, 1869-05-06
How 1t Is (onducted
Kindness Chiefly Relied Upon g M.,,,
Of Reformation.
What the Home No,dx

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o!1et, IN Cock County, net fnr ~. seS ~ u u
~ ue subject No dcncue uc.yn, ~,s 80 1s4o'
| ~ Aue' out oh thc 7lth Of Janns7v ,ss, n.
iApue nes'ns. the Waehtn8lunIau fJnr,e 49,.
lion Was orssHizc,: BY :Ee r,lopt;an ~ -
uon and week later fnll boar, q, M, a, ',.1''
eaeeted- !tT days previous TO this hows,...
hoase had 1een rente't anti the bone. sr,,,,u
oEeueo, ~ 80 81 State stEeet, nnler The san..,
lntendence Of S y. Tower, tho wa con,r,Ds.. .
Superintendent.
The resources Of the association 6cr. =, ~,
temporary and prec1z1oua, and the bri'iIn- - - :,
which the reformation! e8pe1tmen, VA nrsr :rs.
was capable Of accommodating Il ii, u.,r,s.
/ s"elsc inmates The success attending thi, hz
nesolehs enterprise Has, however, 50 enconr,,t,
t as to eommc1d It to the consideration Of so,n. /,
ocr lest cltzenz and to Inspire the Directors WI,
t:e detetMina1ou to SECURE for tic !ps..,,t:r
more cc11nnadicEs qra.terz In ore. saat IL tx,..
nts might oc extended. With this object In y,a7.
the Heard Of Directors Instructed the E5ec;,t,y
committee to enter INTO Negotiations Tor the par
chase OF the property knnwu Va tho Cntou Pr
Aonse, or Bulls Head Hotel \ lsarsata mas mail
eonaommate@, The property being securt1, fur Ii,
Eum Of sio. coo, Of which n,4ss was co..tetat hy
snnseIiptlon. On the eal Of March, 1S6s. the in
etitnton was .euoTedto its new home. and On d,
l1a Of Jnly, having been thoroughly fenoyafet
xn9 Pnf " u oi9s va formally dedrased to Ii.
IN tne meantime s. n. Tower had reseur,t III,
soperlntSndeucJ os the home In SEPTEMBER. ;S61
Law The new hui1c WA placed nuder ne TH.rs y
.! !. y. Iuwc1 rs Superintendent
Mta tns snlasga,s capacity Of tho home. ,ar
also the expenses or the home 4 mcmnr,r n
ne state LEGISLATURE, PRAYING for an orprDpt7x.
1oa 70 pay The balance dne On tho Enion pats
and deserving OF tseaireat hs,I h,rn - n.',.a
ny contests with John Ka.leyeorn that they rerc
Unable TO pay their board portion Of the b:lIId-
ball nscd the homo chapel Va rcnsci to &C Gosi e
Jemp!sr lodges for weekly meetings. 1t thtrt1
q doaats fer ncnth, Ttr Grand. indSc
;ms.i,ot.an ~ Eom iemp4sEs donated sI.+4t4 to tic
ana b9an, Iss!t l,s tne inmates, swesled the rs
amounted to $Asi!.l1
By an act Of the Legislature, approved FEBRUARY
Is, !st'., ihe huu,c WIS Incorporated. anu it va
mahe "iAe dniy Of the Treasurer OF the founty ..
o. Of H. an 81 INC II 9ssr q he c q chso
corpora,soa. IL ara1tesy tnssailaenis Tor the sup
ecnt Of al moneys recgiysl for I'll licenses ersnfe1
BY authority ot said coausr Of city for The 9gtss or
pEtsi!eEe u vend or sell sprttous vina,ls OF ics
t!y Of s Gnaes e e0aasy ss e &C. e9s &:
5sem the s,.S and sl;o from the county: aad u
county. TIE balance .iue on the l.ntoa pr
Property w2s paid tn uetol,vr, 1855, An e,rt i,a
etea MADE II the Lily Council to n.1rure IN.
for the repeal OF the section Of The act or tn.1T,
ration aborc quoted, but thus far to the crr Iii Or
rnS sS sass piece of wekeness has not been
II NGvcEte:, 1886, J. r. Tower Vas euccee.e,
N me surertntendeacy OF the home hy Z a, Law.
no continued in charge until the 1T Of May. 1Yss.
office nf Superintendent shoutn he nlteSl by thor
DuEniE ednc2sed phE5 TheJ accordingly Sc
rure't the services Of Ir. t. 4. RalanI, taF n,es
placed The enlse control Of the instit ittoE, rlich
1ad formerly been divided between the Super1n
aad steward. IN his hands. The result lisa
Seen altogether satisfactory.
