Rest Cottage, Pilot Point (Tex.).

Rest Cottage was founded in 1903 by Rev. and Mrs. J. P. Roberts in Pilot Point, Texas. As a compassion ministry associated with the Holiness movement and later the Church of the Nazarene, it was established as a home for unmarried mothers and child placement agency. Rest Cottage grew from its original site on six acres of land to incorporate 31 acres by 1953, with an additional 40 acres of pastureland for grazing dairy cows. Facilities included a laundry, fruit house, chapel, barns, and vegetable garden. Residents had private rooms within the main house. While most of the medical needs of the residents were addressed at nearby Flow Memorial Hospital, the facilities included an on-site medical unit with delivery room, nursery, and convalescent ward. Rest Cottage was licensed as an adoption agency through the Texas Department of Public Welfare, and all prospective parents were screened by Rev. and Mrs. Roberts according to guidelines that emphasized the evangelical Christian perspective of the home. Rest Cottage served thousands of "erring" girls through 1975, at which time it was closed and much of its land was deeded to Bethany Nazarene College (now Southern Nazarene University) in Bethany, Oklahoma. Adoption records were sealed and deposited with the State of Texas.

From the description of Rest Cottage records, 1901-1986, bulk (1903-1975). (University of Texas at Arlington). WorldCat record id: 743743964

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