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PUBLISHEDBY THE LUTHERAN ORPHAN HOME.
v 1907.III. ~alem,Virgi ta, Oct.
HOME DIRECTORY.
PRES. OF BOARn, REV. L. A. Fox, D. D.
S'.LEI-[, VA.
VWE-PR"SIDENT, COL. A. !.t. BOWMAN, SA-
LEM, VA.
tiRe. OF BOARD, R. W. Kl m e, Esq .• SALElll
VA.
'lREAS. OF BOARD, M:. PAUL >5. DAV1S
SALEM, VA.
~UPERINTENDEKT1 J. T. CRABTREE,
fOAJ.EM, VA.
MATRON, MRS. G. V. RUHL,
ROUS!;KEEPER, MISS. DORA BARRIER.
TEACHER,Miss Nellie H. Copenhaver.
1:'1tIMARY '.rEACHER,Mrs. K. S. Crabtree.
Sewing Teacber, MrS. Anna Riser.
OCTOBER.
The month of forests with rain-
bow hues, at "the frost on the pum-
kin, and the fodder in the shock"
is here. How beautiful and how
suggestive. The month of rich in-
gathering and of plans for the com-
ing winter. Our profound bow to
all our friends: We hope everyone
of you has prospered during the
year. In your closing plans include
the HOQ",e,please.
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NO "MEANS" YET.
We are beginning work on the
October paper on Sept. 6th. At
this date we have only $225 in cash
l-.----
and promises on the heating of the
Building. Shall we have heat this
winter? The answer is with you.
THE LAUNDRY FLOOR,.
Yesterday morning Sept. 5th, the
Laundry Floor was begun in earnest.
It is being being pushed rapidly,
and will be done by the time our
arid Form goes to press. Rejoice
with us. Another great want is
now being "placed on the shelf."
Now we car.not help thinking of
our heat,-or rather, the lack of it.
But it is coming, we FEEL that
it is coming.
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"ELSIE" BOOKS.
The children are wondering if
some one has a set of the "Elsie"
Books that they no longer need and
would like to send them to our
Harne. Who will send these books?
Georgia Cane.
That G~orgia Cane Syrup left a
lingering sweetness in our minds and
in our mouths. Wasn't it good. It
took fully a gallon per day for our
children.

2. ll'U'f.ll 1l1MRS~1l:']i"lTG~n ical student, had been doing work
. !l.f1Jll~.!l.'''''~~Ib;J.~ .t3.n. among the poor, neglected boys for
over a year, and he was brimtul of
zeal in this work,-but he had never
spoken in public in his life. How-
THE LUTHERAN ORPHAN HOM E ever, he rose to his feet, hesitated
a rnoment.and then went forward at
the repeated request of the pastor. .
He forgot himself in his subject.and
~:ing-~e Sunscription, one year :>.5 talked in a simple, earnest WAY, of
III Clubs of ten or more 20 his wo k and experiences,- and the
('0 one address ten copies ,1' audience became so aroused that,by
,!,(lre [(,'I cents eac h. turns, they laug ated.cried, applaud-
,-··-c= "'1 ed and groaned. This strauze ef-,,::t;f' ,"~I, <ubscrrptions must be paid ~
feet upon the assembly was report-
for in advance.
______________________ ed in the daily papers. Lord Shafts-
Entered at the Post-Office m bury was moved by the reports and
Salem, Va., as second-class matier: wrote the young- Doctor a note in-
viting him to dinner at all early giv-
en date. At this dinner was quite
a party of philanthropists, also i.i-
vited to hear more of this work. At
the table, Dr. Bernardo was asked
to give a full account of his work,
which he did, ending- with the find-
ing of poor little Jim Jarvis, who
vias parentless, friendless, homeless,
without even a place to sleep at
night. The company at the table
A LEAF FROM THE BOOK OF could not believe that there were
ORPHAN HOME LIFE. such cases of destitution in the Me-
tropolis of the world, and Shafts-
bury himself said to Bernardo,
"Doctor, do you really think that
there are now any such homeless,
houseless children in London?"
"Certainly, Sir." "Could you lead
the way to find any such cases to-
night?" Bernardo promptly replied
that he was sure he could .. Then
his Lordship said, "Then, gentle-
men, get ready: I'll order cabs."
hi ,Very soon t IS whole company,
dressed in eveningattire, was on its
way from the Shaftsbury Mansion
toward the E;ut End.led by liIhaft.-
Published monthly by
S:1.£:'1, VIRCTNIA.
RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION.
DIRECTfbNS FOR SHIPPING.
In advance n letter should be sent to
he Sup t., giving an accurate list of ar-
trcles and names of donors (no at.ten
tion is paid to names on packages, etc
To get free transportation over the
Southern R'y and Atlantic Coast Line
Address the Supt at least ten days prev-
ious; or apply to local agent. The N.
& W. give half rates when not~~.
SCENE:-Mission Service in Rev.
Thain Davidson's Church, London.
The Time near the Middle of the
Last Century:-A Speaker, engaged
for the evening, faded to appear
when his time to speak had corne.
There was a temporary pause in
the meeting, and then the Pastor
arose and said, "I see Dr. Bernardo
in the audience. As" I know that
he is interested in Mission work in
this city, I will take the liberty of
asking him to come upon the plat-
form and tell us something of his
w0rk." The Doctor reallp a med-

3. greatly renew our boys' and our
girls' Dormitories in th e articles of
Bedsteads and Mattresses.
SMALL SUMS would be equally
useful and important. Gathered
mites become mighty, and sums of
A WORTHY PLAN all sizes wo:!ld make up the necces-
From" The Lutheran" of August sary aggregate with which t meet
29th we learn that Mrs. A. E. Bern- our monthly expenses.
he im of North Carolina, has offered How many of our friends
to give the Chicago synod 5000, will change the "WOULD" into
Gin which it is to ply interet to l "WILL?"
bury and Bern ar do in the first cab.
After a rapid drive they arrived in
a locality where the Doctor was
sure he could find the waifs. After
hunting about some time he spoke
'[Q a Policemen, telling him the rea-
son of their presence in the locality,
and the objects of his search. Point-
iug toward a filthy, open court pil-
ed with old crates, boxes and bar-
rels, over which an old tarpaulin
was spread, he said, "They're in
there. Offer 'em a ha', penny a-
piece and they will come out." A
call was made, offering the money,
and very soon out of these boxes,
barrels and crates came ONE,TWO,
THREE,-until seventy-three rag-
ged, homeless little ones stood
blinking their sleepy eyes before
the tearful ones of their astonished
callers. Bernardo was very sad at
the sight, but very happy inhavin g
so fully proved his case. Lord
Shaftsbury broke up the sad scene
and suspense by calling the whole
company to follow him. He led the
way to "Dick Fisher's Coffee Shop,
open all night,". which was not very
far away, where each one was given
a good meal an d the promised ha'
penny.
That was the turning point in
Bernardo's work. It grew wonder-
fully from that night. The gentle-
men of the Dining party were all
Fully Convinced, and followed
the pointing of the Finger of Provi-
idence in the leadership of Bernar-
do,
herself and husband while they live,
and at death the principal is to
become the absolute property of
the Synod for the purpose of Home
Mission work in Illinois.
This P an has its advantages. It
sets at rest the disposition of the
amount of property, or cash, that
the owner wishes to devote to a
certain purpose. It makes a safe
life-investment the interest of
whitch the owner may use as neces
sity or inclination may indicate. It
inspires the confidence of friends
111 the cause thus being finally
helped.
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WHAT IT WOULD DO.
Seventy-five Dollars would buy
us a small car of coal and pay the
freight on it, but $10') would buy a
larger one.
Seventy-five Dollars would buy
an ample out fit of winter under-
wear, and overwear, too, with hats,
caps and other necessaries.
MONEY TO BUY about 210 sq.
yds of metal ceiling and to pay for
putting it on the Dining Room
would make the aforesaid room one
of great neatness and beauty,-and a
"joy" for years to come,-if not "for-
ever."
ONE HUNDRED Dollars would

4. NEEDED GIFT~ L;.J" KI).'l>. IOf ...·TO. {rom t'Je St jarnes Si Schoo,
S rEET POT!.TOES woi.ld hf' Concord, N". C.. as "Birth-Day
very acc-ptable no 1'. Do not wait Off 'ring ". How many other
until the weather is cold enough t Schools will take up this plan? Some
freeze them on the way to us. one has suggested that all young
IRISH POTATOES are very use- Misses, after arriving at sixt een,
ful in our Home, and we are prepar- simply <lip in Q quarter and refuse
ed to take care of any number of to answer ar y further question on
bags and barrels that you may send. the subject of age.
SOME CABBAGE would help
out our bill of fare very nicely.
