The morning call., 1894-10-28
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ORPHANs-J. T., City. Children who are
placed in either the Protestant or the Catholic
orphan asylums Of San Francisco are taken
care of in the institutions during the period OF
Ihelr minority, unless before they become OF age
suitable homes are found for them. The fol-
lowing are the rules that govern the discharge
OF children from theP rOtestant asylum:
No child shall be sent out either for indenture
or adoption, except on trial for three months. NO
chile lndentnred under 10 ears OF age e. or Deior
capabe or writing legible hand. Children can
be adopted at any age under 10 years. All appli-
cations Tor indenture or adoption must be made
TO somo member o. the discharge ommlttee aud
satisfactory reference given, after which the case
shall be presented to the board for
adopted except into Protestant families.
and no child put out to serve in any restau-
rant, saloon theater Persons taking children
for 1ndenture must pledge themselves to provide
three months instruction in the English
branches each year until the child is IA years
of age and all apprentices must receive at the
expiration OF the term of service SO and TWO
good suits or clothing. PersoBs adopting chill
dren must promise to bring them up. educate
and provide for them in every respect as If they
uere their own. The discharge committee Ia:
Mrs. {. o. GerDerding 1918 Clay street: Mrs. d.
w. Horsburgh, l5l7 Washington street; MRS. w
r. smedberg. 1911 Lsrkin street.
Tie rule iD the Catholic asylum is that an
orphan may first be turned over 10 tie care and
custody of the nearest relative In case the gov
eTnng power OF The institution is satisfied that
the relative Is proper person OF good moral
character. aud has the means to give the CHILD a
good home and coed education. Then Chill.
dren may also be adopted from the asylum or
may be indentured. but IN such cases there must
also be satisfactory proof OF the moral standing
OF the applicant. The rule IS not so strict
as with the Protestants in the matter of allow
lnE chiluren TO be lax u by families OF creed
o!HeIent from that Of the child the only re-
strctioD piaced upon such child is that IL shall
80, seht 10 Catholic churcn TO attend TO It's re-
iiglous ontles: The authorities Of the asylum
nave VIDE discretion in tile matter and each
case Is acted upon on its merits. Applications
Youths Directory.
<A-NO Ire nLAVES- h. III. H.,
CampDell, Santa Clara County, Cal. There is no
record that Abraham Lincoln ever issued "a
proclamation or suggestion to the Sonthern
Confederacy, that If they would Iay down their
arms they might retain their slayesn On the
9th OF March, 1862, Lincoln sent message 70
Congress In which he recommended a gradual
abolition OF slavery and Offering pecuniarv com,
peusatlon TO slave owners. Congress passed An
act In conformity with this but no result fol-
lowed. I1 April, Congress passed an act which
Lincoln approved, emancipating all slaves in
the District OF Columbia, with compensation IN
owners, but in no case was the owner to receive
more than $500 for any slave. In June, Con-
gress prohibited slavery in all the Territor-
les On the 18th of July, Lincoln