The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-29
HOME FOR FRIENDLESS CHILD
ZEN, NEWPORT, r.. /.

now I'm the 33d year OF Its existence. Ill
Us not sectarian. but Is under PrOtes-
tant management. Children who have
one Lying parent are received as well
as orphans Thus. motherless children
OF poor working men. or the children
OF poor widows. who are obliged to la
Dor at some employment which
must deprive their children of proper
care. or children of parents who are
unable, temporarily, TO provide for
them are receivel>a at the home. Pay
ment, not exceeding a dollar week. is
some times required from parents who
are able to allow at at the discretion
of the trustees OF the home
The comfortable house is located at
the corner of Mary and School street i'm
one OF the quiet localities or Newport
and is surrounded by the homes of
some of Newport's permanent resi-
dents
Food, clothing ana schooling lis pro-
vided for the destitute children in the
home and at suitable age some are
bound out 20 respectable families. 9TH
ers 10 learn useful trades or occupa-
uons. During the summer excursions
TO the beach are frequently taken, that
the children may have the fresh air
and freedom in larger Amounts than
the playground. An occasional drive is
also much enjoyed through the
thoughtful Kindness OF friends. 1t is
very interesting TO note the pleasure W
the children in their little flower gar
dens at the home
The summer school is held at the
home four mornings a week i'm the long
vacation, during the sessions OF G
public schools the children attend the
Coddington and Clarke street schools.
hA Il Ind
en. The Sunday school and the sew
ing school connected with Trinity
church are regularly attended.
During the past two or three years
the capacity of the house was so taxed
that last autumn a mansard roof was
added. thereby providing for the shell
ter Of about twenty more children. A
fire escape was also built and many
important changes were made In the
drainage system.
The children come from wretched
homes and many have inherited tdint-
ed constitutions. bur tho regular hab-
its and simple. wholesome food soon
cause a beneficial effect and notable
change in appearance.
one of the former boys I'm the home
enlisted in the First Rhode Island vol
unteerS and was private i'm Company |
a He was the first native of Newport |
10 die III rhe regiment Snd was buried |
with military honors I'M St Mary's |
cemetery. Newport. A squad of the |
Newport Artillery company served as |
escort at his funeral I
Much gratitude is felt and expressed |
Tor the very generous contributions |
that have made il possible TO continue /
TINS important work for the poor little |
ones during SO many years. Today the |
institute is free from debt and has a |
SUFFICIENT sum to continue without en- |
barrassment. The wealthy summer |
residents OF Newport are largely in
strumental in bringing about this hap
py condition. The cooperation of |
friends outside the institute is recog- |
nzed as OF value not only II the chill |
dren. but the managers as well. Th,
work Is recognized as sacred one
That demands untiring zeal and faith
fulness. The need of sympathy is felt
and solicited for the little ones for
whom N the Providence NJ the Hea-
-Nenly eatbeF-tAa- managers OF this
home stand as guardians.
WELCOME TO PROVIDENCE.
The meeting of the American Board
OF Commissioners for Foreign Missions.
TO be held next week Oct g. I'm the I'm
Ion Congregational church. Providence.
VIII be notable event. This will be the
nineteenth annual meeting; IL will open
at p. m. Tuesday and close Friday
noon, oct. g. On Tuesday evening. Rev.
u, I. Adams. ID. ID. of San Francisco,
Cal. VIII preach the annual sermon
There is special need at this time for
all members Of Congregational church
es 10 give much thought to the mission
work OF their denomination. Concern
ing the coming meetings the editors of
THE Congregationaltst' says:
4, 1t Is in recognition OF the great need
or wise counsel at this time that a
special letter has been sent from the
missionary rooms to every corporate
member or the American Board, urging
him to attend the annual meeting
Never has it's summons to it's members
'been more imperative than now to give
time and deliberation to It's affairs Its
president has been taken suddenly
away just when his experience in that
Office was coming TO be OF high value.
II carries the burden OF a debt of
SSSOO0. With diminishing receipts and
tbs great sum to provide for the
Board faces grave problems for main (
tanning It's mission stations, and looks
anNiously to the many new opportuni-
ties which plead earnestly FOR it's SER
vice. Never were our Lords words
more pertinent than they are now TO
thOse disciples in ,rusted with the spa-
cial responsibility 20 give his GOSPEL to
all the nations: The harvest is plente-
Gus. but the labOrers are few: pray We
therefore the Lord of the harvest that ( ,
he send forth laborers into his harvest '
Never In the Christian centuries wasthe
harvest 50 plenteous as today The ,
only reason now that laborers arc few I
Is that the sciples 60 not furnish the
money 10 send them 90 the whitening .,
fields. Many labhrers are waiting and u
longing % go. The summons to Provi- c
1ence october 3. Is this vear especially d
from the Lord OF the harvest and tho {
business is plain and urgent All lovers Il
~ the kingdom ought to pray daily that {
that meeting may bring new zeal into
the churches for foreign missions" v
As these meetings are coming a week d
after the close OF the International I
Council IN Boston Il Is expected that
many in attendance upon those meet
ngs VIII be present here. From every N
There Is more Catdrrh In this sectio, 81
N the country than all other diseases .
out together. and until the last Few 10
Years was supposed 20 be incurable. E'o-
great many years doctors pronsuncs1 n
2 n local disease. and prescribed Iocai | m