The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-23

gives her poor broken con trite heart tic
the Lord Jesus, and strives to. lead 8
new life, though, like many in oul
churches, they some times stumble and
1all, but Jesus, like our tender mothers
VIII not despise us when we fall. but
aft US up again. A few have left the
home and gone back into Sinful life
! preferring the husks of the swine to the
wholesome food In q Fathers home. but
| the cases are rare. Generally they are
only too glad to lie allowed to go into
Christian homes and earn All honest
livelihood, and the demand for their
services Is always greater than the
supply. 4 b,
We know of only six out Of the forty
eight received the past year who have
| gone out, we know not where. One was;
taken very sick soon after leaving and
sent for the lnatron. We sent the doctor
to her. He finding her i'll and needing
great attention, we had her sent to the
city hospital at the alulshouse, where
she Is still in a critical condition. They
nave many times come back to us and
begged to be taken back after leaving
voluntarily. Two girls forced the staple
Of the locked gate and escaped because
they We're not allowed to use snuff in
the Home. -Four have been sent to the
aln,shouse as hopelessly diseased, two
OF them mentally and one paralyzed.
Those OF unSound mind were not con-
sidered safe to be about the house
where there were eight or ten little
children. Three girls have been sent
for by their parents after remaining at
the Home for several months. One
went to Tier husband in New Orleans,
Where he said he had secured work, and
took her child with her.
INSTANCES OF RESCUE.
One woman was sent to us from the
mission, while her husband was there
and out Of work. When he secured work
tod 4
live with him. One girl, Ia years old,
enticed here ostensibly to get work, from
western North Carolina, was sent to the
Home by the Police Justice till her
mother could be heard from who said IL
we could get work for her she would
nus been giving great satisfaction in a
beautiful homo. One Of the girls was
married at the Atlantic hotel by q min
lister. Wf.
DONATIONS.
The donations to the Home during the
year have been exceedingly liberal. Mr..
Davis, the baker has given us eOO
loaves Of bread. One butcher has given
500 pounds Of meat, another $40 pounds
or fresh beef, another 1GO pounds, an
other 200 pounds; AGO pounds Of salt pork
by one grocer. Each OF these give the
meat weekly. Ten dollars worth Of fish
has been sent and the wholesale grocers
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barrels OF potatoes, two boxes OF crack
ers, two sides of salt pork, three barrels
or apples. Private parties have given
twenty cans Of tomatoes ten cans corn,
thirty pounds coffee, fifty pounds
sugar and three bags meal Cape
Charles Union sent q sugar barrel filled
with GIL sorts of provisions, sugar, tea,
flour. coffee, potatoes, lard, preserves
and a lot of canned goods, besides a
large package OF dry goods for dresses
for the girls and babies; 2G0 garments,
twenty pairs shoes, four and one-half
tons Of coal and eight loads Of wood, be-
sides many incidentals too tedious to
mention. But for these generous dona-
tions We could not possibly have MAIN
ta1ned our large family. ranging from
eighteen to 'tweney all The time. Be-
sides this undertakes have been very
kind One has given us six burials
without cost. One other buried one in
FAINT without charge. So of the eight
deaths during the year we have paid for
but one burial. The city has most gene