The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-01-27

Since cur organization, January Sd, 1853
We have received and cared for, four hundred
and eighty. three 4s3) homeless ones about
Ninety Height COSY of these have been children,
either born in the Institution or, whose moth
ora have been sick or frisndless.
Our present Officers, Mrs. E. L. johnson,
and Mies Ellen Fleming, we think are well
qualified for their posts, and, to their efieien-
CT, We feel that the Home owes . large por-
ton of its success.
Whilst we feel that We have much to en-
courage as, We have our acknowledgements.
It il not 20 much the talk of raising up the
fallen, but tho strong prejudice existing in the
minds Of many, not men alone. We are COM
PEELED to acknowledge, that women 10 often
the greatest enemy sex. How many frown
upon every effort made for reform stion, svsu
among thos, who have named the name Of
Christ. We make no apology for tho sin
you cannot hate it moro than we do; but We
love the Sinner, and will save her il We can.
Let public opinion pace the bstraysr upon
the same platform with the betrayed, and
the work il easy.
We appeal to Christian women, ssking
them to lay aside their preiudices, and con-
slider the subject fairly. We know it is very
pleasant to cultivate all the finer feelings, 80
cial and inSsllectual-to be ever surrounded
BY the society Of the pure and good to feel
that all tends TO our own refinement and
/ Asavatsou 20 <haA -
impure and uuholy ia society-any snares or
entauglemsnts whereby the inexperienced and
unwary may be led down to death-to feel
that between us and the unfortunate and
outeast there 10 q great gull and that our gar.
ments are too pure to come near it; but, my
sisters, il il for ourselves alone that W have
taken the Cross Of Christ upon us1 Can We
be the followers of Him who said:-"Nsither
do 'co0ds0n then,-go end sin NO naore"f-
1 if No stand aloof and fold our hands aad
close our eyes, upon the sorrow, misfortune,
| and degradation Of those around PSI TIE
picture is not overdrawn. It 10 only necesss.
~ to look beneath the surface, to convince
you Of the great need of action. Look, and
you will see, trembling ha ads stretched out
toyou for help-eyss, searching your face fol
one look Of sympathy or encouragement, thai
have long been used to scorn and contempt
You will see some who have grown hard and
sel6sh-soMe sold for mammon-otsers III,
victims of love thrown away; bot all nee
help, and. il you will, you may daily
Read in the wan white faces
Of women that you meet.
4 yearning for home and kindness,
A. they wander down the street.
Oh the lives they are daily leading.
Going down in the depths Of sin, Al
Would stir your heart with pity,
For the homeless Magdalin!
And you may read in the faces OF others,
A scorn for the weak and poor,- a
From the heights of their self deemed soodnss
They pity their kin 10 morsr'
On behalf Of the Board of Msnaesr,.
8. A. ILTFF DAVIS, Pres't.
BoARD or MAxA0sRs. Mrs. r n Coms
8 A Ilif Davis, R A Mendenhall, IN vslsu
tine. Naomi Harrison, E Fletcher, z B Hen
, kins, Nrs D Sands, Elisa Elder, A DudIs,
E Hiatt, r Jsssup. Mrs E Dennis, Richmond
Mrs " Fulghum, Winchesssr; 3 Nswhsr.
D Newport; p Unthank, Dover; Jennie Meredith
Cambsidge; J Hiatt, Dublin; W h Coms
Washington, and Ars. N. Jordan, Richnoat
Circumstances: A. llid Davis, rrss;dsss
Z Fletcher, Wise President; E Dssais, Sees,
!, tarv; E Elder, Treasurer, L Johnson, So
perintendent, Miss + Fleming, Matren.