Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-12-23

of the poor fathers and mothers who died
great sorrow upon leaving this world was
that their children were destitute and un-
provided for. l was implored to adopt
them and at last resolved to do 80. The
result was | had to open an Orphans
Home in connection with the establish
ment, and another house was procured for
that purpose. Then it seemed desirable
to have a school-room and tract deposit
tory, library, etc, and place where the
neighborhood could worship on Sunday,
since The Home was in part of the city
destitute of churches. So another house
was bought for that object and fitted up,
and schoolmaster, preacher and city
missionary, combined in one person, was
employed to look after its interests. All
these houses are now full, and the increase
of patients is so great that | have been
obliged to open another one, which Is now
being put in order as fast as we obtain the
means to do II"
This was substantially the story of DR..
Cullis, told in modest manner, with the
distinct understanding that it was all the
work of the Lord that dollar had never
been solicited from any man for its main.
tenance; that all the contributions sent to
it were voluntary and often anonymous.
BY this means alone is the Boston Won
der sustained. 1t has no agents. it iu-
dulges in no advertising it does no beg.
ging. 1t is the Lords work, and He Is
able to carry it on.
OF course could not leave Boston with
out visiting this remarkable institution,
which is as yet so little known to the
public. found everything as described,
and lay anticipations were more than re-
allied. None of the houses had been
turned into hospitals, with long wards
filled with iron hedsteads; there was none
of that air of sameness and vapd charity
which is so cold and repulsive to sick peo-
pie in our American hospitals (they are
introducing beautiful works of art in the
English HOSPITALITY, and which consider
to be a sad mistake. The rooms for the
patients were all neatly furnished, and
adorned with pictures, illuminated texts
of scripture, flowers and all those name
less nltle things which give house the
air of home. The sweet influence OF
itself was very beneficial, and some sur
prising cures have taken place in the
Home. The sick ones are furnished with
all the dainties of the season, such as
fruits, melons, jellies, etc, for the people
of Boston. and the surrounding country
love to send them in. Many bouquets of
wild flowers also come in from the coun-
try, shedding their sweet perfume upon
the air
There are pleasant, faithful nurses in at
tendance; there are books to read the
cooking is done in the basement and
served by dumb-waters throughout all
the houses Most Of those who seek this
Home never expect to leave 1t alive. We
were shown little room opening out of
one side of the chapel, provided with
graveclothes. All around u.s. in all the
chambers, were the dying. This was but
a hating house before the grave. IL was
pleasing to learn that most of them went
to their long home rejoicing, having found
Saviour while under the influences of the
Consumptive's Home. Amer gancing at
the apartments occupied by the women,
crossed the chapel and passed through the
rooms filled with dying men. Most of
them seemed very happy even while suf-
fering much.
In the Orphans Home we saw the little
children at play, as merry as if they were
with their mothers. There was nothing
of the Asylum look about the place, and
as most Of the little ones lost their parents
when too young to remember, they called
Dr. Cults father, and knew no difference
The children were of all ages, from the
infant, in its long white dress, to the boy
or girl of six or eight. They go to school
like other children, do not have their hair
cropped, are not dressed In a uniform,
which proclaims their misfortune to the
world, and they are not fed like little pigs
from common trough or kettle of soup.
The idea is home and this they will
have, the Lord willing, until they are old
enough to be put out to work and care for
themselves. Such is brief account of
the work being done in Boston by one
young man.-Packard's Monthly.