The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-04-08

1.-THE SALEM H0ME.' %
THIS CHARITY IS NOW TEN
YEARS OLD.

The Institution is Under the Manage
ment of Ladies of the Moravian
Church But is Undenomina-
tional-How Poor Cared For.
We have within our Twin.City a
J very modest but at tie same time a
! very efficient charity. which is not as
well known as it should be. 1t is by
no means a small organization, but
I the system is so complete that it sell
| dom comes before the public. and
hence is really comparatively speak
| ing unknown. We allude to what is
usually termed "The Salem Home"
This charity is now ten years old and
| SENTINEL representative recently
, made thorough study OF it's history,
met no is OF work, sources of support
and extent Of the work, and the study
revealed very many inter esting points.
A general outline of this very success
| full work will no doubt be Of interest
to our readers and possibly some OF
ther othe good.works in our comnun-
| ity may pick up hint here and there
| as to the methods, while all will GER
| tain]y rejoice with the managers of
the Salem Home as they celebrate the
! first ten years of their history So sue
cessfully.
In the year 1887 the idea was agi-
| tated, having In view the founding OF
home for persons who were deserv-
| ing of help but who were without
homes of their own. A "Dorcas Cir
| Gle" was established, which became
| the governing power of the movement.
| This circle at first rented rooms in a
| house near the lower end Of Salem,
| and a number of persons, younger or
older were provided with a home and
home comforts. The work was evil
| IDENTIFY a needed work and hence later
steps were taken to secure perma
! nent building Money was soon Sc
| cured by earnest efforts and liberal
gifts, and the pOperty formerly be-
longing to the late Henry Lemly, on
Main street, was purchased, and since
| then has been known as the Salem
| Home. The ladies have spent be-
tween 81 500 and $1,000 on the pur-
chase and repair of the property.
| Since the opening of the Home more
| than sixty persons have been cared
| for. 1t must be remembered that the
/ inmates do not enter only for a season,
| but they spend the remaining portion
| Of their lives in the home In many
| cases. In other cases the persons re-
| ceived are children, and these are
cared .or till suitable families can be
| found where the children can be shell
tered.and raised. There are at present
twenty-five persons living in the
Home and this number seldom falls
below fifteen. The oldest resident is
| IS years and the youngest child Of
years.
| A gentleman speaking to the writer
some days since, said that he knew of
no money spent anywhere which seem
ed to accomplish so much good for SC
shall an amount. The following state
ments will show what he meant by
the expression. Although there are
usually about 25 inmates of the hoMe,
the cost of the year is only about 5000
each 500 expended. Or placing it in
another way each member of the in
per circle, who gives S25 per year, fur.
nishes by means Of that gift a COM
Portable home, good wholesome food
kind nursing and the interest OF the
ladies who superintend, for an entire
year. We doubt if any better invest
in the Old North State. The ladies
who do this work deserve the highest
praise and consratulation for what
they attain with so small sum OF
money. Nor are their methods of Sc
curing this money less worthy of oul
admiration. As before said the Home
is seldom brought before the genera
public, through it is really without
endowment.
The income is secured in the fol
lowing manner: Each member of the
inner circle gives 81 per month, or $2-
per year. Connected with the inner
circle of workers are other regularly
organized circles The "Warnine
Ten" by the sale of cakes and home
made candies supply the wood for the
! year. The"Willing Workers." another
organization, supplies coffee and sugar
The "Neighborhood Circle" assist
Hand Circle" donates So each month
though this last named organization
is not really connected with the hom'
proper. The County Commissioner
recognize the fact that this home pro
vides for quite number who woul(
otherwise fall to their care, and il
view of this fact they donate 800 eacl
year toward the expenses. Finally w
may add that during the course of
ing, etc, from friends in town ant
, country, find their way to the com
, mittee having in charge this YER
. worthy cha rity. Thus the work goe
modestly and steadily on, with few
knowing how much is really being &C
, comDlished, but with many who ar
alone and friendless and poverty
. stricken blessing the sweet charity o
the ladies about whom we are writ
! ing.
IL The work is stric6ly undenomina
tional, in SO far that it matters no
! | who the needy one is, whether cor
! nected with one church or another, o
3 to no church, the committee will tax
care of them, just SO far as thei
means and accommodations will aC
NIT of. While In its work the Home
Is undenominational,t the care of tn
Institution is with the ladies of tn
Moravian Church.
When next you pass down by tn
old Salem Hotel, notice the neat an
newly painted house on the corner bt
: low, opposite side of the street., an
a you will be able to admire the goo
taste the ladies have shown In select
ing and caring for those who nee
e their care.
A Relic Recovered.
The Gordonsville Va Gazette sayt
!. "Capt. Milton Lynn, of this place, ha
!. In his possession a % calibre revolve
which was captured by his brother
. who was in Mosby's command, from
( Federal lieutenant In Fairfax county
in 1862, and presented to him by hi
e brother in 1863 On the second Sur
day morning in October, 1867, Capital
Lynn, while on his way to Louis
Court House, lost his valuable reli,
|, which. strange to relate: he recovere
on Tuesday, March IL, 1897. Th
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