The Orphans’ Friend.
FRIDAY,
- MAY 25, 1883.
OAEB FOR ORPHANS.
“It is a noble charity to
])ity the fatherless, especially
the deserving, and these are
indeed deserving,” And we
thank God that though they
may be without homes or pa
rents, they are not without
friends. Right here in North
Carol'na, in the good town of
Oxford, is an institution
founded and fostered by the
Masonic brotherhood, and
supported by the appropria'-
tions of the State and the con
tributions of the generous,
without regard to creed or
sect, where the helpless or
phan is provided with food,
clothing, training, education;
where the mind, the morals,
the manners, the health, the
present and future well-being
and usefulness of these unfor
tunates are patiently consid
ered and laboriously sought
after. It is a comfort to the
parent to feel and know that
though God may see fit to call
him from his tender offspring.
He has already seen fit to put
into the hearts of his His ser
vants to provide an asylum
for that offspring, and that
when his brain and heart and
hands are still in death, there
are other active brains and
warm hearts and willing hands
ready to take up his parental
trust where he, at the com
mand of God, has laid it down.
This the Orphan Asylum
aims to do, and though young
in years, it has taken its posi
tion in the ranks of the char-
itable institutions of North
Carolina, and is nobly })er-
forming its part towards ame
liorating and elevating the
A NEW VOLUME.
With this issue of the Friend
it enters upon its Ninth Vol
ume. For eight years, amidst
the vicissitudes incident to
journalism, it has made its
weekly visits to its patrons,
with its messages of good
cheer, encouragement and in
struction. We take this oc
casion to express our gratitude
to a generous public for the
encouragement and support
tl»ey have given us in our
humble efforts to do good.
We enter upon the new vol
ume under tile most lavorable
auspices. Our circulation is
larger than at any previous
time, numbering about tliree
thousand subscribe! s, and
there is a constant and healthy
growth. We assure our read
ers that no effort shall be
Spared topresent them, weekly,
litera ture of such character and
variety ns in our judgment
will be both pleasant and prof
itable. At the same time we
shall not forget the great ob
ject which called the paper
into existence, and for which
it is now published, viz : To
present to tiie public the claims
of indigent orphanage, and
gapecialiy to represent tlio
Orphan Asylum in its noble
work, and to act as a mediuni
of communication between it
ami tne public. Another spe
cial feature of the paper will
be its Masonic Department.
By the act of the Grand Lodge
the Friend has been consti
tuted its organ. We hope to
do much more in this depart
ment than has been hereto
fore done, and we bespeak the
aid of all onr brethren of the
Craft, so that the paper may
be really as well as nominally
the organ of our oi der. With
a sincere desire to do good in
its field of effort, and with
gratitude for past.success and
hopefulness for the future, the
Friend enters upon another
volume of its career.
THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE
OF CHARITIES AND
CORRECTIONS.
The Tenth Annual Meeting
of the National Conference of
Charities and Corrections will
be held at Louisville, Ken
tucky, beginning on the even
ing: of Monday, September
24,1883.
The Conference is an or
ganization composed of the
official representatives of State
Boards of Public Charities; of
Prison Commissions; of the
Associated Charities of the
large cities of the United
States; of Charities Aid Socie
ties; of state,municipal and pri
vate charitable and correction
al institutions throughout the
country; and of all other per
sons interested in charitable
and reformatory work who
choose to associate themselves
with them in the study of so
cial evils and their cure or
prevention.
The subjects discussed at
the annual meetings are: the
condition and wants of the
insane, the idiotic, the deaf
and dumb, tbe blind, the poor,
the affiicted, the criminal, and
the exposed; what are the du
ties which society owes to
these various classes of the
community, and how can
those duties best be discharg
ed.
The standing committees ol
the Conference for the cur
rent year are as follows: A
committee on the work of
boards of charities; on the or
ganization of charities in cities,
on preventive work among
children; on crimes and penal
ties; on preventive medical
charities; on building plans
for public institutions; on pro •
vision for the chronic insane;
and on the education nf the
deaf and dumb. Reports will
be presented by all these com
mittees. accompanied by pa
pers by eminent men, which
will be read and discussed.
Special attention will be
paid, at the approaching con
ference, to the subjects of
charity organization in cities,
preventive work among chil
dren, and the questions con
nected with prison discipline,
particularly the questiok of
leasing out convicts to private
persons.
