The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-20

Epictetus: The universe is but one great city,
full Of loved ones, divine and human, by nature
endeared to each other" And Beecher: AS
a father stands in the midst of his household
and says What is best for my children so
we are TO stand in the world and say what is
best for my brotherhood?
make more of this fact of unity i'm tho midst
OF diversity, for II is to me one OF the most
beautiful Of the results OF our work. This is its
reaction on those who work IN the same cause
who mind the same things. We are not many,
but one. We do not differ. save specifically;
and little by little recognize the truth of
that deep word of the early Christian father:
mo man can be blamed for calling Gods
name In such language as he best knows"
AS we note on every hand signs of spring-in
the newly come bird and many iowers-so we
may note signs OF spring in charity aud reform.
These will be indicated 10 us in the varied re-
ports OF the committees. Everywhere there is
an increased and intelligent interest Little by
little the gathered groups Of societies, working
here aud there on some one phase OF the great
charity problem become conscious that they
part OF a vast movement extending over
the whole country-indsed throughout the
whole woodworking kindly scientifically, to
relieve to cure those who are troubled in
mind broken In courage, detective in intel
lect. neglected by parents or gone wrong in
life. Not only to relieve, but to anticipate the
conditions which bring about this trouble.
| note with regret the abolition OF the state
DOhrd IN Wisconsin, ana the Official failing out
of our longtime fellow workers in that board.
We trust, however that they will still be with
US in the years that are to come, giving us the
benefit of their experience and the strength OF
their counsel.
Since we last met our friend, DR.. A. G. Byers,
longtime member OF this conference, and more
recently its president has been called up
higher. We miss his earnest word, his quick
wit. his apt story, his kindly smile. But his
life work goes on. God bures his workmen
but carries on their work. Ills life is now be-
come part OF the great social forces that work
for the salvation of the world. He is built
into the institutions aud sentiments of
the state of Ohio aud of the country. He
has become one Of the choir invisible.
memorial has been prepared by his friend
an j associate, DR.. Wines. and an hour has been
set apart for memorial exercises.
wish especially, at this time, to direct your
attention to the need of state registration of
the dependent the defective and the delinquent
classes.
The longer one works in this field OF charity
and correction, where lie scattered about on
every hand the divine fragments of humanity,
the more one is impressed with the seriousness
OF the work that is to be done; with its magni-
tude, and with its complex nature, and the deli
cate problems that it presents for solution.
propose to introduce into the various states
having state boards OF charity the methods al
ready obtaining In the charity organization, the
same careful investigation, reyistrs ON. CLASH
fcation; and that these shall be Aiform, and
shall be made the basis for the annual reports
TO this conference and OF possible national
bureau OF charities aud correction.
Ny proposition is this: That ia the central
Office of each board OF state charities there
sha l be registered the inmates of the various
state benevolent and correctional institutions,
of all county institutions and, so far as posi-
bic, all inmates OF private institutions; that
abe main facts. all with regard to them be
kept in a card catalogue; and that these regis