Send SOme. ANYTHING eata-
ble in country homes would be very
eatable in our Home.
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OTHER NEEDS.
Our Laundry Stov is badly warp-
ed and craked, and is in danger of
giving out very soon. $25.00 would
buy a new one.
Six slatestone tubs in the Laundry
will cost $42.00
We need about three large heating
stoves for use this win ter. They wi 11
cost $r2.00 each.
We need two cars of coal. A 30 ton
car will cost, with half-freight, $75.
00. Have our friends decided that
OUI Sieam heat is n-it necessary?
We hope for more I:eat soon. If
the weather gets very cold this
winter, please pay us a visit a no
form your own opinion on the heat
question.
Some repair" are needed in the
Building. Delay means further
damage.
YES: IT IS DONE.
Our Laundry Floor is finished,
completed, clone. An Expert says
it is good work. We are happy.sand
very thankful to each and all the
friends who helped to do this work.
BIR T H-DA Y OFFERINGS.
We recently received a remittance
GIFTS L T KIND
Received from Aug. 25th to Sept.
25th, 1907:
W. R. Price, Rura! Retreat, Va.,
I Crate cabbage; Samuel D. Goode,
Salem, Va .. 35 bu apples; W. C.
Cood , Salem, Ya., 35 b 1 apples, 3
bu tomatoes; ).[r5. S. E. K.egley,
Wytheville, t Comfort, [ Coun er-
pane; Mrs. Clarke, S ilern, Va.
Nice fresh buttermilk; Co!. A. M.
Bowman, 3 bu tomatoes, I No. I I
Ohio Feed Cutter.
SPECIAL GIFT: Capt. J. C.
Seegers, Columbia, S. C., has given
us 63 pairs of good, stout wlnter
shoes. Thank you, Friends, one
and all.
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CASH RECE~ VED
From August 25th to September
26th, 1907.
Corinth S. School, $13.05; Prof.
T. IT. R. Christie, 22.50; Rev. W.
C. Seidel, 25.00; Post Cards, 3.54;
George E. Witte, 25.00; Rent, I.40;
M. L. Rudisil, 5.00; H. L. Ph leger,
5.,)0; J. IV. Williams, 3.00; St.James
S. S .. Concord. Birthday Offerings,
10.00; Mrs. J. D. Harner, 1.00; G.
C. Hines, Winston-Salem, 5.00;
Iorth River Conf., of Va. Synod,
2.25; MISS Bet tie E. Johnston, 1.50.
A MaTHE'S COUNS L.
The gr at men of the world have
e-enrael1y owed m~J<;h to the charact-

5. for and trai~in~ of their mother, I his own b siriess is never over
tru t htul.y say'" "rhe Evangelrcal."
If we go Lack L() their childhood
we see there the maternal infiue ces
which form the aims and habi s of
their future life.
Bayard, the flower of the Frenc
knight hood, the soldier ithout
fear or reproach, never forgot the
parting words of his mother, w en
he left home to become the page of
a nobleman. With all the tenderness
of a loving heart, she said: "My
boy, serve God first. Pray to him
night and morning. Be kind and
charitable to all. Beware of flat-
terers, and never be one yourself.
Avoid envy, hatred and lying, as
vices un worthy of a Christian; and
never egtect to comfort widows
and orphans."
When Bayard was foremost in
battle, confessedly the bravest w r-
rior in the field, or when, in his own
great thirst, he was giving water to
a dying enemy, he was only carry-
ing out nis mother's counsel and
striving to be worthy of her na-rre.
The memory of a mother's love
is a talisman against temptation
and a stimulus to a good life.
A Few Guide Post!'.
A Studious son isa delight to his
father.
To keep the wisdom you already
havo you must have more.
Ore hour in the home with your
bOOFS' isworth two in the street.
You may think it is fun to do the
thing which your teacher or parents
tell you not to do, but while you
are being reproved for it the other
boys will think it is [un.-William
J. Butcher in American Boy,
Be clean; think clean.
The man who attends strictly to
worked.
Paint strin« may be removed by
ap 1) ing turpentine at once.
H mortals here below didn't
want so many fool things there
wo lei be a heap more faith in the
efficacy of prayer.
The man who defends profanity
on the o-r nnd that it is a safety
valve for his temper is at the blow-
ing-off point most of the time.
Dont advertise your woes; there
are plenty to go around.
The education of the spirit is
more important than of the hand.
