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The Orphans’ Friend. JUNE 29, 1883. Published every Friday. at one dollar per annum, in advance. PRESENT ORGANIZATION OF ORPHAN ASYLUM. J. B. MILLS, Sn/perintendent. Mrs. WALKER. Jeacher of First Form, Girls. Miss McDOmALD, Teacher ((f First Form, Boys. Miss MART G. BOBL, feacher of Second Form, Girls. Miss M. F. JORBAN, Jeacher of Second Form, Boys. Miss LULA MARTIN, leacher of Third Form, Girls. MISS E.M. MACK, 'leacher of Third Form, Boys. Mrs. RIVES, In Charge of Hos^gital. Mrs. EUlGlilNSON, jH Charge of Boy's Semnq Room Mrs. FOWLER, In Charge of GirVs Sewing Room. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ORPnA.N ASYLUM FOR THE WEEK ENDING JUNE 27TH. ln gash. A Carpenter, $1.00 IN KIND. Geo. P. Tarry, Mlddlebi^rg, one barrel flour. ESPECIAL MENTION. Rev. Mr. Engle, of Henderson, occupied the pulpit of the Epis- oopal church here last Sabbath. The supply of vegetables is rather larger than usual at the Orphan Asylum, but the children think they could destroy more if they had them. Heavy rains this week. No damage done that we have heard of, but the farmers doubt- less think it a bad time to kill grass. Rev. W. 8. Pettigrew will preach in the Episcopal church on the night of July 6th. At Grassy Creek Baptist Church on Sunday the 24th inst. Rev. George N. Pittard was or dained to the full work of the gospel ministry by Elders R. H. Marsh and R. 1. Devin. Last Sunday a collection was taken at Salem Methodist Church for the purpose of improving the house of worship there. A sufficient amount ($250,00) was secured. The work will be done as soon as practicable. Our information is that the wheat crop now being harvested in this section is much better than was at one time exp>?cted. Though not so large as that of last year, the yield will be quite good, and of an excellent quality. We observe that some long needed work is being done this week on the streets of this town. We trust that the authorities will not permit the work to cease tiU the streets are put in good condition. A letter from Rev. Dr. Wm. P. Jacobs, Superintendent of Thornwoll Orphanage, Clinton, S. C., informs us that he expects to attend the next session the Conference of Chari • ties and Corrections, which 18 to meet at Louisville, Kj., in September. The congregation at Harris’ Chapel, where Oxford Sunday Schools like so well to picnic, has taken steps to improve the house of worship at that place. A handsome new church is in course of construction at an eligible point on the road from Health- Seat to Eairport. Both these churohee belong to to the Meth odist Protestant denomination. The Hillsboro District Confer ence meets this week at Cedar Grove church, in Orange county, under the Presidency of Bishop John C Keener, of New Orleans. Bishop K. is expected to preach next Sunday at Cedar Grove. The recent Baptist State Sun day School Convention in Shelby was a most interesting and prof itable occasion, judging from the published accounts. It was held in a Methodist church, and a Methodist preacher, Dr. H. T. Hudson, being introduced to the Convention, said that “Though the trees of a forest might be wide apart at the bottom, they grew up near heaven, their branches touched. So it is with churches and with Christians. We are near each other in the heavenly work, which is to save our country.'’ Good. We have seen a letter from Dr. Wm. Royall, of Wake For est College, in which he says he is preparing an elementary work on Moral Science, and we under stand that it is to be in the form of a catechism. We are greatly pleai-ed to see an eft'ort, by such a competent gentleman, to prepare a book to be used in teaching to young children in the school room what is right and what is wrong. In this connec tion, we call attention to an ar ticle jn our fourth page under the caption “ What Children Think.’' We shall have occasion to advert to this subject again. The following letter breathes such a pleasant and kindly spirit that we print it entire. '1‘here are many of the poor of the land who are imbued with the true spirit of charity, and out of the little imparted to them bestow liberally to objects of need. Christ estimates such offerings^as he did the “widow’s mite:'’ Mb. Mills : Sir—I have been trying for some time to spare some money for the orphans, but have not until now. I enclose you one dollar; hope it mayhelp some. I have a large family, and it takes about all I can make to feed and clothe them. Will