West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-09-23

there could be found no better SAM
pie OF what the kindergarten can
do. | wish you could see him now.
His little face is frightened up, land
he can now run as fast and laugh
as loud as any of them, and he has
just as bright ideas as the rest, too.
In May we had Froeble enter
tainment, and I'm sure no one who
attended will ever forget it. First,
we had the regular kindergarten
exercises. Then followed one of
the most beautiful exhibitions |
ever witnessed. Each child had
something it had itself made, which
it there publicly presented to it's
father or mother. Then they gave
them other little presents, bought
with pennies they had saved for
the purpose.
1t would have been hard to tell
which were happiest, parents or
children. O, how proud the poor
mothers seemed when they saw
what their children could do! But
the children were not to be over
looked. Each received toy and
garment. After some plays they
went to dinner. Here they had
something extra, by way OF fruits
and CONNECTIONS sent in by kind
friends. Beside each plate was
little boquet and each child was
made happy by having it pinned
on it's bosom. After dinner the
glad mothers took their happy chill
dren home. And we sal down to
think it all over. SurD y work
with the children pays!
l could tell you of a touching
incident of little boy wb :, having
been given a penny, went through
the markets trying to buy flowers
for his Kindergarten teacher, and
was sorely disappointed when he
found he could not buy rose bush
with his money.
Let US look after the little ones.
Jesus is still saying, "Suffer little
children to come unto me-" Let
us gather them in for Him.
Respectfully submitted,
Supt. kindergarten.
The report was received with ex-
pressions Of delight and gratitude
for the good news from this happy
Garden of Children under the
Unions fostering care.
RAILROAD WORK.
Miss Adelaide Sherman, Supt.,
Railroad Work, had no written re-
port to submit, but gave an inter-
esting account of successful meet
ings held at the shops, and
spoke generally of the growing in
terest in this department of w. G.
T. U. work, of the Railroad Com
panies inviting us to enter, and of
the great need of more devoted,
consecrated workers.
Report ON Prison Work.
Mrs. S. III. Martin, Superintend-
ent, submitted the following:
| drove up in my phaeton last
week and secured from the differ
ent members Of the Union, such
Temperance and religious papers
as they had to spare and invited
four members of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union in to
tea and had them assist me in
marking passages in the papers,
helpful and suggestive of a better
life. These 1 carried to the Jail,
only stopping to give the prisoners
hand shake and to offer a prayer
for them. / called on Mr.. Marshall
our Sheriff and called his atten-
ton to the fact that g. strong odor
of sewer gas was noticeable in the
jail. I also secured Mr.. Coles con-
sent to restore John Mills to the pos
ition he forfeited by drunkenness,
upon the condition that he lets
whisky alone. l Immediately saw
John and directed him to go right
to the Foundry and Mr., Cole would
receive him. [ also arranged for
sermon to the prisoners, by our
Pastor, the coming Sabbath.
Respectfully submitted.
The President expressed her joy
in the practical work being done
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