. Pennsylvania's soldiers' orphan schools, giving a brief account of the origin of the late civil war, the rise and progress of the orhpan system . e denomination as that pro-fessed by their parents. Encountering new and unexpected difficulties on every hand, thework moved slowly on. In December 31, 1864, after a little morethan six months hard labor, the Superintendent of Soldiers Orphansmade his first report to the Governor. Five schools for the olderand four homes for the younger orphans had been engaged; but inthese institutions there were something less than one hundred it w
. Pennsylvania's soldiers' orphan schools, giving a brief account of the origin of the late civil war, the rise and progress of the orhpan system . e denomination as that pro-fessed by their parents. Encountering new and unexpected difficulties on every hand, thework moved slowly on. In December 31, 1864, after a little morethan six months hard labor, the Superintendent of Soldiers Orphansmade his first report to the Governor. Five schools for the olderand four homes for the younger orphans had been engaged; but inthese institutions there were something less than one hundred it would seem almost indispensable, for the continuance ofthe system, that such progress should be made, before the Legislatureshould again assemble, as to constitute in itself a proof of the wisdomof the plan adopted, and the most powerful appeal for State aid, theexhibit was anything but encouraging to the superficial observer;still, there had been laid a foundation broad and deep, which hasstood the test of years, and upon which there has been erected asuperstructure the beauty and grandeur of which none but aprophets eye could have CHAPTER VI. THE SYSTEM IMPERILLED.
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