Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-02-04

FOR THE SOLDIERS ORRHA1Ss.-On
Sunday morning last notice was given
from the different pulpits of the city
that In the afternoon a meeting would
be held at the william Street NJ. E,
church in behalf of the Soldiers Or
phans' Home at xenia, and would be
addressed by Chaplain Collier and
Senator Corey. At the appointed hour
| l3 p. M the church was filed to its ut
most capacity. We have not room to
detail the remarks of the speakers. The
cause itself carried with it 50 strong an
appeal that it scarcely needed the force
Of eIoquenee to carry it TO the hearts,
and we may say the pockets Of a Della
ware audience. After prayer by Rev.
d. FL. Moore, Senator Corey presented
the claims of the Orphans in a brief
but pointed address. BE was followed
more at length by Chaplain Collier.
The remarks of both speakers were
well conceived, and kindled a sort of
revival of the old wartime patriotic
feeling. It was refreshing soldiers
revival.
At the conclusion of the speaking a
committee, consisting of Messrs. Lind
sey, Humphreys, White, Glover, Bank
er, Crawford, Rawn and Lee, was ap-
pointed to canvass the audience for
contributions to the Home, and the
sum Of s107 90 was collected, besides
some $50 in subscriptions. At this
writing the amount of cash donations
has been increased about $50 and the
subscriptions considerable amount.
Chaplain Collier, who is giving his
whole time to soliciting these dona-
tions to the Home, is the agent desig-
mated and paid for that purpose by the
organization-the Grand Army of the
RepubIic-by which the Orphans
Home has been established. Every
cent donated goes to the immediate
benefit Of the orphans.
There are in Ohio about three thou
sand soldiers orphan children, some |
three hundred of whom-with shame
be it spoken-have been sent to the
county 'spoor houses" An effort was
made in the Legislature last winter to /
secure an appropriation from the State
to establish a Home for these children. |
That effort, it is well known, failed. A |
bill to the same purpose has been in
troduced and is now pending in the /
present General Assembly with better
of snecess.
Meanwhile a Home tor the Orphans
has been established at Xenia by prf-
yate contributions, through the in
Of the soldiers them
selves. The donations now being So
icited are applied in paying the ex-
oenses of the institution until the
State shall make an appropriation for
Is support or take it, as it probably
will, under it's fostering care. The1
Home has now about one hundred in
mates, and preparations for the. reeep-
ion of more are being made as rapidly
IS possible. The applications for adj
mission are largely in excess of the
present accommodations
We think no subject has been pre-
ented to our people since the war hav-
ng a greater claim upon their benev-
,lenee than this. The strong arms
which should have folded in these suf
ering little ones have expended their
trength in defending our homes and
ur country, and the brave hearts
which prompted that service are pulse
sss forever. What is given is not a
harity but debt, and it is for the
eople to say by the unanimity atleast, I
f not the quantity of their contribu-
ions, to what extent they acknowl- .
dyed the obligation. Let all at least
i've something.
We hope the subscriptions already
lade viii be paid in promptly. The !
money may be paid either to Mr.. Lee
t this office or to Col. Lindsey at his s
ook store, We desire to forward the
raft for Delaware's contribution as /
arly next week as possible.