The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-30
DE rELcHlN FAITH HOME.
An Appeal from Ono Who Ii Inter
cstcd In the work.
To tho Editor OF The Post.

An Appeal from One Who Ii Inter-
cstcd In the Work.
To tho Editor OF The Post.
The De Pelchin Faith Home, one Of the
monuments of Houston will. when COM
pleted be pointed out TO visitors with pride.
Just at the present in its unfinished state.
We walt to see II It will be Il success ere
we say ut u ours 30 prone Is human
nature to wait for the success OF any under
taking before giving even the help OF
approval. Few cities In this Empire state
have had more noble mon and woneh--
those who gave the best of their lives for
the good Of the city and State--than Hous-
ton. Is 1t not surprising that 80 few char
itablc institutions stand as lasting monu-
ments to the memory Of Ter pioneer oill-
! zens?
| | am told that S250C Is needed now To
complete the Faith Home building. How
| quickly and easily THAI. amount might be
raised If our people could understand and
appreciate the necessity OF such home.
| Why not send TO the building committees
| a free-wili offering? dollar from every
| citizen who is able to give that amount
| would quickly remove the burden from the
| hearts OF those who are auxiously saying,
| day by day: Who will hclp?" Years a2u
q woman gave her life to Houston---an EN-
tire conservation OF herself to the city OF
her adoption. l have seen her doing the
/ most mental work. that she might help 10
make comfortable the wretched beings UNI
der her care In the hospital. What this
noble woman did for the sin sick and suf-
| fering OF this city no one VIII over know
! When there seemed rolled upon her life
this last burden OF providing home fol-
Tia, ID .ft to hfaxv harG E<Ntf
burned within her and how every energy
WAS directed to this one object When che
had lived lust long enough to see aud know
that this home. the child OF her broad
loving heart, was very good, she was re-
moved--taken TO her reward. and the bur,
den rolled upon the hearts OF faithful
few. Shall this woman's life OF consecra'
ton and self sacrifice go for nauGhtY lie
the city rise up and say. We Will build thi
monument Of brick and mortar to the mem
Dry of Kezzlal De Pelchin. while In gu
hearts shall ever be ershrined more iast
| ing monuments, Could the suffering, III
poor. aye, the WELL whom she helped
come f0rwarsffnow with their offerings
the sum OF $500 would be In hand befor
the workncn had put the finishing touc
upon the building.
Fathers and mothers who sit in darkene,
homes longing for the touch OF loving it'll
handl now stll and cold beneath the sod
can YOU not give q little cot for the home
A cot In memory OF your little one so sas
with GOdy A cot to be cailad by the nam
YOU love better than life? Let every cot b
u memory cot sacred to the donor, and Will
ever q prayer that the dear Savior VIII
s once took little children up In his arms
! may bless the little ones who shall occup,
the Faith Home cots. The cots SHOULD
all be white enameled iron and the f,,rnioh
I llnEs be marked with the same. Alread,
this loving thought has come into The
. hearts OF some fathers and mothers VIII
have set aside sums for the purpose Of
giving cots when the home Is finished