The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-11-07
WHERE HOMELESS !.
WAITS FIND HOME


dreh. 10 make such music in world
Of discord is part Of the work of the
Halyation Army, whose home for chill
dren in the ManOa Valley il really a
paradise OF childish miFth and juvenile
melody.
TO be a part of that mirtbmaking
ifstitution, to add to il in the smallest
way, surely must be sufficient reward
fof any sacrifice made towards its up.
keep. And many of Honolulu's fore
BIost citiE'ns must feel a glow of justi.
fed satisfaction to know that they
have By their gifts and support helped
to make some little waif happy.
q Keynote Of the Place
sgAAnd that is the real keynote of tho
place. The children are happy. Ten
nationalities are represented and they
Iange in age from three weeks TO six.
teen years. They are all girls-girls
who have not yet stumbled on the dark
path; girls who have been taken from
unfortunate conditions and placed in
surroundings that make for peace, eff.
cheney, happiness and-salvation!
= Salvation really is the work Of the
army. and II performs that work in a
variety Of ways. Some of its ways
apPeal to be .heatrIcaI to those look
ing on from the outside. But always
its work IL effective and its work is to
sayR. ~ This work has been performed
on the street corners of large cities,
with bass drum, cornet and o faith
thar was greater than the power Of
fidieulc. 1t began in London back in
the SIXTIES, and it hos pushed it's way
Ground the world. In New York, Chi
Iago, Spokane and San Francisco, and
handrcds of smaller cities the work OF
the salvation Army, the work Of saw
ing, of picking up the wrecks Of life
and piccing them together, Of giving
them q goal, light, hope, Is being
carried on ny methods that have
Isaehed the heart Of the world.
Quist But effective
But the work In Honolulu is differ.
emit. IT., too, is, a work Of saving; but
n1is the saving of the young before
they have been bruised in the grim
battle of the world. il is carried on
N a quiet, systematic manner, withoA
asy blaring of trumpets or beating OF
drums, bit IL is effective in it's results
Notwithstanding.
Eat present there are eighty.siX chill
dfen in the "family," as was explain,
ed by Ensign Payne recently to a repre-.
sentative of The Advertiser.
They are of all ages and all national
flies and eOlors. Some of them are
blonde white with the blue eyes and
golden curls of the Seandinav eoun.
tries. Others are black with the tan
Of the equatorial SUI. But TO the Sal
walton Army they are all children OF
God and when. they pass under the
kindly discipline of the home all dis
tinction of race, color and creed fall
from them. For the time being they
are saved and saved by power that
H. no respectOr of persons, the power
that, stirred the heroic spirit of Gen.
, eral Booth to conquer the world with
love. ,,....
tsAad what an army that was which
General Booth organized in.the sixties!
No army in Europe, equipped with all
ifS mighty instruments Of destruction,
Gun compare with this army Of peace
ard spiritual power. Privates and Off
GERS fall from the ranks, but the army
itself goes forward in its work of
mercy. The institution out In AanOa
Valley is an eloquent testimonial of
it, abiding worth. The laughter of one
child there means more to the world
than the roar OF the greatest gun ever
forged by Krupp.
Il is not an institution in the oTdin.
airy sense Of the word. The children
are not dressed alike. There is a play
of Individuality. 1t is indeed a home
and that 10 the way the children them
selves feel about it. Everything has
been done 10 eliminate the institutional
atmosphere which is the death of SINH
lar organizations. The children are
mot hefded. They are left alone. They
10 TO the public schools like other chill
1ren and return to the home just a.
though they were returning to the home
OF. their parents.
the Home Circle
aAnd that Is the first sad thing that
strikes the visitor when he sees the
children for the first time. They rep
resent 90 many ruined homes. In ev-
cry face he expects to see the longing
for mother and the Preside. The heart
IL touched a. only the tragedy of do
mestie wreck can touch il. But no,
these broken fragments, under the
guidance of love, have formed part of
tNuOtutfl nohNg UiBBcT huu UCtbcE
home, almost q miniature counterpart
Of that greater home which some time
win take in the whole human family.
The home has thiTty-six acres of
bcaptifhl land cliuging TO the. hillside
58 the valley. 1t occupies a command,
ing position and from every direction
Commands wonderful view Of sea and
garsmtains, Seven buildings are st
present erected on the grounds, all Ct
tnhm laOuvrn aud with every imagiD-
able facility. The central building Is
given over to the house in attendance
md also is used ~ a general dining
room with large dOrmitoTy on the
sec0nd floor. Two other large build
figs are used for 4 similar purpose.
One of the buildings is equipped with
a,yell,aPpointed hOsPitel
Play and Work ""'.''
M One Of the buildings is used ex-
olnsively rs u play room. Every facil,
ivy for amusing the children has been
Installed, although for the most part
the Youngsters spend nearly all their
time out Of doors wandering about the
hills. Much of the work Of the home
Al divided up among the larger girls
Mo soon learn to take pride in the
business Of cooking aud attending to
the laundry.
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