Religious education must be se-
cured for our youth or we halT
have a race of lusty pagans instead
of self-restrained Christians.
There must be one mor-il standard
for home an office.
The faults of the burglar are the
qualities of the .financier.
THE ROANOKE FAIR.
Yes: We were there again this
year. Everyb dy went on the 24th.
We left the H me in charge of
our good neighbor, Mr. Howery,
and he kindly kept everything safe
for us. Wecannot even begin to
tell you all that we saw, but we had
such a pleasant day, We enjoyed
the Trolley rides and the Fair, and
we hereby tender our sincere thanks
to ~he Supt. of the Roanoke Street
Railway, and to the Secretary of
the Fair for their kindness and
favors shown us.
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--Usually people try to do, and
want to do, the work they imagine
will give them the most money or
the hi rhes t standing, whether they
arc fit for it or not.

6. DO YOU TIRE OF IT?
The needs and Wants of each
month are made so prominent that
we really fear that many of our
readers must become tired of it.
That is ONE view of the case'.
Here is the OTHER SIDE. Many
of our friends whom we meet, say to
us, "NO :NO; We are. not tired.
Keep on telling y~ur NEEDS.
How are we to know what you
need, unless you tell us?" Now, this
encourages us, so we will continue
to keep right along in the line of
giving monthly Notes of
NEEDS.
Pick up any paper of another
Home and you will find the same
thing. As It sample from one of our
largest and best Homes, the "Tress-
ler", at Loysville, Pa., we take the
liberty of quoting, in full, the follow-
ing, from their September O. H.
Echoes, and will say that it nearly
fills our a wn case and "NE EDS."
It is sensible, and to the point:
"THE NEEDS OF THE HOME.
These are many and are constant-
ly recurring. The purpose of the
Institution in its founding- was to
provide a home for destitute orphan
children of the church. The church
is the spiritual mother of the chil-
dren and therefore in their need she
undertakes to care for them. This
presupposes that she will meet the
needs of her childaen. They ought
to be provided for ordinarily well.
Not so well as the most fa vored
in the church. Not so sparingly as
the less favored of the Lord's people,
but with the ordinary comforts of
the great medium class. The needs
of this great family of the poo rare
ordinarily and every day the follow-
ing:
Good, wholesome food, and plenty
of it. These children have good
appetites. They can generally eat
three times a day. To supply the
tables requires a large amount of
food daily. Bread, potatoes, beans,
peas, corn, fruits, meat, rice, etc.,
by the bushel, barrel and pound.
Clothing, shoes, stockings ,and all
kinds of wearing apparel. It re-
quires yards and yards of goods,
dozens and dozens of pairs of stock-
ings and shoes, and lots of money to
buy these.
It takes hundreds of tons of coal
to furnish heat, and hundreds of
gallons of gasoline for light and
power. and all this takes
money.
These children are to be cared
for and taught and trained for use-
ful lives and to do this, men and
women are employed who must be
paid, and this item of expence is
considerable. But it is absolutely
necessary, for it were the mockery
to furnish a horae simply to shelter
these children, and not help them
to grow into useful and worthy men
and women.
There must be buildings to ac-
commodate all these children,
school-rooms, work-rooms, play-
rooms, closets and pantries and liv-
ing rooms for the helpers. These
buildings must be kept in repair,
must be renewed and enlarged as
the famiiy increases in size. All
this costs money.
These are all ordinary, every-
day needs that must be met.
The church is the only provider
we can look to. She will not
disappoint her children."

7. DO YOU TIRE OF IT?
The needs and Wants of each
month are made so prominent that
we really fear that many of our
readers must become tired of it.
That is ONE view of the case'.
Here is the OTHER SIDE. Many
of our friends whom we meet, say to
us, "NO :NO; We are. not tired.
Keep on telling y~ur NEEDS.
How are we to know what you
need, unless you tell us?" Now, this
encourages us, so we will continue
to keep right along in the line of
giving monthly Notes of
NEEDS.
Pick up any paper of another
Home and you will find the same
thing. As It sample from one of our
largest and best Homes, the "Tress-
ler", at Loysville, Pa., we take the
liberty of quoting, in full, the follow-
ing, from their September O. H.
Echoes, and will say that it nearly
fills our a wn case and "NE EDS."
It is sensible, and to the point:
"THE NEEDS OF THE HOME.
