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The Orphans’ Friend. i'EIDAY, JULY 6, 1883. Published every Friday a dollar per annum, in advance. i'RESENT ORGANIZATION OF ORPHAN ASYLUM. J. H. MILLS, Head the advertisement of T. J. & W. D. Horner's Classical. Mathematical and Commercial School, Henderson, N. C. A copy oi “Pi sslon Flower and other Poems” by Theo H. by failing health to resign at the close ot |the Spring Term, 1882. Ho was a' man of great versa tility of mind, being equally at home in every department of mental effort, aud though young in years was qualified to fill with Hill, is on our table. It is pub- -, ^ tt • lished in Kaleigh, by P. W. ““ ****’ Mrs. WALKER. Teacher of First Form, Girls. Miss McDOUdALD, Teacher of First Form, Boys. Miss MAF.'y a BODB, I eacher of Second Form, Girls. Miss M. F. JORBAN, feacher of Second Form, Boys. Miss LULA MARTIN, 1 eacher of Third Form, Girls. MISS E.M. MACK, 'leacher of Third Form, Boys. Mrs. RIVES, In Charge of Hospital. Mrs. HUlCllINSON, Mrs. FOWLER, In Charge of GirVs Sewing Room. OONl’RlBUTlONS TO THK ORpn4N ASVLU41 FOR THE WEEK EHMNG JULY 4tH. \N CASH. Stonewall-l^odge, No.:296, Masonic Festival in Salis bury,- Rev. J; A.-Stradley, Geo. Ab er Hari ell, JVirs. J. S. Morrison, 3.00 100.00 ' ■ 2 r)0 .25 5.00 ley, and the work is quite credi table. Of the poems themselves we do not assume to speak. We are incapable of setting in judg- me.it upon their merits. We cannot say that they are grand poem.-’, or otherwise, that they are perfect or imperfect in dic tion and rhythm, but this wo do say, that either our partiality lor our friend, the author, or the intrinsic merit of his work, has caused us to road * it with great Measure, Gruber Family, in Hamilton, 2.00 IK KIND. Dr. 1 .A Delke,Gil Bias,Don Quix ote, Ambroses, Lookingun(o Jesu.s, Watts on the iVIiiidj Katteck’s His tory o‘ the World, 4 vols. Newton’s Works, 8 vols. Philosophy of Natur al History,. Parlor Idagie,-Wondeis of the World, Wesley’s Testament, (iases f Conscience, Newton’s Op tics, Chronicles, of t e Sdhonberg Cotta Family, Lives" of' the Apos tles, lorae Solitarise, Economy, of the Covenant 2 vols., Works of Jo sephus, $ vols. SPECIAL MENTION. Rev. W. S. Hester preached at the Orphan Asylum on Sunday afternoon last. Mr. Julian 8. Carr, of Durham, with characteristic liberality, has assumed the expense of removing to Raleigh the remains 6f the Confederate soldiers from North Carolina buried at Arlington. Col. A. M. Waddell has retir ed from the editon^hip ’ of fhe “Charlotte' ■ Journal -Observer,” The paper will be continued by Messrs, K. H. & H. W. Harris. The Third QyaHerly Confer ence for the Oxford Circuit will be held at Salem Church oh the 14th and 15th of July^ It will be an occasion ' of • interest to all who attend doubtless, aud we trust also of great spiritual prbfit. Benjamin Willis Il^niel, in fant son of Wm. and Louisa Daniel, died on the 2d inst. The bud of beauty and promise, loan ed for a season', has' been taken back to expand and grow in the paradise of God. The Raleigh District Coufer- ehce of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, will convene at Flank Chapel, near J^ittrell, on Wednesday, July 18th, The opening sermon will te preached on that (Jay at 11, (j^cloek A. M., by Rev. B. B. Culbreth of Cary. 'The pic-uic af' !]^noh last Fri day was an occasion of much enjoyment to the good people of that prosperous section, 'i’hey know how to fix up good thingk There ai*e in the Orphan Asy lum at Oxford, one hundred aud fifty children. About forty of these orphans are from Baptist families. Some of them were never in a sohowl of any sort in their lives, before they were ta ken to Oxford. Bro. Mills in forms us that he will have to send a number of the children away unless larger contributions are made to the support of the Asylum. Brother, has your church given anything to’^the or phans this year? Every ehurch and every-Sunday School in the State, should take up a collec tion for these little children at once.