the Brethren" in the
center of each, busy at every species of utili-
faran @handicraft. They are all shoe makers,
tailors, blacksmiths, carpenters, &c. by turns.
For certain length of time, troop Of them,
with "Brother" at their head, may be found
mounted on shaving horses, and showing them
selves brave little band of coopers; then they
may be seen sitting cross-legged in ring on
a large platform, plying. tI.eir needles to the
same tunes on gar menis for the whole COM
munity, and for future corners. For it is the
motive of this economy, not only to teach them
all kinds of handicraft, but also to discipline
their minds to the habit of working for each
!, other.
There are now about 20 BOYS and IS girls
in this establishment, who constitute boy
families and two girl families, bothsexes vary
ing in age from 8 to 16 years. There are from
So to 40 " Brothers." and s candidates." or
theological students preparing for the ministry,
by taking lessons in the law of love, as here
: put in force. Thus, not only these young
: creatures are rescued from ruin, and trans
!, formed to a new lfe but scores of earnest
young men are trained for SUP eriptendents
and founders Of similar institutions ia other
countries.
The moral and religious development of
, these children would form history by Itself
which would be deeply Interesting 10 every
benevolent mind First among the Influences
mat opened their hearts to Christian culture.
WIS that of music Especially at first" says
the Report, /" it happened almost daily that
some OF the larger as well as the smallest boys
broke forth in subs, aud wept aloud during tile
I singing in our morning devotions; and on one
occasion, the whole were so deeply affected
y as to be obliged to give it up. We cannon
I hold out singing they were accustomed to
q say, without thinking Of what we hive bpen.'
/ On one occasion, when they were by no :neana
e learning and practising church melodies, no
which Especial hour on the Sabbath was aIot,
q ted,) one Of the boys stood as # out of his
IS mind. On my speaking to him, he said. Iau
e ring singing, forget every thing here. and.
u think only of my former iiEeA On another &C..
9 casion, two brothers fell into each. others
4 arms, and were so affected, that I,was obliged
10 send them into. the garden; fol- they had
thought OF treiE unfortunate mother while en-
e gagged IN singing. Especially with the Spring
! increased their joy in this exercise Ia the
. evening, after their work was done, thew gath
cred Of their own accord around tree, or lair
down the grass, or walked arm in ann, a
whole hour long in the garden, aud sung tAeis
: beautiful so9gs; or they climbed at vespex-
Ftime, with their bread, to the highest branches
, OF The beautiful chestnut and lime trees that
Ioversnadowed the Rduhe Hous, and mingled
their songs with those Of the feathercd song
lsters.n
II have heeu able to give but cursoEy glance
Al The history and principal features Of this
interesting institution OF benevobence !; but |
hope enough has been said to demonstrate the