try to give you some more soon. May God bless you and the little orphans. A. C. ' A PLAIN STATEMENT, The buildings at the Orphan Asylum are now finished. The porticos and eating houses, men tioned in my last report, are done and paid for. I was hop ing, that as provisions are now plentiful in the State, the de mands on the Orphan Asylum would diminish. But it seems that fruitful years are sickly years, and that when men gather abundantly, death does the same. We are not able to admit all the orphans who apply for admission, Besides, 1 have lately learned that a little over twelve hundred dollars (which I confidently ex pected), will not be received du ring the present year. It is there fore plain that unle js the lodges, the churches and liberal individ uals shall very materially assist US, it will be necessary to limit admissions to cases of extreme distress, and to reduce the pres ent hundred and fifty to one hundred. I greatly prefer to make the Orphan Asylum do all the work of which it is capable, especially as we are now done building, and I can give all my time to the children. But I leave the question in the bauds of the people. I shall try to use wisely and economically the means put in my hands and to limit our operations accordingly. J. H. Mills. The mother had cut her little daughter’s hair to make “bangs.” Surveying her own work, she said: ‘‘Bessie, yesterday you looked as if you had no sense. To-day you look as if your mdthjer had none.” I EDUCATIONAL. ‘ The late commencement at Da vidson College was a most interes ting occasion. Large crowd, dis tinguished visitors, accomplished speakei's, and interesting exercises generally. Three new professors were elec ted by the board of trustees to fill vacancies; Prof. Geo. F. Nicolas- sen, takes the Greek chair; Prof. W. J. Bingham, that of Latin; and Prof. \V. D. Vincen, the chair of Mathematics. The degree of D. D. was confer red upon Rev. F. H. Johnston, of Winston, and LL. D. upon Rev. James Woodrow and Prof. H. E. Shepherd, of S. 0. Davidson has a permanent endou ment fund of $88,411. The annual income is about $15,000. SENSE AND NON-SENSE. It is all very well to talk poeti cally about the slender thread of fate, but the ugly truth is that a man’s fate generally depends upon the number of hours of honest work he puts into every day. Randolph Macon College has conferred the degree of D. D. upon. Rev. W. S. Black of the Raleigh “Christian Advocate.’’ A correspondent of a foreign journal recently examined some school children in geography. He found that while most of them knew the latitude of various coun tries and cities they had no sort of idea what w'as meant by lat itude, and that while being able to give a pretty accurate list of the exports and imports, were totally ignorant of the definition of cus tom duties. But are the majority of our school children better in formed? We learn that it has been deter mined by the trustees of the Uni versity and the committee having in charge the erection of a monu ment to Governor Swain to work together and erect a monument that will endure for generations and be altogether suitable to the memory of the lamented dead. The plan is to build a memorial chapel capable of holding two thousand persons. This to be called the Swain Memorial Chapel, “Advice!” says an old man of experience, “why, I never had any THOUGHTS. When the cup is full carry it even. To do right belore children is the best way of teaching them to be good. , The unfaithful and inconsistent professor of religion is Satan’s one to come to me for that article j argument and most eloquent who, before he got through, was ! religion, not willing to give me twice as much as he asked for.” We never knew before that the Chinese could be sarcastic, but they are going into it now on a gigantic scale. The viceroy wants to reorganize their navy on the American plan. A man who-will wait two hours for a street-car, rather than walk five blocks, will walk eleven miles around a billiard-table from nine to eleven o’clock P. M. Agitation prevents rebellion, keeps the peace, and secures pro gress, Every step she gains is gained forever. Muskets are the weapons of animals. Agitation is the atmosphere of the brains. Prof. H. E. Shepherd has the following to say in a recent num ber of the Fayetteville Observer concerning Normal Schools. Prof. 8. is regarded as an accomplished instructor, and our educators would do well to give heed to what he says in the extract below: