Miss Haslam. Its objects are: 1. The Promotion of Habits of Temperance: 2. The Reformation of the Intemperate : 3. The Removal of the Causes which lead to Intemperance: and it is we believe doing a very great work. The address is Palace Chambers, Bridge Street, Westminster, S.W. Correspondence. [The Editor is not responsible for the opinions of the Correspondents.] To the Editor of the Churchman's Companion. Answers. CHRISTIAN NAMES. SIR,-In reply to your correspondent I. C.'s question, as to where she would find the meanings of Christian names, I recommend "The Illustrated National Pronouncing Dictionary," published by William Collins, Sons, and Co., Paternoster Row, London. Also, Isabella means worshipper of GOD; Susan, a lily (purity); and Clara, bright, illustrious.-Yours, &c., V. B. H. Queries. VARIA. SIR,-Will some Church teacher kindly answer these questions? 1. When S. Thomas saw the risen SAVIOUR, he exclaimed, "My LORD and my GOD." Does this mean that his doubt dissolved as soon as he saw his risen Master; or, are we to suppose that he really touched before he would believe? I have always taught that S. Thomas believed when he saw, and touched not. Am I in error? 2. A few days ago an unbaptized child died, and as some difficulty arose about interring it, a clergyman of the Church of England (in a Low Church diocese) came and baptized it when dead, and afterwards gave it Christian burial. Is not this wrong?-Yours, &c., HETTA. CARDS FOR AN ALBUM. SIR,-Would you be so kind as to allow me to ask some of your readers if they have any old (though not soiled or torn) Christmas cards or valentines, which they would willingly spare? as I am making a large scrap album for a London hospital, and should be so thankful for either of the abovementioned contributions.-Yours, &c., M. H. C., 6, Lansdowne Mansions, Brighton. S. MARY'S HOME, 27, BROMPTON SQUARE. SIR,-With your permission I proceed to lay before your readers a short statement of the work and objects of this Home. They are twofold: the education and training of young girls for service; and also affording a temporary rest to over-worked young servants, or young women engaged in business. I desire now to direct attention more especially to the educational part of the work; girls are admitted at the early age of nine years, but generally it is preferred that they should be twelve or thirteen years old; the course of instruction is designed to supplement that already received at a National school, and combined with training in useful work will, it is hoped, lay the foundation of self-dependence, and enable them to take their place in any situation in life, for which, according to their individual capacity, they are fitted. Much of course depends upon the teacher, and here I think I may say the right person is, for once, in the right place, a bright active matron undertakes the supervision of the work and secular teaching, while the moral and religious character of the children is developed by daily and hourly intercourse with the Sisters, and by the simple Catholic teaching of the honorary chaplain, whose untiring efforts are directed to arouse a sense of religious duty, and to awaken the affections of each child to the "beauty of holiness." When old enough, and competent to perform the duties of underservants, pupil teachers, or workers in shops, the children are placed in situations where they will be guarded as far as possible from gross temptations. The strictest economy is exercised in the management of the Home, and habits of industry and thrift enforced. At the same time the girls are well fed and well clothed; any one who will favour the Sisters with a call, will not fail to be struck by the healthy appearance of the children, whose round rosy faces would do credit to a country home. Girls are received from the respectable hard working artisan and servant class, a few belong to an upper grade of the "tiers état :" one child, the daughter of an organist of a village church, has established a claim upon the sympathy of the Sisters; she was placed in the Home on the death of her mother, and a few weeks after her arrival, almost before she had begun to feel things 'homelike,' her father died, leaving four children destitute; a lady kindly gave a donation towards the annual payment required for each child, and so enabled the Sisters to keep her without taxing their funds too heavily. Several children are waiting for a nomination from a subscriber, their parents being too poor to pay the full charge. As your space will not allow me to enlarge upon this subject, I must ask all who may be interested in S. Mary's Home to visit it or write for particulars to the Sister in charge; or to the Warden, the Rev. F. H. MURRAY, Chislehurst, S.E.; or the Chaplain, Rev. G. C. CAMPBELL. THANKS. SIR,-Will you allow me through your columns to thank the kind, but unknown, friend who has for so long a time sent me the Churchman's Companion? I am leaving England this month for my work in Australia, and should feel grateful could the Churchman's Companion be still sent to me, and had I the address of the donor should only be too glad to give some account of my work there. My address will be-Care of Ven. Archdeacon Matthews, the Rectory, Warwick, Queensland.-Yours, &c., J. VOSPER, S. Augustin's College, Canterbury. ACKNOWLEDGMENT. SIR,-Please will you kindly let me acknowledge with many thanks the two parcels of wool received in answer to my appeal, from "Readers of the Churchman's Companion?" I shall still be very glad if any one will send more, also for any stamps for Church Restoration Fund. Please address, Miss POTTER, Ongar, Essex. Notices to Correspondents. An anonymous correspondent very kindly sends a long list of the derivations of Christian names in answer to I. C., to whom it has been sent privately, as we had not space for it all. In that list the name "Isabella” is said to mean "fair," instead of "a worshipper of GOD," as stated by V. B. H. Mrs. W-S-, Rectory, We will keep your little poem, but it will be a long time before we can use it, as we have many on our hands already which we have been obliged to delay much longer than we could wish. J. MASTERS AND CO., PRINTERS, ALBION BUILDINGS, BARTHOLOMEW CLOSE, E.C. |