This, in some places, is the principal difficulty to be surmounted. Connecticut Prison at Wethersfield. During the year ending March 31, 1829, the income of the Smith's shop was 474 39 1258 88 3540 62 1771 64 Cooper's shop Shoe shop Nail shop 15 84 House of Refuge in New York. Work done by the boys in one year, Brass nails 15,600,000 2,000 1,000 18,600 150 400 The hour for rising is much earlier in summer. ANOTHER INTERESTING FACT. A manufacturer is now living in Catskill, N. Y. who, for a number of years, has had under his care several lads, who work from six to eight hours per day, and are instructed four hours. The labor which they perform is that of making candlewick. Other kinds of work are proposed. The labor of the boys is worth 25 cents each per day. They enjoy fine health, and are contented and happy. Could not such a plan be enlarged, and adapted to the accommodation of the children of the poor in all our towns? The present system of confining them in poor houses is, we think, decidedly a bad one. These houses are not unfrequently schools of vice. Individuals of all ages and conditions are crowded together, and permitted to live in habits of unrestrained intimacy, without employment, without motive to any honorable effort, a burden or a nuisance to society. A "House of Industry" might be erect50 ed in every town, and placed under the care of a benevolent and judicious superintendent, where all needy children might be collected, and prepared to become blessings to their friends and to the community. By properly combining study, labor, and recreation, their minds would be nurtured and disciplined, their support in part or entirely provided for, and the community relieved of a heavy burden. We are entirely satisfied of the expediency and practicability of such an effort. The success of the experiments in the Houses of Refuge in Boston and New York is incontestable proof. We ardently long to see the day, when all the poor and degraded in our community will be enlightened and happy. There is a vast amount of ignorance in the lower classes in society, which is the result of vice, and a vast amount of vice which is the result of ignorance. This degraded portion of our community have claims upon the sympathy and effectual assistance of the Philanthropist and the Christian, which ought no longer to be neglected. Division of Time. In the House of Reformation for Juvenile Delinquents, at South Boston, the following methodical and judicious arrangement of time is made; to which much that is excellent in its condition is to be attributed. From 6, A. M. of an hour for recreation. From 8, 2 hours for instruction in school. From past 12, of an hour for recreation. From past 4, of an hour for recreation. MUNIFICENT LIBERALITY. Nassau Hall; $5,000 to the Board of For Within a few years past, several individ-eign Missions, &c. Mr. Boudinot was dis uals, in our country, have given largely of their substance, in aid of the various systems of charity which adorn the present age. Some of them enjoyed the satisfaction, on their dying beds, of reflecting, that in the vigour of health, as well as in the final disposition of their property, the poor and the perishing of this world were not forgotten. For the sake of convenient reference, we bring together, on our pages, a record of the deeds of some of these distinguished benefactors of mankind. ELIAS BOUDINOT, L.L. D. Dr. Boudinot was born in Philadelphia, in May, 1740. He pursued the study of law under the direction of Hon. Richard Stockton, of New Jersey. In 1777, he was elected a member of the National Congress, and in 1782 President of that august body. In the Christian charities of the last thirty years he took a very active part. On the formation of the American Bible Society, he was unanimously elected President. He died on the 24th of October, 1821, at his residence in Burlington, N. J. honored and lamented by his "fellow citizens in America, and his fellow Christians throughout the world." The following is an abstract of his will: 1. The sum of $200 to ten poor widows. 2. 15 shares in the Aqueduct Company to the Friendly Society of Females in Burlington. 3. $200 to the N. J. Bible Society, to purchase spectacles for old people, to enable them to read the Bible. 4. 4,000 acres of land to the American Jews' 5. $2,000 to the United Brethren's Mission- 9. 4,080 acres of Land to indigent Students 10. 4,000 acres of Land to Nassau Hall College. 11. 