The Orphans^ Friend.
FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 1883.
A WOEKER'S PRAYER.
Lord, speak to me, that I may speak'
In living echoes of thy tone :
A.S thou hast souglit, so let me seek
Thy erring children, lost and lone.
O, lead me, Lord, that I may lead
The wandering and the wavering
feet;
O, feed me, Lord, that 1 may feed
Tliy hungering ones with manna
sweet,
O, strengthen me, that while I stand
Firm on the rook and strong in
thee,
I may stretcii out a loving hand
To wrestlers with the troubled sea.
0, teach me, Lord, that I may teach
The nreciouB things thou dost
impart;
And wing my words, that they may
jcach
The hidden depths of many a
heart.
O, give thy own sweet rest to me,
That I may speak with soothing
power
A word in season, as from thee.
To wesry ones in needful hour.
O, fill me with thy fullness. Lord,
Until my very heart o'erflow
In kindling thought and glowing
word,
Thy love to tell, thy praise to
show.
O, use me, Lord—use even me.
Just as thou wilt, and when aiid
where.
Until thy blessed face I see,
Thy rest, thy joy, thy glory share.
—JiVances Ridley Havergal.
TOMMIE AND THE MINISTER.
HY H. M. w.
Tommie is a little black>
eyed fellow aged six. I am
going to tell you a true story
about lum. One day last
summer lU) iie was at play in
tlie village where he lives,
the minister drove up to the
side-waly and went into the
post-ollice a minuto. When
lie came out, Tommie went
up to him and said:
‘Are you going down tho
river, Mr. Smith?’
‘Yes,’ answered the minister.
‘Well, could I ride? I’m
going down to grandpa’s to
stay a little while, said Tom-
mie.’
‘Oh, yesi’ said the minister,
who is a very pleasant man;
‘if your mother is willing.’
tSo Tommie got on the
bnck-l)oard witli the minister
and drove through the pleas-'
ant country, by a lovely
winding river, untill he came
1o Grandpa Lee’s.
‘Why, T o m m i el' said
grandma, coming to the door;
•you’ve come to stay all night
“haven’t you?’
‘Yes, 1 guess I be,’ replied
tlio little fellow.
‘Did mamma say you might
stay all night Tommie?’
said tho minister. ‘I thought
you said you were going back
with me, by»and-by?'
‘I’m H'going to stay.’ said
Tommie, wishing he would
drive along.
‘1 guees he can stay,’ said
graiulma. ‘Won’t you call
and tell his mamma he is go*
ing to slay all night?’
‘Oh, yes, certainlyl’said the
minister; •! will tell her, so
she won’t worry about her
little boy,.’
And be drove on.
Now the fact was that Tom
mie had run away, and his
mamma didn’t know he was
dawn there at all. So he was
not very well pleased with the
idea of the minister’s going to
tell her.
He went into the house,
and, there iu the large, pleas
aut kitchen stood grandma’s
spinning-wheel. He always
liked that, and preferred it to
a piano any time, and though
he knew he was not allowed
to touch it, he ran up to it
and sot it whirling. The piece
of a roll that was hanging to
the sharp little spindle flew
round and round, and got all
tangled up, but Tommie only
laughed.
As soon as grandma saw it,
she said:
‘Why, Tommie Leel You
must not touch the wheel.
You knew better than to do
it.’
Tommie looked pretty sul
ky at this, and felt as if little
boys were never allowed to
do anything. Pretty soon a
neighbor came in, and grand
ma took her into the sitting-.
room*
Tommie waited till they
had got well to talking, and
then he said:
‘Now I’m a-goin, to spin
just once. Little boys never
can touch things!’
And he took up a long,
white roll, and tied it to the
spindle, where he thought it
should go.
‘There, now, you old wheel!’
And be gave it a push that
sentit whir-r-ring-oh, so loud!
He looked to see if grandma
was coming. No; she was
talking about what Brother
Feiiney said at the conference
meeting. So Tommie gave it
another little push, but, some
how, the roll didn’t spin into
thread like grandma’s. It
stayed in one great, hard
bunch.
