. 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 . ed in 1867. MRS. REV. EDWIN W. HUTTER, D. D. Mrs. Hutter, wife of the late lamented Rev. Dr. Hutter, was aveteran in the cause of humanity when commissioned lady Inspectorand Examiner, and was, on account of her noted devotion to friend-less children, urged by Governor Geary to relinquish the pleasuresof a home where abundance and happiness abounded, and devoteher remarkable energies to the welfare of the soldiers by considerations of
. 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 . ed in 1867. MRS. REV. EDWIN W. HUTTER, D. D. Mrs. Hutter, wife of the late lamented Rev. Dr. Hutter, was aveteran in the cause of humanity when commissioned lady Inspectorand Examiner, and was, on account of her noted devotion to friend-less children, urged by Governor Geary to relinquish the pleasuresof a home where abundance and happiness abounded, and devoteher remarkable energies to the welfare of the soldiers by considerations of patriotism and benevolence, she acceptedthe trust. Mrs. Hutter is a daughter of the late Colonel Jacob Shindel, ofLebanon, Pennsylvania, and granddaughter of Baron Shindel, who,for many years after his settlement in the Commonwealth, repre-sented his district in the State Senate. Of her it may undoubtedlybe said, without disparaging the merits of others: My daughters have done virtuously,But thou excellest them all. During her married life she has been known by many distinguishedcitizens of the Commonwealth. She resided in Washington during. -^ 7 Pennsylvanias soldiers orphan schools. 119 the Presidency of Mr. Polk, with whose administration her husbandwas intimately associated. At the National Capital, her personalattractions placed her in the forefront of society. When, however,her husband exchanged a j>olitical life and the pen of an active par-tisan editor and publisher for that of a Christian pastor, Mrs. Hutterunhesitatingly relinquished the gayeties of a life at Washington, andheartily cooperated with her husband in his new and honored fieldof labor. While pursuing her active parochial duties, she was unani-mously elected the first President of the Board of Managers of theNorthern Home for Friendless Children. Of her invaluable effi-ciency in that office a tithe could not be told. All the children loveher, the managers esteem her, and the trustees are proud of her. D
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