The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-02-02

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adults and 80 babies, the third yea
81 adults and 49, babies, and this yea
, up to date, 81 adults and 43 babies
During the first year women wer'
taken in for one or two nights only
but this was deemed inadvisable, ant
the disseminating Of this method ha
somewhat reduced the numbers il
later ye-rs. Abnut one half of tn,
inmates have gone back to their home.
and families, and, with very few ex-
ceptions, the others have been pro
vided with homes. Only one has
died and three left without the
consent Of the managers. Of the
1879 infants a little more than one.
half were admitted with their
young mothers. The others were
born at the home. Fifty seven have
been adopted, seven;y-six kept By
their mothers, twen,y-six have died
while at the home and thirty-six have
been placed in a,ylums. The larges.
number at the home at any one time
was thirty-six adults and twelve in
fants. This occurred this year, and
his number remained two months.
PURELY A WORK OF CHARITY.
So far there has been no lack of
room, but the management has many
times been in need of money to keep
the institution On its feet. The main
tenance Of the home is purely a work
Of charity. 1t has no revenue, and is
carried on solely by voluntary en- RI
buttons. So far these contributions
have come from comparatively few
and the management is now in need
OF about 5000 to meet the expenses for
the year. The inmates do the work
of the house and take care of III. sick,
but nothing is done whereby any
remuneration is received. The board,
medical trea mSnt, nursing and
when necessary, are furnish
ed free to the unfor,un ,tes. The
m anagers are making a special effort
to enlargs their field of usefulness the
year, AMI are Anxious tn Il
the general public shall know of their
work, aud all the home with their
contributions. Anything in the ma
ture of groceries, full and god wear
ing apparel for women and infants
will be gladly received. The home is
intended to encourage and no, to de-
.troy self resrect, and hence worn out
is not wanted. The inmates
are made to feel that while they may
De objects of charity. the charity he
slowed upon them is for their mental
md mo-pl rather than their financial |
,elp.
ALL CLASSES CARED FOR.
A large majority of the inmates are
esidents OF this state, and they come
rom all ranks in life. While many
re those whose lives have been spent
q domestic services, about one-third
ave never worked out The latter
re mostly daughters living at home,
Vho have been wronged under prom
t marriage. Some OF these daughters
ave been taken 70 the Home By their
fathers and mothers to
e sheltered and taken care of until
hey could be returned to them with
. vestige Of shame upon them. Some
the scenes at the Home are ex
remedy pathetic One gray-h ,ired
Id couple, father and mother, with
roken hearts, brought their daughter
OF yet IA years and left her until
fter her baby Was borne and then
'ok her home again, no one being
he wiser except the man who COM
lifted the crime. There have been
aughters driven from home because
their sin. Daughters who have
'me to the on pretense of seeking !
nployment, but in reality to lose .
'emseIves. in their despair, to all q
lat il goodr These have been taken |
Ire Of at the Home, and are now l
spectacle women. Quite a numb ar G
the girl inmates before their fall |
I'd been members OF churches, ard I
veral had been active workers in the 4
lurch and Sunday school. '
SHAME KEPT FROM THE WORLD c
The Home has tenderly cared for b
ese unfortun9tes, who had not b
nned as much as they had been d
nned az ,inst, and they have e me il
'ck to life with the secret of their h
,es hidden with cd and the officers e
the Home. One of these girls \
,ain took her place at the Sunday t
hool organ, and, knowing the frailty o
mankind and the love and weak. I
IS of women from actual h
parience, labored with a A
eat deal more Zeal and love Ii
r the Master than che had ever done S
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