New-York tribune., 1874-06-01
A CHARITABLE HOME ON THE HUDSON.

A CHARITABLE HOME ON THE HUDSON
FORMAL OPENING OF THE HOME FOR CHRISTIAN CARE
"A REFoRMAToRY FOR CHILDREN, AND TRAIN
ING SCHOOL FOR TEACHERS.
Among the charitable institutions in the
neighborhood Of New-York is the Home for Christian
Care Sing Sing The leading feature IN the WORK
as 10 from other institutions Is that OF
dividing inmates into families after the plan OF Dr.
Emanuel Wckern Of Germany. 1T Is reformatory for
neglected and vicious children and training school for
teachers and Others and Is proposed to try upon these
homeless and degraded little ones the wholesome lov
ing discipline OF a Christian home 1t is designed to
gather such children as may come under their
care into families OF about 10, each occupying its
own house, and having at its head an expert
enced Christian person who Will hold 10 the
children the relations Of father or mother All the
children will be taught the branches Of plain education
and music The boys will DO instructed In practical
farming and gardening and the girls In tine various
household duties and whens the child may evnce capa
bility. such useful trade employment as may better
tit 1t to earn an honest livelihood 1t Is not proposed
that the Institution shall be confined to children alone.
bnt that its benefits shall bo extended to oil classes OF
suffering as means future permit. The trustees hope
TO turn their farm village, and its family cottages
homes for fallen women, for old men and women nos
pitals workshops public schools chapels etc., eacn 10
preserve its individuality, but recognize one head since
its introduction the work has been carried on prn-
with the Church Of tho Holy Trinity, though some
and has been received from others The trustees are
james stman, the Rev. b. b. Leacock, II. G. Clapp. f.
C. Sampson b. c. Wetmore Melville Brown, j. W. Alex
ander and the Rev. stephen H. Tying IT, or the Board
OF Trustees the Rev. Dr. Tying, jr, is President; b. O.
Wetmore Vice President; II. g. ClaDp Secretary. and
Melville Brown Treasured. The farm, which is very
pleasantly and conveniently situated about midway be-
tween sing Sing and Peasantville Station was pro-
cured at a cost OF by of the gentlemen and
presented the Board OF Truseer 1t is OF 40 acres and
well adapted TO the purpose for which IL Is intended IL
Is on comparatively high ground aud commands an ex-
celent of the Hudson and surroundings The In
stuon is not seoaran IN any respect and its benefits
will be extended to all. During the past Winter home
has been gwen 10 eight children, three of whom
recently sent to places on western farms
AT present there eight children on the farm and the
number to be soon Increased to twelve completing
The Boa express themselves we'll satisfied with the
success attending their work. and feel that II they can
do as much the coming year aS they have during the
mast they will be well rewarded. farmer has been
engaged and the children all have employ Of some
The Hame was formally opened on Saturday. Invita-
tons present had been extended to the members
and about 100 guests the carriages provided at Sing
sing aud were present at the exercises Among those
}S,tln ReS Mr.. Keto @ Associate Of the Church
Of tn the HSSy 6enra Railroad B. wemore Me
Vile Brown +. G. sampson, Miss Hall the Misses Sill
RumriIl Theodore Roosevelt and IL. u. Clapp: Recita-
tons and singing by tne children were followed by
rrayer and reading from the Scripture by DR.. Tying.
one of the young ladies then number of comic
recitatons. DIR. Tying, jr, made lew remarks, IN
nenI and the great advantage Of farm life for the de-
veonment of the moral, Christian nature. The Rev.
Mr Peacock followed Ia few remarks upon the prac-
teal working Of tho institution. b. G. Wetmore said
hat rho work was forced upon them by the necessities
~ the moor on the east side of city, Ii in
synpathy with the other charitable institutions
collation. spread for the guests, ana then they re-
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