Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-05-13
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP

WARRINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP
The Cslebration.-The display made by
the various Sunday Schools of Washington,
yesterday, the day having been set apart fol
their general (anuusD exhibition, celebration,
and procession, was indeed worthy of tho 90
casion. No city in the Union of the popula.
ton Of W ashington could probably have made
a more satisfactory show of the sort. By the
by, We hear that a considerable sum Tin the
aggregated was contributed by the children
yesterday for charitable purposes, their teach.
ers and pastors being, Of course. the agents
into whose hands it was paid. May We be
permitted to suggest to tho latter that no more
appropriate use can be found for it, than that
of devOting it to clothing and otherwise pro-
viding for the neglected or unfortunate chill
dren of this city who fail to be of the hap
py number attending the Sunday Schools of
Washington, because they cannot make their
appearance in them in clean and whole clothes.
In this way an indefinite additional number
might be brought into the schools. Say from
500 to 1000 more than attend them at present.
Why not give portion of the money, too, to
the support of the two orphan asylums among
us? At present these institutions are only
able to care for the necessities of about 1874 of
the parentless little things, of whom about 60
are in the Protestant asylum and perhaps IO4
In that of the Catholics. The accommoda-
tlons (means) of these two noble charities are
much two limited for their actual REQUIRE
ments, and we know that all good citizens
would rejoice to see them thus increased; and
none more than the noble hearted little crea-
lures who yesterday placed their pennies, fps
levies, &c, in the hands of their instructors
He who fails to provide for his own household
is worse than heathen-the good book tells US
and communities have resting on them du les
similar to those resting on the individual man
Our own poor and uneared- for should first be
placed in way of being one and all bene-
fitted by the spirit of practical Christianity
that is abroad in the land, before we attend
to the cases Of those for whom no especial
responsibility rests on Us; for those, to be brief
Of Borisbolaga
Infdelity constantly jeers Christianity, be
cause, Notwithstanding the large amounts of
money raised by the latter for its purposes,
those surrounding the payees are no more
moral and religious than their forefathers
were, if as much so. We have always thought
that the key to this melancholy state Of things
is the fact that home is too little cared for in
such efforts. Irreligious habits and associa-
tions in after life are too often the result of
early neglect. If half the money and labors
devoted to foreign religious enterprises were
added for twenty years to thrse devoted to
domestic charities Of the sort, at the end Of
that time the aggregate sum collected and
labors dedicated to both, would be double VIII at
they will otherwise be, or We have studied
society to little purpose.
Board ofVisiters The following is a list
of names Of the members of the Board of Visi-
tors to the Military Academy for the year
1886
William II. Duncan, Esq, New Hampshire;
Mr. Thomas P. Shepard, Rhode Island; Hon.
John heller, Vermont; Hon. kirkpatrick,
New Jersey; Rev. John B. Spotsrood, Della.
-'~f W. - SLAitHy non. II. r.
Simpson, South Carolina; VIM B. Road, ESQ -,
Kentucky; Mr.. E. G. Eastman, Tennessee:
Maj John Hendricks, Indiana; DR. w w.
Roman, Illinois; Hon. Epaphroditu. Ransom,
Michigan; DR.. John ]. Lowry, Missouri; an.
Pointment not yet made for Arkansas; Mr..
franklin b. Sexton, Texas; Judge VIM. T
Barbour, California
Cadets appointed By tie President cat large. -
and from tAs District of Columbia for
1856: |0'
Edmund Kirby, son of Col Kirby, deceased,
late Of u. s. Army
ceased VIZ
Justin Dimiok, son Of Ms jor Dimick.
franklin HarwoOd, son Of Capt. Harwood.
u. S. Navy N'
Campbell Emory, son of Mel. Emory, U. S.
Army. -
Lewellyn Hoxton, son of DR.. Hoxton, de.
ceased, formerly Of the U. s. Army.
=, Robert l.. Eastman, son of Capt Eastman.
U. S. Army.
Jefferson ID. Bradford, son of David Brad
iOIa' deceased; served in the war of 1912.
Henry A. Dupont, Delaware.
frank A Davis, Pennsylvania, orpban.
family rendered much service in the war Of
ioIL ana subsequent wars.
wright Rivss, District of Columbia.