New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-15
TIRE HOME FOR CHRISTIAN CARE.

| A HAPPY REsTING-PLACE IN THE COUNTRY FOR ONE
OF CHARITYs HOUsEHOLDs-THE LEGEND OF ST.
CHRISTOPHER.
TO the Editor Of The Trtbune.
SIR: The kind interest which you expressed
IN our charity last May lis TO ask again for
your ny and influence You already know some
thing OF the theory OF work One Of the gentlemen
with whom il originated has passed many years in min
lserng TO the poor and the conviction has grown upon
him that two conditions absolutely necessary for the
recovery and elevation OF the very wretched aud de
graded OF this class
The frat of these removal from the city 10 the coun
try. The physical and moral advantages OF such
change are too obvious TO require explanation
The second condition is q happy home Many institu
tous have already been provided for poor but III
these large crowded buildings their individuality is
lost and they feel IT, Each bed each place at the table
is known by the number, which has been given to its
occupant and he becomes in painful sense mere
cipher Who does not know that sad story so pathetl
cally told by Dickens about the unhappy prisoner at
the B,se whO after years Of captivity forgot his own
name and when asked for il could only YEARLY
" One hundred and five, North Towerr' We remember
how that crushed and broken spirit was brought oaek
10 life through the tender devotion Of his daughter.
There ID healing the wings OF love as on those OF
Righteousness.
It's this divine principle which we hope to infuse into
the various families that we desiPe gather upon the
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near Sing Slug purchased two years ago Here family
of 10 children was established last Spring under the
charge of kind aud efficient house mother" Already
their physc and moral development Is most ebcOuf
aging The education Of all these children VIII point 70
an active useful, and selfsupporting career They Will
two hours each day the schooroom apd outside
of these the girls will be carefully instrueteffn sewing
and all forms Of household service; while the boys
will be taught farming and gardening We
hope this household will be a model for other
little families and we wish, also, az our income IN
creases 10 prepare homes for the aged, the sick, dis
charged prisoners and unfortunate women-ndeed for
al whose sins or suerings claim our help, sympathy
and guidance. Several small houses will be required
for this work as proceeds but at present sta nd in
need OF money Cor the support OF existing family
during the coming year and It Is for this that we now
make our appeal This charity is not sectarian neither
Is IL exclusively associated with any one parish Il
once allow ourselves TO listen TO the deep bitter cry
of suffering humanity which rises 20 God from THIS CITY
night and day then that cry will forever drown the
yretched cang party controversy, aud We snail re-
member only that there Is but one fod ana one shep-
herd"
Ia the work proposed We shall undoubtedly eucOun-
tor many Announcements and occasional dsappoint-
ments and IN dwelling upon these, the legend OF So.
Christopher has TO me with a message OF cheer.
One recalls wild night, the dark, rushing river, ana
one sees aSain the wearisd giant sleeping in his hut
after the fatgues Of the day for had he faithfully
obeyed the direction OF the holy man Use thy
strength 10 aid and TO those who struggle
with the stream and those who are about 10
perish !" The story tells how " he aided those WHO
abOut sink and the weak he carried his Shout
dcrs the stream and by dav and by night he
always ready for his task aud fa ed not ana
OF helping those who needed help" But on this
night ne was awakened oy tbs voice OF little child
Calling MIN from the shore; " Christopher,
forth and over" A. first he did not heed IL,
at last Notwithstanding the tempest. be lifted the
little lonely enid and struggled through the hood bat
when he reached the other side and exhausted droppe
MS burden, ne before hm NOT neglected earthly
Infant but the glOriticd form Of the CnTistchilt.
O-Chrlsan men ana women, may We noe also become
Chrst-bearersf Let Us, to whom God has gwen
strength. aid children TO the restless,
surs1ug OF human life. aud although
recognize them by OF the darkness OF
night, yet, when reach the shore OF the Celestial
Country, the bright dawn OF the Resurrection
ing. shall behold their TRANSPORTED faces the
hecti0n OF the Divine Image.
THIS charity Is the object for which David Dudley
Field has kindly consented Ia repeat has lecture, VOy
aging Round the World" Monday evening next TO
nlght), al Association Hall. HELPING HAND.
ker York, March u, 1870