, 1879-02-09
THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SIXTEEN PAGES

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| ecclesiastical Commissioners, and that the prop
erty had been placed in trust, together with
sufficient sum to pay the rates and keep 1t in re
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! lie tirst condition OF admission to the college
is that man snail hive been engaged for twt
Years iu preaching. This qualification cstah
lisllcd, no special standard OF literary quaifl
cation Or of social position is enforced. Tht
course Ut tuition extends ogertwo years, though
Students are not necessarily sent away at the
! cnd OF that period. Chapels all over the coun
Try, aud even III the Colonies, draw on the col
been." Mr. Spurgcon says, to initiate the flor
ISL by planting large number Of slips, in the
hope that some Ut them would strike" The
total income Of the college last rear reached
Close upon G7,G00. The expenditure was just
over 1000, OF which more than half vas the
cost Of boarding and lodging the students. In
connection with the college is a loan fund.- the
object Of which is to assist, by gtr or loan,
without interest, in the building. or enlarge.
lncnt, or repair OF chopcls. in which former stu
now Oh tir1n ,nl sound financial basis the large
amount required for its sustensation being reg.
ularly Forthcoming. But at onc time it was in
very low water, and Alr. Spurgeon, having ex-
haustcd all his personal resources III maintain
ing it, mad determined to sell his horse and car.
riage to Keep 1t going for few mouths longer.
lie spoke vi his difficulty to his congregation,
and tlereupon commenced the "weeklv offer.
ing " at the Tabernacle. It is point of honor
with the congregation that the annual aggregate
Of tf'is of1criu5 stlall be n'alnta'ncu ut Tic t~
ure vi ille date Of the year. Last year, ACCORD
ingly, Fl ,S75 were Forthcoming from the boxes
ut the Tabernacle doors.
Perhaps OF all the Institutions which owe
their origin and maintenance to the generous
mind and dauutless spirit Of MIR. Sturgeon, the
Orplanaee most surely and quickly touches a
chord III public feeling. Ihe Orphanage build
Jugs, which stand III their own grounds of the
Chaplain road, are designed for the accommo-
dation Of $50 children, who are admissible be-
lrninary trouble or expense in the way OF can
vassfng for votes. The Trustees investigate the
yar!nus cases submitted, and select the most
worthy Of relief. At present the Orphanage is
quite full: there are on the books LOU claimants
for admission, aud thirty have been nominated
to fiji VACANCIES as they arise. Tic system is
based as much rs possible unon the model OF
the family circle, aud the fortunate buys select
ed find here what is often their first realization
Of the meaning OF the word home. irhe school
is conducted 'n classes, anu the boys iced in
connon. But they i've together in separate
houses in colonies OF from thirty 10 forty-six.
These houses are, rs the Inscriptions indicate,
gifts from various sources. There is "The
Merchants House, ~ The Workmen's House !"
the funds for which were mainly subscribed
by firm Of builders and their Worklnen; "Ihe
Unity House," erected BY husband in memory
OF his wife; and - The Silver Wedding House, u
built, as tile inscription tcsttcs, in gratitude to
God for twenty-five years OF happy welded
life" 1n the spacious and airy bedrooms rows
Of little iron bedsteads are set, each noy having
his own bed. Layatories are close at hand, and
are diligently used morning and night. The boys
are rung up at L quarter to IN the winter and
half-past . in the summer. Then commences
the scrubbipg with soap and water, after which
the boys rush out into the playground, on the
wholly superfiuous errand OF Inducing an appe-
tito by half an hours play before breakfast.
Breakfast is at 5, school at 9:3O, dinner at /,
school again at 30, tea at :30 turn iu at 30,
in bed aud lights out at =. Yesterday it was
pudling-day at the Orphanagc, all event which
happens twice week, meat being served at the
midday meal on the hve other days. An in-
formal inquiry into public opinion led to the
preferable to any other, though serious diff
ference OF taste was DISCLOSED as to whether 1t
were better to have the pudding served hot or
cold
They take kindly to all the songs in the re-
pcrtoirc OF the Tonic Sofia school. 1t they
have preference 1t IS, perhaps, foF one known
as iark. the impatient steeo 1s neIghlng." In
this there occurs q line 70 thc effect, AA-ee-ah-
ah,' which Is understood to ee an imitation OF
" the hounds in fllll cry, oav1ng, baYlng," and
is certainly capable ot giving full scope TO youth
full lungs. The OrDnanage being complete
within itself, necessarily has its ln'rmary. But
this is just nov comparatively empty. the prin-
cipal patients being bright-eyed urchiu attlcI-
ed with chlllblalns. who IS privileged to lie in
bed oil day By bright tire, and NJ other, who
broke his legs III moment OF enthusiasm on
the swing. One little cot Is Just emptled, and
its story is told IN the bE1el record IN the in
much snller'pg:n DICKSON @ Inst LIVED to ' be ~