‘What under the sun are
you doing,Tommie Lee?’ said
a voice, as grandma came
rushing toward liim. ‘You’re
ah ways in some mischief or
other. Land! it needs one to
watch that boy all the time’
said she.
For nothing makes grand**
mas who spin so provoked as
to have their wheels meddled
with; and their yarn spoiled.
‘I’m a-goin, home, then,’
said Tommie, with bis black
eyes snapping.
And he started off.
‘Oh, come back, dear!’ said
grandma, following him to the
door.
‘I,m a-goin home,’ was all
the reply Tommie vouchsaf
ed.
And he disappeared up the
shady old road as fast as his
little legs could carry him.
Tommie went straight
home. ’ He did not tell his
mamma, as he should, of what
he had done. He kept still
about it, and for fear she
would ask him, he went out;
in the shed to play.
He had not been there very
long, when he heard a voice
at the side-door talking with
mamma. Of course a boy
always has to run to the door
to see who has coiiie, and
Tommie had to. Oh, dear, it
was the minister!
‘I left Tommie at his grand
pa’s, Mrs. Lee. He is going
to stay all night.’
‘What!’ said the iistonished
mamma.
‘I left Tommie there. He
is going to stay all night, and
come home in the morhing.’
‘It’s a big fib-—I ain’t I’in
to home,’ burst out Tommie
from behind his mother, in
fear that she would know
what be had done.
And then he ran out through
the shod and hid behind the
currant-bushes.
The minister said ‘good-af
ternoon’ to Mrs. Lee, and
went away; but as he drove
off, she saw him smiling to
himself.
So did Tommie, and said
to himself:
‘1 hate that miuiser, ’n I
won’t go with him no more.’
We judge ourselves by what
we feel capable of doing, while
others judge us by what we have
already done.
HAPPI1TES5.
A peasant boy once said he
would be perfectly happy if he
had nothing to do all day but to
swing on the gate and eat mo-
The poet Gray is reported to
have declared, that his highest
conception of enjoyment was to
lie all day on a sofa and read
romances.
Dr. Scudder, the great and
good missionary, tells of one of
his heathen pupils of seven years,
that she said to her mother one
day:
“Mother, I have found out how
to be happy.”
“How, my dear child?”
“By trjring to do all I can to
make others happy.”
When a child of a dozen years
we succjeded, after a long trial,
in making and placing a martin-
box on a building near our hon
ored father’s dwelling. The
twitterings of this beautiful
bird of a summer’s morning, add
no little life to the quiet of a
country village. As vivid, as if
it were but yesterday, is the
recollection of the feeling that
we would be perfectly happy if
the martins would only come to
our box. Happy for us, if our
after ambitions had been as inno
cent as that of our childhood’s
summer.—Selected,
There has been a striking ex
ample of man’s ingenuity in Eng
land. Several years ago salt de
posits were found near Middles-
horough at a depth of 1,200 feet,
but all efforts to make it an in
dustrial success failed until re
cently,when wells were sunk, and
in them two tubes are placed,
one within the other, so that a
circular space is left between
them. Into the circular space
water is poured, which dissolves
the salt and the brine thus form
ed and subsequently pumped out
yields about 160 tons of salt a
week when evaporated.
We all of us know the value
of old friends. As time passes
on and years increase, wo miss
them greatly and mourn them
truly. We cannot replace them,
or, alas, renew thorn. Their
place on earth knows them no
more for us. New friends, good
as they are, are not, and never
can be, oldfriendsto us—the old
friends with whom we communed
BO pleasantly together in lifers
young morn, the old friends who
have shared our joys and light
ened our sorrows, the old fri ends
who have been guides and help
ers and comforters to us all on
often “a weary way.”
^ A FLAG WITHaIiISTORY.
