t-
The Orphans’ Friend. I word rhyme with ‘either/ and
....—u ‘my teacher says, and my
rniDAY,
JUNE 1, issa.
BY THE BABY’S BED.
BY KBEN K. KEXFOBD.
Swing.*? the cra.ilo to-and-fro,
liocking softly, rocking slow,
As the child it pillows seems
Almost in the land of dreams.
Then, behold ! wide open flies
All at once the baby’s eyes !
What shall mother do to keep
Sleepy little eyes asleep?
Droop the rose-leaf eyelids, but
Kisses will not keep them shut.
Into mine laugh baby’s eyes,
Oh, so r.jguish and so wise !
So a flower at break of day
Shakes the spell of sleep away.
What shall mother do to make
Slumber come, my wide-awake?
Sleep, my baby, sleep and rest.
Little birds in the warm nest
Sleep beneath their mother’s wing.
Do they dream of anytiungf
Of tlic rose or ot the rain,
Of the moons that wax and wane,
Summer's su'i or winter’s snows ?
Ah, my baby, no one knows.
leep, ray baby, dream and rest
Cuddled in your cradle nest,
Wliile I drop warm kisses in
Dimples deep on cheek and chin,
Just for kisses, baby dear,
Nothing else, are dimples liere.
Mol.lier’ll be a bee lo sip
Honey trom her baby’s lip.
With life’s riddle all unguessed
Sleep, luy little one, and rest,
Sleep and rest.
father pronounced it/ were
flying thick and fast. A quar
rel seemed near, and I won
dered how it would end, when
Lula exclaimed:
1‘Wait a minute, girls, till I
come back,' and left the room.
Then I heard a laugh,
which was joined by another,
and some one said:
‘She’s gone to consult that
poor Mr. Dick.^
And the dispute was settled
amicably.
This made me more curious
to see the person who was
held in such estimation by
these young people, and was
in such demand with the Per
ry children. As he did not
appear, and the days went by,
I determined to ask Mrs. Per
ry about him. She seemed
amused at my question, and
called to her son :
Gordon, won't you bring
Mr. Dick in here, please?'
The boy ran out of the room,
and before I realized that the
mysterious object was so near,
he returned, and laid on the
table, a—‘Webster’s Una
bridged.’
EIOK.
BY AUCE M. KEI.IX)GG.
Mr. Dick was a great favor
ite with the Perry children.
There was Lula, who had just
entered the High School; Gor
don, who was looking forward
to a fourteenth birtliday, and
the arrival of a hycicle, and
Sadie, a wise little maiden a
year younger.
The first time I heard Mr.
Dick referred to was on the
evening of my arrival at the
Perry house to make a visit
of several days. Wo were all
in the cozy sitting-room, the
three children gathered arou nd
tjie student-lamp, with their
school books, busy over the
next day's lessons. Lula was
preparing a ?oiiiposition
knew, by the anxious lines
that were deepening between
her pretty eyebrows, and the
way in which she every now
and then stopped to bite the
end ot her pen-holder. Com
positions are hard, even for
High' School girls.
‘Say, G-ordon,’ she said
confidentially, ‘do you spell
receipt ‘cie’ or ‘cei'?’ I alway
get it mixed.’
‘I don’t know. Ask Mr
Dick,’ was the reply.
The suggestion seemed to
please Lula, and she was out
of the room in an instant, and
back again directly, witli a
satisfied expression on lier
face.
At dinner the next day,
Gordon remarked:
‘Our teacher wants us to
iind out when Admiral Far-
TELLING JESUS.
A correspondent sends the fol
lowing to the Christian as a true
incident:
Nelly, who had lately recov
ered from a dangerous illness,
was out one day with her moth-
As they were getting near
home the mother noticed the
child had been unusually silent
for a time, and all at once she
stood still and as if with a deter
mined effort spoke thus : “Mam
ma”—then a pause—“I prayed
last night, mamma.’’ “Did you,
dear; don’t you always pray?”
“Oh^ yes, but I prayed a real
prayer last night. I don’t think
I ever prayed a real prayer be
fore.
