Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-11-08
rannIe PhiInnthropists.

Who has not heard of worthy Mrs.
Frv. the Quakeress, who led the van IN
the noble work Of reforming both pIis-
oners and prisons pa work so ably car
red on BY Mary Carpenter, who ex-
tended her philanthropic efforts to India,
IN she interests Of education and prison
discipline. Elizabeth Fry, surnamed
Gtbe Female Howard" /" was. daughter
Of John Quincy, of Earlham, and sister
to Joseph John Quincy and Lady Bux-
ton. She began to preach in 1910, and
three years later commenced her WORK
IS prison reformer. She effected much
improvement in NeWgate, and In all
parts Of the United Kingdom, and then
Bne proceeded on 8 mission to the COntI
aent. which occupied her during several
Tears. She died ct Ramsgate in 1855,
having been the mother Of q large fam
fIy. Mary CARPENTER comes next on our
fst-tbe friend Of the miserable and out
east-Who lsbored not only for their re-
form in this country, but, as We have
remarked, ii India likewise. Three
times she visited that country, and on
her return after her first visit, in 1856,
sbe published two volumes on the sub
ject. She took part in the conferences
at Birmingham IN lS5l-5Z-05, ana was
called upon to give evidence to the com
mittee Of the House Of Commons which,
In 1928. inquired into the condition OF
criminal and destitute children. Miss
Carpenter vas born IN 1917, at Exeter,
the daughter Of a Unitarian minister,
and died on the 10th of June last. Her
decease took place in the RED Lodge
Reformatory," which she had herself
instituted, and where she had labOred
many years. The third great female
phiIanthropist was Caroline Chisholm,
the daughter Of 3 Well-to-dO yeOman in
EorthamDtonshire, good and actively
benevolent man. Her mother, early
widow, gave her an exceptionally thor
Ough education, turned well to account,
in after life, Having married Christian
Chisholm, of her Maiesty's Indian Army,
she went out 20 Madras, where she
founded the "SchoOl of Industry" for
the daughters OF soldiers; in which ru-
dimentary instruction Of many kinds is
still being given, including those of the
various duties connected with the house
hold. She Was little more than twenty
when she openei the school, and in 1888
she and her husband removed to Aus
tralia and settled st Sydney. There she
established q home for the protection Of
young girls, whose peril was great on
landing IN q now and very rough cOun-
try-as Il was some thirty or forty years
ago Expeditions into the country were
then undertaken By this brave and gen.
erous woman. for the purpose Of escOr-
ting sometimes as many as eighty young
women, to be left here and there in the
scattered farm-houses, paying all ex-
Denses herself On one occasion she
took in charge the whole emigrant i'm
portation from one ship, consisting Of
Gixty-four girls, possessing but fourteen
shillines between them. Paying for al,
she took them up the country, and III
two years they were nearly all married,
and, thanks to her selection of homes,
an had preserved good characters. But
her work did not end here she opened
3 money-maFket for immigration at
Sydney, and advanced no less than
ElOOo0, Of which she lost but el0 IN
return for her generous confidence. At
last after much uphill labor, the colo
FISTS began to subscribe to her work.
Through the Colonial Secretary, she in
duced the English Government to send
out the wives and families of "tcket-Of-
lsayen cORvicts. One shipful, collected
from most Of the unions in the country,
she brought out in person. She also
effected important reforms in the regu-
latiOn Of emigrant ships. On the occa-
sion Of her leaving, the colonists pre-
ssnted their benefactor with a purse of
money and an address; and her invalu-
able work was publicly acknowledged
both by Lord Derby and Mr.. Lowe. The
valuable life Of this exemplary woman
terminated March %, 1877