The first Confederate battle-
fiag of the war has been presen
ted by General Beauregard to
the battalion of Washington Ar
tillery, of New Orleans, for safe
keeping. The flag was the
handiwork of Miss Ilettie Carey
a Baltimore young lady, who
was a refugee in Richmond’ and
who made it out of her own silk
dross, cut up for the purpose
Miss Carey afterward married
General Pegram of the Confeder
ate army, who was killed in bat
tle three days after the wedding.
She is now a school teacher in
Baltimore.
In Shakespeare’s time, the
word “nephew” was used to de
note grand children. The word
“miscreant’’ then meant simply
an unbeliever, and “influence,”
among the earliest English poets,
meant only the power over mor
tals that planets were suppos^
to exercise. The word “girl”
was once applied to young per
sons of either sex. Until the
reign of Charles I, the word
“acre’’ meant any field of what •
ever size, and “furlong” denoted
the length of a furrow.
Tlie orplaa Asjlii
IS LOCATED AT OXFORD,
the County-seat of Granville, forty-five
miles Xorth of Raleigh; twelve miles
from Henderson on the R. & G. R. R.
The Orphan Asylum belongs to (and,
of course, is conducted according to
tlie regulations adopted by) the Grand
Lodge of Masons.
Its benefits are extended to the most
needy orphans, without, ever asking
whether their fathers were masons or
not. Children are received between the
ages of eight and twelve, and discharg
ed between the J ages oflourteen and
sixteen.
The average cash expenses for each
orphan is five dollars a month, but the
sum required varies according to the
seasons, and does not include what is
spent for repair.?, furniture and im
provement of the premises. The Grand
Lodge gives the building and grounds,
and $2000 a year. The State g^ves
$5000 a j-^ear. For the remainder of its
support, and for enlargement, the Or
phan Asylum is dependent on volun
tary contributions from subordinate
Lodges, 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 OP MASONS:
The design of the Orphan Asylum
shall be to protect, train and educate in
digent and promising oi^han children,
to be received between the ages of 8
and 12 years, who have no parents, nor
property, nor near relations able to as
sist them. They shall not be received
for a shorter time than two years. In
extraordinary cases the Superintendent
may receive children outside the ages
specified.
The larger girls shall assist in the
ordinary house work, and In making
and mending the bed clothes, their own
clothes and the clothes of the boys.
Tlie larger boys shall assist In the
preparation of fuel, the care of the
stock, and the cultivation of the soil.
At leastfour religious denominations
shall be represented among the offleors
of the Asylum, and the representatives
of all religious creeds aud of all po
litical parties shall be 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 said Asylum
shall be fed and clothed, and shall re
ceive such preparatory training and
education as will 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 theminlsters of the Gospel,
to churches of various denominations.
Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias, (iwd
Templars, Friends of Temperance and
other benevolent societies whose hearty
co-operation and liberal contributions
have rendered timely and valuable as
sistance in the great work of ameliora
ting the condition of the orphan chil
dren of theState.
Resolved, That all benevolent soci
eties and Individuals 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 chfldren
at the Asylum in Orford.
Resolved, That the Master of each sub
ordinate Lodge appoint a Standing
Committee upon raising funds for the
Orphan Asylum, and require s^d com
mittee to report in wrltirm each month,
and that said reports ana the funds re
ceived be forwarded monthly to the
Superintendent of the Asylum, aud
that the support of the Orphan Asylum
be a regular order of business in each
subordinate Lodge at each Communi
cation.
‘Should deserted children be admit
ted?’ was decided iu 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 the 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 Asyliun.
‘Should boys learn trades ac the Asy
lum?’ Decided iii the negative, it be
ing impracticable at this time to em
ploy skilled mechanics in the various
trades, erect suitable work-shops and '
purchase necessary tools.
‘Should collecting agents be appoin
ted in different parts of the State; and
if so, wliat wages should they receive ?’
I’hls was left to the discretion of the
Superintendent; but the meeting ad
vised against employing and paying
agents.
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.
APPLICATION FOR CHILDREN.