A feature of this meeting
will be the report of the dele
gates from the States and
from the large cities, as to the
present condition of charita
ble and correctional work in
each of them. The governors
of all tbe States have been in
vited to send official delegates,
and it is especially desired
that there should be, at Louis
ville, a full and able represen
tation from the States south
of the Ohio river.
Persons who attend will
have the benefit ot the special
rates given by railroads from
all points of the United States
to the Southern Exposition at
Louisville, which opens Au
gust 1st, and continues one
hundred days,
The best arrangements pos
sible will be made tor the en
tertainment of delegates at
the Hotels
It is designed to organize a
special excursion of delegates
to the Mammoth Cave of
Kentucky, after the adjourn
ment of the Conference.
The programme of tbe Con
ference will be announced
later.
All charitable, penal and
reformatory institutions, so
cieties or organizations, what
ever their name, relations, or
special work, are invited to
send representatives to this
meeting. A full attendance
is earnestly desired and ex
pected. All those who design
to be present are requested to
communicate their intentions
to Mr P. Caldwell, Superin
tendent of the House of Ref
uge, Louisville, Ky.
On behalf of the Confer-
Fred. H. Wines.
President of the Conference.
MBETINU OF THE GRAND
CHAPTER.
The Grand Chapter of Roy
al Arch Masons commenced
its 25th annual convocation in
Raleigh on Tuesday evening,
15th instant
The grand officers present
were James Southgate, G. H.
P.; Dr. Eugene Grissom, D.
H. P.; G. W. Blount, G. K.,
pro tem.; J. C. Munds, G. S.,
pro tern-] Wm. Simpson, G.
Treasurer; D. W. Bain, G.
Secretary; Rev. G. W. Dame,
G. Chaplain, pro tern.; Isaac
Patterson, G. Captain of Host;
J. I. Macks, G. Principal So
journer; Augustus Strouse, G.
Royal Arch Captain, pro tern.-,
Wra. Murdock, G. Master 3d
Veil, pro tern.; H. C. Prempert,
G. Master 2d Yei\, pro tem;
J. H. Carter, G. M. 1st Veil,
R. H. Bradley, G. Tiler.
Nearly all the chapters re
presented. A large number
of delegates and visitors in at
tendance.
Mr. F H Busbee, on behalf
of Raleigh Chapter, No. 10,
and the committee of arrange
ments, in a neat address wel
comed the delegates and visi
tors to the hospitalities of Ra
leigh Chapter, which was
pleasantly responded to by
Mr George W. Blount, of Wil
son. The address of the Grand
High Priest, which was a very
interesting paper, spoke in
very flattering terms of the
progress and prospects of this
branch of the orderin the State
The report of Grand Se.:re-
tary Bain likewise represented
the order as growing.
A charter was granted to
Mars Hill Chapter, U. D., at
Mars Hill, with number 49-
The committee on jurispru
dence submitted its report ap
proving the decisions ot the
Grand High Priest, also re
commending the incorporation
into the by-laws of the Grand
Chapter of the regulation of
the General Grand Chaptei,
authorizing the junior Past
High Priest of a Chapter to
preside in the Chapter in the
absenoe of the High Priest,
King and Scribe.^ The report
was adopted.
The amendment to the con
stitution introduced at the last
annual convocation, providing
that a Royal Arch Mason who
demitted from his lodge and
so remained for six months
should forfeit his membership
in his Chapter, was laid upon
the table.
The following (fficers were
elected: Eugene Grissom,
Raleigh, Grand High Priest;
George W. Blount, Wilson,
Deputy Grand High Priest;
Isaac Patterson, Newbern,
Grand King; Jas. C, Munds,
Wilmington, Grand Scribe;
William Simpson, Raleigh,
Grand Treasurer; D. W. Bain,
Raleigh, Grand Secretary;
Rev G W Diirae, Goldsboro,
Grand Chaplain ; J li Carter,
I Asheville, Grand Captain of
thn Host
The Grand High Priest
elect made the following ap
pointment of officers: H C
Prempert, Wilmington, Grand
Principal Sojourner; Augus
tus Strouse, Goldsboro, Grand
Royal Arch Captain; B F
Brfggs, Wilson, Grand Mas
ter 3d Veil; J M Rosenbaum,
Raleigh,Grand Master 2d Veil;
J R Gattis, Durham, Grand
Master Ist Veil; R H Brad
ley, Raleigh, Grand Tiler.