These are many and are constant-
ly recurring. The purpose of the
Institution in its founding- was to
provide a home for destitute orphan
children of the church. The church
is the spiritual mother of the chil-
dren and therefore in their need she
undertakes to care for them. This
presupposes that she will meet the
needs of her childaen. They ought
to be provided for ordinarily well.
Not so well as the most fa vored
in the church. Not so sparingly as
the less favored of the Lord's people,
but with the ordinary comforts of
the great medium class. The needs
of this great family of the poo rare
ordinarily and every day the follow-
ing:
Good, wholesome food, and plenty
of it. These children have good
appetites. They can generally eat
three times a day. To supply the
tables requires a large amount of
food daily. Bread, potatoes, beans,
peas, corn, fruits, meat, rice, etc.,
by the bushel, barrel and pound.
Clothing, shoes, stockings ,and all
kinds of wearing apparel. It re-
quires yards and yards of goods,
dozens and dozens of pairs of stock-
ings and shoes, and lots of money to
buy these.
It takes hundreds of tons of coal
to furnish heat, and hundreds of
gallons of gasoline for light and
power. and all this takes
money.
These children are to be cared
for and taught and trained for use-
ful lives and to do this, men and
women are employed who must be
paid, and this item of expence is
considerable. But it is absolutely
necessary, for it were the mockery
to furnish a horae simply to shelter
these children, and not help them
to grow into useful and worthy men
and women.
There must be buildings to ac-
commodate all these children,
school-rooms, work-rooms, play-
rooms, closets and pantries and liv-
ing rooms for the helpers. These
buildings must be kept in repair,
must be renewed and enlarged as
the famiiy increases in size. All
this costs money.
These are all ordinary, every-
day needs that must be met.
The church is the only provider
we can look to. She will not
disappoint her children."

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NGLAND'S NOTED CHILD
SAVER.
Dr. Bernardo's Life reads like an
ense romance,-but it is the ra-
nee of fact, of real life, and fum-
es another illustration of the say-
: that "truth is stranger than
tion." His great Orphan work
s begun in :"ondon 42 years ago
, at the time of his death, two
irs ago, the following are the
1St accurate statistics of the work:
There were 121 Branches, with
3 Boys and Girls under their care,
i the income for 1904 was $937,
;, Thirteen children are admitted
~ry 24 hours. The number whol-
maintained in 1903 was 10905.
uring the year 3827 fresh cases
re admitted. Throughout the 40
irs of their existence the homes
ve saved 58,600 "unwanted, desti-
e childreu. 17264 bave been emi-
tted, and less than 1Yz per cent
these have proved 'failures. The
·is· Village consists of 64 Cot-
;es and 9. separate buildings.
)6 Girls are in residence. Food
ne costs $1200 per day. Though
, Founder is no more, tl.e work
I be carr ied on, for it has been
-ularly chartered under the
tish government, and has the
port and sympathy of the Brit-
nation.
Let the Heart Do its Share.
't takes enthusiasm to do a thing
it ought to be done, ariel the big-
. the task the more crying this
.d. If going through with a duty
chanically gives reasonably good
ults, be sure that the addition of
erest and enthusiasm would be
.ductive of somethiug'f ar better.
Do 1I0t leave the entire responsibil-
ity of achiev ernen t on your brain.
Let the heart do its share. When
judgement and deliberation have
done their utmost, add to these the
dynamic force of enthusiasm.
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It is true that boys are not always
appreciated at first, but who is? If
they keep toiling on, their turn wile
come by and by.
"A few great men are needed to
do a few great things, but many are
needed to fill well the many common
places in life .. If you cannot be one
of the few, you can be one of the
many."
The farmer must not lose his
independence, his initia tive, his rug-
ged self-sufficiency; and yet he
must learn to work in the heartiest
cooperation with his fellows.-
Theod »re Roosevelt.
To be sure, a farmer's life has
work in it, but how much better to
Jive and work out in God's breezy
world, so full of health arid beauty,
than to live, labor and "loaf" penned
up in a city, never setting foot on
the soil, but spending the days in
toil and the nights in foly and
dissipation!
A great many parent!' have a
foolish notion that thev want to
raise their children so they will not
have to work. Great horn spoon!
What is a pestiferous human
specimen worth that does not have
to work? Why, there is not an hour
of success or happiness in this world
or an r other for one IV ho does not.
And you never made a bigger
blunder in your life than to imagIne
that nobody works except the man
with &. hoe, a pick or a handsaw-
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