4,592 acres of Land to the American Board of Foreign Missions. 12. 3,270 acres to the Pennsylvania Hospi tal. 13. 4,589 acres to the American Bible So ciety. 14. 1,300 acres of Land to supply the poor The residue of his estate, after the death of his daughter, to be divided, $10,000 to tinguished for his liberality during his life. He gave $10,000 to the American Bible Society, at its establishment. GODFREY HAGA, Esq. Mr. Haga, of Philadelphia, was an affluent member of the Church of the United Brethren. He was emphatically a good man. After the death of Mrs. H., some time before his own death, he gave away $100,000. In his last will he made the following disposition of his wealth. 1. To the Pennsylvania Hospital 2. To the Northern and Southern Dispensary, each 3. 4. $1,000 1,000 1,000 2,000 4,000 5,000 10,000 2,000 To the Deaf & Dumb Institution 8. 9. 30,000 To the United Brethren's Society for Propagating the Gospel The remainder of his estate, valued at $200,000, Mr. H. gave to the same Society, to be appropriated as they shall direct. JOSEPH BURR, Esq. Mr. Burr, of Manchester, Vt. died April 14, 1828, aged 56. When about to make his will, he informed his friends that it had long been his determination to bequeath most of his property to benevolent Institutions, that it might be doing good to the world when he was gone. He had no family. The particular items of his bequests are stated on the authority of two of his ex a business for life. He was a plain man, and one of the most laborious Green Mountain farmers. His whole property never would have sold for $5,000. All his money was procured by severe personal labor. When taking a journey of 50 miles to pay over $450 of his hard earned money, for the circulation of the Scriptures on the other side of the globe, his whole appearance indicated that he was in the plainest class of laborious farmers. His wearing apparel, when he died, did not equal in value what is often paid for a single garment by persons who cannot afford to do any thing in the way of charity. For many years Mr. G. was in the habit of giving $100 a year to the Connecticut Missionary Society, and $50 to the Hampshire Miss. Society. He also frequently gave $50 to smaller objects. When the American Board was formed in 1810, he did not wait for an agent to visit him, but went, on foot, to the Rev. Dr. Lyman, of Hatfield, 50 miles distant, to say that he wished to subscribe $500 for immediate use, and $1,000 to the permanent fund. He would give $50 as earnest money, and would forward the remaining $450 as soon as he could raise it. He would pay the interest annually upon the $1,000, until he could pay the principal. At one time he brought to Dr. Lyman $450. After the money was counted, Dr. L. said to him, "I presume you wish to have this sum endorsed on the note of $1,000." "Oh no," was the reply, "I believe that that note is good yet. This is a separate matter, to help repair the losses of the Baptist missionaries at Serampore." At the time of his death, after suitably providing for his family, he made the Board his residuary legatee. 5,000 $373,000 And two houses on Bay street, Charleston, to the Orphan House of that city. Ample provision is made in the Will for Mrs. Kohne.-Certain properties are set apart for the benefit of the testator's collateral kindred: and many bequests are made to his servants and poor friends. The residue of his estate is bequeathed to his Executors in trust for distribution to such charities in Pennsylvania and South Carolina, as they may deem most beneficial to mankind, and so that part of the colored population of each of the said states of Pennsylvania and South Carolina shall partake thereof. Mr. Kohne was a native of Germany, and for many years a citizen of South Carolina. His Executors are Mrs. Kohne, John Bohlen, and Roberts Vaux of Philadelphia, and Robert Maxwell of South Carolina. 60,000 Mahommedan States Heathen States 20,000 5,000 Chinese Empire, 270,000,000 Japan, &c. 5,000 Other Heathens 200,000,000—470,000,000 3,000 Episcopal Theol. Seminary, N. Y. 100,000 Sun. School Un. of the Epis. Ch. 20,000 Epis. Dom. & For. Miss. Soc. 10,000 Bishop's Fund, Pennsylvania 5,000 Another Calculation, making the number of Pagans much less. Episcopal Soc. for Propagating Christianity in Pennsylvania 5,000 Ladies' Ben. Soc., Charleston 5,000 Under Pagan Governments 277,212,000 Shirras Dispensary, Charleston 10,000 Soc. for advancing Christ'y in S.C. 5,000 737,000,000 |