Then the mother gradually
drew from her the following: “I
^ was lying awake last night such
a long time, and was thinking
how sinful I was- I thought of
what a naughty girl I had been
so often. Itfmd to reckon up all
the bad things'!'had done, and
they seemed such a lot that I
tried to remember all I had done
in one. week, and there seemed
such a heap piled up, and then I
was sure I had not remembered
them all. This made me so mis
erable, and I thought, What if
Jesus had come for me when I
was so ill? I was sure I could
not have gone to heaven.
“Then I thought about Jesus
coming to die for bad people,
and that be had promised to for
give them; so I got out of bed
and knelt down and tried to tell
Jesus how bad I was, and that I
could not remember all the sins
of even one week, so I just asked
him to think of them all for me,
every one, and then I waited to
give him time to think, and
when I thought he had remem
bered them all, I asked him to
forgive them, and I Rui sure he
did, mamma, because he said he
would, and I felt 80 ha], py. Then
‘The richer a nature,’ says
Car lyle, ‘the harder and slow"
er its development. I'wo
boys were of one class in
the Edinburg Grammar
School- John was ever trim,
precise and dux; Walter was
ever slovenly, contused and
dolt In due time John be"
came Bailie John, ofHunter
Square, and Walter became
Sir. Walter Scott, of the uni
verse. The quickest and com-
pletest of all the vegetables is
the cabbage.’ This slowly
developed Sir Walter Scott of
the universe was 34 when he
made his first draft of ‘Wa-
verly,’ and was 44 when he
re*wrote and published it.
Nearly every one of those
tales which conferred immor-
tality upon him were compos
ed after he reached the age of
46. He wrote the*‘Heart of
Midlothian’ at 47; the ‘Bride
of Lammermoor,’ ‘A Legend,
of Montrose,’ and ‘Ivanhoe,
at 48; the ‘Pirate,’ and 'Peve"
ril of the Peak’ at 50; the
Tales of the Crusaders’ at 54,
and the ‘Chronicles ot the
Canongate’ at 57.
All who know French life are
aware that it is in accordance
with the laws of society for ev
ery one to leave cards on the let
of January for all whose acquain
tance is desired during the cur
rent year. A French lady of
distinction last Christmas engag
ed a footman from the provinces
•not used to Paris life. She
started in her carriage on New
Year’s Day on her mission of
card-leaving,but soon discovered
that she had left behind her case
containing the necessary paste
boards.
“Antoine,^’ she said, “return
quick! I have forgotten my cards.
They are on my table. Put them
in your pocket.^’
This order was obeyed and the
visiting round began. Antoine
was enjoined to leave two cards
at one house, four at another,
and so on according to circum
stances. The last house on the
list was reached, and the faithful
iflunkey ordered to leave the next
three cards.
“Alas! madam,’’ he cried, “I
have dealt out the whole pack
except two—the deuce of hearts
and the king of diamonds.”
ft flrjlii Isylm
ragut was born. Do you j'^jln-^Yedraiid TliS''not feel
know, papa?’
Mr. Perry was busily cul
ling slices of corn-beef, but
managed to reply:
‘1 think Mr. Dick can help
you, my boy.’
Sadie, too seemed to be on
Iriondly terms willi the old
gentleman. She came to her
mother one day looking
very happy, and said that Mr.
Dick had the Hags of all the
difterent countries.
One atternoon, Lula and
some of her schoolmates were
in the next room, and quite a
controversy arose about a very
simple thing—tbe pronuncia
tion of the word ‘uoitlier.’
One said the / should be hard;
another said that it should be
pronounced like e, to make the
a bit afraid of God any more.”
A petition signed by many
ot the ladies ot New York,
has been presented to the
Board of education of that
city praying that the teach
ing of sewing to girls in the
public schools between the
ages ( f ten and twelve years
be made compulsory. The
petitioners claim that the dis
tress and discomfort in the
homes of the poor part of the
laboring people in the city
are largely attributable to the
fact that the women and girls
have not been taught how to
sew, and they assert that sew
ing is more important to the
mother of a family than arith"
metic.
A Texas boy sends an account
of a fight, which he witnessed
not long* ago, between his dog
and a turtle that was quietly
sunning itself on the edge of a
pond. As soon as the dog saw
the turtle, he began to worry it,
barking furiously all the time.
