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Tne Orpiians’ friend.
WEDNESDAY, t,JANUABY - - 3, 1883.
Published tvwy' Wednesday at one
dollar per annum, invariably in advance
THE CHILD’S PRATER.
God biesi my father and my mother,
My little sister and my brother,
And God bless all on land and sea.
Both sick and well, and God bless me;
And may the loTing angels keep
Their wings around me while I sleep.
That I may rise at morning’s light
To do what’s pleasing in their sight.
And now I lay me down to rest,
Like a tired bird within its nest.
SLANG—LISTEN, BOXS.
‘Bully foryou. You’re • trump.^
Involunturily my hands went ,
np to my ears. I felt as if I had;
been shot, while seated at my;
window looking out upon a groiip ;
of boys playing ball with alt their ’
might and main. Now,if they bad
been rsgamuffius, their language
would not hare appeared at all
inconsistent, for dirt, tatters and
slang, go together very well; but
they, on the contrary, were the
well dressed, ‘supposed to-be
well-educated’Isons of gentlemen,
so you see I was doubly shocked.
‘Go in lemons; hit him again,
Charlie.’ Again my ears whre
corered; certainly I was hit again
and hurt, too, whatever might be
said of the ball.
‘My eye, what a jolly game;
he beats you all to flinders,
Ned.'
‘Oh ! Oh !! Oh !! I’ cried I; and
vacated my seat at the window
until that game was finished;
then I called the boys in, and
this is what I said to them:
‘Boys, you have had a nice
game of ball this beautiful morn
ing, but you’ve spoiled it all, ev
ery bit; shall I tell you how f
‘If you please,’ said victorious
Charlie.
‘Do you know old Jethro
Miller, the half-craiy pauper,
who begs from every one he
meets a dime to buy ‘a bit o’
backy t’ Do you remember his
tangled beard, besmeared with
tobacco juice ? his mouth drawn
out of shape and fairly slobber
ing over w’th filth ? his discolor
ed teeth ? his brown, repulsive
lips f
‘Oh ! yes, ma'am;’ and all their
respective noses were upturned.
‘Well, now, do you wish your
mouths to be figuratively what
old Jethro’s is literally t If you
do not then stop using such slang
phrases as ‘Bully for you,’ ‘Go
in lentous,’ ‘Confound his pic
ture,’ ‘Darn it all,’ etc. Why,
boys, I feel as if I must scour
my teeth and rinse my mouth,
even after once using them for
your edification.’
The noses were upturned no
longer, and the brown cheeks
were all crimson with shame.
‘Once more, boys; when you
had finished that beautiful boat
you made this summer, you
turned it upside down and cov
ered It with pitch to prevent its
leaking. Your hands were be
smeared; your clothing, too, was
stained, and Oh 1 what a time
you had, scouring and cleansing;
for all that, brown patches, din
gy and ugly, on your hands,
bore testimony for many days
to the fact that you had handled
something unclean. Now, just
such discoloration does the use
of slang produce upon your souls,
that God sent into the world
pure and white.
‘How vile, how utterly sense
less, too, are many of these slang
expressions! ‘I’m all huukydori,’
‘let her rip,’ ‘he’s a larky chap, a
regular buster.’ What ideas do
theee phrases give expression to,
which might not be infinitely
better understood if clothed in
good, pure, English words !
‘Now I will tell you what I am
going to ask of you this morn
ing. Each of you is the son of
respectable parents; each of you
counts himself to be a young
gentleman; as such, give me
your hands, and with them you
promise, earnestly, manfully, to
wage war against this pernicious
habit of using slang. Has the
habit gotten such firm hold of
you that you fear you cannot
free yourselves from its grasp ?
Then remember there is a wea
pon mighty enough to conquer
it for you. Prayer 1 using this
you will be victorious.’
Die after another in quick
succession the outstretched hands
clasped mine, while an almost
deafening chorus of ‘I promise, 1
promise,’' greeted my ears; but
my bands did hot strive to ex
clude the noise, and so the close
of the morning was better than
its beginning.—Christian at
W»rh,
EOOENTBIC PEEACHEBS.
Friar Cuthbert was one of the
class of jocular preachers so pop
ular in medieval times. They
preached what was called Misus
Paschales—comic homilies for
Easter. Their works have been
printed, and the student of early
manners may consult them with
advantage, though he may be
repelled by their coarseness.—
They were bold satirists, dwell
ing, perhaps, too exclusively on
the baser aspects of human life.