The danger which seems to lurk latent in Normal schools, so far as my observation has gone, is a dis position on the partof those trained in their methods and imbued with their spirit, to substitute empiri cism for genuine scholarship, to exalt out of all due measure the virtue and efficiency of their so- called “methods,” to disparage the pure culture which i hey do not possess, and to set up in its stead a mechanical dexterity, a mere skill in manipulation, as though that were the acme and the ideal of the true teacher. How one is to impart to others that which he has never thoroughly ac quired, the apostles and oracles of the Normal School method have never vouchsafed to explain. This dangerous fallacy, originating among the Normal school Tights of New England, of receiving its in spiration from them, is being rap idly propagated throughout the country by its votaries, with all the enthusiastic zeal that charac terizes a subtle heresy, whether in theology or in educational philos ophy, and is even finding its way into our conservative Southern land. “Only acquire,” says our Normal School champions, “my magical skill in ‘methods,’ and you may contemptuously flout all pure learning, all ennobling cul ture.” A graduate of a Northern Normal School was heard serious ly to declare that he would teach any subject successfully at half an hour’s notice, by virtue of the in-, vincible excellence of his “meth ods.” The question of any pre vious academic training was, of course, ignored, as an entirely ir relevant issue. This absurdity has its parallel, so fa as I am aware, only in an advertisement of Ashley Pho pbates, which I once read in an idle moment. A gen tleman at a certain hotel requested a waiter to bring him a plate of green peas, to which that func tionary is represented as answer ing: “Have none on hand, sah, but can raise you some, sah, in halljau hour, by the aid of Ashley Phosphates.” This, though an undesiguing, is a suggestive, car icature of the ideal Normal School method. The life of a pious minister is visible rhetoric. “Captain, we are entirely out of ammunition,” said the orderly ser geant of a company of volunteers to his Irish captain at a late re • view. “Antirely out?” said the captain. “Yes, entirely out,” an swered the sergeant. “Then sase firing,” said the captain. Good manners at the table are an indication of common sense and refined assooi tes. We used to sit near a lady who always drew the fruit-dish near her, fingered the peaches or pears to get the softest, and never failed to take the largest orange. And she was a fine Latin and French scholar! All experience serves to illus trate and enforce the lesson that a ma‘-i perfects himself by work more than by reading—that it is life rather than literature, action rath er than study, and character rath er than biography, which tends perpetually to renovate mankind. We are surrounded by an un seen realm of spiritual reality, which is opened to us only as we grow into it. When the just Judge give^ crowns at last, some of the very brightest will flash on unexpected brows. Let your light so shine. Lord, have I any light to shine! If not, do thou' enkindle a light in ray heart, and make me one of the children ©flight. It is better to have one God on your side that a thousand creat ures, as one fountain is better than a thousand cisterns. The sin you now tremble at, if left to yourself, you will commit; therefore, be humble, prayerful, and watchful. David’s little pebble from bis sling was sent in the name and for the glory of Israel’s God. That gave it direction and force. So let my feeble efforts to glorify God and oppose evil be directed and energized. “Gan I give my son a college education at home?” asked a fond parent. Well, you may be able to teach him as much of Greek and Latin and mathematics as the col lege could, but you never can so thoroughly imbue him with the idea that everybody else is a foi 1. “Mother,” said a little girl, who was engaging in making an apron for her doll, “1 believe I will be a duebess when I grow up.” “How do you expect to become a duchess, my daughter?” “Why, by marry ing a Dutchman, to be surel” re plied the little girl. Our American colored man, Un cle Billy, in discussing the Civil rights Bill, gave his opinion of it this way: ‘We can smoke whenebber we please, stop at de hotels, spit on de carpets, and make the white folks tend on de old nigger. You bet dar’s fun cornin’.” But,\\ hen he was asked if he understood the provisions of the bill, he exclaimed, “Bless de Lor’, am dere provisions in it! Den I’m heart and soul in it.”