, ADMISSIONS 70 the home are secured by anolca-
!on % eo1ltuistse, although the Sap11insendsn:
: huthoI1zed u bis discretion to adms appI.c,na4
sken 70 admit only such persons as sincerity de-
Ire 10 reform. and willing TO exert fhct1sesyr
:onscien1loGs1y With tho Superintendent and tac,r
Neither coercion nor physical restraint Of anT s,ni
: employed. except In rare cascs wherein The
nfhta! con'uau OF the subject, resulting f7um n-
CIV ua5s. csuIlls, tic klnlig influences Of the
.otne arg sufficient TO restrain The nost asucnt
esafS 81 Ese1hns rom indulgence IN ato1lc1tnr
stem pursued In tho Institution r. indicated in
'scuIa1 Issued by the Buuri Of Directors in 1854:
L iEe means Of reformation chiefly relied on ts
man, though alt the better instincts of rs nature
are eecn perverted. sympathy IS c1rcndrf u
~ hope and cond,lence are excited; setI-ze-
Eece y oTEused; sc1l-cDEtrul Is established ami he
radically fea.E5 to stand aIoue. The fact ton
'at rs Effort to reform Is . vnl:ln:ary o,-, aids
inch 70 hfs confidence nn.l Increases bis acssc 70
no, lke himself. Rsc stirling to resaa their Tor.
,gr sta1llSE. has also sa:utaEy aud cheering IT,
Ge1ce on h!3 1nind.'
tn which may be added. that tho rcreutsut IT,
|rate, en- entering the hcnne. Is 1rst aufwtsAt
an taeh dcilEhted 10 IND b. fellow tn,aatcs, r.
cad ol miserable wrecks Of humanity, latc,9gra.
.rncse tnen. who receive him Eish dadaeaa.
aoM nm ever! attention, s:mp1thlze wlta HIN N
10 troubles and cheer hiin with wputs Of enoa4r-
semens lie ends himself In the society Of vru-
cncn-sc1ne Of them Of superior caiture aad rs
nemenf, w!o have occupied and ARE vet cspshI-
nIEng hlCh positions tn the social. n1jlt-
sat a., anu aal con:nlercia! Turat -who treat hin
slth eo;s'lg!atlon md resiect, anu thus pefnapa
evise IN hla btisom hopes laax b7f.et aud aip;ra-
Ions feEg dormanE- Whatever his suiIcrtucs
Fhatsrer depth Of degradation he may aarc !,:sea
-ac nnt!s pal1llclcd ia the experiences Ct ths m
aales o1 the hume, an1 bv ih. eSaup.c Of kte<r
,s|, nHelEItGss an 1nan1iness under circumstances
ate ~ disroaFa9i2s: ~ hts ovn.h he Il s:.c12:3-
oet III MS purpose to n'tanston forever The yuc
aoie which can, at best, hut temporarily relieve
y. N mental ianRs. ohiy 70 rlun:c u into dcepc-
rE eusiaTed manhood rcasscrts t.sclf; he Ica;7a
Asunts and Ike strung.'' and he q constantly
t.eI iseIeu ey me example OF men who, from coz
a.on as !;aal o. even *oEse than his o1u having
Ii9tnce AIT! earnest chdeavc-. worked istir var
to the positions for which (ioti designed them
Ee regulations at tho Home win whirf1 e,cn IN.
a!c y REQUIRED to comply, are pniy such lsara ne
1sceenj;ion % ., sood 1nr,g gsds; Dc, ana doru. ana
y thetr own good patients afc net pcr7uis.af n
.se \, she Premises during the ofst fortnight Of
T.r fnts; M1out t3e adIce Of conscns of the
70. y hen Possible, the Sunday anI FriiaJ even
hS.hs conferences AMI she daily taotr4.19
,;sT ,Gsgps nox sxsse'SGs; FFotape language ana I'M
nlenls anu II the hour OF resi:ine to lrss iare.
.seo- Inmates having no outside employment
aS.Snea 3.s T. such labor g the Superintendent
,a.Mculty IN complying With the rules. ate
.e5ly naotts !iave been once formed
tosetssq q q ,ofg 1nsa thy meg ey
,ulu be some " black sheep" Dut 1t Il neyer.
