Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-11-04
The Home for Destitute Children nj
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On "Wednesday evening Oct p, a re-
spectacle audience assembled in the
Hall of the House of Representatives at
Montpelierto listen to the presentation oi
the claims of the Home for Destitute
Children, at Burlington, 10y President
Angel and others.
His Excellcncy, Governor WasLburn.
presided, who, III brief remarks, very
happily presented to the audience James
b. Angell,l President Of the University
OF Vermont and State Agricultural Col
lege.
REMARKS OF PRESIDENT ANGEL.
lie remarked, in opening. that be APP
peared on the occasion III compliance
with the request OF the managers Of the
Home tor Destitute Children az Burliug-
ton, TO present some OF is claims 10 public
consideration and patronage. The words
lie should utter would be- >far less AIDE.
uuatc than would he those of the noble
band OF devoted Christian women who
had its oversight, could they take the
platform aud present the history ut thcir
work II they should speak as their
acts spprk in private, II would carry
greater. Tar greater, weight than any
other agency; and ii you could look IN
upon their duty work, his words would b.
superilnous, a plain presentation OF its
origin, history, purpose. and the work n
had accomplished, would form the topic
of discourse. for no worthy institution,
when its work il fully understood by tho
public, will lack help. The origin OF
this institution could be traced to pri-
vate school for the education OF outcast
and forlorn children, and its success I'M
pressed those engaged IL it of the ueces-
sIty OF the establishment Of d p, rmanenl
home. This impression was strengthened
by experience, and the success that at,
tended their efforts III single instance
A bright little girl, whose parents were
poor and worthless, and entirely untitled
for the care of their child, WAS taken by
the ladies, who found her IA place in the
country, where they paid her board, and
clothed and watched over her. Soon after
the child came under their care, her
father, in a drunken frenzy, killed the
mother, and was executed for the crime
The child was adopted by respectful,
family and had grown mp to be "a young
| lady of intelligence, and was the light OF
l IL
| ignorant of her low origin. The break
ing out OF the war yet moro impressed
these ladies of the need of an institution
of this character, and the necessity OF pro
curing a building that would afford {
permanent abode for those who com,
under their supervision or be committed
to them A house was formed, and few
of these homeless children were gathered
therein, but soon its accommodation.
were entirely inadequate to their wants
Another house was purchased, and still
the applicants flowed in, and this build
ing was too limited. At the close of the
war the Marine Hospital was put on the
market, and they determined TO secure il
for the establishment of the institution
upon a more permanent basis, and to ex
tend its benefits over a wider field thar
had hitherto been done. The hospita
was purchased for $1,000. At once it wal
determined to make it not local, but
State institution, and as such is now il
the fourth year of its existence.
i Its aim is to gather the homeless chill
dren and floating waits into this hous,
and provide them with food and clothing
educating them with an earnest endeavo
to make them good men and women, anc
prepare them for intelligent and goot
citizens wherever God in his providence
may call them. The managers keep fore
most in their plans the soldiers child
The soldiers child has never been re
fused and its door will ever open to them
It has gathered together since, its exist
ence, 80 children, and its present fsmil,
u consists of from thirty to thirty five
The nationality of the children
about equally divided between Amer
leans and foreigners, and are Of al
colors, and from families of all religion
i. creeds. Ten of the number are orphan
children. Good homes have been secures