This he did for quite a little
while, the turtle showing fight
at first; but finding this did not
pay, it drew its head and legs
within its shell, and remained
perfectly still. The dog started
to go away; but just as he turned
tail, the turtle’s head shot for
ward and caught the dog by tlie
rig'nt hind-leg. The bowls of
the canine were dreadful to hear
as he made the fastest kind of
time from the vicinity; but the
turtle held on like grim death,
with the odds all in its favor.
The dog seemed to understand
after a while that there was
but one way out of the difficulty
and that was to make for the
pond, which be did at a gallop
yelping with pain and terror at
every jump. The instant the
dog reached the edge of the
pond, the turtle let go, slipped
quickly into the water, and dis
appeared in a twinkling.
The New York Senate re
fused to agree with the House
that Sunday fishing was an
offence to be punished. Rath
er, it concluded that fishing
was one of the quietest and
most peaceable employments
anywhere to be found and
that no really bad men ever
go fishing. It takes a jolly,
good-natured, lazy fellow,
with real genius, to go fishing
and catch anything.
TS TvOCATED AT OXFORD,
the County-seat of Granville, forty-five
miles North of Raleigh; twelve miles
from Henderson on the R. & G. R. R.
TTie Orphan Asylum belongs to (and,
of teourse, is conducted according to
the regulations adopted by) the Grand
Lodge of Nasons.
Its benefits are gxtended to the most
needy orphans, without, ever asWng
whether their fathers were masons or
not. Children are received between the
ages of eight and twelve, and discharg
ed between the'ages offourteen and
sixteen.
The average cash expenses for each
orphan is five dollars a month, hut the
sum reqnirKl varies according to the
seasons, and does not include what is
spent for repairs, flimlture and im
provement ofthe premises. The Grand
Lodge gives the building and grounds,
and 82000 a year. The State ^ves
45000'a year, For the remainder of its
support, and for enlargement, the Or
phan Asylum is dependetit on volun
tary contributions from subordinate
liOdges, churches of all denominations,
benevolent societies, and charitable in
dividuals: and their co-operation is
earnestly solicited.
EXTRACTS FROM THE PROCEEDINGS OF
THE GRAND LODGE OF MASONS ;
The design of the Orphan Asylum
shall be to protect, train and educate in
digent and promising orphan children,
to be received between tbe ages of 8
and 12 years, who have no parents,
property, nor near relations able to as
sist them. They shall not be received
for a shorter time than two years,
extraordinary cases the Superintendent
may receive children outside the ages
specified.
The larger ^la shall assist in the
ordinary house worh. and In maWng
and mending the bed clothes, their own
clothes and the clothes of the hoys.
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 ofBcers
of the Asylum, and the representatives
of all religious creeds and of all po
litical parties shall he treated alike.
The Institution shall be conducted
on the cash system, and its operations
enlarged or curtailed according to the
funds received.
Orphan children in the smd Asylum
shall be fed and clothed, and shall re
ceive such preparatory training and
education as 'vrill prepare them for use
ful occupations and for the usual busi
ness transactions of life.
Resolved, That the sincere thanks of
this Grand Lodge are hereby tendered
to many benevolent ladies and gen
tlemen, to theministers of the Gospel,
to churches of various denominations.
Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias, Good
Templars, Friends of Temperance and
other benevolent societies whose hearty
co-operation and liberal contributions
have rendered lamely and valuable as
sistance in the great work of ameliora
ting toe condition of the orphan chil
dren of toeState.
Resolved, That all benevolent soci
eties and indiriduals are hereby cordi
ally invited and requested to co-operate
with us in providing funds and supplies
for feeding, clothing and educating Indi
gent and promising orphan children
at the Asylum in Oxford.
Resolved, That the Nasterofeach sub
ordinate Lodge appoint a Standing
Committee upon raising funds for the
Orphan Asylum, and require s^d com
mittee to report in writing each month,
and that said reports and the funds ^
ceived be forwarded monthly to the
Superintendent of the Asylum, and
that the support of the Orphan Asylum
be a regidar order of busmess in each
subordinate Lodge at each Communi
cation. , ^
‘Should deserted children be admit
ted?’ was decided In the negative.
