American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-07-27

published by Requost) .
The Home and Farm school.
NASHVILLE ORPHANS. :.

NASHVILLE ORPHANS. =.
Owing to the indisposition of Rev. Mr..
Hollis, Of the Farm School, and the con
sequent delay of his journey some two
weeks, largo number of orphan children
at Nashville had been removed North by
the agent of some New York Society, a
few days before our brother reached Nash
vile. Circumstances connected with the
removal of these childrcn-whichw need
not mention-had greatly excited the COM
munity; and it has been determined by
the loyal citizens that no others should be
sent out of the State Persons had also
been appointed to obtain funds from the
East to support all such children, in or
near Nashville, in some enc oftho build
ings abandoned by disloyal owners in the
rebel army. Accordingly Bro. Hollis
did what he could to cooperate with this
praiseworthy undertaking, and after many
experiences of the desolations of war and
of the efforts which are made by the
Christian and other Commissions to nit
igate its sufferings and remove its miser-
les he rethrned safely to the Farm School
at Ielienople. Though naturally disap-
pointed with the result, the journey and
the experience were not in vain; and we
hope, in the future, to be able to chronicle
some hopeful event from this unexpected
issue We have, at least, done what we
could, and now leave all the issues in the
hands of God
FIRST ARRIVAL OF ORPHANS FROM THE
SOUTH.
Shortly before the departure of Rev.
Mr. Hollis for Nashville, we received let
ters from Rev. A. H. Waters, of Prospect,
Pa, who was then at Memphis, Tenn,
laboring in the hospitals in the army, un-
der the auspices of the Christian Com
mission. In these, there was frequent
reference to the sad condition of the
refugees, and the pitiablc state of some
children among them who had lost their
parents by disease, exposure, or the iend-
ish cruelty of the rebel guerrillas. Meet
ing soon after a leading citizen of Mem
phis, he kindly agreed to cooperate with
BIO. Waters in the holy work of rescu-
ing as many of these helpless little ones
as possible, and we Immediately author
lied the latter to draw on us for 4he nee
essary means to bring them to the Home
and Farm School Most faithfully and
laboriously did Bro. Waters seek after
these poor victims of the war, extending
his search as far as Vicksburg, Miss. and
Little Rock and Helena in Arkansas.
Such, however, was the condition of not
a few of the children found-sick and
dying with measles, feaver and various
other dreadful diseases -that but tlceloe
could be safely brought alongl Five 9th
ers whom he had selected, had to be left
behind at one place, being unequal to the
journey! BY the kindly aid of a Chris
tian lady from st. Louis, who was on her
way home from the hospital in Memphis,
Bro. Waters finally succeeded in reach
ing Rochester, with his charge week |
ago The children were Immediately |
transferred to the care of the sisters at
the Orphans Home near Rochester, and |
the Farm School at Zelienople. They
already begin to show the influence of the
new order of things under which they
have come and the power Of soap and !