BABY'S NAME AND RELIGION.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 895, 15 August 1910, Page 7

BABY'S NAME AND RELIGION.

,;. ; ' T . i: ■ , ' -' /X-;-FIXED BY THE COURT. '.-..■ ; ;On( Saturday,; Mr. W.yG. . Riddell, S.M., dealt with the caso of thobaby boy, found' last Wednesday night on the doorstep of the Receiving Home' in Tihakori Road. -The 'infant was brought in the; morning to the magistrate's private room, it being'deemed '.'a child having no means of subsist,ericc'," .the. information being drawn np under, tie Industrial Schools Act of 11)08. ''■•" Chief-Detective! Broberg conducted, proceedings on' behalf of . the police.-, '. ,i ,'v" ■.:':'•' , Mary Jane Rundle, matron of the AVellington Receiving Home;' : gave, evidence as to. finding the.baby.on the doorstep ; of, the homo on' August 10 ,at : .B' : p.'m. It wasVwarmly wrapped, well and •appeared to be about four/or • five, weeks old.' She had' ho idea-'as to who the-parents were.. "She: found a, letter; pinned ;to. the child's clothing, addressed, to Mrs. Dick.,':, ,',The. letter (produced) read as '-■ .-.- ' : ;■;;,' ; : V- • " August 10, 1910. Mrs. Dick,—Being unable to af- ' -ford-to, keep my darling baby boy, ' I, am leaving it in your good care . ; to'take /charge, of it till, I.'call for •;'.it,' which/T.hope will be. soon.' I would/like,.y oil to call iim Jack I feel I will/have him' back some day when; I can - afford . ; it.' -At present, it is not/possible vfor'me to do this. I am, going .'.away,'; and-.you will .hear -from mo ■'' '-. later on. ■ It breaks my heart, to ; ,-. part-,with \ baby.-for' ,a,'time, but':. ' ■ . hbw:cari~\ a. jioor. mother keep .and . rear/the darling as God.. would ' 'wish. ,VMay God guide him on':. his path and bless the dear soul. When I am away I will always bo . thinking-of my darling Jack, but -.- ..-': shall 'know that he is well .looked .after'by:Mrs! Dick's-.home.' r It is only on account of poor circum- '■ ; stances that causes me> to leave : the dear little, chap, in your care.. . '-. When I como back call and . see you.. . .. v - '■'-.. "■ ' From a FOND AND, BROKEN-HEARTED MOTHER. , :.:.-.. ...The. letter was written on blue note--paper in pencil, and in parts was almost, illegible. Pinned to" the sheetof paper on which the note was .written ■was a' spare sheet, on the back of which was inscribed the address, "Mrs. Dick." When the letter had been read, the chief-detective mentioned, that the. police had been making inquiry, but. so ..far. there was no trace'of .the parents. . . '.-•■'■

His Worship made an order commit-' ting the'child to'the Wellington Receiving Home. Its: name .; would ■be "Jack Wellington," and its age would be'considered to be four weeks on Saturday. No mention being made' 'of religion in' the letter, the magistrate thought it should be'brought up in the. Church of. England faith. ~:The £hie'f-detective here.:stated'' that -Mrs. Dick had asked that . the ■.'■ child be brought up a Presbyterian, ■ as there were some friends of .■-■ that' creed prepared: to. take an interest in the child amTprovide a home. •'.';"'." His .Worship said 'that there was no objection to this.. He- was prepared to fix the religion as Presbyterian, and it was 'entered accordingly.' Throughout the whole ,of.the. proceedings, tho infant showed- a most amiable disposition. Ho was dressed in the clothes in which ho was found on Wednesday night, and looked the picture of health.,--...