The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-01-31

Dunreath, West Elkton, Orange, Fair
Mount, Carthage, and Hopewell
Monthly Meetings; millers, farmers,
and friends in Richmond and vicinity.
The value of the annual donations has
been estimated at $332. Donations Of
provisions and second-ha clothing
during the year 1854, making FIVE hun
dred and ninety six dollars. Receiv-
ed for work done by inmates Of the
Home during the year, two hundred
and eighty-seven dollars and forty-five
cents. One rule of the Institution is,
that all moneys earned by inmates Of
the Home, be expended for their own
personal comfort as earned. Amount
received for work, added to donations,
makes total Of eight hundred and
eighty-three dollars and forty-fve
cents; all of which has been expended
for the support of the inmates.
With many of the offerings made,
came words Of cheer and interest to
US. Writes one: my little boys
wished to do something for your work.
We are gathering. our apples, and |
told them they could be cleaners. and
have all that fell-they ship one bar
rel to-day, the boys paying express
charges.
Another, many miles away: I'VE
send you a box. Mother, aged Is,
feels that perhaps she has made her
last offering to your good work-a
cradle-quilt, she has pieced and quilt
ed it herself, goes with her blessing
for some friendless child. A little
girl. aged years, sends cradle quilt
made every stitch herself"
! On opening a box containing many
useful ssarticles, was found the ward
robe of a little child, who is now gar
| nered with the angels. We reverently
laid them in our children's drawer,
knowing full we'll the pang it cost that
mothers heart to make the Offering;
| ..!he Civ giyet Iat to my little ones,
While the aged, the middle-agcd
and the young, are turning to our
work with hopeful hearts and helpful
hands, shall we grow weary or shrink
back from the toll of leading the
tempted and fainting to a higher, q
nobler life ? The labors may be ar.
duous, but duty increases with diff
Guilty, and associated effort is powerful
almost Omnipotent! Those who
have been constantly engaged in this
work-instanti in season-through rail-
and sunshine, cold and heat, helping
the poor, comforting the weary, cheer
ing the Respondent, seeking for thos,
who may be lost in the highways o.
tangled in the hedges of sinful life
have gathered for themselves larg,
experience of faith and trust; Away
cheercd and comforted by the Divin,
promise, 10! [ am with you always.
All over the land the churches hay.
| become convinced of the great neet
of woman's work for woman. Ant
to-day, in the far off fields of India
China, Africa, and many of the Soutl
Sea islands, are noble, earnest, self
sacrificing women, who have left hom
and friends to go to their sisters VIII
4 sit in darkness. For this we thanl
God and take courage. At home tn
vast fields are white and bending t
the reaper's sickle, but the laborer
are few. While twenty may be foun
who are ready and willing to emplo
the agency Of money, you can hardl
find one who will cheerfully give
portion Of their time and energy t
the work. The money we can not d
without, but this is not sufficient tn
work must be largely done by individ
ual effort-by the living agency {
loving hearts and ready hands. Will
our own hearts are happy, let us NJ
forget to listen to the cry of the VI
fortunate. There is trouble all aroun
us; and it will certainly soften OF
hearts and deepen our sense of obi
cation to each other, if we bring ne:
to us the wants of others, and be;
their burdens.
On behalf of the Board.
S. A. ILIFF DAVIS, President.
BOARD OF MANAGERS,
Mrs. f. B. Hopkins, Naomi Harr
son, Martha Valentine, Agnes Gaa