The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-03-27
Little Faith Home.

On quiet street, in one of the New
England cities, is found what is now
known as Little Faith Home, its name
being given, perhaps, to distinguish it
from the larger Faith Home in neigh
boring city, rather than to designate
the amount of real faith. 1t is managed
by two good women, past middle life
one a childless widow, the other an
unmarried friend of hers. Both hav-
ing warm hearts and wishing to do
what good they were able, decided to
use the limited means in their possess
sion, in some charitable work. Taking
a house, they made for themselves a
home together. Being temperance
workers, their attention was soon called
to a poor and needy orphan whose
drunken father had died and left, as
his only legacy to his motherless child.
the sad shame attached to drunkard's
name. The warm, motherly hearts of
our two noble women, went out in pity
towards the suffering child, and, heed
ing the impulse of their Christian con.
science, they decided to care for her in
their own home-remembe ring the
words of one who said sit is more
blessed to give than to receive" Still
anxious to do all in their power, they
soon found another needy one and took
her to their home. Soon their noble
generosity became known among their
numerous friends, and small contribu-
tions of money, food and clothing. were
sent to them, to be used in their self
sacrificing labor for the destitute ones
they had gathered to their quiet home.
In short time several children were
taken to them and were kindly received
and tenderly cared for. Now they num-
Der full dozen, and are no longer
poor, helpless orphan wanderers but
happy in the enjoyment of their pleas
ant home. AS their work became
better known, noble, generous hearts
contributed for their support, unasked.
one mother, whose little daughter was
member OF a " Pansy Club,'' consist
ing OF several girls of her own age, de-
vised a plan of buying remnants of
cloth, and when the girls met, as they
ana Saturday afternoons, she gave each
one paper pattern and cloth for some
small garment they could cut and make
for the little girls at Faith Home. In
that way she was teaching them, not
only to be kind and charitable, but
doing themselves good by learning the
art of cutting and making garments.
And then they had the added satisfac-
ton of giving the work of their own
little hands, which was really a sweet
and double pleasure, such as they
had never before known. 1t was
pleasant sight to see the members of
that little Pansy Club" gathered
around the big eXtension-table in the
large dining-room, where all were so
busy and happy at their work The
little Pansy Club too, had sweeter
dreams after such work for the needy
ones than they had known after spend
ing all their Saturdays in play, or for
their own selfish amusement When
the garments were all completed, a day
was appointed and the mother, at whose
house the work had been planned and
told the girls to all be al
The horse-cars at the hour decided upon.
where she would meet them and take
hem to the Little Faith Home, where
hey could present the garments they
had made. Each one took some little
10Y or sweetmeat for each child at the
nome, and their mothers sent food. an
ample supply for all to sit down to.
sether for supper there. You would
not wish to find happier family or
more delighted visitors than those gath
cred around the home-table of the two
good women, who had founded the
,harity with their own limited means.
Is this not pleasant picture of Chris
Ian generosity? For this is a true
story of real life. Many are now in
crested in Little Faith Home and are
contributing for its support.
NJ. A. c. c.