The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-07-16

The Orphan Asylum lleve.
The meeting which was held in Eb1..
N. p. Church, in this city, on oshSsS
evening Last, to hear the report Of - r
2. ingalls,, OF his recent trip to the 49,,
zens Of Burlington showed their ansssss&
ton Of the patriotic undertaking cf 49,
tablishment of an Iowa Orphan9a As,,UN
BY coming ont In such number fIssS
spacious building, including the ~. ~
gallery, was completely filled. ~
tors Of the other churches Of the cif,.
recalled their evening appointmeoS -!
the several congregations Of the citv -
fully represented. Il was somethins ~
which all loyal and true hearts could ~
without Ephraim envying Judah. = =.
DAN vexine Ephraim. In that ccas,.st
ton were the fathers, mothers. ~
brothers, pastors, neighbour, and ~
friends OF the brave soldiers, ana on,
rested upon the draped widow and n.
helpless orphan of the hero fallen q r.
strife.
The services were opened By Rsv =.
Stewart, of the Presbyterian Church. fiS;
who offered q most touching and 49,
pirate prayer to the Divine Majesty, az
half of the country and its brave DID.
ers, their widows and bereaved little ~
The address Of Mr.. Ingalls, cousiataS \:
a narrative of his visit to the several ~
ments to which he had access, intersnS,s
with touching incidents Of especial brsy~s
suffering and generosity, on the part ofx
soldiers. Many moistened eye told ofNs
svm pathy of the audience with the mr.
passed army OF the Union; and 9 =.
speaker gave an account Of the hsartia~
with which the soldiers had met the ~.
osition to found an Orphan Asylum l6r IL
children Of fallen heroes. and had eeahA
uted Of their substance with such M.
ampled liberslity, the smiles OF appro~,
fitted in quick successson over eveey -
and the hearts utterance, "God blan a
noble boys" was written, - In letten y
light. on every countenance. an
Mr.. Ingalls, stated the plans and puma
ses Of the persons engaged in this LANDAU
enterprise, and the securities throw
around the means contributed to saveit Is
the uses contemplated BY the donoss; a
he urged, most eloquently and successfully
II Of the army; and - pledge ofloyalm
and q lust debt to the army, unequaled q
it's intelligence, moral elevation, couraa
and self sacrifice, to sustain this eota.
he stated that be had pledged to the -.
diers that the best mind and heart Of Iowa
should be given to the Institution to eetaA
lish and control it, and set it on high for n.
utatian and honor, far from : charity Il.
stitution or poor house; 20 that the par
widow would be made to feel there bh
which belongs to first class boards.
school. o
The object was to afford the orphans u
means OF support, care and education. h
qualify them to take their poeitions wifA
honor and success in the country for whieA
their fathers gave up their lives.
he also states that he had pledged to -
army the response Of tho Iowa people b
their liberal and magnanimouB actioa.-
ing much for the soldiers in various Waye
and that in the light Of . wise judgmsaf
and warm heart, they would contTibus
to this cause In propotion with the army.
He said tho pledges Of the army weuld
be met, except in the fearful contnesacy
Of death on the battle field or In the hoepf.
tai. And - wanted the people OF low
to make the record Of each regiment good,
By making up any amount, which might
doing this beyond their proportion o. oon-
|tribution 70 the object. aH 5rf
But We must not attempt to further stnto
the points Of the speaker. He has appoint.
ments In different parts Of the State, and
the people win have the opportunity az
hearing from him themselves, Es
The effect Of the speech upon the meeting,
or rather the interest OF the meeting in u
cause, was attested by the unanimous pas
sage of two resolutions; the first heartily
endorsing the project OF establishing q
Iowa Orphan's Asylum. TOR the beneht q
the orphans Of Iowa soldiers, and express
iv1m f1Hn ~fvvnipAtinvA NJ
li6erality Of the army towards the ohjec
contemplated and the second, pled9inl
Des Moines county to make up the de6
ciencies arising from the causes ALREADY
named, in the subscriptions Of some one q
the Iowa regiments. ~
Al SUBSCRIPTIONS had already been sole
tied in Burlington, and ARRANGEMENTS hav
ing been made for the completing Of III
canvass of the county In aid Of the Orphan1
Asylum, no collection was taken mp 1t II
meeting; but We doubt not that, now tn
gloriously endorsed the benevolent ant
Christian project, Of which Mr.. ingalls, I
the talented, accomplished and successfa
representative. it will be put through Z
final success.
And Iowa, the pioneer State In the enoc
to take good care Of the orphans Of our To-
braves will add q new star to the diadsu
Of glory proclaim afresh, in most intec
esting and benedcent manner, her tried an
never found wanting loyalty, and multiply
. hundred-fold her attractiveuess 70 al tEul
philanthropists.
Rev. Mr.. Baird closed the meeting viii
the benediction.
~ Fr0m the Sth IoWa CovalPy.
LOST MOUNTAIN, GA, June %, "a.
EDITOR HAwK-EYE:-Not knowing bu
what occurred from the Sth might be Q
some interest to you, have concluded
let you know that we are still alivea good,
number OF us, and are ready to 60 at -
Johnneys whenever called on. Though