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THK OllPIIANS’ FiUEND.
V* J.S E.S?5.
■VVI!E€S5 I.S liETTIiill
Presulents find Governors gen
erally issue ilieir annual October
pi’oclaniations inviting all the peo
ple to meet, in ibeir respective
liouses of worship, on some ap
pointed day, and return united
thanks for the varied and abun
dant harvests which have crown
ed the labors of the year, Tlic
people sometimes endure short
religious services, go home to oat
their fat turkeys, and then re
sume their usual avocations, for
getful of those who famish with
hunger and shiver with cold.
Tho Giver of every good and
. perfect gift has, in his wisdom
and mercy, alilicted a part of his
people, and has decreed tliat ^‘tho
poor shall never cease out of the
land,” in order that the prosper
ous may cultivate a soul-expand
ing charity, enlarge the sphere of
their human sympatliy, guard
their hearts against avarice, and
grow in all tho gospel gi'acos, by
doing good to the needy and neg-
tected. Thus they will learn, by
sweet experience, that “It is more
blessed to give than to receive.”
Our people certainly have cause
to be gj-ateful for bountiful crops,
and their gTatitudo ought to as
sume a practical and substantial
shape. Which is better; to be
content with the usual verbal
thanks, or to make prompt and
liberal contributions to furnish
food, clotliiiig, and instruction to
the poor and promising orphan
Toys and girls of our State ?
'Can good people reall}^ enjoy
their fat autumnal feasts, without
dividina: with those who liave so
often suffered for food and rai
ment I The hearts and hands of
our people must answer. Contri
butions of food and clothing for
tlie orphans of the East may be
sent by the usual routes of freight,
marked, OuriiAN Asylum, OxI'-ouu,
N. C. Contributions for the or
phans of the mountains sliould bo
marked Orphan Asylum, Mars
Hum, K. C. Packages going
through Aslievillo will be for
warded by Henry 0. Fagg.
James H. Moore is Steward at
Oxford, and Jobn R. Sams i.s
Steward at Mars IIill. Checks,
money orders and registered let
ters should be directed to tliein,
and they will answer inquiries
and send receipts,
J. H. Mills, Sup't.
TISE IIEllES'*' OE EEIPMAZ.
Nestor, tlie old man eloquent
of the Greeks, svas an orator, be
cause his age and wisdom gave
him influence and liis “Tunelul
words more sweet than honey,
flowed.” Plato was an orator,
because liis sound and pliilosoph-
ical arguments were always stated
■with force and clearness, and his
virtuous life gave rveight to all
he said. Demosthenes was an
orator, because he fortified his
positions with facts and proofs so
arranged as to make permanent
impressions, even on Ins enemies.
Then he uttered the noblest sen
timents and lived a life ot exalted
iiitegritv, in an ago of bribery
and corruption.
fEscliines was a polished ora
tor, skilled in logic and rhetoric,
and lie understood and practiced
all the tricks of his trade.
Cicero was an orator ivlio used
with skill tho accumulated wis
dom of former ages, and mastered
all the accomplishments of his
■mvnage; hut Ids vast ambition
and his supremo self-complacoiicy
injured bis influence for good.
Fdipbax, a descendant of “Duke
Teman,” was a tvondei-ful orator.
Such powers as ho displayed had
not been seen on the earth before,
and ids equal is seldom seen in
modern times. Ili.s fine sayings
are still in the nioullis of many
eloquent speakers. Wo copy on
ly a few : “He runneth upon tlie
thick bosses of Jehovali’s buck
lers.” “He pnt no trust iu bis
servant.s, and Ids angels he cliarg-
ed with folly.” “Thou shalt come
to tliy grave iu a full age, like as a
shock of corn comelh iu in liis sea
son,” “Although afiliction cometh
not fortli of thiO dust, neither doth
trouble spring out of the grotind ;
}'et man is born unto trouble as
the sparks fly upward.”
Now we are informed that
“Naamau, the Captain of the Host
of the King of Syria, was a great
man with his master, and honor
able, a mighty man*’ in valor;
but he tvas a leper.”
So Eliphaz was a polished gen
tleman, graj'-hcaded and vei'y
aged, dignified decorous, pious in
some respects, ver3^ fertile in Ids
fancy, and attractive in his ora
tions, even when they were di
rected against the “perfect and
upright” Job : b.ut, alas, Eliphaz
cherished in Ids lieart a horrible
heresj’. This accusation is not
our invention. It came down
from heaven : “Tlie Lord said to
Eliphaz the Temanite, mj’ wrath
is kindled against thee and against
th\' two friends; for v'O have not
spoken of me the thing that is
right, as my servant Job luilli.”
