Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-02-20
IS DOING A
GREAT WORK
The Christian Orphanage Home at
Council Bluffs Cares Constant
ly for $50 Children.
FIND GOOD HOMES FOR MANY
It Was Established Just thirty Years
Ago by Rev. and Mrs. J. G.
Lemen.

Lemen.
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There is no institution in the
country that is doing more real
Christian work than the orphans
home at Council Bluffs. 1t was
founded for the purpose G. rescutng
and training orphan and destitute
children and provides for more than
four hundred each year. Children
are received from any state, the only
requirement being that they are des-
titute and in need AS soon as ad-
visable the children are placed for
adoption in worthy families. Ap-
plications for assistance have in
!. creased rapidly and the home is tax
ed to its utmost. There are few
people in Webster City who contrib
ute from time to time to the sup
port Of the institution and to one of
these H. r. Lemen, the present effic-
tent manager of the home, sends the
following Information:
We need the earnest cooperation
OF all who sympathize with home
less children. You can greatly aid
us by making known these cardinal
principles OF the work to those
whom you meet, and to those with
whom you correspond. We know
that charitable people will feel it a
joy, as well as duty, to help furth-
!. er this great national work for or
phan and destitute children.
We know that not one who lays
claim to the loving watchcare of our
heavenly Father will fail to help in
60 blessed cause-that and making
II possible for them to live honor
able and useful lives. None would
by any means place a stumbling
block in their way, but rather would
we all join hands and hearts in an
earnest effort to save them.
The Christian Home Orphanage
was founded in 1882 by Rev. and
sMyaeJ. G. Lemen, both Of whom
have been called to their reward.
1t has constantly an average Of
two hundred and fifty to provide for
daily.
It is absolutely non-sectarian, and
IL supported by the voluntary Of
ferings of charitable people from all
parts Of the country.
It has no endowment OF any ma
tnre.
II Is Incorporated under the laws
Of Iowa governing charitable and
religious organizations.
Il has no branches.
II does not pay out any money for
hotel bills, railroad fare or salaries
Of travelling agents or solicitors.
Therefore, all donations, all church
collections, ETC., go directly to the
support Of the children. The only
solicitors the Orphanage has, are its
friends in all parts OF the country,
who do their soliciting In their own
towns and communities where they
are known, free OF all charge, and
for the sake Of homeless and afiict-
ed children.
The Home charges no fees for
placing children in private families.
It does not separate families Of
young children, believing 1t to be
cruel and unnecessary Of this rule.
and the blessings which have been
bestowed upon the Home directly In
consequence Of 1t. during all the
years Of it's life. and as set forth
from week to week through the
Home paper, and as further eyidenc-
cd by the marvellous growth Of the
institution, not only as regards
buildings and grounds, but as re-
CARDS increase OF the Home Band In
all parts OF the country, increase Of
applications to receive needy cases.
Increase of applications from those
who desire to adopt children, in
crease in subscription list and power
q the Home paper, ETC.. compel US
to acknowledge that 1t is the Just
and Christian way of dealing with
these homeless, defenseless little
ones.
y The Christian Home does not
simply receive orphan children who
have sound bodies and minds, and
for whom private families will read
lily open their doors The Home re-
ceives these little ones and places
them out for adoption in private
families. But in addition to this
great line OF work, 1t also receives
those who are deformed and afiict-
a