Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-09-06
Home for Destitute Children.

Until the past year, there has been
neither House Of Correction, nor any
Protestant Orphan Asylum, in Vermont.
The need OF such institutions has been
greatly felt in all the larger towns of the
State, and, probably, in a less degree in
the smaller ones. The past year has
happily seen the establishment of both
the Reform School" at Waterbury, I'M
der the patronage of the State, and the
"Home for Destitute Children" at Bur-
lington, by private charity.
OF the latter we would now speak, to
make known throughout the State it's
existence, character and aims.
1t is little more than year since a
subscription was started in Burlington
for this object. 1t met with so much
favor that by September, a sufficient
sum was raised to warrant beginning
on small scale, and an association was
organized under the name of Home for
Destitute Children. A small house was
then rented, matron and teachers were
secured, and in October the Home went
into actual operation. At the last ses.
sion Of the Legislature, it became char
tered Institution.
1t aims to be home for children who
have no home or none deserving that
name; where those who are by any
cause made destitute shall find shelter,
protection and religious instruction, and
be prepared to earn an honest livelihood,
insteod of being left to all the iniquity
of the cellars and alleys of our larger
towns, or to come up without any train
ing in out.of-the-way places. During
the short period it has been in operation,
twelve little girls have been comfortably
housed, carefully taught in the rudi-
ments of an education, in house work,
sewing and knitting, and brought under
daily religious influences. No one can
doubt the usefulness or Importance of
the Institution who has seen the i'm
provement of these children. One OF
them was never before within church or
school house, and, as if half. starved, she
has greedily seized upon all the knowl-
edge offered her.
But while these few have been cared
for, twenty or thirty others, equally
needy, boys as well as girls, have come
under the notice of the managers of the
Home, but could not be received for
want of room and funds for their sup
port. Feeling these wants to be very
great, and that there could be no more
! suitable home for the destitute children
| of the State, and believing that the COM
| munity would sustain them by its lib
| erality, the Managers have purchased a
| place in Burlington, known as the Ma
rine Hospital, for the sum of seven thou
| sand dollars. The building is large and
| beautifully situated, and the lot contains
| ten acres of land. 1t is sufficient to meet
all the wants of the State, provided there
are means to carry it on. A subscrip-
| ton for the payment of the purchase
money and for the future support of the
Home, has already been handsomely be-
| gun in Burlington, and it is earnestly
hoped that the object will so commend
| itself to the community, that, through
out the State, the prompt and liberal
support which is so greatly needed will
| be afforded it.
Children from Orphan Asylums" and
"Homes for little Wanderers" in New
| York and Boston, are brought to our
| towns, money is given for the support
of those institutions, aud homes are
found in our villages for the poor OF
Massachusetts, and New York. Shall
our own children be neglected, and no
home be made ready for the orphaned or
destitute little ones of Vermont in all her
green borders!
The persons authorized to receive con-
tributions for this object are. Mrs. Geo.
F. Edmunds and Miss Lucia 7. Wheeler,
both of Burlington.
The smallest contributions, as well as
those of larger amount, will be gladly
accepted. x.Y.z.