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A HOUSE OF MERCY. 27
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. At A Few This High Days Institution Ga...
is ended , upon quitting the house she stands in no need of this her wants being all provided for by the institution , and she
money going forth , froni its walls far richer in many ways than she entered . In this case the small sacrifice of her money is looked upon by her
with pleasure as a mite given towards the support of an institution which has truly blessed her and her unhappy sisters .
Besides money and clothes , occasionally even valuable , a girl will bring in with her various small possessions , such as trinkets , books ,
& c . ; all these are taken in charge by the Principal Sister , and p Is laced either in upon a bag l , eavin ticketed g the with institution the girl ' under s numb its er , protecting as are her ausp clothes ices .
does she receive these possessions back again , except in a very few instances . I was surprised to hear that as a general rule the books
brought in were by no means of an immoral tendency . c Pilgrim ' s Proress' is frequently found amongst themand especially small
volumes g of poetry . But innocent as are these , little volumes to look atexcept in rare instances they are not returned . Many
, of them are presents from friends and old associates—as such they are indeed dangerous reminders of the forbidden past , and therefore
remain a portion of the cast-off slough of sin . Gifts from , parents , and brothersand sistersarehowever , generally restored at parting .
, , , A new Bible and Prayer-Book are given to the departing penitent when clothed in the fresh pure garments prepared for her
reentrance into the outer world . When a girl is ready for her departure , and a situation which in
all respects is considered best suited to her peculiar character has been duly provided , she is sent for out of her class , and is informed
that now her time of departure has arrived . If she accepts the situation she never again returns to her class , or again sees her
class-companions . She is speedily prepared for her immediate departure by the Principal Sister , who has always store of clothes
for outfits prepared , and , together with her outfit , departs in a cab under suitable care to her place of destination , or to some safe abode ,
where she can remain in comfort and security until she sets forth on her longer journeyshould she happen to be destined for service far
, from the metropolis , or for emigration . So much for this most benevolent and Christian labour of love , in
which it seems to me that what now is most urgently required is a more numerous band of Sisters of Mercy . In this way also a door
of comfort is opened to another class of women , who , though the educated and the wealthyare frequently also the unhappy—a door ,
entering which they can find , peace of mind and employment of the
noblest description .
A House Of Mercy. 27
A HOUSE OF MERCY . 27
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), March 1, 1858, page 27, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01031858/page/27/
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