The New York herald., 1876-10-10
DESTITUTE CHILDREN OF sEAMEN.

To rnE EDITOR rHE HERALp-
venture to ask for small portion OF your space 10
submit the claims - tho institution with which have
been connected for the past years. and which
not think iail 10 enlist your favorable considera-
tion aud that OF your readers. refer 20 the Home
for Destitute Children OF seamen, on Staten Island,
and The appeal .ha, wish to make is this:-
Il is well known that At this OF the year, and,
in iacl during most of the summer and autumn
months large numbers OF Americans. cross the ocean
between this country AMI England pursuit of bust
ness or pleasure. There being American
steamship lines, excepting the TO Phadel-
phia tthanks to an enlightened system Of PRO
lection" 10 American industry which foreds US TO
build or to buyl all or most OF these travellers make
the transit in English steamers In fact, we may say
that tho passenger business of these lines is derived in
great part from American patronage. On many OF
these steamers box may be found in which suhscrp-
ons can be deposited for the Liverpool Scamens Or
phan Asylum "A most excellent charity, and one kin
dred 10 that IN behalf OF which write and appeals are
frequently made as well 10 passengers IN aid oil this
institution, which result often in tho collection OF
considerable sums. had the pleasure myself, on ono
occasiop OF saying word 10 my fellow passengers In
behalf of TINS charity aud collection OF some go or
go was the response; and one OF my friends, cap
in tho Cunard nc told that no had, during his
commander OF one OF their steamers, re-
ceived hard TO 81 900 lor the Asylum, most OF
which had come TO him in the way have described.
Now II would be far from my wish or intention 10
lessen the OF institution which Is DONG sucn
good work. or TO depreciate inure in the small
way On the contrary, my best sympathies cannot
tail To DC with H. But most OF those who read these
lines, such there NAV be, and especially those who
have made transatlantic voyages, may not be aware
that We have had sister society which receives the
orphans and half orphans OF sailors, and prosecutes
work similar to that Of tho Liverpool institution
Modest It's scope It true, but think none the less
effective so far as its sphere extends. must add too
that this charity the Homo Tor Destitute Children OF
acknowledgements entirely on voluntary contributions
Tor It's existence, and at the present nms
procure. II has occurred to me therefore to sug-
gcst to my countrymen and countrywomen,
and particularly 10 those 'who 60 down 10 the sea in
ships" that some remembrance Of charity at homo
Ike this would not be anss As experience has shown
that they are quite willing to subscribe to an nstitu
ton which has or its object the caro- Ol the children OF
scamen, why should not society receive portion
OF their bsnefactionss think 1t would be kind and
graceful act OF the different steamship lines II they
would permit boxes to be put in their vessels bearing
the name Of our Homo as well, and when passengers
are asked TO subscribe to allow our society to be pre-
scented in conjunction The results of these appeals
could be equitAby distributed between the two nsttu
tons Americans would then have the pleasure OF
knowipy that while contributing TO the means OF
charity which at some future time may receive under
Its protection the children OF the sailors who
attached to the ship which they embarked they
are helping smaller but no less deserving organization
at home as we'll.
There are fow who can do SO who do not feel i'm
PEELED when they arc approaching the termination OF
thor voyage TO acknowledge in practical manner the
devotion and skill which, aided by a higher power,
have conducted them safely through tho dangers OF
the deep; and, on the other hand, 49, and must be,
consoling reflection to the sailor whose lie is spent
amid those dangers, to know that there some who
will care ior his children should he be lost to them
that they will DO secured from want educated, sur
rounded by good influences and taught TO lead useful
liie This is precisely tho work OF the Liverpool Or
phan Asylum and Of our own little society, Tho Inter
being the only one in this country, SO far as am
aware, which makes the children OF the sailor its
special Does deserve to be encouraged and
particularly by those who their lives to the sailors
devotion and attention to datyY " Very ',aiy yGurs
No. sS BuRLNG SLIP, NEw York, Oct 7, 1870