Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-02-27
THEY BELONG TOALl
HOW They ARE CARED FOR
The tomsaiss>e GA Poor vkiss the
Ch'idr~s's hoal<--Aa AppropvAs-
tloa Cos fu<s R<conmen<1ed.

II any persons Who attended church
Yesterday lesr ~lt1 ieeLns that the ~
naou did not salt them and that the
services hal nos n4asls then better IL
Nonid not bs cat of place 10 tell theta
where 20 90 Eext Sunday morning q
receive a seFrsoE shich VII touch the
tsadsss-t feelings % tAs heart snsi
make tn-m tcel there /. practical "A
ssil - Theoretical way Of expressing
the religious feelings q Tire human
ssai
In this place 60 prayers are said huf
prayers x thankfillness. songs are
saag tut scngs ~ human kindness. At
The breakfast table thirty three pairs ef
little hands are folded and thirty three
little mouths say We are thankful Tor
AZ ~e have" That i al There 10 no
asking for other blessings than those set
before them. bur spirit of thankful
n~-s Tor ~hst they have - engr oieresi-
A visit 20 the chiidren's home on
Cherry street will affect tho hsr,i--t
heart aud the most worldly nsan - Kind.
lirr thoughts and genfisr sentiments.
There j. sermon ia each room. The
clean fcoFs The thirty heat and com.
fortshie little beds. the litlie kinder.
garten rcoai. and thu thirty hrighf httlr
faces al appeal 10 me nobler instincts.
History OF one OF Them.
The histories * sone Il the little in
mates - sal enough n bring tears e. the
eees Il anybody that hears IL One
lizzie bog y ~ a. secured home In the
coa1rry ass tlis story. 4 workman
~as hafrying down Stocking street one
e,isi niorning before daybreak when =
FAINT f.y attracted Ms attention. lie
followed the sound and found a little
ICY .n rags aud nth lying IA the corner
q yard. s,lt with cold ard neariy IN
conscious. The enid Uas carried "a
drug store near by. and when he had re-
vlxed nnough b talk. said bis father had
come hcue drunk The night before and
whipped him aud threw HIM out the
door. lie was taken % the Children's
home ard. urdeT the kind Influences e
the natron and attendants. he developed
into perfect little gentleman within
very fcW weeks. lie had never received
. klnd word IN his life and the parents
cafed - little for him that 10 inquiry
Ma mate by them a. % what had be
come u nifn. II was months before
fh~s knew where he wae. Left with bis
parents ard supported by the city poor
aerarfmfnf. The BOY would have doubt
ie-< Developed into vicious character.
A little girl not more than a month
Oh vas eft 10 her mother with a
woman IN the city The mother never
returned Tor her child. and il was taken
q the home \ kind family has now
adopted the little enc. and she viii BE
reared under : ~ Influences
n me hose are thitiy three children
who would al D. city cha-ges were II
rot f0r II l.eft - - caret for in The
ussai wy h vond cf~sf tae clty I'll Per
esek 81 Support racA - theus. and then
taes auttt 81 leff among the most
sic1as Surroundings. III Tel. ill clad.
dirty IL The home they are well ted.
vel clad, clean. trained in the kinder
g4rten. .eat 10 <chool ard given the best
tfsiaiag.
should H. Hopeful.
last Monday The board os managers
askt.l ~ city c11nei. 20 give so per
moutl i4x4rd buying Fuel for the home
IL as referred "a the committee on T-or
and yesterday morning Alderman Dan.
toe and Alderman tsii1cn visited the
homf - sec shat is needed. They found
the pIare very economically conducted
trcrr Is a uafrou "a charge. a man =
H'-1d - fhs boilers and % 10 the heavy
aors. an attendant Nbo sees "a tlressiry
ana undressing the chl.crsn AZ night
aal IN tas morning. and cleans their
rfruls turing he tay laundry worlan
afo ioes all she washing and ironing fpr
fne children and the help. Certainly 40
fsr - help - concerned the manage.
iasnf s. economical. The cenmittee Uas
ftFofsh.f Impressed aud Wil report -
uknt. ~e-ting forth IN fuA what they
found s1t re,pmmendr< that TIE cify
gay Stat Is asked TIE home i sup
ported entirely - charity and differs
frrm Many ~ cailrd charitable concerns
il fhs fscf that nobosiy has 20 ~ secr
ritz f,,r ccsts hefrfe the attic cnes are
taken IN. IL certainly tas taken a bur
Zen ~ m ne city per department and
= csri1z for he children much better
faaa hey cocld - cared Zoe IA any
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