Omaha daily bee., 1885-02-17

Benevolent association, and stated tina
beginning at this period in the history
of our young city, to care for thii
neglected youth, 1t would be a compare
! lively small task in the future. A forci,
bic illustration was given Of the
temptations to which the boys Of any
city mus, be subjected, as shown by the
present records, they indicating that
there were 100 men and only
one woman. The work Of re,
form Yves shown to be simple and
practical BY this united effort to secure
the idle boy employment. ThCir moral
and social shipwreck VAS traceable, al
most entirely, to idleness. Quite a mum.
Der of incidents were given, IN which
boys gathered from the streets of other
cities, durlng ten or twelve years pas,
through kinured associations, are today
numbered among some OF the best and
mos. thrifty business men Of various cit.
les. One OF these was that Of q LOUISVILLE
boy ty the name of Rswser, whom the
speaker knew in his boyhood, nov grown
to manhood. lie met him in st. Louis
iatt fall. The former newsboys stated
that he was the owner of a farm OF $50
acres of land in Tennessee, and that time
on his way with two carloads of horee'
for market. The uewsboy fur her stated
that he had just p,id his former home Of
Louisville q visit, AID, having plenty of
money, thought it but fair that he should
aid his mother substantially, which he
did by taking her from the ricke'y tene.
ment of a second sto;y build ng into q
comfortable two story brick house, with
all convenicncies Another and quite as
intere sting was thai of a boy, who twelve
years ago was emplt yed to build fires and
sweep out the rooms of a newsboys.
night school. AT the present time he is
a successful business man.
Rev. Mr.. Ha'shs followed with a few
stirring remarks, and in urn was follow
ed by Mr.. L. c. Newton, who gave some
plain facts.
Col. Hogelsud leaves to-day for
Rock Island, Illinois, where he will take
up the same kind of work which he has
been doing In THE ely. He bears viii
him the following letter, which will show
how his labors Ia this city are apprs-
ciated:
$50 whom it may concern:-We the
undersigned citizens of Omaha, Nebr,s.
ks, certify that we are cogpizank of the
work done In Omaha and vicinity during
the last month by Col. A. Hogsland,
among the neglected youth and we heart
lily commend him and his work to the
earnest consideration of good people
wherever he may go. He has left the
york he had in charge In good condition
in this city and his cause and conduct and
results of his work entitle him
to every kind ard faithful rnsidera'i1n
at the hands Ct any community, where,
in Coda providence, he may tarry in the
furtherance Ct the obj ects of his labor.
We advise special efforts in securing afull
attendance of the youth upon hisaddress-
es, as they will result thereby In much
good In furthering the work and impress
Ing them favorably.
Warren S witHler, VIM. j. Havsha, ras-
tor Second Presbyterian church; Chas.
w. Ssvidge, pastor First M. E. church;
Francis S. Blayney, p4s'or N. Presbyte-
Ran church; r. II Ingram, pastor FRS
Christian church; john S. Schaible, pas
tor German Presbyterian church: E. B.
Graham, pastor United Presbyterian
j. S. Detuilcr, pastor Euglisb
Lutheran church.