Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1866-09-07
Home for Destitute Children.

Neei VIVA y AAS'
neither House Of Correction, nor any |
Protestant Orphan Asylum, i'll Yer
mont. The need ofsuch Institutions
has been greatly felt in all the larger
towns Of the State, and probably, in
less degree in the smaller ones
The past year has happily seen the es-
tablishment of both the Reform
School" at Waterbury, under the pat
ronage of the State, and the "Home
for Destitute Children, at Burlington,
by private charity.
Of the latter we would now speak,
to make known throughout the State,
its existence, character and aims.
1t is little more than year since
a subscription was started in Burling-
ton for this object. 1t met with so
much favor that by September, a suf-
icient sum was raised to warrant
beginning on a small scale, and an as
sociation was organized under the
name of a Home for Destitute Child
rem. A small house was then rented,
a matron and teacher were secured,
and in October, the Home went into
actual operation. At the last session
of the Legislature, it became a char
tered Institution.
1t aims to be home for children
who have no home or none deserving
that name; where those who are by
2 any cause made destitute shall find
shelter, protection and religious in
struction, and be prepared to earn an
honest livelihood, instead of being
left to all the iniquity of the cellars
and alleys of our larger towns, or to
come up without any training 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 I'M
der daily religious influences. Nc
, one can doubt the usefulness or i'm
, portance of the Institution who has
E seen the Improvement of these child
= rem. One of them was never before
within church or school-house, and, as
if half starved, she has greedily seizeC
: upon all knowledge offered her.
But while these few have been careC
: for, twenty or thirty others, equal.
4 needy, boys as well as girls, hav
come under the notice of the Mana
. gers of the Home, but could not b
. received for want of room and fund
n for their support. Feeling thes
,o wants to be very great, and that Their
- could be no more suitable home for tn
~ destitute children Of the State, and bt
80 lieving that the community would SUI
ID tain them by its liberality, the Mani
bo gers have purchased place N Blu
h. lington, known as the Marine Hosp
~ tai, for the sum of seven thousand dc
NJ lars The building is large and bea
20 tifully situated, and the lot contain
- ten acres of land. 1t is sufficient
y, to meet all the wants of the Stat
"a provided there are means to carry
"a on. A subscription for the payne
.ba of the purchase money and for the
rn1 ture support of the Home, has alrea'
,n+ been handsomely beguniD Burlingto
49, and it is earnestly hoped that the G
w iect will so commend itself to the co
nt munity, that, throughout the State, t
ND prompt and liberal support which
,al1 so greatly needed will be afford
- it.
Loa Children from "Orphan Asylum
w and "Homes for little Wanderers"
in New York and Boston, are broue
ru to our towns, money is given for t
oar support of those institutions, a
~ homes are found in our villages for t
~ poor of Massachusetts and New Yol
,;oI Shall our own children be neglectt
" and no home be made ready for t
~ orphaned or destitute little ones
~ Vermont in all her green borders p?
.ao The persons authorized to recei
I'D contributions for this object are, NJ
49, Geo. F. EDMUNDs, and MISS LU(
49, 7. WHEELER, both of Burlington.
.oaS The smallest contributions, as W
ent as those of larger amount, will
Tbe gladly accepted. x. Y. q.