‘Should children having step-fathers
be admitted?’ was also decided in the
negative. ,
Should deformed children be admit
ted?’ This was left to the discretion
of the Superintendent. When toe de
formity Is of such a character as to re
quire extra attention, it was thought
unadvisable to admit the parties in the
present condition of the Asylum.
‘Should hoys learn trades at the Asy
lum?’ Decided m toe negative, it be
ing impracticable at this time to em
ploy skilled mechanics in the various
trades, erect suitable work-shops and
puWhase necessary tools.
‘Should collecting agents be appoin
ted in different parts of toe State; and
if so, what wages should they receive ?’
This was left to the discretion of toe
Superintendent: hut the meeting ad
vised against employing and paying
agents.
to inquire in^'o thecircumstances and 1
treatment of children alreadv diseharer-
*d, and living in thftir jnriodiction. and
use their best efforts to secure good
treatment, or th^ return of the chil
dren.
3. Tt shall he tbe duty every secretary
of a T;odge to send the names of the
Committee of the Orphan Asylum to
the Orphans’ Friend for publication,
in order that persopa wishing to era-
plov orphans may know the steps to
he taken.
HOW CHn.DRKN ARE ADNTTTED
Very often th Superintendent hunt?
np poor and promising orphans, and
informs them of the advantages offered
at the Orphan House, and induces
them to return with him. Generally it
is best that he shouldsee them before
they start. When this is impracticable,
a formal application shouldbe made
by a friend. Here i.s one in proper
form;
N. C 188..,
This is to certify that is an or
phan, without estate, sound in body
and mind, and yqars of age. H
father died in 18 ; h mother in
18 T being h
hereby make application for h ad
mission into the Asylum at Oxford. T
also relinquish and convey to the oflR-
cers of the Asviura the management
and control of the said orphan till 16
years 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 th» approval
of the Superintendent
Approved by
W. M. of
The application should be sent’to the
Raperintendent, and he will either go
for the children or provide for their
transportation. In no case should a
community take up a collection to send
a man with the children, nor send the
children before the Superintendent has
^en consulted.
That they are toe Finest and PPMMT
goods upon toe maxketi
They ARB FRBB
CHBIfllpAJLS.of .ai^
They conrist of toe Piaeat TObMMMi
Purest ^ce>Papcr meda.
OM SALES
of ALL leading cuiii;
None Genuine without
of the BULL. Tila no
ACTION OF EPISCOPAL CONVEN
TION.
Resolution adopted by toe last an
nual Convention of the Protestant
Episcopal Church, at Winston, May 13,
“Resolved, That this Conventton
does heartily approve the efforts of this
CWord Asylum to alleviate the suffer
ings and to provide for the welfare of
the helpless orphans of North Caroli
na; andthatwe commend to the imita
tion of all, the example of this spirit of
active charity and beo 8flr«nce on the
part of the Masonic fraternity It tons
fulfilling the Apostolic injunction tore-
member the poor.”
ACTION OF THE N. C. CONFER
ENCE.
I..T. BLACKWELL & (XL
Sole Manufactutaa. N* (Q*
THE
OKPBANS’EtlES^r*,
Organ of the Orphan Asy^upa^t/f^f-U-.Vl
and of the G^rand .Lo.d§e of i '
sons in North Carolina.';'
3 PUBDISHBD Ey^Y
One Dollar a Tear.
It is designed-to pro^^jtp
talnment, instruction a,nd d
TUB Youm,
Ori motion of Rev. J. B. Brooks, the
following resolutions were adopted at
the Annunl Conference held at Dur*
m, in 1881.
‘The Committee to, whom was refer
red the communication ofhlsExcellen
cy Gov. Jarvis, bringing to our notice
and commending to our favor, the Ox
ford Orphan Asylum, recommend the
adoption of the following resolutions :
1. That we reiterate our oft-repeated
expression of sympathy with this noble
charity, and heartily commend it to
the liberal support of all our people.
2. That our pastors are hereby re
quested to take a collection in all their
congregations at such time during the
ensuing Conference year as they may
think most appropriate and best, and
to forward the same to the Superinten
dent of the Asylum.
