The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-29
It is Expected That Hundreds
of Visitors Will Attend the
Dedicatory Exercises To-
day.
new STRUCTURE GREAT
Improvement OVER OLD
The Rev. Feeger Will Deliver
the Address of Welcome
A History of the WernIe
Home.

Home.
With the dedication OF the new
wernle Orphans Home today, the
Lutherans of this distrist will have
accomplished that for which they have
striven for years. Equipped with every
modern convenience, the new home
for the orphans Is great improve
ment over the old structure and meets
the requirements in every particular.
The Lutherans have cause to be proud
OF the result that has attended their
untiring and conscientious efforts in
the past.
The cost of the structure. including
the equipment. was $4,000 and the
entire amount has been paid. 1t is ex-
pected that hundreds OF visitors will
attend the dedicatory exercises this
morning in event weather conditions
prove favorable. The visitors will be
shown over the building. as the new
home will be open for the inspection
OF all who are interested. The Rev.
A. j. Feeger. pastor of st. Johns
church. will deliver the address Of vel
come, and there will be q number Of
speakers from out Of town. A band
from the Grace congregation Of Fort
Wayne and an orchestra from the st.
Pauls congregation Of Dayton will
furnish music for the occasion.
Something Of the history OF the
Wernle Orphans Home and an idea
Of what the new building is like may
be learned from the following, which
was prepared by the Rev. A. J. Fee
ger:
This institution in which fatherless
and motherless children are received,
where they find q home which cares
for them bodily and spiritually. was es.
tablished by the Evangelical Lutheran
Synod Of Ohio and other states. in
the year 1878. At q meeting of this
synod held at Wheeling, w. Va. It was
resolved to buy the building. together
with ten acres OF land, situated mile
and half southeast OF Richmond. This
building had already served various
purposes. Having originally been
erected by the Quakers as a school for
higher education It was later used as
water cure institution. 1t was pur.
chased for the synod by the st. Johns
congregation Of Richmond for $7,1OO
or this sum the congregation by vol
untary offerings raised $4.1O0, the sy'
nod paying the other $4,000.
.'The institution received the name
wernle Orphans Home in respectful
recognition of the first legacy of $500
for the erection of an orphans home
from the Lutheran pastor Carl Wernle
of Gallon. Ohio. In the year 1898. a
hne school house was erected at q
cost OF $4,000 and few years later
q we'll arranged teachers residence
costing $4,000. Also tract Of land
adjoining the home was purchased al
cost Of $500 SO that all of the land
Including the building grounds
amounts to 50 acres. For the cult
walton of the grounds as also for gar
gardening an experienced farmer
aud gardener has been employed.
Present a Petition.
-Four years ago this board came
before the synod with q petition fol
new building which was finally
granted. two years ago, with the pro
vision that twothirds Of the money
for It's erection must be available be
fore the work was begun. In nine
Months the necessary money was a,
hand and in nine more months the
bRilding was completed. The struc
ture is in two stories and is In thS
fnTIl Of letter T. 1t Is 45x109 feet
with slate roof and is built OF brick. IL
the basement are boiler and Goa
rooms. two washrooms. two pla,
rooms. bakery and rooms for tn,
storage OF garden fruits. On the firs
hcor Is the living room of the super
intcndent. the Office and reception
room, nursery and study rooms fo
boys and girls, two bed rooms fo
guests. a dining room and kitchen
A corridor runs through the entirs
length OF the building with two stair
cases leading to the second floor
There are besides two large dormi
tories q number OF smaller rooms fo
the attendants, serving room, twt
hospital rooms, bath rooms. etc. TIL.
building will accommodate 65 chill
6ren. All modern improvements ar,
installed. electric lights. city wate
and steam heating equipment"
Program for Dedication.
An elaborate program has been pre-
pared and will be as follows:
10 o'clock q. m.
Welcome Address and Dedication
Rev. A. ]. Feeger.
Choral, Lobe den Herren"-Audi
ence.
Gebet-Rev. c. F. W. Allwardt. 0
Hamilton. Ohio.
liod--Waisepkinder