In their denunciation of prevail
ing vices they did not spare the
most exalted personages. Mail
lard, the cordelier, so irritated
Louis XII. by his strictures that
he threatened to have him throw:
into the Seine. ‘The King may
do as he pleases,’ replied the un
daunted preacher, ‘but tell him
that I shall sooner get to Para
dise by water than he will arrive
by all his post-horses.’
But we shall best give the rea
der an idea of the style adopted
by these jocular clergy by quo
ting a few sentences from a ser
mon preached by Father Onora
to, the Capuchin, which we have
come across in a curious old Ital
ian work. In the course of the
sermon he brought into the pul
pit a skull, which he addressed as
follows: ‘Speak,’ he said—'speak
and toll me whether you were
not once the head of a magis
trate! You don’t answerl Silence
shows consent.’ He then placed
upon the bead a judge’s cap, ex
claiming at the same time;
‘Have yau not often sold jus
tice for gold ? Have you not of
ten been in league with the advo
cate in order to deprive the wid
ow and the fatherless of their
rights? You don’t answer! Si
lence shows con/sen!,’
Ha thm lwd.. down the skull
qsd toolt up eqojtlierj to which he
excAimed: .
' ‘Were you not the head of one
olf those light-headed damsels
whose eVer thdugS is given to
their coquetries V " '
Then, taking a cuff from his
sleeve, be place I it upon the hid
eous s'elic of humanity, crying:
‘Miserable head, where ate
now the soft, languid glances
that used to captivate the unwa
ry? Where is that beautiful
mouth which formed such fasoina
ting smiles f Where are now the
pearly teeth, where the rouge,
where the cosmetics with which
the face was so often painted ?’
And so on in this strain the
Capuchin continued, describing
all the various conditions of life,
and altering the position of the
skull, whic'n he held in his hand,
according to the’ subject with
which he had to deal. On one
occasion Louis XIV. asked Bour
daloue, the famous orator of
Notre-Dame, his opinion of On-
orato. ‘Sire,’ was the reply, 'that
preacher tickles indeed the ear,
but also pricks the heart. Peo
ple return at his sermons the
purses they steal at.,mine.’—Sun-
/ Magasint-
MISTAKES OF LIFE.
Somebody has condensed the
mistakes of life and arrived s t the
couclusion'that there are fourteen
of them. Most people',would say
if they told the truth, there was
no limit to the mistakes of life;
that they were like the drops in
the ocean or the sands of the
shore in numbers ; but it is well
to be accurate. Here, then, are.
fourteenfgreat mistakes;
“It is a great mistake to set up
our own standards of right and
wrong and judge people accord
ingly ; to measure the enjoyment
of others by our own; to expect
uniformity of opinion in this
world; to look for judgment and
experience in youth; to endeavor
to mould all dispositions alike;
not to yield to immaterial trifles;
to look for perlection in our own
actions; to worry ourselves and
others with what cannot be rem
edied ; not to alleviate all that
needs alleviation as far as lies in
our' power ; not to make allow
ances for the infirmities of others
to consider everything impossible
that we cannot perform; to be
lieve only what our finite minds
can grasp ; to expect to be able to
understand everything. The
greatest of mistakes is to live
only for time, when any mo
ment may launch us into eter
nity.’
A happy heart is better than a
full purse.
WANTED IMMEDIATELY.
A teacher at the Orphan Asylum.
Applicants will please tell where
and by whom they were educated,
where and how long they have
taught, and to what church they
belong. Salary $25 a month and
board. J. H. Mills, Supt.,
Oxford, N. 0.
AREYOU GOING TO BU X COAL
this winter. If so, leave your order with
W. R. Beasl^, and he will take name and
quantity. This must be done in the next
ten days. JOB OSBORN,
Raleififh, N. 0.
THE
Sunday .School Worker
is publishea the Ist and 16th of each month
It is devoted to the interest of Sunday
Schools and the children generally. It con
tains the International series of Sunday
School Lessons prepared especially for its
columns, an Infant Class Department, and i
the Children’s Letter Bdx, besides muchus^
lul reading matter.
TSBMS :
One oopy, one year........ cents
Ten eopies, one year, each 4 36
Twenty eopies (or more)l year each..30 **
To every Superintendent sending us a
club of twenty subscribers, we will send by
mail a copy of the “Superintendent’s Vest
Pocket Record,’’good for two years’ service.
Address:
RBV. J. PRESSLEY BARRETT,
RalfllvH.N. C
and does not include what is spent for re
pairs, furniture and improvement of the
premises. The Grand Lodge gives the
building and grounds, and $2000 a year.