—Bib. Recorder. ty. He was at an early age con verted to God, and became a. member of the Baptist Church. As great’as were his intellectual attainments the brightest chap let that adorned his, brow was hia consistent and unwavering Christian character which robbed (ieath of its sti/jg and the grave of its victory. EDUCATIONAL. During the last scholastic year 278 students matricnlated at Ruth erford College. Dr. Abernei by has done a good work for his sec tion. An exchange says: “It is stated that 2,000 indigeiits have been gratuitously educated and that about 1,000 of its pupils have been converted at the place during its existence.” A correspoadent of the “Farm er and Mechanic^’ writes an in teresting article concerning Or phan Asylums, and the care of orphans. We are very glad to see any indication that public attention is awaking to this im-; portaat matter, which our paper was established to represent We have room for the conclu ding paragraph only, which in a reference to our own Asylum : What more can I say ? I have crudely written my views,which I hope will induce othe/s to fol low in aid of a better future for our helpless and deseiving or phans. We already have a grand work for the State to take hold of in the Oxford Masonic Orphan Asylum. Lets take that and make it four times, yes twenty times its present size if necessary, to ^ do justice to* our orphans. Will some one help me? Dr. Hatcher in the Religious Herald of Richmond, Va,, writes as follows concerning the Orphan Asyluu:: “This institution is very pop ular in North Carodna, has a no ble site and extensive build ings, and is full of inmates. We cannot pause to relate the histo ry of this asylum, but it is simple justice to say that in its presenb excellent condition it is a crea tion of the genius of Bro. Mills,. He lifted it from chaos into its present efficiency. This institu tion is the pride of Oxford aud, a blessing to North Carolina.. Bro. Mills took us in his buggy and showed us the buildings, thei grounds, the springs, the hospi tal, and then compelled us to make a talk to his orphans. He- seems happy in his work, and. the work seems to be singulaidy prosperous under his manage ment. The three Sunday Schools of Island Creek church, Vance county, gave a union pic-nic at that church last Wednesday, the 4th, which was admirably man aged and , much enjoyed by ah. The table was large and well filled. Mr. J. G. Morgan, a staunch friend of the Asylum, was master of eeremonies. Prof. Carey D. Grandy died in this town on Monday July 2d., 1883. He had been ill for i iionths and his death wa i not unexpec.- led. Prof. Grandy was a native of Oxford, and was prepared for college here at the Horner School. His education was oompletedJn the Virginia Military Institute at Lexington. He took the very highest rank in his classes at scliool. At the re-organization of the University of North Caro lina, he was elected to a profes sorship in that institution, which he filled with great usefulness aud acceptability till compelled, The young men in the colleges know that training is indi pensi- ble to physical perfection, They know that men who eat and drink ju.st what their appetites crave, and take their exercise only when they feel like it, never win the boat-races or the foot-ball matches. It should not be difficult for them to see that mental and moral pow er, .without which success and happiness in life are impossible, are equally dependent on discip line. The body will not do its work unless, as a great authorit. j’ says, it is ‘‘kept underj” and what is true of the body is equally ti u e of the mind; its whims and capr i- ces and moods must be brougUt under the subjection of a master ful will; the man must become n.-ot the servant, but the ruler of Ills own nature.