Evening journal., 1920-12-23
BRIGHTER SIDE
TO BOUND Child
DR.. Henry G. Budd Tells
of Good House Con-
ditionS
CITES INSTANCES OF
BENEFITS ACHIEVED

pictured by the Rev. DR.. Henry G.
Budd, Of Dover president OF WESLEY
Collegiate Institute Of Dover and SEE
retary-treasurer OF the Delaware Chill
dren's Home Society. In a communi-
cation to The Evening journal. Doctor
Budd says:
Il have read with some care the re-
port printed in your paper Of Deem
Der 10, concerning a meeting held in
the city Of Wilmington under the aus
pices OF the Children's Bureau OF Del
aware, and | respectfully ask that YOU
give commensurate publicity to this
communication. / will not call my let
Ter criticism, for all friends Of chill;
dren are interested i'm the fullest
light upon the subject Of child well
rare. Allow me TO state that / am sec
retary-treasurer Of the Delaware Chill
dren's Home Society. This Organiza-
tfon was chartered by the Delaware
Legislature OF 1905, and is therefore
authorized TO do the work which it
undertakes. AZ present. MIR. James II.
Hughes, the well-knOwn lawyer. OF
Dover, Is president OF the society Mr..
John ). Mullil, OF Wilmington, is vice
president; Mr.. Thomas n. Rawlins. OF
Seaford. Is second president: anG
highly respectable board. made Up
or ministers and laymen, is scattered
over the State. Mr. w. KAY Lord,
holding ministerial relations with the
Baptist Church, Is the superintendent
OF the work Of the society, with a lady
assistant, and the society's headquar-
ters are in the Church Building Of
Wilmington.
II believe am at liberty to state
mat the work done by this society
has the high respect OF the resident
Judges in Kent and Sussex counties,
who periodically assign dependent
children to our care The work OF the
society may not be so well known by
the judges in Wilmington. These de-
tails OF organization are mentioned TO
Indicate that the Delaware Children's
Home Society Is not a hrsrtless eX-
ploiter Of unfortunate childhood. Yet
as ] read the report OF last weeks
meeting, all agencies are left TO the
adverse judgment OF the reading
public.
According to the paper, Miss Logic
reports POI bound out children now
10 the State. 237 per cent either men
tally deficient or subnOrmal. The pur-
pose Of this exhibit seemed 10 be 10
show that subnOrmal children were
being selected and exploited. / feel
perfectly sure that an investigation OF
the inmates or any central home in
tended for the raising OF children OF
the unfortunate class would reveal a
similarly large percentage OF men,
tally deficient and subnormal children
Why then. should this particular
group ~ children be held up before
ihe State as a reprOach 10 whatever
societies are properly handling them
II these children had been born of
normal parents, they probably would
usually be self-sustainlng but any So
ciely or Institution or home receivina
children assigned by the courts OF the
State and taken in the name OF tho
law out Of destitute or criminal sur
rOundings Will inevitably receive a
high percentage OF subnOrmal wards
Many Have Good Homes.
There may be few cases Of heart
lessness, or even OF abuse, pcrpetrateC
by unauthorized agencies from with
out the State, all OF which should bl
Immediately abated. but these few
abuses cannot logically he connected
with the many cases OF unfortunate
child life which have been wonder
fully blessed by the exchange OF
home. We should remember tha
many Of these children had no home
at all, for their parents were dead
and that many others had worse thar
no home, an absolutely debased anl
criminal home. In exchange for sucf
surroundings the worst home men
toned by Miss Logic must be a grea
blessing.
1.-THE Delaware Children's Home So
ciety does not bind out any children
under the antiquated law mentioned
but 10 places its children in prevlousl!
approved homes. under a modern con
tract requiring home surroundings
food. education and church privilege
similar 70 privileges enjoyed by tn
other children OF the family and on
agent is constantly travelling 10 SCI
that these conditions are fulfilled.
Following the narrowing report n
last week, permit me 70 give SOM
Illustrations on the other side. Sew
oral years ago an aged couple, whom
later knew 10 be delightful person'
entered my ONCE with two home
boys. stating that both OF them ha
lived with them since childhood. an
that they now wanted 20 study 70
the ministry. These two boys re
NAMED with us iill the war broke on
az which time one OF them graduate
an honor student and both OF thef
went into the service. The yOunge
came home with impaired health. Tn
elder went 20 one Of our creates
Methodist schools of theology an
WIN graduate with highest distinctio
next June. During his study in N
school " theology. he has been n
minister in charge OF a nearby churc
OF considerable importance. and he
reported 10 be really great preache
Both OF these BOYS remember the
f0ster-home and foster-parents vii
all possible tenderness. and certainl
no more affeciionate farewell has evl
taken place I'm my ONCE than who
these two boys were first left in OF
care.
AT the present time. We have thr,
of these home boys studying for n
ministry I'm our school. two Of who
are brilliant students. the other NJ
SO quick but Just as commendable.
three ~ them being q very high tyl
OF Christian manhood and all OF the
are grateful for their former HON
and the present cordial encourageme
and support OF their fOster-parent
quite a number OF Sundays. wfthoi
compensation. to the service OF n
society, and also the use OF my autl
mobile without charge, and have I'M
been able 10 see many OF these chi
dren, and all / have seen seem 10 /
happy.
after speaking in 8 very promine,
church. I was introduced 10 a vel
attractive young married couple vii
two little children, who had drive
ZEN miles 20 church that morning. b
rause they knew the Delaware chi
dren's Society had charge OF the ser.
Ice. During the interview. learn,
that both the father and mother n.
boon sshouanW ohf1drau httf ,s-arn a.