New Britain herald., 1921-10-08
LOST CAT BRINGS
 DONATION FOR HOME
Local Institution Gets Quarter Of Million Through Prayers Alone

How stray cat brought a donation to the Children's home in New Britain is one of the interesting stories told in the 18th annual report of that in- stitution just published. This won derful home. for which almost s250.- 900 has been given in the past IS years, without cent ever having been solicited by the founder Rev, J. B. Klingberg. except through prayer. ia uniQuo in thatHcircumstance.
 From all parts of the country. peo- pie who read in the daily papers and . Swedish monthly of the Children'a Home in New Britain, send checks and cash contributions. Many small amounts of $1 and g are received from widows and children.
 The story of the cat is one of the many tales of human interest, which the report reveals. A family in Brook lyn had a cat of which the members were very fond. The cat had been in the family for many years and was loved by children and parents aliko aa member of tho family group. But one day it disappeared. A thorough ! search Of tho house and adjacent , neighhorhood. failed to reveal any traces of the absent pet. The missing felire war mourned as lost and the . oh .ldren were hea artbroken.
 But the family did not give up hope It war felt that tho same divine provi- 7 dence would take care of tho missing MI Rztx ,,uk& A1I I shortly afterwardi tho lost animal re- turned, none tho worse for it's adven- ture. Sc great wan the gratitude of the family that check for $6 wa ! sent to Rev. Dr. Klingberg to be plac- cd in tho Ch.ldrenss Home treasury as a thank offering to God for the. re- turn of thu household pet , During the past year, according to . the report, f$41.415.4o has been re- ceived, for the orphans and for tho ' building fund solely through prayer. This. added te, money received from tho salo of articles and personal gifts to Rev. pr. Kiingberg. amounts to $5c c,066.05. Tho entire sum rseceived since the founding of the home, Is yeara ago. solely through prayer. and without 2 cent being solicited by any ona connected with tho home, amounts to 3249.398.97. Tn addition to thiH gifts of food. clothing. fuel. f2rni- ture. etc. have been received tho value tof $22.40O, making in gifts and suppliea of $271
 The report ia from May 2z?f9z0 to the end of the fiscal year, May 22 1921. In the five houses, now owned by the Children'a Homo and occupied pending completion Of the handsome brick structure on Racklinn Height: there were in May. 1920. jus. 14o o children. During tho ensuing year thi, number increased to 169. Twenty ninn other4kait J.aE;rG D -s11--re--us , and in Ma 1921, those at the head O. tht institut'on again found an en- roll-nent q, 40.
 iThn children are educated in tho publp schrolr. Tr addition they gel man. v,f,a~s {; ~ s1orr, estic science and r,an,'a! '~oi, V. .t thcl home. Whe. tn ne.- l.n-->. >o,,-leted. which vii not b. bofor, nsxt spring. singing and natrra. histo~-. will bc added and Z modern nhysica. training course adopt ed There are quite a few boy1 and girla from thia home. now attending high school.
 Religious training is no. neglected Every Sunday the children are taught fror, tn, Internationa. Bible schoo leafletr and once or twice weel, the, go to church for further religious in strucf3on. Daily vacation, bibla schoo and tunt- achievement clubs have beer conducted there by Rev. Frederick H Wilkins, who har nado q success, 0 thu wory. iE thu city.
 : That tho Childrer's Home iG uniqu,
 3~, ~Iso l,- tho rule1 and regulations published il follows:
 I'm Chf1drer'3 Home. New Britain Connecticut, is sn institntion for or phana and home1es1 children support ed by faith in God Its object i1 t help, ns God opens the way. such chil dren as arc in need of home and shel ter. and to give them an education to give the boys an opportunity | learn trade or business and to f ; tho gfrI1 for son1o service: to encoul age God'5 people in their efort1 fo Hia kingdom and to work in such wa that the world may seo that God ar swers prayer today aS well aa in tim past
 We have no system of co11ectfn money. nor have we any agents ( representatives in any place. nor VIC make an appeal to tho public fo aid, but for all things needed we wa patiently upon God in prayer. He
 a1jae to do exceeding abundantIy aboy an that VI ask or think.
 Any child in need. withou: regar to nationality or creed, is receives providing there is room in the inst tuf1on
 Tn each case, strict investigation
 made to see If the child Is needy not. Applications arc dealt with i the same order as they are received
 "A chiId who has proved to be e1 tireIy unfit for the institution will T returned to thu relatives.
 '@We do not give the children aws for adoption. When they ara receive 1t ia generally, understood that th'
 shall remain with us until they a abSe to support themselves. Shou thI relative, after altered circun stances in life desire to take the chi back, he may havo liberty to 10 so.
 At rho age of IA or Is, when tl