Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-11-04


ceive and Aow out upon the community.
1t is transplanting them from the street.
from q home of squalidness and misery
to home of comfort and happiness. 1t
il taking them from the school OF the
Devil and placing them in the school OF
| Our Lord and Master, and its fruits shall
be known when the great day of reckoning
shall come. A bright boy and gisl, the
children of Vermont soldier who lost
his life in the swamps of Virginia, and
their mother died of q broken heart,
caused by gfief for the loss of her hus-
band, were brought to the home. Such
was the warm affection existing between
these little ones that they could not be
separated, and home, through the kind
offices of the managers, was found Tor
both OF them in good Vermont family
where they are happy and united in each
others love and society.
A little girl from Montreal, whose pa
rents had shut her up in the house end
both went off on a drunken revel, and
were both frozen to death, and she, after
several days, was found and sent to some
relatives in Burlington, who, sickened of
caring for her, she was sent to the poor
house and thence transferred to the home,
entirely. destitute, with only sufficient
clothing to cover her, and who was a.
wild as an animal, it taking several days
! to tame her in such q n amer as TO get
her to associate with the other children,
is now improving and bids fair, under the
! kind ministrations exercise at the insti-
tuition, to become a bright and useful
young lady. Several other instances
were cited as illustrative of the influence
and reformation, made by these kind
| benefactors. and as President Angel re-
marked. Multiply them by 80 and you
have the history of the Home"
The institution has not one dc liar OF
Indebtedness, and by its prudent INA mage
ment never has had. The whole am cunt
received has been SIS, 700, and Sl4 so, Of
which has been contributed. The a n
n-ual expenses for each child is about tw
hundred dollars The expenses of last
year amounted to $4,000, of which sum,
$4,000 came from Burlington. Ii the
people of every town in the State could
see the Influences of good that are flowing
forth from this nursery Of education and
religion, funds would flow in 10 sustain it. /
Its current expenses will be the presen;
year from $4,000 to $500. The mana
gers have never expended more than il
mas received. What it needs, and what
Is endeavored to be accomplished by the
managers, il to secure an endowment I
Of fifty thousand dollars for the purpose OF
creating fund that will yield a sufficient
income to meet the current expenses of
the institution, and thus save canvassing
annually for funds to meet the expenses.
Tea thousand dollars have already been Sc
cured, but it is necessary that fifteen
thousand dollars in addition should be
a I L.. A L.
binding the subscriptions already made.
The managers challenge the most thor
ough investigation Of the financial man
agement Of the Home. They labor with
the greatest devotion, giving their time
and services, and large thought 10 H. l.
there any charity IN the world more than
this l. there anything more Christ like
than this gathering up of the uutca-t and
torlorn 10 a home, clothing and feeding.
aud teaching them the ways OF good con
duet and holiness. As You gather around
your fresides with your children. proyid-
ID with all the comforts of life, and sit
beside amid the bowling of the storms of
winter, give thought to the poor house
le-s and homeless children of our State.
The poor ye have always with you, said
the Lord and Master, and it is well that
such Is the fact, for were the hand oi
want never stretched out 20 Us, VIC should
be poor, cold, sordid, selfish beings, Tor
twice blessed he who gives. than be who
receives. One of old said, What | haze
given, have saved" 1t is they who use
the wealth OF this world grandly that are
the True princes of the earth.
The assistance and care rendered TO the
soldiers child, Is one of the most beautiful
gD.t,t,s or n, iustit'.tio.., - '.h-.H~ ~
Ill / I . as. 4 ris-r.~
a soldiers child. called Charity, | deem II
a sacrilcge. Call it charity 10 give to tho
little ones of the man who kissed hj-
children and wife for Il moment, and
ha-tened off 10 the periIs Of war, and
who died that our government might be I
preserved, and we ut here in quiet, sur
rounded 10y the comforts Of lite? Shall
they be denied "A pittdnce We would not
deny dog Let Us put shoes upon it 4
feet, clothe, feed and educate il. Is this
charity III so, justice has no name or
place in the worlds catalogue.
do not come 10 ask money from the
State, only to explain the plans Of the
institutions, and wish. its blessings ex-
tended all over the State. 1t belongs TO
every town, to every county, 10. every
orphan from Massachusetts, line 10
Canada, from the river TO the lake.
Twenty-thfee towns have been repre-
scented in the Home, sixty-three towns
have contributed to its funds. We want
help. The endowment can be easily acs
complished If all towns win Ike IN in
tcrest in the cause. All denomination
are represented III its board of managers. I
II can be done by the formation Of assoc
Citations. Societies have been formed IL
many of the towns already; one called .
the Busy Bees" in Springfield. have
done a good and great work in aiding,the .
Home by their labors and contributions. /
Some little children Of Burlington held 4
an almost impromptu fair several weeks I
since. and by its income contributed one
hundred dollars TO the Home. We desire I
IN some way TO interest the people IN
every town, especially the ladies, IN its
behalf, for women have done most al the 4
work that has as yet been done. CON-
mend this institution TO your consider
alton aud contributions.
Governor Wasbburn then introduced
Hon. George y. Merrill Of Rutland, who /.
spoke substantially as follows:
ADDRESS OF non. GEORGE A. MERRILL.
-Nr. Chairman, and Lddies and gentle
men After listening to the eloquent
appeal Of President Angel, l could have
wished the more prominent speakers, an
nounced for this evening, had first been
called upon by His ExceIlency, giving
less importance to myself, as yen Will
to anything ! may say.
The objects of the Home for destitute
children" are so benefcent in their char
acter, the operations of this noble char
ity are 50 broad and humanizing, it,
managers are SO unselfish in their efforts,
that it seems supererogat;on to ask you TO
look upon it with the same love, and for
| You to give to it the same Jealous support
which its founders have, as also that pc
cuniary encouragement which God ena-
bles you to offer, by having blessed you