!cSs \ feet, OF which any man who chooses usY
asiaee 3sIas AZ nsse Y visit to the ho-, that IL
'haracser nn.t atl.tty, with thosc of aav atne-
e. e. o. boarding. house In the ctr. 4 famiiy
s cnof Wssna ~ at more warth5 Of the prayers
~ ~ piu4R1t together under similar circpm-
os, cres y If feasoH Ia that the creates. casr u
ea 70 e1elrde nnwosthJ persons. It IA tFuc,
= ia sne anstitut5on By tnduigtns In into1Icatlnx
y iss, sSSn Whtlo sheltered under It's be1e1nfeuf
rnty strong in tho detesmi,atton ':9.a ~ - = p
~ aas!nE thc fcSt Of their lives from r1rT
: 1aystaes t4s. 4Hsas Ias rsin! r.lnsed md ialia bJ
nge: when the "noWesfnl ~eakness. ks "eneTel. oS r.
nature, the tnex,in4.,.shshte a;ysettte Wnlct,
,lGed IN alcoholic dTtuE, cd the temnfsl,ea55
Cd lie In the path Of eveTsone who ,utftn5r1 .1t.,
Worid, arc taken INTO Consideration Il Is ont1
nge thar 50 many, whose eases were conads
hopeless When ther c.Ce to the home n1vr
which they art cIEee.A and the afTonS setus.
its Of the toHc Inuss be estimated nof ~ -
.!eS nut n1 l.s SheoSaa4, and u the vetJ ptcua
it to be oee,i. oec,Eae some Of tna otoa ia@tsa
: failed g tus:.ty the hopea entefta!aet3 os
art ween n; ;h !sis aeaaEs1ty reformed, Would
ID ~ H3oa t1e SosaFse q the picture, taeJ
r. 70 ,h.lr Ill hnz::siis. H Ct o sSsa ess4 T. Il q
%a, n.s1 iiofh o[H..,t ns a ases Of - 70 o. Who
g, more tnaa anf-ha1 hare been ptTTnas
med, a1h uaEr Of them hare recoyerrd 1M
nav icasc O. .1ssnhooe. their fanflieA issena+-
sc:ta and ai1s.1eas POSITIONS, which iaeT hs1s
= IL!oosh i1xnatzer1nce. few eveniagH ttarr
1tietoaa va present It one Of ths,fasadiv
anes ing; q no sone. Who came one avndrea
~ speak his Eratitute for the aaviug ilfuenora
- II. eAet3st ofet him He Is faWJsf In good
sat snoE +: aad. practice N OHIO Aseyey. L.eean9
ons .aa benefits which it has c0nseuel unn1
InG'.e is not. probably, chErch n thta
T. san s., aas 's9ne e 20 much permanent sood "a
le norae Is yet N heed Of nsany 1hanxs to re
i 7 p!ssS7nt as!lun for convzsescent inelsrL
hiss4 U! II. II N11t3 Il HOQG. Hhrafv of IN
rive and entertaining books aud n5uiar
Y e Current periodical n;e-aturr- Taen Il.
:; : little moro attention End epcpurscrment
those who profess to be tse esoecfai isente
I EGton aa4 teMpefance. Nan. of thls ctasa
8 sstatEesis .oNa!d the Institution u Il it WcH
i! an hfalns1T bosFutnr -llouse. Il ttcseTS
: ;cehs!dRtat'on from tbs citizens Of GhIeaen~
u 9as 1es received, and Et Is to be hoped tnas
FL 81 shassess a ~iu be mspiiessed IN It thnn nhe~
een aeEe. An Institution which has tufps1
pefteetly reformed nan for ever nint as~s
~ suAs+ence, Burely n.ads more cortsial marXs
~ 'pnG Sppfooauon tea1 have hithstto bea0 ne
. EaAt s Of the mee3s Of p-operi. f1rnts:,sns1t
.1 ~ ol i4s homa building haS been re.,feH E
:ea % af ,ncn16 MhsthsS he assocsatien'a present
On Of The butlalE the presepr ~ rEnesn9 sn,9
seen; A. ta8 writing the nome 4 aaie Ia
nGodate few n1ore ininafca o''s ~
Roafu OF Vhectms haTe recently ,ada 49,
snd s1nsas 'rs,, 70 sptn depa,tmeni for tie recp