St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-27
A NOBLE CHARITY.

AS the severer parts of the winter
season are entered upon. the humane
and sympathetic mind turns to the needs
of the unfortunate. 1t is believed that
in few large communities are there more
varied and iudicious agencies for minis
tering to the relief of those to whom
fortune has been chary of the ameliOra-
lions of life. One of the recent mag
azines has an interesting and suggestive
account of very remarkable work Of
benevolence in London. 1t was in
auguraued by DIR. BERNARDO, a noble
hearted philanthropist, about twenty
five years ago. AS he walked the streets
of the great metropolis he was panied at
the scenes he witnessed among the
homeless children. He was moved to
undertake a work for their rescue
from the destitute ondition in which
they existed. He devoted himself to
this noble enterprise, and as result
there are today forty-One "Dr. Bernardo
homes" in London and other cities of
Great Britain, which have reached II, 100
boys and girls, taken them out of the
hoOdlum life in which they were being
educated for careers of crime and shame,
and in the greater number of cases put
them in the ways of useful and honor
able citizenship. The figures, however,
are far from measure of what has
been effected, as thousands Of other
children not admitted to the homes have
been induced TO attend the free schools
and still a greater number have had as
siStance at their homes, or apologies
for homes. The influence of the
work has been felt in the low
est grades of society and up to the
halls of legislation. inducing wider
enactmehts. Most of the inmates of the
homes are children Under ten years of
age. some of them infants. The manage
ment has no UNCONVENTIONAL feature,
and no creedS are inculcated. The re-
ligiouS teaching, however, is in the
hands of PrOtestants. The Marquis of
Lorne is one of the active promoters of
the work, and many of the most dis
tinguished men and women are inter
ested in it. The children, after being
trained at these homes, are not turned
adritt. but are helped to find paths of
industry and usefulness. 1t is one of
the most systematic charities of the
world. An excellent feature in con-
nection with 1t is an emigration
scheme. 1t has branch organiza-
tiOns in Canada, that receive, care for
and find homes for the children. One
OF these for the older parties is in Man
itoba. This has an industrial farm of
5000 acres connected with it, on which
the boys are taught farming, ana most
IF I'M RI 70 lyfa
the Canadian homestead law on arriving
at eighteen years of age, and build
homes for themselves. The government
has been induced to take interest in the
work, and promote the settlement upon
the lands by setting apart each year
certain number of quarter sections for
theuSe Of the young men. On each Of
these selections house and stable are
built, and stock provided to en-
able the settler to have a good
start. This is restricted to those who
have been inmates of the homes,
who have certificates of good character
and have saved $3.50 out of their ear Il
ings. This is deposited with the man
agement of the industrial farm, and
represents but half the cost of the out
fit. The money advanced is to be re-
turned in convenient payments extend
ing over ten years. Provision also is
made for the maintenance of the party
until crops can be grown. The result: a
of the system are, so far as it has had
trial, pronounced extremely satisfac-
tory. In its essential features it does
not differ greatly from some of the hu-
name agencies in this country. They
are all doing good work, and, it is be-
| lieved. have the true conception of the
agencies to produce the best results.