The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-12-25
"A Day at the Orphans Home and
Farm school of the Lutheran
Church, L. cnted at Zeiienople, Pa"

AS the work of educating and caring
for Orphan Children has, since the war;
become one of great interest and impor-
lance, and as our hearts are naturally
touched, during the Christmas season
at the remembrance OF "the fatherless
and the neglected" we print this morn
ing the pleasing description of "a day at
the Home of the Lutheran Church" to
which seren children have been sent by
the Mission Sabbath School of our city,
under the care of the efficient superin-
tendent-J. B. Detwiler, Esq;
"At five o'clock in the morning (siX
o'clock in the winter,) the bell gives the
signal that it is time to rise and prepare
for the duties of the new day. AS our
boys generally are pretty tired with the
honest work and cheerful play OF the
preceding day, they all enjoy good and
healthy sleep, and rise refreshened ana
strengthened for the duties which await
them, After carefully making their own
beds, they proceed to the wash room,
and make free use of the water, fresh
from the WELL" which has been brought
in by the boy whose particular duty 1T is
to attend to this during the week. Their
additions over, and other necessary du-
ties relating to- cleanliness performed,
some of the boys go to feed the horses
and cows, while the remainder assemble
in the large school room. Here the boys
look over their different lessons for the
day, especially their Catechism and their
verse" the first of which they recite at
the breakfast table, and the second dur
ing our incoming exercises. Our boys
have already learned the different parts
of the Catechism with explanations, and
repeat a part of it every morning, be-
lieving with Luther, that we have need
to learn it our lifetime, in order to I'M
derstand those great truths which are
taught in such simple form.
AT six o'clock BREAKFASTS ready, and
the second bell calls our boys to the Ia
BILE. AS a general thing, they do not
need to be called twice. e Yet before we
partake of our frugal meal the Catechism
for the day is repeated, and then the
bows who are charged with the care OF
the sleeping and washing rooms, report
whether every thing in those rooms is
in its proper place. Such regulation
has been found necessary for the sake OF
order, cleanliness and punctuality. These
exercises, with free conversation and the
eating, keeps us al the table about
thirty minutes, when we quietly assem-
BILE again in the school room tour chapel
is not finished for morning worship.
Our children are of American, Ger
man, Swedish, Norwegian, French, and
other nations, but as all are taught two
languages, the English and German, the
morning worship is conducted in the lat
Ter, while that in. the evening is in the
former. These exercises consist in the
recitation of portion of the Holy Scrip
lures, with singing and prayer.
Our worship over and the necessary
remarks made concerning the different
things to be done, every one goes with
joyful heart 10 his work in the house,
ward, stable or kitchen. The different
rooms and halls are to be swept, wood
and coal to be carried in, aud number
of other things to be done Alfthese oe-
equations are divided among our boys.
and are occasionally changed. Every
boy is accountable that his work is done
at the proper tfffo auo way ahu oNon
the little fellow who has to gather chips
for kindling wood, feels the responsible
ity of his office, and knows the conse-
.ansnee if his work is not done As a
general thing ohr boys dotheir work
with great cheerfulness, and as well as
could be expected of children of their
age. The remainder of the time until
the school bell rings, is spent in playing
or in preparation for school, by those
who are behind in their lessons. During
the summer, gymnastic exercises, rowing
on our lake, swimming in the creek, bali,
&c, and in winter, skating, shedding,
snow balling, and similar recreations,
are carried on to a great extent. 1t
would have amused you not little to
have witnessed some of our peaceful