—The Century. whirling a spindle as when it is on plying the avocatious of profession al life ;—that * ulture and education are as necessary to the development of true manhood in the farm r aod mechanic and day laborer, as in the Ir.wyer and doctor; that knowledge is not for a few who carry titles and professional honors, bui for all; that there is no inconsistency in tli© conjunction of hard, rngged labor and education; that when men are everywhere respectably educated, the world will get a blessing, and the pr .gress of the nation magnified many fol 1—that culture crowns and blesses all—the pale student and the swart ly artisan, the sun-em- browned chief of labor and the sof tened son of luxury—that there is as .i.'Uch praiso f well doing due to the humble artisan who patiently works (.hat he may make the home of his wife and little ones happy, as lhare is for tae professional man — that manho ;d after G d’s original pattern overtops all professions and titles—that “ The rank is butthe guinea's stamp, A man’s a man for all that,” VARIETIES. Why is a donkey like a mushroom? Becamse he's a regular saphead— His waist is remarkably slen-* der, His growth is exceedingly rapid, And his top is uncomonly tender, Every burden of sorrow seems like a stone hung around our neck; yet they are often like the stontis used by pear-divers, which enables them to reach the prize aud t:o rise enriched. To indulge anger, is to adm it Satan as a guest; but to induigfe malice, is to close the demr upom him as an inmate; in the one be finds a transient lodging; in the other' a permanent home. We publish below an extract from the address of James W. Reid, Esq., at the late Commence ment at Trinity College. We ajre glad to have some one say for us so well, what we have been trying to enforce in the columns of this paper from week to week siitce we have been in charge of it: “And what culture, young gentlemen, have we for the real men of the country—the farmer and mechanic; the men who have made the Republic • mighty and prosperous? Alas, the great world of unformed mind is taught to regard the prizes of profession- la aud i)(jlitical life as desirable above all things; that education is not necessary tor the farmer and mechaijic—that if an educated man is going to make anything of himself, he must be in public or professional life. . Some parents would almost as soon bury their sons as to educate them for plow boys and apprentices. The result IS to crowd professional life with mounte-baaks and inferior men,aud political life with demagogues; to rear a race of mediocre youth seeking easy situations in the shade, whose highest ambition seems to be to wear good clothes, smoke paper cigarettes, and find their intellectual level in the flashy literature of the day. If every in- (jompetent and inefficient profes- ional man were in the place where he belongs aud for which God in tended him, what a supply of farm laborers and ’ mechanics would be given to the producing interests of the country. Aye, if some pol iticians and toffice-holders found the place where they belong, what an jjfipetus would be given 10 stone dressing in some of our public institutions. The time has come for us to thoroughly over haul our notions of education,aud devote ourselves to the training of skilful workmen as well as doc tors, aud lawyers, aud ministers, aud politicians. That man will be couuted a benefactor wlio teaches this gen«ratiou that there is .no educatioual mill of prepara tion for professional life by which a true manhood may be manufac tured; that a true man is Justus much a man with his coat oft' turuiuga furrow,shoving aplane or The following verdict was givein by a coroner’s |jury in Canada: “We are of A Pinion that tke Decest met his death from Violent lufirmation in the Arm produced from Unoan Cauz.” A woman has two smiles that an angel might envy—the simle tliiit accepts a lover before words are uttered, and the ^ smile thffit light on the first born baby.—Hud iburton. There is nothing that strength ens a man’s honesty so much as to- trust him; suspect him, and you. weaken his faith in himself aud in. every body else. ON THE HUDSON. If there is one thing more than. auother which most people detest, it is the obligation to be just to- those with whom they differ.