Now wliat was the character of
Idsheresj’? Satan charged Job
with serving- God as a hireling—
for temporal prospcril)'. Take
his jiropertj' and his children, and
ho will cease to serve V’ou. God
suffered Satan to make Job poor
and cliildlcss; hut Job still bless
ed the name of the Lord. Ajiv-
mortal man ivould have been con
vinced bv’ tin's test; but the Uo'vil
persisted ; afflict Ids body and he
will curse his God. Then the
Lord gave Iiiih to Satan, with the
one reservation, to “save his life.”
The Devil began with boils, then
had him tormented bj' Ids wife,
and last of all sent three orators
to overwhelm him ivith a mixture
of valuable truth and dangerous
heresy. Kliiihaz was the great
louder, and Ids throe splendid
Philijipics attest Ids jiower. liil-
dad and Zophar seem -to have
been ordinary men. As for the
3’Outliful and long-winded Elihu,
ive are not informed that God,
Job, or the Devil paid the slight
est attention to any word he ut
tered. But the trial was very se
vere. Job desired to die, and felt
his words when lie said: “God
hath delivered mo to the ungodly
and turned me over into tlio
hands oi tho wicked.” But his
final victorj' was a groat triumjili
for the Bible doctrine of afflictions.
God made tliepvorld, and ordercil
all things wiseh'. One man is
rich, another poor ; one man is
sick, another enjoys health ; one'
man dies, aiiotlier lives. God us-
ualh' consecrates his peojile
through suft'eriugs. Ho rules tho
world with sovereign power, and
iu great forbearance and tender
mercy. Yet his wax's are often
above our compnlicusioii. But
liuinau sympathy and cliristiaii
charity are the bauds wliicli bind
together tho rich and tho poor,
tlie prosperous and the afflicted.
Bj' doing good to others wo fool,
tlic force and beautx; of tlie say
ing that “It is more blessed to
give than to receive.” But tlie
doctrine of Eliphaz is tlm.t the
prosjierous are tlie good and the
afflicted are the wicked. Hear
liim : “Vlio over perished being
inuocout, or where were tho right
eous cut off?” Ho fflrgot that
rigiiteoiis Abel died by the hand
of cruel Cai’ii. He knew noth
ing of the innoceut ehildreu
drowned in the flood. He sax'S
“!he n icked travaileth in pain all
liis days.” The Psalmist says
“tho xvieked are not in trouble as
otlior men, ueillier are they
])lagued like other men.” Elijihaz
exhorts Job thus: “Acquaint
uoxv thyself xvitli God and beat
peace; thereby good shall come
luUothee.” We recently heard
good pastor use ' this verae as a
text, lie urged the people to
seek religion and otlior blessings
xvould follow. He told of a jioor
and wicked community, in which
he held a meeting and all the
people joined tlie church. In a
eery sb.ort time they prospered
and all got rich. “So come and
get religion raid God will bless
x’ou.” He forgot fo mention tliis
truth : “All that will live godly
shall suffer jiersecution.” He
promised them their good things
in this world as well as the next.
He preached the doctrine of his
text; hut the text was the heresy
of Eliphaz.
But what connection has this
subject witii tlie orphan xvork I
One of our ablest th'^cdogiaus re
fuses to cooperate in the (xrpliau
xvork, because the orplians, or
their parents, were sinners, and
are suffering for th.eir sins, «■ for
tlie sins of tlieu’ parents, and he
does not xvish to interfere witli
God’s doevoos. “Let jieople re-
ibrm and amend their xvays and
God xvill prosper them.” W'e
charge upou him the heresy of
Eliphaz, the great harrier iu the
xvay of benevolent work iu our
day. For the sake of their oxvn
souls, and for the sake oftheg-ood
whicli ought to bo done in tbe
world, xve warn the pxeoplo against
!i doctrine wliich Satrm spoke
througli au eloquent mouth., and
which has boeu handed down to
stagnate beuovoleiice, todiniinisli
the spiritual growth of the rich
and prosperous, and to aug-ment
the suiferings of tho needy and
noglectod.
[For tho Orplians’ Friond.
