HOME FOR THE AGED.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8501, 27 February 1891, Page 6

HOME FOR THE AGED.

The Litfcrf-!' °" EWk «ton.] ÜBaalcalls^ ißiu /^ ere mak «>R then what I S aw %yinteresfc ; an account of benefit thef;i^ your rea der 8) and it needs and^^g 6 £ JIL because one of the m, lovel °!£.«»situated fa well-to-do eu rbf I4S b ; n t°hT tern perhaps, no ?rs convenient an " - hich > position could; found ™ at >'l suitable the verandah <th e Ho me *-T Btan,ls on dale covered with 668 hill arid steads, which jldicate SSJIW boae. penty, he k-jnbb helo rl' • proß- - prospect £"T Km P at pilgrims whoe'sd l ot °|? with that of ground £ bn? Tf future is securj afainst wan?' tk*T the one only pot there which nrnTf poverty and t>l to the passe sby P a ° ,f only spot whij also proclaims the U of a home V the old % rev £ e ! wrestlers in la's battle, who h,f * worsted in thetruggle as ™ f fi ° fall some day/Its doors are^n\ I creeds and natalities. Po«iv,i tr the poor old piple there once oj£i inhabited a? gmd dwellings as the ~. f est in that fas enable suburb, r tsome of them-ere once well off "h y sweet home," ice signified to them all J it signifies to i, and they looked for J „ the end of hfenticipating anything bu I necessity foDenevolent shelters ml latter days. But death, misfortune if the many clnces and changes of I mortal life vrked such havoc & mo their relative and possessions that X became likeiere wrecks cast helpless friendless urn a desolate shore \X would have lppened to the poor old l< if they bad 106. been sheltered and 1 tured by thiLittle Sisters God only kni When i asid some of the inmates ft question, ttrs started to the eyes of I and womerj and they said: "We df know, sir, ie might have died." p o « they might " and a good job, too " i some ill-njured coarse-grained know! who "doifc believe in feeding p e j( on pap, ait believes in the%urvf of the fitttt." When such theorists 1 bowed dan with the weight of V el and misforanep, they generally think \ ferently ; ad, instead of going and dvi in retirement, without troubling anybod they gladljavail themselves of the friend aid which fiey never save to others ; al they appreiate the soothing effect I benevolence which once they contemns Bui; only a' ( very few persons are nrd against the dims of the poor and need! and the noble ,nd necessary work which! being done bythe Little Sisters. That 1 proved by the pnfidence reposed in J Tit MANAGEMENT. J Hitherto Proidence, the Sisters say hi provided adequtely for the Home, but 1 times their faih must have been sore! tried. Some tnes, probably, they haJ been like Geore Muller, Dr. Barnard] and C. H. Spureon, who have had aimo| overwhelming pxieties and responsibill ties, because c the orphans dependenl on them, but Ie who feeds the spat] rows has alwa3 relieved the Home ii its extremity, t is a fundamental prin ciple with the mnagement that first cf al the inmates shalbe fed, and if at anytime there were not suiciencfoodforall thelittlf Sisters would fire suffer want, not the igec poor. The Sisters'egarding the old peo(leai good daughters hould regard their gel parents in helless second childbodl always see to ther necessities before hel see to their own.and however gracioslv, and apparently cberfully, the supplicairj Sisters in our strets may receive refus-so: assistance, those r<f usals may possibly :ean their actually ne<diig the necessarii oi life, and while wewlb refuse aid ma sit down to a good jmeal after ge.tns: home from busine£, they cast own with rebuffs and refuels, and footsore vith walking all day, ma) have to go superless to bed. This is lot humbug and >ntiment, but stern, releitless fact. Thejiave no other provision wlatever than what.hev get from day to day torn benevolent pople in Auckland. This i a life of trust. The Sisters have devoted their lives to hat tiresome, depressing, tut merciful andimportant work; and \Tiilst thousands cus are seeking pleasure.Wealth, position, nd applause, they are waking and sacrificng themselves in obscut-ty amongst the hi:, the blind, and the feeble-minded, som: of whom are as helpW and exacting a≤ Lttle children. / wha] i saw. When I went tlere in the morniig,J apologised for the erly hour, but the ocal lady superior welcomed me, and, in ampany with anothei sister, showed use round. About a djzen of the inmt«s were saying their naming prayers in the little chapel, for whio a large room in :he Home, suitably fitted ip, does service. Ihe beds, however, were riade, and the wluk place was extremely clian and tidy, lint was quite a surprise visit, hence I Tatdoubly gratified to find such evidence oi industry and good order. No paid labour is employed in this Home ; one sister was working in the kitchen, another making clothes, another attending to other duties, and the Lady Superior had been superintending things in the garden. The cen sleep down stairs, tnd the women upstairs. Two poor old women were ill in bid, and evidently drawing very nigh to the Valley of the Shadow of Death; anl two others were in the day-room, laid up with rheumatism. I had a chas with them, and asked them how they were cared for, and whether they would prefer going to the Refuge ; but, with tearful eyes, they looked up and said, "The Sisters are so kind, ve don't want to go nowhere else." Verily, the Sisters have a portion of their reward already in the benedictions of those grateful old people. It "it is more blessed to give than to receive," it is doubly blessed to give time, strength, talents, and loving care under such circumstances as those ; and He who hails the gift.of even a cup of cold water given to one of His poor children, will certainly bless the gifts of clothes, food, and money which the Sisters beg from us and bestow upon the Home. Let us see that we do our part as well as they do theirs. BENEVOLENT AUCKLAND. I know from experience that the people of Auckland are very benevolent. For over 25 years I have known that; and, to the credit of our tradesmen be it, said th&t the Salvation Army, Refuge, the Home for the Aged, and other similar institutions have been hitherto maintained. But the burden —1 was going to say—the privilege—or giving falls to too few. There are certain quarters whence the sisters are never sen. empty-handed away, but others where tne not-very-kind refusal invariably greets them. The necessity for prompt and con tinued benevolence will be seen when ie is known that there are fourteen men ana nine women in the Home, all the available beds except one being filled. The inmates a« certainly .the most needy and helples class which could be found, and such as must bav« gravitated towards the Hospital or the Be fuge, if they had not been sheltered there. Under those circumstances, I was snrpnseo to find that the Government does "■'/ the usual subsidy of £1 for £1 raked oi charitable aid. The Home is not evenl exempted from rates and taxes, which 1 turn* members of the House and Borough ( ounci might look to. The loving care and »}» pathy of the Little Sisters exhibited to the aged sufferers in the Home does an deal to assuage the bitterness and " life, and thereby help the local and General Government far more than the of a few pounds of rates can do i« Home stands in five acres of ground, com tnanding a lovely view of the harbour ; am. the inmates grow a good many veget.u, -, but nob sufficient for their requirement.. Firewood, coal, clothes, food, and monej ire required, but the SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS it present are sheets, flannel, tea, cowe, md sugar. The old people are very »na Df sugar, and there is a little difccult, « providing sufficient for them ****"! aeed some greenstuff and hay for the co« i »nd if this should meet the eye of any , " cners who have not yet given any™" l " ■ " the Home, they would render good «arw bo an excellent and necessary institution d> sending some hay to the Home.

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