The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-09-18
ASSEMBLY HOME:
AND SCHOOL
Professor SOmerviIle Writes OF Its
History.
THE GOOD WORK IT IS GOING
Founded BY the Late Rev. Or. A. P. Saundtrs-
Representatives from Many States and
Foie,pn Lands.

The Assembly Home and school WAS
founded in 1888 II Is u chartered mSti
tuition. Its object and aim Is the educa
ton and maintenance oi the children o
deceased Presbyterian ministers aud ms
sionaiirs. 1t Is the only institution o
It's kind in the world as lar as We know
The idea was conceived 10y the Rev Dr
Saund r. while iir was a missionary ll
Gr,rce Dr. Saunders was "a great ahd
rood man and tnis institution j. but The
( index of his generous and noble spirit
/ lie WAS a man Oi wonderirl ioltl ana be
heycd that Whatever was for the glory
of God WOuld beyond = donbt succeed
lllhealth caused him To givcup The work
i'm 1881. and the present supeIlut ndent,
Mr. ; ". Someryila was elected IN hi-
place. \ few years lIar DR.. Saunders
went his r,wurd. where donh less a
starry crown awaited him.
Eternity alone VIII reveal the good
that has been done 10y this Institution IN
maintaining and educating the children
oi deceased ministers and of missionaries,
and the Southern Presbyterian church
hns honored herself in establishing IT. Ol
the Young people in the Home, all those
-eparat "a from parents are care Tor IN
TWO hml liugs. the boys home under the
care of several widows Of ministers. the
pirl- are boarded with DR.. and Nrs
Kosebro in the dormitOry ct TIE College
Many of the mothers widows come here
tn be- with their children. In tins event,
the rml lren are boarded with theiI
mothers. which enables them To keel
their children under their own influence
and help her 10 maintain herself through
the service rendered them. MI are under
the careof the superut ni,ntoi The instl.
tuition. representing the church. Many ol
these widows have built their own homes
hy mems Of the It'll, insurance lett them
bv their husbands. and others Ient. The
College was ol.A.nany "a part oi the
Home and school. bur some years ago
the Assembly of the presbll rlan church
ordered the sale OF the College and the
trust es effect q this sale, 80 there Il no
financial connection between the two IN
stitutions. but they are mutually bene-
Gcinl the one TO the other and both are
moving forward.
The Home and School j. under the con
troll of the General Assembly oi the
southern Presbyt rian church, Whrh
Assembly consists OF thirteen Hynods OF
States. The institution j. dependent
upon the gifts from the various churches
and individuals of this Assembly.
I'm its early history it became evolved
in debt. but this difficulty has been re-
moved. and it is growing in favor with
God and man. Whilst the strictest
economy il and must be- exercised, and
great care must be used, aud whilst
many difficulties have been and must bt
overcome. we honestly believe il- sue
cess is inevitable. and that 1t is D. tined
to be one the most useful aud che he'd
d-uartn OF our church. We have
representatives here from nearly all oul
Southern States, and from many OF the
| foreign fields. such a. China, Brazil and
japan. 1t is a blessing not only to IN,
widows and orphans OF our deceased
ministers. but 20 our missionaries, u
whom the education Of their children II
the foreign lands is serious problem
and tbs problem is being admirably
solved by the Home and School
| have been prompt d to writ the
above by the kind spirit manifested by
the friends OF other denominations, by
the interest they have manifested by de-
string TO know the plan upon which ou'
work is conducted, and by the kind and
court GUS request Of the editors Oi thls
paper. >. W oomer''''' supp