— Saturday Review, “Only ladies allowed tosmoke^ here,” is the significant notice to be seen in many of the depots of the Pittsburg and Fort Wayne- Railroad. If heads that hold a rhythmetic:- thought must ache perforce, For my part I choose headaches. Money and fame are two things^, that men work hardest for, and. after death one is worth to them ■! |ust about as much as the other. A man’s idolatry is for an idea,- a woman’s is for a person. A man. suffers for a monarchy, a womai i for a king.—F. IV. Robertson. The gods have a curse for him. who willingly tells another the> wrong road.—George Eliot. The man that feels certain thatt he will not succeed is seldom mis taken. We owe a large part of our hap piness to our mistakes.—Mathews.. Next to knowing a thin g is tO’ know where to find it. True happiness is in kejjpiug a clear path between the soul aud God; being so fully absorbed in his will as to be iudifteren-d to all the world’s views of hoiiior aud dishonor, aud superior to all thsrt care and striving which b elong t o those who seek their good' thing s in this life. Dear Children: During the Spring mouths I expected to have been with you on St. John’s Day, but “Man proposes aud God dis poses.” Here on the beautital Hudson in New York 1 am writing instead of enjoying seeing your beautiful faces. Look upon your maps and on the Hudson Bay you will find Tarrytown, of which Washington' Irving has written, just opposite the Palisades. The cottage in which he lived is on the river, and one in which George Washington had his headquarters is in this place. Both look like f lie hand of time was completiug its work. The views from the hills here are more lovely than my pen can describe, Ascending the hills as the God of Day is gently fading on the opposite shore, the pane. rama is worth more to the mind in delight than thrice the cost of travel. There, above the tallest trees tlie scenery over land anil water draws at every turn excla mations of beauty. The criis cent form of the bay, the placid river with floating palaces onward bound to New York’s capital, cost ly dwellings all around on high hills with smooth green lawns covered with the richest flowers from summit to base for miles in one glance. Oh 1 this beautiful world, made for man’s enjoyment! How can he be so ungrateful in withholding his perfect adoration! for the hand that formed it. Dear children, encourage the: love of tue beautiful works of na ture. Commence in the early morn, when the dew-drop glistens, aud the Great Luminary sheds its first ray. Prom the rising to the setting of that all-powerful light, how manifold are God’s own works. How it would cheer uiy heart to have all tint I love enjoy the beautiful scenery from which my thoughts are drawn nearer to Him who blessed ine with sight. At your age, children, 1 did not anticipate fiiis .great pleasure, which, to a great extent, has been realized, if you love God and keep His commandments, these blessings may be in future store for you. The cottage in which 1 *.m writing is owned by one of iOsford's noble sons. In May the Bridal Wreath hedge was in full biloodii all around the front lot in im luxuriance, and now the roses, arched ever the gate, covering bowers, amd here and there through the.graSB plot scattering fragrance, ;arei:ooipretty to fade and die (»n a bill to the east, a castle built after olden times looks like art de fying mature^ but the latter ti-i- wimphs-in the .flowers and shrubs thali^aurrouodlthe .sloping grounds. Thatch’s Castle m it is one of Tarrytown’s prominent features. With the beauty of the hills and ifine architectural homes, the kind- mess of the people are proverbial. Freely they receive, aud freely they give to others less fortunate lin this world’s goods, and I am wery sure every little orphan in the Asylum would feel the eff ect of their goodness, if near their beautiful homes. I w ill write about Irvington in my next letter, as many say the pen will .acquire a finer touch of description after that noted place iSjVisited. The Museum in Central Park, in front of which the Egyp tian Obelisk stands as erect as wheu Moses gazed upon it, wall afford janatUer. If spared to re turn to Oxford after removing t he rust from impressions