South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-01-28
UNTO THE LEAST OF THESE

you read OF course. the most dramatic story Of
the year az It was published IN this newspaper yes
terday.
You found IT, as you find all really great dramas
buried in a few lines OF type, down near the end
OF the article. The really great events Of life are
not always found beneath the largest headlines.
zone young girl from the Orphans home who
walked with the aid OF two crutches and wore
back-brace Is showing such marked improvement
that she Is able TO attend business college and Is
preparing to become self-supporting."
There it is. simple as the story Of creation
and important.
Let your mind Oh in the picture Think Of this
girl forlorn. crippled. without father mother
penniless condemned by her misfortune to a life
OF charity and what is than charity-useless-
ness
can YOU think Of the dark thoughts that must
have spread their cloud over this young MIND as
she watched Other children IN the full vigor Of
health playing. romping. exuberant with the sim
pie joy Of living and inevitably compared them
with her own half-existence?
Can you imagine the pain that from the
mechanism .hat tried hold her little body erect
as she dragged along on her crutches?
II you can. you will understand the real facts
behind the simple story of how under kindly care
the expert professional direction and the encourage
nent of those who tried to become both mother
and father to her she found herself slowly but
surely gaining the strength that enabled her to
nningls with the world
You viii thrill with the JOY that came into her
life OF the morning that the kindly doctor told her
chat she was free from the enshackling conditions
that had blotted out the JOY from her life.
You viii catch something Of the note of victory
that must have come into her voice she talked
with the kind friends OF her hopes and ambitions
10 train her mind for useful work.
You will feel perhaps little Of the radiant hope
that came TO her in the thought that she would be
of use TO the world and not something to be cared
Cor until her days should end.
You will know. in your heart. that the day of
miracles has not raised that it will pass
as long as love. tenderness and soHctude fill the
hearts of Of the world. The miracle
worker in this case, and in many other unwrtten
dramas child life is the Children's Dispensary
Of this city at whose annual meeting this glad
aouncement was made.
There are many noble organizations in this and
I'm other cities but in none is there greater
or more unselhsh service being rendered than by
this particular group of women.
To these children is given, freely and gener-
ously. the care and treatment OF the leading ply
slcans and dentists whoseare without money and
and without price.
They are taking the children. not only from the
orphsnages but from homes which unable to
provide proper medical attention for their chill
dren and restoring them TO health and normal
living
They are strengthening little crooked limbs
are remakiug injured arms are correcting mall
formed mouths and teeth-a work Of real creation.
Somewhere. nearly 90 centuries ago the appeal
went out 20 which this is the answer when it
written "inssmuch We done the
of these