The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-28

was so splendid that ii turned darkness
| into light, so that it could be seen and
commented upon, and so / say the gen.
erosity of these Kearns should be rec
Ognized and appreciated and emulated
! by their fellows
I congratulate them upon the selec-
ton of so worthy a charity as an or
phanage. of all the long list of chalf-
ties, l think none could be worthier
than caring for the poor orphans or, as
the Scotch poet beautifully expresses
it:
When a ither bairnies are hushed to
their hame
By aunties or cousin or frecky grand
dame
VIVA stands last. and lanely an naebody
carir?
'Tis the puir dotted loonie-the mitherless
BARN.
"oh speak ma him harshy-he trembles
He bends to your bidding and blesses your
In their dark hour of anguish the heart
less shall learn.
That God deals the blow for the mither-
less BARN.
Il am proud to be present upon this
occasion to take part in these exercises,
as | regard this days work as not only
laying the corner stone of this orphans
home, but that it is laying the corner
stone of a new and greater charity in
out midst. Ii it be true that every man,
no matter how humble, sets an example
that somebody initiates, surely one such
deed as this viii beget many others.
Let US hope that il will be so, and let
the joy and satisfaction that will come
to the authors of this benefaction in
the knowledge that they have contrib
uted to the happiness of the hundreds
of orphan children who viii find refuge
here become an inspiration for others
to do likewise.
The men and women, with Bishop
Seaman at their head who Will conduct
this orphanage when it is built. have
devoted their lives to doing good TO
their fellow creatures. Surely the little
orphans will be safe in their keeping.
May God bless every effort put forth
in Utah and elsewhere to feed the
hungry, to clothe the poor, to comfort
the mourner, to care for the sick and
the unfortunate, the widowed and the
and may the orphanage be-
gun this day be erected without him
drance. accident or delay, and when it
is completed, may it stand as an endur-
ing monument to him who said: Suffer
little children to come unto me and
forbid them not, for of such is the
kingdom Of heaven
Prescription of Trowel.
An impressive feature of the ceremo-
MES was the presentation of the me-
mortal trowel to Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
kearns by Hon. c. S. Varian. and Mir.
KearnS RESPONSE. The trowel is of
solid silver and is inscribed: Present
ed 10 Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Kearns by
Marion & Fielding, contractors of St. /
AIMS Orphanage;- used at the laying
Of the cornerstone. Aug. %. 1899. Rt. /
Rev. l.. Seaman officiating. Salt Lake !
City, Utah"
Mr.. Varian said: Some years ago
our good bishop undertook the work, |
on behalf Of the great church he rep
resents, of gathering into the fold the |
homeless and fatherless children. go
nS into the mountains and byways for I
he waits on the shores of humanity. !
Aided by the sisters, the bishop strug- /
sled along through the years. some /
now keeping the little fold of children. /
finding a way out of every |
difficulty that presented itself. 1t was I
| great and noble charity. The insti- |
-ution was carried on by the practical /
wisdom of the great church. always |
ooking to the physical and spiritual +
Welfare of the orphans. Underlying |
he whole was the spirit of sacrifice. /
But life that is worth living at all is
made up of sacrifices and self-abnega-
ion. From within and not without. the
work of the orphanage was born of a
of we'll doing, born of a
continuous struggle
Hope of the Future.