, 1869-12-08
RtWSgOrs' Ag0 EanyBiacks' HOME.
Rerort Of Surrr4ntr uteut Sharrnrd-Review
ufshr Fast Wur1 Of the In~siIuiton
How tho Homo In Con-
ductcd.

To tAt Bodri NJ Aannoers Of The Nerstoys' d,.d
Boottlaeks' Horne;
GEsnEAxs: Being happily brought In Gods
good providence to the c12se Of our secood d4cat
gtnf, 1t bcenlnes my duty to prcsent yo1 With re-
view of our Wofk, statement Of oar present
conditlop and our prospects for the future as fa1
as We nay Judge In my last report It ~sa a Eut-
iect oi coCKratulat1ou that We hAd got comforts.
nly Ees1ltd on Aonroe street, We we're not, how
ever, permitted to remain there long undlsturted.
the march OF the c:tys Progress set rs again In
Eotion. This Occurring, too, In cold and inceuent
Mhtcn y Gather, was no small trsaL The tronble
'lsepsTsble from moslng 80 large building, and
sets Will recollecs h.t We suffered on that ooea.
Sion, We need not dNtls longer oa It
10 epooun,er such hardshlps again. ~
We have secetcsc. t17.lx tue rear. 53a boys: OF
shese Us wsI. orphan,, ss na'f otpaaus and IS
rents Is as IouoKs: IEsn, 163; American, e. !;
EnEttth, =: German. 70: Scotch. ~; c1nadant
!; French, 8; co!oscd, !; Italian, ;; 1ewt, ::
Ieare. The Present lumber IN the hume u -.
We have also atdeh a EaEber Of nees1< ones who
60 not actually come undes the care Of tae a.soci-
Rtop, ard OF whom VIC have Kept no Trcnrd, b.-
tevinE that Ehen We Htte aims sc need po: sound
d tr1Epet. TIE lev peIce charged the boys daily
ee os ee q soT Gn,cS q fp home xss
Instituted, ne have 10 !tzt'ntlon ia claiming for
II complete tuceesa. Wnlle the numeer tecetve'l
a &C. 70 e reas tas
Elrptef VT receive, our method Ii s1is. When q
new boz coHes- We take his paae, age, IaFtrity,
tile; oar object beng 10 hutau eotne clEe t3 his
:asi Eis,osy, sh1cn World be useful should be DO
r1naNss ID Restoring him 70 tlts parents, and
also 10 tlde US IN shaping hts LIE In the tuure.
uhcs EkfinE tnteretl his name On our boots,
sEoLid be leAEe US for ilmc, and afterwards re.
tutp, we co longer consider hin new a'Tza, nor
Gt counted 4 II 0fTPn fApnRGE TINT tfH
xl!Ein : ,tas: We're VIC to enter A.
out numbers to ossf . tsoassna. il
| 7, ly the !att:r me;a1d thas many INSTITUTIONS
1nc sns;. nes s 0as os'es r. not 10 rro
.os S5 tic i1s'iia;on Il i rot. ho~esef. = t ec
altogether a. ,hc5 rlea,c; bat, having beea luE.
| ',shtd employment, Ehou!d theJ be discharged.
hey are flsdly received un'ti something ruorc
| suitable u pIosided. II the object Of the home
| acre etn.pss TO Afford place to aeep, VIC would
aate more than t1ouaie the nuntcr now sceon.
todsted. but, rs VIC ain 4. the rssnaueat tetos.
nation Of thosc We receive, ~ veil as taxing sheu
rom desu tnsJ mode OF living snd providing
Fncm With tr1dea or steady ctnp. .oJGeut, ne cs1-
aot alloE those perttsting in deness aad cr1me 70
! usetu} members Of tcc1cty. While our discipline
e s+tE;c'er ttso formerly. xe are indnleens to
family, and DO not exprl toys ior the 1rkt offence,
tut they ere forgiven the seventy times se7ea.
| In cTleT to fptu an idea Of the tnuucnce OF tne
[ nome, VIC have onlY to cort1st Tho conduct Of tht
isnJs no y With shat Ct two JearB hgu- Thtn nc
had 70 contend esesT moment with tfesr profanity
md qrs.7e!iug. whileEfrun cellar 70 eatrrt ~al
covered With tobacco juice, and 70 keep thfE
aome eveuuSa, instead ot gong TO concert aalooni
| md thesrres Was almost an imposs!hilttE: bu
| now profanity IL almost unhea1d, aud the ufe o
:obacco IN the home IA entirely done avaT with
The boys never 20 cut event,s. witaoot -,.,:u,a
: 1iop. ard then onty TO temperance and praye
heeAt1gt, stead Of, a. formerly, TO the nhuut1
~tckcdnets md dissipation. lntenper1nce, II
other Of their GIrA'est yice1 hA2 altogether dikAp
/ peA{ed. 50 marked II the improvement IN thel
conduct and appearance, that v1s!tors often nj
Arc 'hes the boJs wa nee on the s:reetst"
| cf their earnings iu bank and lid space perm!
| We might Eire many Interesting sketches Of boy
l rescued from lives Of vice Aui crime
VIC hare ec1ool four evenings tn the week, whlc
IL attended br ali Of tic boys IL the home, many
whom manifest m eager tttlre for 1nprns etueu Ut
and AAo ~ tNJs frutn the negh5orho ri 4
present VIC are illy supplied With books slates Al
aF:t!IE II AteEials. Were We properly provided.
Il large scA ncurAnioR school could he ettabllsnct
| II = short tlu e H..
The taants Ct the association are due the put
/ t!shern OF tae Littk Carfnral for two coptes c
.heir excellent reEto'i ca; to Bat<tn RsoA- for
liberal conIs1bnoa OF booea To the library: Alse
| 10 the ChicnSo, Alton X st Louts Rxiroan fur II
| TOTS granted ". Il SHEKsAKpt 53rT,
CHICAGO, December !, lsts.