, 1859-04-01
Homo for the Friend ck&',--Dr. Htce,a
Lecture on SpfrItu0lisn1---tt H clorm
School for ElrIR,ss

Lecture on Spiritu0liHuI---thH Reform
School for ElrIe.ss
Editors lrrss and Tribune:
Nohl' have nur citizens met the calls of the
Lady Directors Of the Home upon them. dur
ing the past week, for this lust but far from
least, of our city charities.
Permit me ia illustrate to what use the noble
Home they arc about to build, is for all time to
be appropriated.
The writer was an eye witness to what he re-
lases. On one Of the coldcst mornings of thu
past winter, one Of the few when the sller,nnm.
eter marked TO- below zero {and MI the colder
seemed TINT bitter day. BECAUSE of thc mi1dncss
Of the wintcr), thu curriagc and horses (not for
the irst timc) Of one Of our wealthy citizens
might have been seen standing ut the door of
enc Of the most wretchcd Of nllthe :" sty houses
On the Delta" Pass with me into the cnd
filthy, clleerlcss place. Upon wrctclle.t bed
lay mother that had not long been made t),c
mother Of the little one by her side; three other
little children, for the oldest Of that mothers
two was but five winters old, were there. with.
out shoes Or hose, with little clothing, no G,od
no tlre-but from d few Shayincs hastily
gathered by the children. sent to them from,
the Industrial School Just by. 4 Director.<x
from the Home had come in that carrj,,c ,o
minister to the poor mothers wants, md t,lo
the freezing and starving ones away to HOME
Astounding with warmtl, and food, and comfort
In one short hour, what change! None like
It until We shall reach the Home up yondsr
mot made with hands, where there is no nirh,
nor want uo pain nor sin. These three ]itt,.
ones had gone on their first ride. crv;,o
laughing, shouting-were washed, warr.
ed, shod, clothed. aud filling their 1T.
til. stomachs with the subs,antjo, 49,
nutritious food Of the "1Iomc.' rbr;ae
blessed work. Blessing the "mothcrs J., r,
rael," who have taken it in hand blcssin, 10
miserable creatures relieved, und most r;chi,. c
blessing our citlzcns, who tile past yerk ~,
as the times arc, huye taken the bolts und hars
from their hearts mud purses, and have riyrn
$G,0ou in hard cash toward the Immediate erec.
tion Of first class building for the "Home
cd, and it will come, for "what is that
among 50 many" warm sympath;z;nr
heart: Why, there is Judge -, and IawxcEr
-. and Col. -, and DR., md NJ "e, :e.,
Mrs. =, and the generous Widow - md un
hundred others, able. willing, wai,;ur-thcr
Will feel huTt II You don t call And then .hat
lecture this evening! Won't We trr ms md
all, 10 make it worth $500 to tic uomes T
should MT wonder!
One word to the Ladies', and | hare aono
When you meet nc1t week, and the fcurrs
come plump up to the $4,000, and Won ,-;xc mt
the contract, and shall hare eiscn t{,ants whcre
alone they are due, don't sit down and err, H.
cause you hare not got another Home tn
build. There il another Home TO build md
Chicago ladies must build It. There arc moth.
cFs in this city-not a stones throw from The
Scene have taken you to. rho send out thc;r
little daughters TO beg. and. shall name it-to
premature Prostuntion!' The yery payements
upon which they tread daily in your sight viii
cry out a9ainst US. five rrfuse 10 build up m
institution to aave from early graves and death
eternal, these poor girls. Go down to the Re-
form School for boys ut Hyde Park, aud sec
wbat that noble institution is doing for them !
Ask thcm-ask him who has them n charge
what they think offounding the " Reform School
for Girlsr" and II the water don't come in your
eret. it's bad sign. Niu we not "r,se aud
hudas" j" Rise up, Daughter Of Zion !'.-wipe
awnJ. your tears, from whatever cause, and give
your husband, our worthy Mayor, the Council,
our city has laid the corner md he can stone Of
The Rsform School for Gj1as," q.