Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-17
SAVING THE CHILDREN.

Rev. David r. Carnahan's Missian---A
Worthy Object and How it is full
flled---The American Educational
Aid Association.
Rev. David E. Carnahan, of Cham
paign, H., district superintendent of the
American Educational Aid association,
is in the city. Mr.. Carnahan has juris-
diction over the state of Illinois and is
here in the discharge of his duties. He
ST re yesterday in the First NJ E,
Br' way, Central and First Baptist
churches upon the objects of the work in
which he is interested, preaching also in
the latter church.
"The American Educational Aid so,
ciety is organized. said Mr.. Carnahan to
an ARGUS reporter this morning. for the
purpose of finding homes for homeless
and dependent children. Our mission is
to exert preventative influence, rather
one of reform. We do not take vicious
children whose surroundings have been
so evil that they would not be desirable
in the homes OF education and refinement
where we place children that come under
our charge. Our plan of work is this
We have located at convenient places
throughout the state, 800 boards which
ad7se US of known cases where children
which are being brought up in bad sur
roundings. or of homes where children
may be received. adopted and properly
cared for. Your local board here is com,
posed of j. W. WEIGH, DR. W. Stew
art, c, II. Ritter, S. s He mble, W. H.
Hatch and E. B. McKown. Through
the cooperation of the boards we tool
POS children last year ont of surround
ings that wonld have been ruinous t,
them, and placed them in home
of enlightenment There are yer,
otter cases where parents, espec
tally widows who are unable to properly
care for their children, sign them over 10
US and We find select and happy home
for the same. For instance in one HON
in this county poor woman who ha,
been obliged to get legal separation fror
her worthless husband, put into m
hands four out of six children. 1t was
painful ordeal for that poor woman
pass through, to part with her childre
forever, but she knew that 1t was {,
their best good and that they would
properly cared for aud given such al
vsntages in the way of happiness an
education that she could not extend"
Yes We do take children without Il
- permission of the parent or guardia
where we find that they are receiving il
moral training aud where we can g
them in time la such instances Z
N axe application to court for the a
pointment of guardian and have h
guardian turn the children over to US a
We find suitable and happy homes
them. Under cases of this kind. ma
children come to US who are glad to G
away from their past surroundings. WHIT
they have beaten and abused and h
degradation and dissipation before til
eyes always
"0ur methods are. as have intimst
altogether different from the New "
society for the salvation of fallen CT
dren. We make no claims of reformi
children, We endeavor to take them
fore the evil sets in and to save them
fore they are ruined. We don't pick
from the Sums. 1t is for this reason t
so few of the children that we get &C
from Chicago. Out of 225 placed in
season. six only were from Chicago.
out of 667 only 176 were from Chica
We must draw the line somewhere,
have found it necessary to exclude
criminal classes