3. That the Recording Stewards of
our several pastoral charges are reques-
tkd to report to our Annual conference
the omounts collected under the head
of “For toe Orphan Asylum.’
JnoR^books, I
especially tho^ deprived ofthe beno* '
fits of parental knd scholakfic trtfj.VX'g'.’.
It also seeks to increase the ,
growth of the prosperous by suggestliig
proper objects of charity and toe
nelk of benevolfefte^,'prd4b tbit ttMy
may, ,hy doipg good tp ,
their own hearts and extenathchon*
zbn of their hfuman syinE«thie6,
ascend to a higher planq o:^ , chrisemu
observation. Address’ ' • ’
ORPHANS?,
0XFO9>,
E. A. Yates,
Committee.
ACTION OF PRESBYTERIAN
SYNC >D.
J. W. DENMARK.
EDWAMIS, BROUGHTON
J.W.MfflARRⅈ
No. 2, Recorder Building.
Raleigh,’ C.,
Booksellers and
Station riD,
Full line School, Law,
and Miscellaneous.
BOOKS
Refc.i’t'-'os adopted by the Synod
of North Carolina in sessipn at Ral
eigh, N. 0., Novembei 1‘^th, 1386 :
‘‘Whereas the OxfordOrphai; Asylum
of North Carolina is a purely benev
olent institution, and is doing great
f ood for the needy Orphans o^ our
tate, therefore,
Resolved, That we approve fof its
purposes and suggest that the congre
gations within our bounds take up at
their own convenience an annual ool-
leotiim in behalf of that institution
and forward the same collected, in
connection with any articlesof food
and raiment which may’be contrrbu-
ted, to the Superintendent.
Plain and Fancy Stadonei','.-
Books, dec.
SFKiSim
Millinery
AND, ^
NotiDim;
THE ADOPTION OF ORPHANS.
We are always glad to accommodate
childless couples who wish to adopt
children as their own ; but greatly pre
prefer that they should come and
make their own selections.
action OF BAPTIST STATE CON
VENTION.
Irs.
Over store formerly oconpied-hy Gcmk
dy & Bro.,
APPLICATION FOR CHILDREN.
Correspondents are requested to read
and regulate applications for children
by) the following resolutions of the
Grand Lodge of Masons:
Resolved. 1- The Superintendent of
the Orplian Asylum shall not consider
any application for an orplmn until the
same has been approved and endorsed
by the Orphan Asylum Committee of
the Lodge in whose jurisdiction tlie
applicant resides.
2. itsh.allbetoedutyofthesaldcom-
I mlttee to make due Inquiry into the de
sirableness of toe situation offered be
fore endorsing an application; and also
At the Baptist State Convention,
held in Goldsboro, November 17th,
1880, the following resolution was
adopted:
Whereas, We feel a deep interest
in the work of the Oxford Orphan
Asylum, and believe it is doing an ines
timable amount of good; ana
Wherhas, We believe that the Bap
tist people of the State will feel It to be
not only a duty, but a privilege, to con
tribute reg^ilarly to its support; there
fore
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 tlie fol
lowing resolution, which was adopted
at the Convention 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
emphiisls, the recommen datlon to all
but pastors to take up at least one
f collection during the year in ^d of the
^ Oxford Orphan AayioM,
OXFORD, N.:* 0,: '
Mrs. RolfC; has just, retimed fra
Baltimore.'wher'^'she pufbhaseak'obm
plete, choice andljatest styledlini of i
IHlLL.IN£RY GOODS AMD-
FANCY: NOTIOHr^.
to which the attention of. the pubUOLle
invited.
The goods are now being opened* wd
toe lames toould caU at' on^'to’bowl
ine them. ,
Prices low, and all work exeoQto^
after the most approved oifier. TotJ/a
Cash.
Mrs. R0LPE 4B00TH.
46-8
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Whitehurst ,& HujitiEg,
SASH, DOPES AND BLINDS,,
PAINTS, OILS, GLASS,, purry,,
No. 139 Water St., and 16 NItImi^^^ j
Norfolk, Vb.
for
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