A resolution, introduced by
J C Munds, was adopted, to
the effect that the Grand
Chapter take /control of the
degrees if requested to do so
by the Grand Council, a’^d
authorizing the four principal
officers of the Grand Chapter
to arrange terms of consolida
tion (provided the Grand
Council assents t'> this mode
of adjustment), the action of
these joint officers to be final.
The following resolutions,
introduced by George W.
Blount, were adopted unani
mously:
Whereas, Hon.^ S. S. Cox,
from the State ef New York,
did, upon invitation of friends
of the Oxford Orphan Asylum
visit the city of Raleigh and
deliver a most admirable nd
enjoyable lecture in behalf of
that institution, and
Whereas, this grand body
is comnosed of the great body
of Ancient Craft Masonry,
under whose sped; 1 charge
is that institution, therefore.
Resolved', That this Grand
Chapter in behalf of the Ma
sonic fraternity in this State
do hereby tender t© the Hon.
S. S. Cox hearty and sincere
thanks for his manifestation,
of interest in that institution,
which is to the great body of
Masons so dear.
Resolved, That the Grand
Secretar y communicate to the
Hon S S Cox these resolu
tions.
Elizabeth City was selected
as the place of holding the
annual convocation for 1884
The Grand Chapter ex
pressed its thanks to Raleigh
Chapter No 10 for the hos
pitable manner in which the
Grand Chapter had been en
tertained at this annual convo-;
cation. Also to James South-
gate, Past Grand High Priest
for the very acceptable man
ner in which he had discharg
ed his duties during the two
years of his administration.
The following committees
were appointed for the ensu
ing year:
On Jurisprudence—James
Southgate, John Nichols, M
Bowes.
On Foreign Correspond
ence —J I Macks and Rev G
W Dame.
On Finance.—B F Briggs,
Wm Murdoch and Bernice
Walker.
The Grand High Priest ap -
pointed Bernice Walker Grand
Lecturer.
At a meeting of the Grand
Council of Royal and Select
Masters, held subsequently,
it requested the Grand Chap
ter to take control of the de
grees in that branch of the
order, and the three principal
officers of the Council were
appointed to arrange the terms
of consolidation, with the four
principal officers of the Grand
Chapter.
There is no favorite child
of nature who may hold the
fire ball in the hollow of his
hand and trifle with it, and
not be burnt. There is no se
lected child of grace who can
live an irregular life without
unrest; pr be proud, and at the
same time have peace; remain
unloving and cold, and yet
see, aiiear, and feel the things
whicli God hath prepared for
them that love him.
Sir Thomas More, Lord
Chancellor of England, after
having been tried at West
minister, and condemned to
death without any just or rea
sonable cause, concludes his
speech to bis judges thus:
‘More have I not to say, my
lords, but that as Paul held
the clothes of those who ston
ed Stephen to death, and as
they are both now saints in
heaven, and shall continue
there, friends forever, so I
verily trust, and shall theres
fore most heartily pray that,
though your ^lordships have
here on earth been judges to
my CO 'demnation, we may
nevertheless cheerfully meet
in heaven in everlasting saL
vation.—{J. Cemper Grey.)
JOHN A. WILLIAMS.
OXFORD, N. C.
Dealer in Real Estate.
He solicits the patronage of persons
bavlDg land, mining oroperty or Town
lots to sell or who may wish to purchase
the same. 51-tf
Committees on Orphan Asylum
Lily Valley Lodge, No. 252—John
R. Hill, William H. Riddick, Eras-
tus Bairley.
Eureka Lodge, No. 283—G. A. J.
Sechler, S. G. Patterson, Charles W.
Alexander.
Fulton Lodge, No. 99—A Parker,
W. W, Taylor, J. Samuel McCub-
blns.
Mount Energy Lodge, No. 140—
Henry Haley, Joh a Knight, H. F.
Parrett.
Hiram Lodge, No. 40—George M.
Smedas, Theodore Joseph, John
Nichols.
Evergreen Lodge, No. 303—M,
Morrison, H. P. Harman, L. MoN.
McDonald.
Fellowship Lodge, No. 84.—Jo*
seph Parker, C. S. Powell, John T.
Cobb.
Wayne Lodge, .‘No. 112.—E. A.
Wright, Augustus Kdwnrd, E, VV,
Cox.
Cumberland Lodge, 364—Rev. A.
R. i'ittman,
GRAND LECTURER—Dr. 0.
D. Rice, Raleigh, N. C.
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