IlAT.EKni N. C., Oct. 5tii 1875.
■T. II. MUh, Esq., Sup't.
Orphan Asylum:
Dear Sir:—During the late war, a hwyp
amount of money (Confederate currency,)
was subscribed for tho pur|)H3c of establish
ing an Asylum ft)r tho orphans of doeeased
Confederate soldiers ; and if I am not mistak
en a Board of Trustees was appointed, and
perhaps some invostmeuta in real estate
made. I have fr('([uently beard the question
asked, and have hceu present when it -was
aslrcd you, if tho Oxford Orphan Asylum was
a continuation, or ratiicr tho result of tho en
terprise conieiK'od during the war, and if the
funds saved from tliat entorjn'isc liad been
given to the Oxford Asylum ? ‘Will you in
form the public if such is tho case ; and if
not can you tell what has become of the fund
and tlio investments made for tho Asylum for
tho orphans of dcGcascd Confederate sol
diers 1
There is an impression prevailing that that
fund has been turned over to the Asylum.o-ver
wliich you ])r(*sido, but there Inis been no
public amiouucemont of that fact; nor has
there been any denial of it. If tho fund ha.s
hceu given to your Asylum the public ouglit to
Iniow it. If it has not been, the jiublic ought
to know it. Your Asylum has already f.uf-
fered from rumors on this suhp'ets and it is
duo you, and due the cause in which you are
so zealously and honorably engaged to give
public an cx])lanation on tbi.s subject.
Truly Yours,
Enquirer.
ANSWER.
Tliere are many tilings xve do
not knoxv, and among them is tlie
disposition made of the fund al
luded to above, raised during the
late xvar to found an Asylum' for
the orjibaiis of Confederate sol-
dios. Tilers are also some fexv
things we do kuoxv, and among
these is the fact that not a cent of
that fund, or an).' property pur
chased xx'ith it, ever came, direct
ly or indirectly, to tho Oi'iihan
Asylum at Oxford.
At the meeting of tho Grand
Lodge of hlasons in December,
1872, a report having been suii-
mitted by the President of tne
Board of Directors of St. John’s
College building, (noxx' used for
the Orphan House,) that they
had failed to rent or lease the
College for purposes of a school
upon satisfactory terms, a resolu
tion was Introdticed, that three
commissioners should be appoint
ed by the Grand Lodge, xx'ho
sliould proceed to advertise and
sell the pronerty, on such terms
as tliey might think best, and,
report their action to the succeed
ing communication.
Pending tho consideration of
this resolution, tiie present Super
intendent of the Asylum offered
a aubstitnta to the effect that “St.
John’s College shall be made an
Asylum for the protection, train
ing- and education of indigent or
phan cliihlren.” The substitute
was adopted and tlie Grand Lodge
or ' ■ ■
took steps for the organizcdioii
of the institiitio-n. Neither in tho
incipiency or progress of tho
fKiP TO S.4SSAPI£AS F01£l£.
On ■Saturday last, ivith nine Or
phans, xve xvciit out to give a con
cert to the good pebjile of the Sa-
safras Eoi'k neighborhood. This
was our second visit there ; the
first, four xveeks ago, xvas compar
atively a failure, because the no
tices wore not distributed iu time.
This time we liad nothing to com
plain of, but oil the contrary tho
trip aud its results xvere pleasant
and gratifying. There xvas, for a
contry ueigliborhooJ, a large
crowd of iiitelligeut ladies and
gentlemen out to heartlicOrphans
sing, and all seemed to ho ]ileased,
and uo doubt they xvere, for, at
the close of the concert a collec
tion for tho Asylum xvas taken up,
amounting in cash and iu kind, to
betxYCen sixty and seventy dol
lars.
After the public exercises, a
large amount of cooked provisions
—bam, lamb, beef, cliicken, va
rious kinds of bread and cakes,
tomatoes, pickels, potatoes &c.—
xvas spread out on tlie benclies
and everybody invited to partake,
xvhich everybody did xvith hearty
good xvill. But, with tlie best in
tentions aud most honest efforts,
they xvere unable to demolish tho
abundant supply, and xve brought
away two large boxes of the uu-
cousumed, xvhich gladdened the
I’.earts and, particularly the stoni-
aclis, of the children at home.