Correspondents are requested to read
and reg^ulate applications for children
by) the following resolutions of the
Grand Lodge of Masons:
Resolved, 1. The Superintendent of
the Orphan Asylum shall not consider
any application for an orphan until the
same has been approved and endorsed
by the Orphan Asylum • Committee of
tfie Lodge iu whose jurisdiction the
applicant resides.
2. It shallbe the duty of the said com
mittee to make due inquiry into the de
sirableness of the situation offered be
fore endorsing an application; and also
to inquire in':© tlieclrcumstances aud
treatment of children already dlscharg-
od, and living in their jurisdiction, and
use their best efforts to secure good
treatment, or the return of the chil
dren.
3. It shall be the duty every secretary
of a Lodge to send the names of the
Committee of the Orphan Asylum to
the Orphans’ Friend for publication,'
in order that persons wishing to em
ploy orphans may know the steps to
be taken.
riOW CHILDREN ARE ADMITTED-
Very often thu Superintendent hunts
up 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 impraetleable,
a formal application shonldbe made
by a friend. Here is one In proper
form:
N. C 188...
This is to certify that Is an or
phan, without estate, sound In body
and mind, and years of age. H
father died in 18 ;-h mother in
18 I being h
hereby make appUcation for h ad
mission into the Asylum at Oxford. I
also relinquish and convey to the offi
cers of the Asylmn the management
and control of the said orphan till 16
years of age. In order that
may be trmned 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 enoonrage the said
orphan to leave without the approval
of the Superintendent
Approved by
W. M. of
The application should be sent to the
Superintendent, and he will either go
for the children or provide for their
transportation. A In no case should a
community take up a collection to send
a man with the chfldren, nor send the
children before the Superintendent has
been consulted.
ACTION OP EPISCOPAL CONVIBN.
TION.
Resolution adopted by the last an
nual Convention of the Protestant
Rpiioopal Church, at Winston, May 13,
1880:
“Resolved, That this Convention
does heartily approve the effi>rts of the
Oxford Asylum to alleviate the suffer
ings and to provide for the welfare of
the helpless orphans of North Caroli
na; andthatwe omnmend to the imita
tion of all, the exaiitple of this spirit of
active charity and beoedrenoe on the
part of the Masonic frivteriilty Ir- thus
fulfilling the Apostolic injunction to
member the poor.”
ACTION OP THE N, C. CONFER
ENCE.
On motion of Rev. J. R. Brooks, the
following resolutions were adopted at
the Annual Conference held at Dui^
ham, in 1881.
“The Committee to whom was refer
red the communlcawon of his Excellen
cy Giov. Jarvis, bringing to our notice
and commendlngto 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 As^um.
3. That the Recording Stewards of
our several pastoral charges are reques-
tkd to report to our Anuual conference
the omounts collected under the head
of “For the Orphan Asylum.’
Jno R. Brooks, >
E. A. Tates, j Committee.
ACTION OP PRESBYTERIAN
SYNOD.
Repciiit'''n8 adopted by the Synod
of North Carolina in session at Ral
eigh, N. 0., November 1‘^L. 1380:
“Wliereaa the Oxford Orphan Asylum
of North Carolina is a purely benev
olent instiiution, and is doing great
f ood for tbe needy Orphans of our
tate, therefore,
Resolved, That we approve 'of its
purposes and suggest that the congre
gations within our bounds tate up at
their own convenience an annual col
lection 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.
ACTION OP BAPTIST STATE CON
VENTION.
At the Baptise State Convention,
held ill Ctoldsboro, November 17tli,
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; and
Whekbas, 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 regularly 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
emphasis, the recommen datlon to all
ouc pastors to take up at least one
collection during the year in aid of the
Oxford Orphan Aajlon,
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It is designed to promote tbt’ eutiu' ■
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THE YOUNG .•
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It also seeks to increase the' Isuru
growth of tbe prosperous by.su^estirg
properobjeots of charity and tnwclinji-
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may, by doing good to others, onlaige
their own hearts and extend tbe bwl*
zon of their human sympathies, ns thoy
ascend to a higher plane of ciiristiun
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