The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1873-01-25

that which was lost There are
many benevolent and Christian peo-
pie, who contribute literally to For
eign Missions and PARKWAY objects
of charity, who hesitate when ask
ed to assist in saving such children
and in restoring their mothers to
virtue and self-respect- They labor
under the conviction, conscientious,
no doubt, that to attempt to do so
is to sanction sin and encourage
wrong doing. This is a hard and
un-C Christian view. The mothers of
children born out of wedlock, in
majority of instances, are, at heart,
virtuous, the victims of cruel de-
ception and desertion, and no one
who has been brought much in con-
tact with them in the effort to save
them, can fail to be impressed with
this fact. Institutions, like this
where mother and child are cared
for, save many young woman. who,
If cast upon the street, would be-
come the prey of those hyenas of
society who are ever on the watch
for victims, and we believe that
many have been rescued from an
impending life of crime by being
placed, with their children under
the home like discipline of this we'll
ordered charity.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES
The services of the following min
listers are highly appreciated: J.rV.
r. Miller, /. NJ. Hughes, Joseph
Moore, A Brown, Charles f. Coffin,
Levi Jessup, A. L. Wilkinson, r.
Gillian, f. Hasty, Dr. Yurtee and
DIR. D. Clark We are especially
under obligations to the Z. M. c.
A. for valuable aid during the year,
in conducting religious services;
also, to several Christian gentle
men and ladies who have taken an
interest in the spiritual welfare of
|! our family -to all of whom we ten
der our grateful acknowledgements.
MEDICAL ATTENTION.
Our thanks are especially due
DR.. Mary F. Thomas, for gratuitous
SERVES during the year; also, to Drs.
Davis and Hobbs for medical atten-
ton. To Druggists Potts, Ross,
Plummer and Morrison, Reed, and
Ballard, who have generously furn-
ished medicines free of charge, we
! are under obligations. g
| BOOKS AND PAPERS.
We have received the following
papers gratuitously, for which we
are very grateful: Indianapolis Jour
nal, Richmond Telegram, Radical
Herald, Independent and Palladium
Plymouth Pulpit, Ladies Reposi-
tory, Christian Union, and Christian
Worker; and we do especially thank
the editors of THE Richmond papers
for our publishing and printing free
| of charge. Thanks to Jos. Dickin-
son and d. B. Crawford for Bibles
and Testanlents.
Our thanks are due William Par
ry and Samson Boon, Township
Trustees, for furnishing passes for
inmates when sending them to their
friends; also to Superintendents
Miller and Mcclure, who have
kindly furnished us passes over their
roads for persons under our care;
especially are our thanks due Will
liam Parry for free transportation
on the R. & Fl Wayne Railroad for
wood contributed near Winchester
and other points along the road
to Express Companies and Freight
Agents who have furnished us free
transportation for provisions, &c.
Ito William Bennett, for furnish
ing Omnibus, gratis, for conveying
persons to and from the Home and
Depot and many other favors he
has SO generously granted us--to
Mr.. Grimes, for furnishing the
Home pint of milk per day with
out charge, and, likewise ali others
who have contributed milk for the
use of the inmates of the Institu-
ton, our thanks are extended
| In the past year, we have been
deeply impressed with the cheerful,
generous manner in which contri-
buttons have been made & the kind
" sympathy extended to our work.
Often, in receiving donations of mo-
ney, clothing and general provis-
ions, have felt how truly it is more
blessed to give than to receive.'-
Surely the blessing of those who
were ready to perish viii rest upon
the cheerful giver There has scarce
ly been a day in the year but we
have received some token of remem-
brance-the donations, however
small, have been fully appreciated
and has often proved to be the
thing just needed. We would be
glad if we could, to give the names
of ALL the donors. To Millers,
Grocers, Merchants, Butchers, Ba-
kers and Market Men, we are under
many obligations. To our friends
in town and country, who in any
way remembered us, we tender our
sincere thanks; also, to those who
generously remembered our family
at the Home on Thanksgiving,
Christmas and New Years days:
j On the 30th day of October, our
friends of the Auxiliary Societies,
cheered our hearts geatly by bring
ing in their donations of Fruits,
Vegetables and general provisions.
Washington, Dublin, Williamsburg,
Chester, West Grove, Cox's Mills,
E Popular-run Prepartive Meeting,
Jericho and Orange Meetings, with
nI1ita q number. of orr farm ars and