— S. S. Cox, in a new lecture. Geo. Ill, is said to have related with great gusto a tale of a /Scotch school-master who iccompanied him to the door of the school-room with his hat on, and when outside the door he said to the uncovered monarch, who, by the way, was then only Prince of Wales, “You will fiot think me wanting in cour tesy, I hope, but the fact is this — that if the boys thought there was any one else as important as my self, I should never get any obe dience again.” “That is right! Take care of the giraffes, but no matter about the children!” is a con temporary’s comment on New York authorities who fined a man $300 for giving tobacco to a giraffe, but fined a bar keeper $5 for selling whiskey to children. Kind sir, who in favor of bar*‘room8, do you not pity the giraffes?— BihlR cal Recorder. OXFORD FEMALE SEMINARY OXFORD, N. C. The Fall Term Opens August aSth, 18§3. OFFICERS nFd TEACHERS: F. P. HOBGOOD, President, . Latin and Mathematics. MISS MARY E. WILLIAMS, (Vassar College), French, Mathematics and Elocution. MISS EMMA L. BUSH, (Vassar College), English and German. MISS BETTIE JORDAN, English. MISS ELIZA POOL, Preparatory Department. MISS BUSH, Calisthenics. PROP. A. ENDRES, Piano and Singing. MRS. L. G. CRAWFORD, Piano and Organ. MISS SUE 0. HALL, (Cooper Institute), Painting and Drawing. MRS. P. P. HOBGOOD, Superintendent Domestic Department. MRS. MARTHA W. CANNADY, Matron. Board, fuel, lights and washing, per month, $12. English Tuition, per month, $3 to $4. BQ^atalogues furnished on appli- ttion Jo the President. 6-8t Wilson Collegiate Institute, [POE YOUNG LADIES), Strictly Non-Sectarian. Fall Session begins September 3tl, 1883. The Principal expects, Provi- lence permitting, to teach again him self He lias added to his Faculty Prof. Wm. II. Finney, of London, England, a distinguished teacher of Music and Art. Careful physical, mental and moral training, Unsurpassed advan tages. Terms from 20 to 30 per cent, less than at other female schools of equal grade in North Carolina. For particulars apply to S. HASSELL, A. M., Principal, 4-8t Wilson, N. C. Durham Marble Works 09 GKANITE AND ITIARBLE MONUMENTS,JHEADSTONES, TA BLETS, ETC. 1 have iiist received a large stock f(n- tile Pall Trade, and would be pleaseii to have all call who need work in lU}’' line and examine workmanship, or write for price list and drawings. 8@*Orders promptly lilled and satis faction guaranteed. R, I. ROGERS, Durliam, N.C. W. S. Hundley, agent at Oxford. LUTHER SHELDON, DBA1.BR m SASHES, DOORS, BLINDS, MOULDINGS, BRACKETS, STAIR RAILS, NEWELS, BUILDERS’ HARDWARE, P li iti. tills, Gltiis. Piittf AND BUILDING IVATERIAL OF EYERT DESCRIPTION. Noa. 16 W. Side Market Sqr. and 49 Roanoke Ave. NORFOLK, Va. febt'yl MOSELEY’S Is the place for ladies and gentlemen to take refreshments. Oysters and Ice Cream Call and see what is in store, as we cater to first-class trade, and furnish families, pic-nics and parties at short notice with all the delicacies of the season; Soda water and ice cream will be specialties this season. •Everything on the European Plan. A few rooms to let. M. J. MOSELEY, Proprietor, Fayetteville St., Raleigh,|N. C. C. D. H. FORT, M. D. SURGEON DENTIST, OXFORD, N. C. I liave permanently located in the town of Oxford, N. C., and respectful ly tender my services to the citizens of the place and surrounding country up on the most reasonable and satisfactory terms. Office over Grandy & Bro.’s store. THE NEW No. 8 Wheeler & Wilson SEWING MACHINE With Straight Needle and Improved Bohulo, is, beyond all doubt, the Most Perfect and Sat isfactory Sewing Machine in the WORLD. |@“Sold on easy terms. Agents an Dealers wanted. Address WHEELER & WILSON, M’F’G CO., Raleigh, N. C. JOHN A. WILLIAMS. oxFOpn, u. 0. Dealer in Beal Estate. He solicits the patronage of persons having land, mining property or Town lots to sell or who may wish to purchase the same. si-tf J.F. EDWARDS. | W.F. ROGERS. EDWARDS&ROGERS GENERAL OXFORD, N. C. We keep ou hand a* well selectod stock of HARDWARE of every des criptlon, embracing CROCKERY AND GLASS-WARE, ' I COOKING AND HEATING STORES, POCKET AND TABLE CUTLERY, WOODEN AND WILLOW-WAR Guns and Pistols, Cartridges, Ammunition AND SPORTING GOODS. We invite attention to our stock of m\m MCfliEs. OILS, NEEDLES AND ATTACHMENTS. We also carry a heavy stock of Paints Oils, BRUSHES AND VARNISHES.