We tiiaiik the good people
about Bassafras Fork foi‘ their
kind reception of oui- little baud
aud the tangible evidence of sym
pathy they showed for the Oi-
phiiiis, and hope to virit them
again “some of these davs.”
scheme xvas one xvord said or al
lusion made to any other scheme
for gather'iug in, protecting
and educating the' iudigont or
phans of the state, nor lias there
ever been one cent received or
offere-d for the support of the
Abvliua except the volnntary
charitable donations of the good
people of the State and soma fexv ;
xvo-ll-xvisliers outside, and tile
small annual fqqiriqwiatiim mad-e
to it by the Grand Lodge.
We are aware liiat the impros-
sioii prevails in some sections
that tho fund raised iluring tho
war for the founding of an Orphan
As»-lum iu the State has been
transferred to the Oxford Orphan
Asvlum, and wo are also aware
of the fact that this imjiression
has worked detrimerit, xvith some,
to this institution ; xve therefore
state most positively, that there
has been no 'such transfer.
We are unalile, ns stated, to
answer the question asked by
“Enquirer,” as to xvhefher any
property xvas purchased xx'ith the
money raised during the xvar for
an orphan asylum, nor do xvo
know anything whatever in re
gard to the disposition of the
money, nor of the property (if
any) purchased tlierexvith. Dr. C.
F. Deems of tho ‘Ohurch of the
Stra.ngers,’ New Y"ork, jor, jicr-
hajis, Hon. K. B. Battle of lirJ-
eigli, can give the iiifoniiation
sought. We do not now remem
ber any others to xvhom to refer,
but xvo desire the fact to bo
known that none of the fund or
prO]i'ei'ty alluded to has ever, in
any shape, been received or used
for the benefit of tho Oxford Or
phan Asylum.
The
li)tt(‘ry tirtiwiiig iu Aloxandriti,*
ViV , hiW prwvt'd t'> bt';t’.i iutuuMiiii' tjtriiidlf
put up” job by siiiuf Xow York sliurfi*’
A HARD Winter.—It is pre
dicted that the apjiroacliing xvin-
ter xvill he a very hard one. The
question is, lioxv are those couii-
tr) noxvs])apci'S that are published
off tho line of the big circus, go
ing to live through it!
aui* tbynioiuiy is ia Xew York aud oau’t bn
.d’lajrt'xi. ii.tli.UAA‘U prevAb-t in Ai-
t.'xaatLfih iu t'ou-s.i»iUoii-f, aud artvitiiiUllfn Iiah
oirtifx^to York to if attyibii.g van bo
also }>o \yM.. VrlitQi h iis.is.ii bii-.'.s
.;tU'rv ticket be covets lus
boris luoiiev, (>v lie v/i-uM
■[) !tis ow:;.
kM.Hiio moiidis a;.f() a ;4nviid Ms-
sonic Lotfc-iy was advorri.-w-.-d in
Virginia, lint tbe ClnuHl i.tHk”'
a
neio;;
ct-rcaiiil
Maaons met
in Richmond and
lUsohrd, “d’lsat this Grand
Lodge ia moat decidedly of opin
ion that no Mn.aonic Lodge or aa-
aociation of Lodge.-', or of Masons
’within this jurisdiction, should eet
up or V'roniote, or bo concej-ned
in-managing or ura-vy-Ing an)’ lot
tery, gift, concert, gift entc-r]'ribe'
or ralHc, or sliouul knowingly
permit sucli lutter}', gifs conct-it,
gift entei’priao, or raflle in any
building under their control, or
accept the benefit of any money,
or other things of value acquired
by moans of any such lottery,
gift concert, gift cnterjirise O"
raffle.” This is no-vv the recorded
opinion of the Masons of Virginia.-
Tho Grand Lodge of North Car
olina has taken its staiid on the
same platform. Now lot it be
distinctly understood that there
is no such thing as a Masonic lot
tery.
I'WO OFi'’ICSK@.
Dr. W. J. Hawkins has retired
from the Rresideiicy of the Ral
eigh & Gaston Ro»d, and Major
Yf.. A. Smith from the Receiver
ship of the W. N. C. Road. Both
have been very kind in the trans-
jjortatiou of orphans and liberal
in tlieir individual contributions
to tho orphan work. We shall
always hold them, in grateful es
teem. Major G. W. Grice suc
ceeds Dr. Ilaw'kins, and idayor Wv
W. Rollins succeeds Major Smith.
Both are kiiCAvn as clover and
competout business men.