The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-19

cbn hsso great ana practical q charity
c cau 10 mad from tho fact that the annual
Sss OF maintaining each child In the
p.ehage Is u trillc over 500. aud tho
annuai expense upon each Child in the
omtuoor rellct class, including cash
at!owance and clothing, Is $40. About
s,oVo children have been cared for In
ono or tho other OF these two WAYS
s!hee tho organization Of tho charity,
Noplo MS las boon the work accom-.
piislcd, the need for tho extension Is
pt'iiai indeed. l liayo not tho figures
w hanu rs TO tho loss OF American
seahiehi but tho returns from the Eng.
uslt Board OF Trade aro appalling in
.hclr evidence of loss OF life ut sea for
my SHOW that in the nineteen years
lollowing tho establishment Of this
~9tphanage, no less than $500 seancn
a,ed IN English ships aboard, Of whom
ot,l4s were drowned. The eloquence
oi III these simple facts appeals stir
Ilhsiy, TO every tender heart. Tho inn
providence OF seamen is proyerbial.
me sailerings OF many Of their families
oh tllis sue OF the water, oven with the
%!nitigation OF this bcneiicicnt charity, is
indispensable. Tho bare hint Of it all
ono gets from the glimpscs given OIL
paying oil" day is Misunderstanding.
l went with Capt. Stubs the other
Jay, and sat with him while over $50
orphan %childrcn, or those who repre-.
scented them, were paid their monthly
allowances. We took n pretty heavy
Dag, OF yellow half.sovercigns, and.
pushed onr way through, tho great
throng which OH the first Saturday OF
each month gathers at tho entrance TO
tle ga Church School, Moorlields, Just
on Dalo street. The outer room was
packed, and the society's old inspector,
VINO is n Liverpool ex.police inspector,
and knows the ms and outs OF
every family receiving these pay
lnehts, was acting tho part
OF bnlwark against the surg
inGs OF tho crowd. We passed into
Tie masters room, and were in n few
moments joined BY Chaplain Gausscn.
Captain STUDIOS and myself paid out tho
money and checked against each pay.
ment. The old inspector kept the chill.
dren and their mothers in line and got
their school certificates ready. Then as
each one came in, the chaplain re-
examined the certificates and a run
nlng lire OF common; resulted, showing
that the exact status OF each child, the
condition OF its health. the occupation
o! Its mother, and the general welfare
o. the entire family, were matters OF
actual personal knowledge on the part
ol these officials.
KNOW THEM ALL.
"Ah, Robert, glad to see you. Folks
welly' ~"Thankec, sir; yes, sir" "Good.
Tell mother to CONC Monday for the
clothes and boots. Next" "Mrs. Tol.
mie| "Thankee, sir; yes, SIR" with a
duck and q snlaam, William ill?"
"Ies, sir; with the throat, cir" "Doc.
tor2' "Oh, yes, sir, thankee, sir.""All
right, Williams a good boy. Take care
OF him, Mrs. Tolmic.n BLESS God, SO
he is; thankee, sir. "Bella Bathgate?
And YOU, too, Mrs. Bathgatc? Yes. the
child as MI honor to you in that suit.
How did you get time to do il? Next"
And here's Sarah Betty. Well, Sarah,
all alone, to-day Eyes, sir, thankee,
sir. Mothers z job o scrubbin' N
couldn't come "All right, my little
girl. Hold the money tight for
mother" Rich ard Rowlan
. little better work ut scho3l, or well
have to cut you oil, Richard.n "Thanl;-
ce, sir" ''Ilclloa, Tommy Ranies!
Growing to be a man. aren't you? Only
three months more on the list, Tommy.
Tell mother well have Gracio in the
orpliaEaye in q few weeks" 'Thanlice,
sir; got i place, sir" "Good boy,
Tommy Next" And so it goes, from
ono to three hours. But the struggles;
the battles for existence; the blessed
hel2 this little help is TO them all; the
! eyes sutlusod with tears; the clicked
words oil gratitude; the pinched and pit
iful efforts to come there clean, patched
up and deserving; the doiorous, dreadful
hours in these iathorless homes behind
all this woeful procession to the aims
giving;are enough 10 sicken and sadden
strongest hearts,
Il haze never i'll any country visited q
charitable institution so well adapted to
| its uses, and where there was such n
splendid and universal evidence OF one
having entered the atmosphere OF 4
Christian home. The first o~rphanage
vas an old structure in Duke street.
| The present one was completed and
opened in 1874. It is situated on unen-
closed ground, granted by the corpora
ton OF Liverpool, surrounded by the
sylvan groves, limp!d atrcams, mimic
lakes and Telvety lawns Of beautiful
Newsham Park. The Buildings conf
! prise the orplianage itself, n five story
edifce OF gray bric', with stone trim
| mings, MS sweet rs 4 rew-lald egg from
cellar to garnet, one OF the handsomess
chapcls in England, Il comnodious and
beautiful aanitarium, and an ivy and
rose covered parsonage.
DISCIPLINE.
The discipline and regime are fault
lcsa. They comprise regular family
worship and religious instruction; safe
| association OF the who take thei.
| meals and attend chapel in company; 4
thorough secular and commercial cdu-
cation; and regular and substantial
diet, including three ample meals each
| day. Health, comfort, happiness and
| cleanliness are absolutely secura:l. The
dormitories are %cNpacious and even
beautiful. There is II basket TO: cloti:-
ing under each bed, end each child is
allowed n private box with lock and
key, where brush and comb, letters,
home treasures and all kcepsakos arc
kept. There are Il teachers sitting
room and bedroom off each dormitory,
cnsuring perfect order; and the bath
rooms and dressing-rooms arc perfect
and complete.
Extraordinary provisions have been
mado in this institution for recreation