The State gives $5000 a year. For the re
mainder of its support, and for enlargement,
the Orphan Asylum is dependent on voL
untary contributions from subordinate
Lodges, churches of all denominations, be
nevolent societies, and charitable individ
uals ; and their co-operation is earnestly so
licited.
EXTRACTS FROM THE PEOCBEDINas OF
THE GRAND LODGE OF MASONS :
The design of the Orphan Asylum shall
be to protect, train and educate indigent and
promising orphan children, to be received
between the ages of 8 and 12 years, who
have no parents, nor property, nor near re
lations able to assist them. They shall not
be received lor a shorter time than two
years. In extraordinary cases the Superin
tendent may receive children outside the
ages specified.
The larger girls shall assist in the ordi
nary house work, and in making and mend
ing the bed clothes, their own clothes and
the clothes of the boys. The larger boys
shall assist in the preparation of fuel, the
care of the stock, and the cultivation of the
soil. .
At least four religious denominations shall
be represented among the officers of the
Asylum, and the representatives of all reli
gious creeds and of all political parties
shall be treated alike.
The Institution shall he conducted on the
cash system, and its operations enlarged or
curtailed according to the funds received.
Orphan children in the said Asylum shall
be fed and clothed, and shall receive such
preparatory training and education as will
prepare them for useful occupations and
for the usual business transactions of life.
Resolved, That the sincere thanks of this
Grand Lodge are hei*eby tendered to many
benevolent ladies and gentlemen, .to the
ministers of the Gospel, to churches of va
rious 4enominations, Odd Fellows, Knights
of Pythias,Good Templars, Friends of Tem
perance,and other benevolent societies whose
hearty co-operation and liberal contribu
tions have rendered timely and valuable as-’
sistance in the great work of ameliorating
the condition of the orphan children of the
State.
Resolved, That all benevolent societies
and individuals are hereby cordially invited
and requested to co-operate with us in pro
viding funds and supplies for feeding, cloth
ing and educating indigent and promising
orphan children at the Asylum in Oxford.
Resolved, That the ^ster of each subordi
nate Lodge appoint a Standing Committee
upon raising funds for the Orphan Asylum,
and require said committee to report in wri
ting each month, and that said reports and
the funds received be forwarded monthly
to the Superintendent of the Asylum, and
that the support of the Orphan Asylum be
a regular order of business in each subordi
nate Lodge at each Communication.
‘Should deserted children be admitted?’
was decided in the negative.
‘Should children haring step-fathers be
comitted?’ was also decided in the negative.
‘Should deformed children he admitted?’
This was left to the discretion of the Super
intendent. When the deformity is of such
a character as to require extra attention, it
was thought unadrisable to admit the par
ties in the present condition of the Asylum.
‘Should boys learn trades at the Asylum?’
Decided in the negative, it being impracti
cable at this time to employ skilled me
chanics in the various trades, erect suitable
work-shops and purchase necessary tools.
‘Should collecting agents be appointed in
different parts of the State; and if so, what
wages should they receive ?’ This was left
to the discretion of the Superintendent;
but the meeting advised against employing
and paying agents.
HOW CHILDREN ARB ADiOTTED-
Very often the Superintendent hunts up
poor and promising orphans, and infor*
them of the advantages offered at the C
phau House, and induces them to return
with him. Generally it is best that he sliould
see them before they start. lYhen is is
impracticable, a formal application should
he made by a friend. Here is one in proper
form:
N. C 188...
This is to certify that is an orphan,
without estate, sound in body and mind,
and years of age. H father died
in 18 ; h mother in 18 I being
^ hereby make application
for h admission'into the Asylum at Ox
ford. I also relinquish and convey to the
officers of the Asylum the management and
control of the said orphan till 16 yeare of
age, in order that may be trained
and educated according to the regulations
prescribed by the Grand^Lodge of North
Carolina. I also promise not to annoy the
Orphan Asylum, and not to encourage the
said orphan to leave without the approval
of the Supcrintenclont
Approved by
W. M. of
The application should he sent to the Su
perintendent, and he will either go for the
children or provide for their transportation.
In no ease shoiild a community take up a
collection to send a man with the children,
nor send the children before the Superin
tendent has been consulted.
action of episcopal CONVEN
TION.
Resolution adopted by the last annual
Convention of the Protestant Episcopal
Church, at Winston, May 13, 1880:
“Resolved, Tliat this Convention does
heartily approve the efforts of the Oxford.
