"for as much as ye did it unto one of the least of these, ye did
it unto me." Every consideration connected with the purity
and stability of the State, demands the fostering care of such
institutions, for upon their efficiency and success depends the
moral and social character of the State in its private relations
and public acts. "They that water, shall themselves be wa-
tered; and the State liberal in appropriation for such eleemosy-
nary institutions, will always reap a rich reward and recom-
pense, in the correction of public morals, and lessening the
expenses of the Criminal Calendar. We respectfully recom-
mend that the institution be paid from the Treasury of the
State for the year 1867, $5000, and for the year 1868, $5000,
and for the purpose of enlarging their building, we suggest
an appropriation of $10,000.

PROTESTANT UNION INFIRMARY.

The ladies in charge of this Institution have memorialized
Your Honorable Bodies for an appropriation of $5000, to aid in
conducting it, and in the memorial already read to you, the
objects are at length set forth. Your Committee visited the
Infirmary, made as extended an examination as time would
permit, and found the house in good order, kept neat and
clean with all the appliances of comfort, with kind and atten-
tive nurses; in fact all that can contribute to make it a desi-
able Asylum for the unfortunate sick, who have not a home,
ample means, or friends to watch over them, and contribute
to their comfort. It is propor to State that though chartered
by your General Assembly in 1854, no appropriation has been
made by the State to this Institution, and now, for the first
time, its managers and trustees appeal to you for aid. We
suggest an appropriation of $5000