Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-02-12
ancsment il Industrial sdacatioa and their

vanceInent in Industrial education. and their
improvement in morals and manners. are all
we could reasonably expect. Performing all
the household labor. together with making
their clothes, much praise and appreciation is
due to them and orr trnly estimabIe Matron.
! for the neatncss and order that prevail We
wonld repeat onr invitation to all our friends
to visit the Asylum assured that. from
close inspection. they will find much to ap-
prove. little 10 condemn.
From information sometimes afforded rs,
respecting institutions similar to our own,
we are happy to find the comparison not un-
favorable to ours. The numerous inmates in
larger ciiirs receive and require more munifi-
cent contributions: we are prnnd and CRATE
fnl to acknowledge the sympathy and patron
iZng aid of-ou citizens. .-.---------
Orr enterprise in b. half of the ''honseless
child Of VICE." has opened to US, aud, We hope
10 them. new and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS sources
of pleasure. and awakened those finer emo
lions that exalt human nature. If in this
way any of MS have REDEEMED misspent time.
we have not lived in vain. Sympathy with
females. 10y aiding them in the means of ele-
waiting the moral and intellectual character.
may in its influence act on the world. Our
solicitnde for these oIccis of our care may
he more readily compr' hended, when we state
the contrast in their present condition.
W men Hisi we IaunG tiienl. IN some cases.
in extreme wretchedncsS. and rascned them
from the low hove. fami, he'd. ecaniily clad
they appeared insrnsible to Onr smiles of en-
cOnragcmcnt. Fear and distrust made them
shrink from every advance of kindness Like
some cold rock, slowly warmed bv The sun,
pPrS' vPring tenderness at length won their
confidence. and ELECTED traits of character
which would never have appeared, in their
isolation from all that is good and happy.
TTfF,
are. in some instances developing talents
which. by proper direction, may contribute
to future usefulness. Like plants transferred
to a better SOIL they are bidding in our little
enclosure, and PROMISE with the fcrtiliZing
aid of charity, to expand in future lowell
ness.
We will suffer no dark anticipations to
cloud our wishes. Past kindness is our So
curity for the future. 1t is propitous to our
hopes to know there are generous hearts
that when awaked from their dreamy state of
cnjOyments by the certainty that it is in their
power to afford relief 10 little children. would
willingly rcpond to an appeal the most touch
lug that can be presented. a secret spring
only to be touched to cause a mutual thrill.
and enable them to realize that 1.-THE giver is
twice blessed" The present Indictment sea-
son increasing our expenditures. induces us to
make these suggestions, sanguine that. in
boon awaits u.
We would willingly call attention to our
library. necessarily small and inconsid-rable.
Many of our young Nashville friends have
books of moral and eleyating tendency, which
in their advanced progress. they have laii
aside: the c"nlribution will, in such cases, be
thankfully acknowledged. and the ref cliOn
will be pleasant to them. that they have thus
afforded hours of amusement and instruction
to the less favored part of creation, deprived,
at their tender age, ofparental care and atten-
ton. Adopted by us, we;Ire allied upon TO
supply their physical and intellectual wants.
1t might be well to impose upon our little
girls the task of comm eing to m mOry
portions of well-sel ctcd r,adi 1g, thus not
only strengthening their retentlve faculties
but insuring TO them fund of useful kOnwl-
edge which, in after-ite, may be drawn upon
to ameliorate many of the Ills of lite 1t
may not be amiss to suggest the prOpriety of
reading alternately to each other. while
employed in nccdlework or other works of
art; thus begui!ng the hours of confinement
and diverting toll of its oppressiveness,
happily illustrating the fact that, far from
degrading, labor may be made to dignity and
elevate the character
We may be here permitted to remark, that
watchful care and attention TO the religious
education of our chilren is by no m ans
secondary consideration A regular attend
ance on Church and Sunday school may prove
a happy auxiliary to our wishes of laying
foundation of future usefulness. We can,
perhaps, establish no more sacred claim on
their grateful recollection, than pointing out
the way for them to he happy here, aud
worthy of filling higher spheres in future
world.
Our Matron, Mrs Spencer, entitled herself
TO our thanks and kind consideration for the
faithful discharge of her various duties in
the supcrintendence of her department in
the Asylum.
To the Amateur Musicians of Nashville,
we desire 10 express Our grateful acknOwlc Dig
ment for the Concert given for the benefit of
our Asy lum.
Our ftrvant thanks to Dr. r. c X. Martin
are accompanied with regret that conflicting
duties viii compel him to discontinue his
attendance on our Orphan Asylum.
Our kind benefactor, J. q. Brown, druggist
will please accept our thanks for medicines
furnished the past year.
The City Publishers will accept assn rances
of gratitude for their polite attention to our
communications, with sincere wishes for
their happiness and prosperity.
Our grateful feelings towards X. ii. Nc
Even. Jr., for his disint,rcst"d effort in our
behalf, are the more intense that he thus fills
the place of one that is gone-the lament,d
John A. McEwcn: his memory is hallnwed in
our hearts; his spirit has scared alOft, to re-
ccive the blessing promised TO the pure in
heart.
CATHARINE STEWART,
February I, 1889. Corresponding Secretary