NEWS: Memorial contribution for Louisville Baptist Orphan's Home, Jefferson Co., KY

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Submitted by: Pat45324@aol.com
Date: 16 Apr 2001
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       The one and only sister of the late Mr. Snider Vaughn of Jeffersontown, Ky, has given 
to the Louisville Baptist Orphans' Home the sum of $510.00 as a memorial to her brother.
       Mr. Vaughn, at the age of 58, died October 28,1942.  He left a will which provided 
that the larger part of his estate should go to his sister and that the remaining part, 
which consisted of his books, a few pieces of his furniture, his guitar, etc., should go to 
the Home.
       Mr. Vaughn loved our orphanage during his life and delighted in giving toward its 
support.  His sister also loves the institution.  So she decided she would give to the Home 
the larger part of the proceeds of her brother's estate as a memorial to him.
       This memorial fund is designed to aid indigent mothers, who are worthy, so that they 
can keep their own children with them.  The fund, of course, is to be administered by the 
Home.
       This is the first fund our Louisville Home has ever received which has been expressly 
designated to be used as "Mother's Aid."
       Needless to say our Home is deeply grateful for this memorial fund which is to be 
used for such a highly worthy purpose.  The writer for some time has been pleading with our 
people to start a Mother's Aid fund. We are so happy now that this fund has been started.  
It is hoped that many will add to it.
       There are many good mothers in Kentucky who are financially unable to keep their 
children with them.  But should they have to break up their homes and turn their children 
over to an orphanage just because they are poor?  Is it right for Christian people to permit 
this, or by any inaction make it necessary for such to take place?  Child welfare workers 
everywhere have learned through experience that as a general rule a good mother will do a 
better job in rearing her child than an institution.  More than thirty years ago, the United 
States Children's Bureau, made the pronouncement that children should never be removed from 
their parents for reasons of poverty alone, but only for considerations of serious 
inefficiency and immorality.  And this has remained and stands as a guiding principle in 
child welfare work today.  
       It is hoped that within a short time the Home will be able to give help to a number 
of indigent mothers, so that they can keep their children with them.  We are in 
correspondence at the present with at least three such mothers who are being faced with the 
necessity of breaking up their homes and sending their children elsewhere.
       Let me thank this friend of needy children and indigent mothers, again, for her 
goodness and generosity in establishing this beautiful and worthy memorial to her brother.  
Certainly there is nothing that she could have done that would have pleased or honored her 
brother more.  And certainly there is no other way that she could have used the fund that 
would have done more good or have met more real needs.
       The donor of this memorial fund has requested that her name be omitted from this 
article.  She desires no publicity for what she has done.  Her only reason for permitting 
this article was that others might be induced to follow her example and add to what she has 
started.  And may the lord grant that this shall be done!