Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-07-21

speaker, ana spoke AT some length. he
alluded to the fulfillment of Mr.. Stewards
prophecy Of the building up of great
metropolis around the head of the naviga-
BILE waters Of the Mississippi river, then
of the progress of the cause of charity
during the last forty years. A large part
of the great evils which afflict society.
vanish or are diminished the moment
they are investigated, hence this organi
cation is called the National Conference
of Corrections and Charities. He then
set forth the value Of investigation,
which, though it does not propose q rem
edy, may open the way for one. The vast
number of Northumberland less than half
million-necding care, does not repre-
sent all there is IN this matter, but we
must think of the feelings and happiness
of the families involved in all this misery.
In this society are to be found the names
of the leaders of reform, and experts in
the management Of institutions of reform
and benevolence. In conclusion Mr..
Hayes said:
The evils this society seeks to prevent.
to remove and to mitigate, are at every
door. No mans family is safely en-
trenched against them. Blindness, deaf
ness, idiocy and insanity have brought
sorrow to many happy home. The
vices and crimes of the forsaken and the
eutcast often reach the manifest array OF
sons and the loveliest of daughters. So.
ciety is so cOmpacted together, and prov
idonoG ho tn on ord nod nj doth or now.
ern Things. that whether we would have
it so or not, We must be our brothers
keepers. There is faint in vice and
crime and in human degradation and
wrctchedness which is indeed a blood poi
son that spreads through the social sys-
tenn until it gets to the very heart. This
serious truth imposes duty which no
society can afford to neglect. Civilized
society can not neglect. it and live.
No Christian society ever will neglect 1t.
President Neff Of Cincinnati gave a
finished Grafton of marked merit, in which
he set forth the aims Of the association.
and the cooperation afforded by 10 Of the
states. He said the state boards were
appointed from both Of the political par
ties in equal numbers. and that their du-
ties were advisory. supervisory and inves.
tigatorY Advisory IS to the establish.
ment Of her institutions and their modes
Of management, thus often saving the
state many thousand dollars. Supervi-
sorry as to the methods employed Inves.
tigatory. with power to send for persons
and papers, and compel the attendance of
witnesses.
Then followed the appointment Of Com
mittees on Credentials, Business Oreani
zation, and Time and Place of next
Meeting.
Friday morning was given up to reports
from the various states. of which nine
responded.
Among the notables present were the
widow of Vice-President Hendricks and
ex-President Hayes.
Hon. ]. w. Andrews read report upon
the extension of the Boards of Charities
to all the States and Territories. He said
there were about AS, 900 in the defective.
dependent and delinquent classes. Thatit
was more economical to care for the in
tame, the idlotic, the deaf mute, the outcast,
in public institutions, than in the homes Of
the people. He divided these people into
the following classes: Insane, 1859 !;
idiots, 1886; blind. 1928; deaf and
dumb. SO, 878; paupers. GO. EOS, etc. Total,
CO.,. 07e. Cost of circumference, so. 10O, 900
per year.
Friday afternoon DR.. Byers gave an ad-
dress on administration of Poorhouses
and Jalls." He defined the mission of
poor houses under our present form of
government. and the wrong to the COM
munity Of admitting improper persons,
such as should be cared for by their
friends. He also gave vivid descrip-
ton of the wrongs suffered BY inmates of
jails.
Bishop Whipple followed with q few
remarks, and then Ex-Governor Hoadly of
Ohio denounced the jails with q reusing
speech.
Bishop Knickerbocker, Geo. BAN OF
Warrington Territory and others spoke
upon the subject. Ex-President Hayes
especially urged prison reform.
In the evening, Bishop Ireland read
paper on Charities In the Catholic
Church" in which he gave very elaborate
description of the organized charities Of
Catholic church, and predicted yet greater
deeds under the generous laws of our
government.
Judge Pendergast followed with long
address on ''The Penal and Semi Penal
Institute of Cook County, Chicago" He
alluded to the fact of the rapid increase
Of the population Of these institutions.
recruited mainly from neglected children.
At o'clock. = brilliant reception took
place In the Senate chamber. attended
by many of the distinguished guests
present at the conference.
Saturday morning, the convention again
assembled, and listened to q series Of
very interesting papers.
The report of the committee On kinder
garteus was listened to with great interest
- the subject was novel.
Miss Hallowell next read An exhaus
tive and entertaining paper on The Kin
dergarten a. D. Preventive of Vice and
Crime"
Miss Clara Bartde famous in war
times for her benevolent labers, and .
member Of the Red Cross order. spoke
chiefly concerning . patent movable hos
pital, now on exhibition at the north en-
tranca of TIA canitnl.