Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-04-04
Methods and Plans of the Chill
dren's Home Society OF
Virginia.
Communicated,


This Society Is auxiliary to the
National Children's Home Society, which
through It's various branches has placed
in families IS 900 homeless children.
The Society Is INSTRUMENTATION"
The methods employed by the Society
are natural and economical. Natural
because rearing Of children In families Is
the Divine plan; economical because the
experience OF the Society in 20 States
shows that the average expense OF caring
for child and settling 1t In family Is
only $50 while the cost of maintaining q
child in an orphan asylum is $150a year"
"1he plan is not a mere theory. 1t
has been In successful operation for years
in many of the States. Experience has
shown that there are more homes want
ing children than there are homeless
children" The duty Of the local Board
is to find out neglected, abused, and
homeless children, clothe them neatly
and send thcm TO the State Board to be
placed in families. To find homes want
ing children in their locality, and to look
after children placed in homes in reach
OF them.
The State Superintendent also visits
these homes to see II the children are
getting along we'll. Mr.. Maybee who is
at the head Of this work in Virginia. is
native OF Toronto, Canada, and a minister
Of the Methodist church. He has the.con-
fldence of the best people OF our State
and Of other States. He Is thoroughly In
earnest. and full of zeal and love for the
work, which he Is doing to rescue these
immortal souls from destruction and to
gain them for the kingdom of Christ,
"These children who come from evil
surroundings are In 80 cases out OF 100
saved for the Master" "If a drunken
old repIobate and thief, whose whole life
has been spent in sin Of the yilest form,
will only place himself in the keeping Of
the Lord Jesus Christ, He will cleanse
him and make him pure, fit to associate
with the best and purest In the land,
and will you doubt His power to keep
little child whose feet have just entered
the downward path, II those feet have
been turned into the paths of holiness,
by the loving faithful training in godly
home.
About the middle Of February, Rev.
VIM. J. Maybee, president Of the Chill
dren's Home Society Of Virginia, visited
Lexington In the interest Of the work.
A meeting OF the ladies Of the different
churches OF the town was held at Mrs. ii.
II. Myers and an advisory board OF the
Chlldren's Home Society of Virginia was
organized, The following ladies were
elected to constitute the board: Mrs D,
W. Shanks and Mrs. II. IL. Myers OF the
Presbyterian congregation; Mrs. j. E.
Heck and Mrs. j. A. Jackson Of the
Methodist congregation Mrs. X. X.
Witt and Mrs. J. Z. Elford Of the Baptist
and Mrs. 7. NJ Semmes
and Mrs. A. L. Koones OF the
Episcopal congregation Officers Of the
advisory board were chosen as follows:
Mrs. D. W Shanks, president; Mrs, X.
r Witt, vice president; Mrs. j. E.
Heck, secretary; Mrs. A. L. Koones,
treasurer; Mr.. Paul NJ. Penick, counsel.
Any person knowing Of homeless
children to be provided for and any good
family desiring to adopta child should
communicate with Mrs. James E. Heck,
secretary Of local board, Lexington, or
Rev. W. J. Maybee, superintendent,
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