made in nearly travels, I may be ; ble to in- cterest you more than can be done ic a letter. From this beautilui [park, which for miles has been one mass of lovely flowers and green trees, I will take you to the great Metropolis of America. Arf'ter a “lunch” at Delmonico’s with the wife of a silk merchant, weviisited the salesroom of Hamil &,Booth, 96 and 98 Grand street, where he courteously reoeiveil ami showed us the gr^'at American in- diistiy developed in making silks for this aud the European market. The magniticent display ot silks ifor dresses, ribbons, grenadines and liaudkerchiefs made in New Jersev quite surprised me. This, bonse has an invention by which silks can be washed, or haye wine s]ult on the material removed without leaving any mark or dis coloring the garment, aud never fades by rays of the sun. The pro prietor gav’e me a sample of Mrs. Garfield’s dress, made at the Pa**- saic Silk Works and Hamil Mill, Paterson, New Jersey, that I will show you on my return. 1 write this to excite year ambition in an other work—the raisjpg of Mul berry trees to feed ^^Vonos. A Cocoonery can easily’ bo built in your beautiful gr^.ye, ,wber(^ the worms would sooiv-^yelope in the cocoon and produce silk, for all that is used, from the Queen’s robes to a siinjile strand, is made from the soft thread of the silk worm. Who kuow's Imt the chil dren in the Oxford Orphan Asylum m.ay help to feed the looms of this great American industry in Pater son, New Jersey.'’ May every child educated in the Masonic ('ollege that .shelters North Carolina’s orj)li[(ns be al ways ready and willing to .work for the maintenance and houorof the noble lustitutiou, and ever be known as formnost in every ehris- tiau duty. Witii love for all, S. A. E. Wlieni we ask for slrenglh for the day, our thought Is usually of that which is noetl« ed for our most iiupoiLaut work. We should n,ot so lim it iit. Tlie grace that shall save us from evil-though-ts, hasty speech, a violent t(un^ per, or cenaor’ous spirit, is as much needed as the other.— Advocate oj Mlssious. GREENSBORO FEMALE C0LLE(JE, GRUIJRNSBOKO, IV. C. The 5.’)th session of this floui-ishing Institution will begin on the 22d of August. 1883. Hume Comforts. Good Fare. Thor ough Instruction. Special care of health, manners and morals. Charges moderate, For par ticulars api)ly to T. M. JONKS, Pres’t T.J.&W.D. HORNER’S Classical, Mathematical and Commercial School, HENDERSON, VANCE CO., N. 0. The Fall Session opens the Fourth Monday in July next. The teachers are tried and experienced; the terms reasonable and the ac omniodatlons are first-class; tlie Diselpline is good and the Course of Study thorough. For circular giving particulars, ad dress the prineipuls. 4-6t Wilson Collegiate Institute, [FOR YOUNG LADIES), Strictly Non-Sectarian. Fall Session begins September 3d, 1883. Tlie Principal' expects, Provi dence permitting, to teacli again liim- sell He has added to his Fjicuity Prof. Wm. II. Finney, of Loiidon, England, a disiinguisiied teaolier of Music and Art. Careful phy.slcal, mental and moral training, Unsurpassed advan tages. Terms from 20 to 30 per cent, less tliau at other female schools of equal grade in North Carolina. For particulars apply to S. HASSELL, A. M., Principal, 4-8t Wilson, N. C. OXFORD FEMALE SEMINARY OXFORD, N. C. The Fall Term OpeiiM August OFFICERS and TE.iOITERS: F. P. HOBGOOL, President, Latin and Mathematics. MISS MARY E. WILLIAMS, (Vassar College), French, Mathematics and Eloeutic JIISS EMMA L. BUSH, (Vassar College), Englisli and German. MISS BETTIE JORDAN, English. MISS ELIZA POOL, Preparalory Department. MISS BUSH, Calisthenics. I'KOF. A. ENDKES, Piano aud Sinking. MRS. L. G. CRAWFORD, Piano and Organ. MISS SUE C. IIAI.L, (Cooper Institute), Painting and Drawing. MRS. F. I*. ilDJKJOOD, Superintendent Domestic Dej)anijji'ii MRS. MARTHA VV. CANXADV, Matron. Board, fuel, lights and washing, per muntli, $12. Englisli Tuition, per month, $3 to $-1. J@rCatuloguea furnjslied on appli cation 10 the I’resldeut. 5-at 4!
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