The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-01-11
THE SECOND ANNUAL REPORT
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HOME FOB THE FRIENDLESS.

After another years exertion in the
various objects connected with the
Home, we make this, our Second Annu
al Report; feeling that we have abund-
ant cause to be thankful to our Heavenly
Father, who has watched over us, and
raised up friends to the Institution. who
have beea willing to contribute freely Of
their means, by which we have been en-
abled to shelter many friendlcss ones
until they could he better cared tor.
The need Of such an institution as the
Home for the Friendless. daily Impress
our minds There are, in our city and
county, girls growing up in ignoran~~
and vice, on account of the neglect Of
their natural protectors. who will even
tually become curse to the country.
But. under the influences Of our Home,
several of these have been rescued, and
are nov doing well in christian families.
This is part of our work, to rescue
these, and under the influence of chris
tian home, train them to be honest and
useful women. We spare no effort to
the proper development and higher na>
ture of those under our charge. The
affections arc called out, and cherished,
family feeling is enacted and every
thing done to make an attractive Home
"a place which they can remember as
hallowed spot-where prayer is contin
ually going up to Heaven for them.
The work is difficult one. We have
not only to draw out powers, which have
from infancy lain dormant, but mould
those which have been prematurely de-
veloped and perverted to other purpo-
SEES than that intended by our Creator.
There have been times when parents
have committed such to our care, that
our souls have shrunk back at the
thought OF the task Of so bringing good
out Of evil, of re- forming or almost re-
creating such girl. But the work is
the LORDS, and we have realized lat
He has given US the power to labor with
great success.
Our doors have been thrown wide
open to az many homeless women and
children and young girls, vino needed
temporary shelter--friendly aid, sympa-
thy and adyice--as our building, y it'll
its unsuitable arrangements would nc-
cemmodate. We have rejciced to be
able to shelter q number or women and
girls of respectable appearance and be-
havior, who, for reasons Of various
kinds. have been obliged to come to the
Home. Often our hearts have ached
with sympathy as we have seen persons,
whose greatest SIN was pCverty-IOfceu
to minele with those who had lost the
browning virtue of the female character.
but with our crowded house we could do
no better, for we had not the room to
classify them, and we dare not close our
doors to any one Of the classes for
which the Home il intended. but have
endeavored to prevent any injurious ef
feet arising therefrom. Almost all the
cases presented to our notice have cir
cumstances connected with them Of deep
INTERESTINGLY Of them thrilling the soul
to the centre. 1--WE present no narratives
but those we'll authenticated by those
whose veracity we cannot doubt Late
one evening the omnibus brought to our
door q woman apparently % years of
age,..W who had been found by q christian
gentleman at the Depot weeping bitterly,
without money, without friends; feeble
and stranger. She was received and
kindly cared for; being very unwell she
retired early to bed. But in the morn
ing was found to be in spasm of the
most terrible character, which state con.
tinued Tor 48 hours. She received every
care that could be given her, and by the
most assiduous nursing and good medi-
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