Asylum to alleriate the sufferings stnd to
provide for the welfare of the helpless or
phans of North Carolina; andthatwe com
mend to the imitation of all, the example of
this spirit of active charity and beneflcenco
on the part of the Masonic fraternity in thui
fulfilling the Apostolicinjunction to remem
ber the poor.”
ACTION OP THE N. 0. CONFERENCE*
On motion of Rev. J. B. Brooks, the fol
lowing resolutions were adopted at the Am
nual Conference held at Durham, in 1881:
“The Committee to whom was referred
the communication of his Excellency, Gov.
J ams, bringing to our notice and commend
ing to our favor, the Oxford Oryhan Asy
lum, recommend the adoption of the fol*
louring resolutions:
1. That we reiterate our oft-repeated ex
pression of sympathy with this noble char
ity, and heartily commend it to the liberal
support of all our people.
2. That our pastors are hereby requested
to take a collection in aU their congregtions
at such time during the ensuing Conference
year as they may think most appropriate
and best, and to forward the same to the
Superintendent of the Asylum.
8. That the Recording Stewards of our
several pastoral charges are requested to re
port to our Anuual conference the amounts
collected under the head of “For the Or
phan Asylum.’
Jno R. Brooks, \
E. A. Yates, f Committee.
THE ADOPTION OP ORPHANS.
We are always glad to accommodate child
less oouples who wish to adopt children as
their own; but greatly prefer that they
should come and make their own selections.
THE ORPHAN ASYLUM
IS LOCATED AT OXFORD,
the County-seat of Granville, forty-five miles
North of Raleigh; twelve miles from Hen
derson on the R. & G. R. R.
The Orphan Asylum belongs to (and, of
course, is conducted according to the regu
lations adopted by) the Grand Lodge of Ma
sons.
Its benefits are extended to the most
needy orphans,without, everasking whether
their fathers were masons or not. Children
are received between the ages of eight and
twelve, and discharged between the ages of
fourteen and sixteen.
The average cash expenses for each orj
ph'au is five dollars a month, but the sum
required varies according to the seasons,
APPLICATION FOR CHILDREN.
Correspondents are requested to read (and
regulate applicatiobs for children by) the
following resolutions of the Grand Lodge
of Masons:
Resolved, 1. The Superintendent of the
Orphan Asylum shall not consider any ap
plication f?r an orphan until the same has
been approved and endorsed by the Orphan
Asylum Committee of the Lodge in whose
jurisdiction the applicant resides.
2. It shall be the duty of the said commit
tee to make due inquiry into the desirable
ness of the.situation offered before endorsing
an application; and also to inquire into the
circumstances and treatment of children al
ready discharged, and living in their juris
diction, and use their best efforts to secure
good treatment, or the retium of the chil
dren.
3. It shall be the duty of every secretary
of a Lodge to send the names of the Com
mittee of the Orphan Asylum to the Or
phans’ Friend for publication, in order
that persons wishing to employ orphans
may Imow the »tep» to he taken.
ACTION OF PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD.
Resolutions adopted by the Syno^ of
North Carolina in session atRaJeigb, N.
C., Novembei ’380: “Whertas
the Oxford Orpha: Asylum of Niuth Ca
rolina is a purely benevolent instit,alien,
and is doing great good for the needy Oi-
phans of our State, therefore,
Resolved, That we approve of its pur
poses and suggest that the congi’egations
within our bounds take up at their own
convenience an annual collection in behalf
of that institution, and forward the same
collected, in connection with any articles
of food and raiment which may be contribn
ted, to the Superintendent.
ACTION OP BAPTIST STATE CON
VENTION.
At the Baptist State Convention, held in
Goldsboro, November 17th, 1880, the follow
ing resolution was adopted:
Whereas, We feel a deep interest in the
work of the Oxford Orphan Asylum, and
believe it is doing an inestimable amount of •
good; and
Whereas, We believe that the Baptist
people of the State wUl feel it to be not only
a duty, but a privilege, to contribute regu
larly to its support; therefore
Resolved, That all our pastors are hereby
earnestly requested to take up a collection
at each of their churches at least once a
year in behalf of this great and important
work.
Elder F. H. Ivey submitted the following
resolution, which was adopted at the Con
vention held in Winston in 1881:
“Resolved, That this Convention feels an
undiminished interest in the work of the
Orphan Asylum : and that we repeat, with
earnestness and emphasis, the recoraaen-
dation to all our pastors to take up at leai%
one collection during the year in aid yf the
Oxford Orphan Jugrlun.