The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-06-09
A WORTHY CHARITY

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Croenviilo. Tennessee. It's
Benevolent Oplects-What II
Has Accomplished-How II Is
Conducted.
In al the south no benevolent in
stitntioa l. doing a grsnder work
than The Industrial Home and
school % Greenviile. Team. under
the management and direction Of that
noble Christian woman. Mrs. f. f.
| Wiley.
Its work IL is 10 care for. train and
educate the helpless. neglected chill
dren. orphaned o. otherwise. 81 the
territory comprised in the Helston
conference Of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church, South. embracing East
Tennessee. = portion Of North Geor-
gia aud Southwest Virginia.
The Institution WAS established
sud chartered in 1895. There are
two excellent buildings: also a school
building. a laundry aud barn, which,
together with sixty acres Of land. IL
held free from debt. 1T an aggregate
cost Of s20. 900.
In 10 date one hundred and thir-
ty children have been received in the
| home. These are taught the usual
home industries, and have excellent
scholastic advantages. together with
careful moral and spiritual oversight.
some have been placed in homes.
where. while they assist IN house
bold work. they receive parental and
financial consideration. II children
manifest scholarly tendencies. care is
taken to give them adequate sdvan-
tsges. but all are required 10 master
a self-supporting business.
ANY child under ten years OF age,
male or female. Of pure Caucasian
blood, OF sound mind and body, not
wholly %depraved. may be admitted.
No salaries soc paid. all service
being voluntary. except in the case Of
the primary teacher. The heavier
work is done by women whose chill
dren are bcnefcisrics and the older
children assist in the work OF house
and farm. The farm is fairly we'll
stocked aud is produce largely sup
plies the table.
The spirit Of the institution j. non.
sectarisu. No question j. sskcd As
TO church utilization. The search Is
, for the child. aud the end desired
an embodiment Of those sterling
qualities underlying that highest cx
preston Of creative power-an hon.
est citizen.
Expenses arc met by voluntar,
contributions. these running annual,
% from $4,000 20 $4,000. An embarg.
. l. laid on debt. thus compelling
20 sound. though msy BE- slower, growth
The management is organized in
A TO departments. viz. supplies, spe
cial collections aud press work. /
> addition. the church auxiliary soci
cites assess themselves a stated sun
% be raised annually To this tim
u this last department has not gone b,
d yond $1,000.
,e The outlook OF this child-savin
stallion h. very encouraging. lts i'm
portauce D.. sounding is call NJ al
' door ct individual stewardship an
Is many contributions come lin II
In name. Many cfthese are hard carr
ed. aud given through self denial.
One was a gift of $500 from q
aged widow. whose toll had bougI
her little mountain farm. aud who
energy and thrift had stocked a.
j. kept il successfully. and made hertz
~ providential friend 20 many in me-
d, Of kindly aid.
TO-. a young aud cultured woman
limited means. out Of her toll
family support, semi q check for -
' 90.
y Trained nurses divide their prof
he with the institution.
ne Pennies come from miners CHI
ma drcn.
Orphans who have been placed
other homes divide their wages.
Adopted children send their VA.
box collections.
IN Citizens like John :. Martin.
me r. Frtts aud Creed F. Bates.
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n, Journolman, King and Bruner.
Knoxville; Hodge. LotsPeitoh, 81
."' ner. Of Mordstown, aud many 9th.
ice have blest sud made possible q
Ick great work for the children.
III The largest single contribute
~ one thousand dollars is from pr. q
Mrs. :. h. Cook. Of Chattanooga.
4" whose sainted daughter the "Bs
Cottage" il named.
In view OF the fact that COM
the VISITS have been placed 10 this bet
ing environment, the county courts
vas beginning 20 make appropriations
their benefit.
Aa in6unsry u already beguu
!" memsry ol ths hV,le s1a OF =
az Williams Of juhuson City. sna ,o'
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