The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-02-07

Childs's employees who has not at one
time or another, experienced and real
lied his worldwide charity and his help
full and kindly tact.
At the meeting of the international
typographical union held in Pittsburg
i'm 1888, a gift was made To the union OF
$4,000, Of which half was from Mr..
Childs, the other from A. J. Drexel. The
gift was made without conditions, and IL
was resolved to use the sum as the
nucleus Of "A fund to erect q, permanent
building which should be a memorial OF
the donors. The exact character OF the
building was undetermined for some
time, but finally IL was determined TO
erect home for aged and invalid print
ers. To increase the foundation fund OF
the institution it was resolved that the
printers east of the Mississippi should
set "a thousand ems" for the fund on
each Of Mr.. Childs's recurring birthdays.
May y. and that those west of the Mis-
sissippi should similarly celebrate Mr..
DreXels birthday. Sept. 13. The fund
rapidly grew and in 1891 the foundations
Of the home were laid in Colorado
Springs, one Of the most beautiful and
healthful sections Of the country. The
home was formally opened May u. 1892.
It is almost as impossible TO enumerate
all the public benefactions OF Mr..
Childs as il IS to record his private deeds
Of charity. They were so numerous and
Of such varied character that all record
of many IS lost. Among them, however,
"A few deserve particular mention, and
chief among them Is the fountain erected
TO the memory Of Shakespeare in his ma
tive town Of Stratford-on-AvOn.
other BenefactionS.
Among Mr.. Childs's other great public
benefactions may be mentioned the me-
mortal window To Milton and St Mar
garets church, Westminster: the Win
dow TO Herbert and Cowper in TYestmin~
ster abbey. the monuments and memo
rial tablets he has caused to be erected
to Leigh Hunt, Edgar Allen Poe and the
astronomer, Richard Proctor. Among
the latest OF his gifts of this character
was the erection Of the great Prayer
Book Cross" near san Francisco, 10
mark the spot where Sir Francis Drake
landed and where the religious services
in the English language were first held
on the western shores Of America.
The DreXel institute of Philadelphia.
of which he was first Vtce-president, and
since the death of the founder. president
of the board Of managers, has received
his constant help and encouragement. To
it he has donated priceless treasures OF
art and literature and he has given 20 IL
his best energies that It might achieve its
great success.
The only public Office that Mr.. Cllilds
C0ulQ ever DC INDUCED 10 nOlu was The
honorary one Of president OF the board
Of visitors TO the military academy at
West Point, which was conferred upon
him by President Cleveland. he had
presented TO the military academy a
handsome portrait OF Cen. Grant and.
meeting at West Point Gems. Sherman
and Sheridan, he urged them to allow
their portraits TO be painted at his eK-
pense and placed on either side Of the
great commander. This was accordingly
done, and, on the Sd day OF October,
1889, the portraits Of the three great gem
erals Of the war We're unveiled in what
will hereafter be known as Grant hall
Mr.. Childs was contributor to almost
every charitable society in this city, and
his private benefactions were countless.
There is no record Of these gifts, save
in the grateful hearts Of those who knew
him as the truest Of friends-the friend
in need. There was no one Of his en-
ployes, from the highest TO tho lowest,
who was not a recipient Of his bounty.
his charity or his tact and consideration.
There was no one Of the thousands OF
deserving strangers who appealed 10 him
and whom he could see his way to help
that he turned away. Not even his clos
est friends knew the whole Of his kindly
acts. Only in another and q better
world is the record kept OF his kindly,
charitable and helpful life.