Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-12-24

VIZ. Etl"r- Permit me o. say a few words
through your .umus, il reference Co. the '' Cir
cullr ISSUED iv the managers q the Home for
Destitute Oh iIren. 10 thi, State. and which r.
Gently appeared 10 YOUR paper
None ull have listened Go President Angerl'-
eloquent 4. ines, re Montpelier, in behalf Of the
lusu;u, Do. sul DIE statement what it has
done. wins. 10 .- doing. and what il desires snl
prop -t- 90 a., without earnestly wishing 10 all
IN securing tne perm .u,at funds the managers
are trying 90 raise line ,9Jui discretion which
hs- te.n manifested il che guidance Of their
Affairs for rHe last four years, Is al sufficient
guarantee f1- the wise management Of such
fund
10 reading civic reports, one is struck with the
amount of money required for the maintenance
az penal Institutions How far more satisfactory
u would 1s. Il such sums could be devoted 10
preventing. r4ther than furnishing crimes such
prevention, this Home aims ~ exercising and
. does exercise We may not see It's bsnefceDt
effects in reducing the numbers in our ilils. and
reform schools, tIt the generations that are %
follow Us will see u. and in that day. portion
Of the money, Tow so largely devoted to the sup
port OF prisons AMI peutentiaries may be di-
Nerted into other channels % providing cheer
iul, haaiihiui dwellings for the poor Of our towns
aud ciue-, supplying light and heat to every
such house. No such Utopian scheme, this. Is
our srluiathers would have deemed the trans
mission of Information by elsctricty-and the
means Of such blessings are at our hands, weare
only waiting for the genius that shall take the
iniuaiory step IN adapting and applying them.
But how shsil this fund for the Home be
raised
The ways In which the large Orphans Institu-
tion at Ashley Doso, England. is supported a.
shown IN George Muller's report, are as sug-
sesti'e s- they are touching. =" baker sends
so. made M by giving penny per sack Of the
-four be blSes, and by putting aside the first
money he takes IN the morning in a little shop.
From a grocer, one penny in the pound from his
receipts during the past week From Mrs
b, first receipts in Ter shop for milk, each
morning. a tenth Of the produce Of one bee
hive. The FIRST dividend from a rev investment.
From a shoemaker Two dollars, being one penny
per PAR, ou each pair Of shoes, "A during the
past year. From farmer, on, penny in the
shilling Of what | make from Inter and eras
sold From milliner, penny On each new
bonnet sold during the year. Prom 4 little
girl, the produce Of eggs from one hen, which
she set apart for the orphans From a
dressmaker, the first earnings of q sewing ma
chine, that hal been presented to her. From A
working carpenter fourteenth Of every wash
ing machine made in his leisure hours These
are hut few extract. from pages # such con:ri-
buttons
fall Christian, zero thus systematic in their
methods ui giving, no organization, seeking to ,
DO work for tnr-t, would find difficulty in OBJ
tanning the money it requires Every depart
ment Of Christian work must have money. that
IS necessity there is no escaping from, and if ,
not supplied by the voluntary, systematic offer
ng OF Christians, much time and money must
be Withdrawn from the Interests Of the institu-
ion by deyi-ing schemes for raising funds and {
" the employment Of paid agents {
Such habits Of systematic, stated offerings as d
Paul taught, would obyiate all such necessity
lie has given US the manner aud the measure =
The Offering laid aside. II WAS not a tenth, or n
wentieth. or hundredth part, but " AS God il
Iad prosperei the giyer. They were net to a
Fait ill some moving appeal stirred up sud F
EN- impulse to give without stint or measure, D
n impulse to be followed probably by a CORE Ia
pondlng reaction. No Paul taught that Civ d
az money to be life business, the contri- q
uton be raised slowly, steadily the result Of Il
bought and purpose, and sense Of Christian II
ewsrlship and responsibility.
And such hsbits Of systematic giving train 81
lose who exercise them. whether man, woman, \
child, to thoughtful habits Of life; to thoughts h,
their own dependence the recipients Of their al
eavenly Fathers constant, watchful care to {,
abits Of Christian economy and Christian mod h,
alton. as well as Christian liberality. n
If every member of every family in this fair in
ate Of Vermont, even the children old enough Al;
know what giving to Christ means, should, in
:cordance with Paul's Counsel. and the sup
'rters Of George Muller's Home for orphans,
scientifically lay aside Offering for our pr
ONE. it would not be long before not only the IN
$1,000 needed to make the subscription to the ne
Fund binding. would be raised, but io'
e whole 5000 would be obtained 10