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The Orphans’ Friend.
FRIDAY, JULY 13,
EXAMPLE
Man is an imitative being.
Surround a child with evil aS'
sociates and he will in all
probability go astray. Grive
him for companions pious per
sons and he will be much
more likely to lead a life of
piety himself. “J?vil com
munications corrupt good
manners.’^ The power of fash
ion is based upon man^s imita
tiveness. There is a tendency
to dress, talk, live as we see
others around us doing. Men
are apt to follow the example
of their models—their teach'*
ers, leaders—rather than any
oral directions received from
them, however forcefully de
livered. The parent may at
tempt to guide bis child in
ways of industry and sobriety,
but it will be vain if he him
self be idle and dissipated. So
if he permit his children to go
habitually into the society of
the vicious, it will tend to
neutralize the force of his own
teaching and example howev
er virtuous. The Almighty
seems to have had regard to
this trait of human character
in making arrangements for
human redemption. He pro
vides us the Saviour, the Je
sus, the Leader, one who not
only spake as never man
spake, but who also lived as
never man lived; that by ex
ample as well as precept he
might lead the race forward
and upward to the desired
goal. And hence He said “I
have left you an example, that
ye should do as I have done
to you.^’ Let us be careful
always to live so that we shall
be pleased to have others fol
low our example.
We believe it is only nec
essary to intimate to the good
people of the State that the
Orphan Asylum must have
larger contributions at this
time or its usefulness is in
peril of being curtailed. Un
less its friends should come to
its help, some of the children
now domiciled here will have
to be sent away on account of
inadequacy of funds. The
financial success of the Asy
lum thus far in its history has
been a marvel to all who have
watched its progress. Strict
adherence to tlie cash system
has been the secret of this
success. At times in the past
the exchequer has been almost
empty, and the future looked
dark and cheerless,while some
of the friends cf the noble
charity would exchange
glances of significant doubt
and apprehension. The Su
perintendent, however, would
continue, apparently undis
mayed, to discharge the du
ties of his station, trusting to
a higher source tiian man for
succor and help, and his faith
has never yet forsaken him
or failed to be rewarded. Let
us hope that a similar result
will follow in the present need
of the Asylum.
We hope that liberal contri
butions will flow into its cofi
fers, and that it will tide over
the impending crisis without
the necessity of a single or
phan losing the benefit of its
fostering care and protection.
We i re pleased to see that
so many of the papers in the
State have copied, approving^
ly, Superintendent Mills^ arti
cle condemning “Peck’s Bad
Boy/’ We trust that there
will be less of that sort of lit**
erature going into the families
of our people than heretofore.
The newspapers of our State
are doing good service in many
ways: they are worthy of the
patronage of our citizens; they
ought to be sustained; but
they ought to be careful that
nothing impure, nothing con
trary to^religion, nothing that
is calculated to weaken the
respect of our children for the
Bible and the Grod of their fa
thers be printed in their coK
umns. We make this remark
because a number of our
exchanges have published
extracts from the “Bad Boy,”
unwittingly doubtless, but
yet calculated to do just as
much^harm as though printed
for that purpose.
CoT^T^espoTxderhce:
“A little brother and sister return
ed to the Asylum. The parents had
separated once because of the in
temperate habits of the father. Then
the mother thought she would try
hiiii once more, liut it was no use.
His appetite was too strong, and the
‘‘drink” was more to him than wife
or children. Sj they were returned
to us and the mother svoiks to sup
port h.'rself.*’
'^rhe above is an extract from
enough philanthrope patriots
in our State to look after these
unfortunates if their claims
are properly presented. The
matter is certainly worthy of
some thought.
the journal of the Auburn (N.
Y.) Orphan Asylum for June.
That institution is not limited
to the care of orphans, as is
the Oxford Asylum, but cares
alike for children whose pa
rents, by reason of native bar
barity or excessive intemper
ance are deemed unwor
thy to have the care of their
offspring.
Would it not be well for the
people of our State to have
an eye to the care of these
wards of society, who are ut
terly destitute of moral and
religious training 1 Is it not
the duty of wise statesman
ship to give them such aid as
will enable them to become
useful men and women 1 It is
true that the per centage of
good citizenship may be small,
as compared with the benefi
ciaries of our own Asylum,
(in many of whose veins flows
the blood of Carolina’s honor
ed dead), hut it would pay.
Sooner or later it will bo an
essential attribute to geod
government. Is not your
Christian duty equally imper
ative! A vine that is un
trained grows more beauti
fully than one trained in the
wrong direction. So the chil
dren of immoral and intem
perate parents are otten worse
ofl' than orphans. We‘would not
advocate their admission into
our asylum, which is unable
to alleviate the wants of all
the orpJums of our State. Let
a separate institution be pre
pared for them, and supported
from the State treasury.
A few years ago orphan
asylums were comparatively
unknown, but as civilization
advances, they are becoming
numerous, and their sphere of
usefulness is increasing. By
all means let the orphans be
properly cared for; mean
while, let us not forget the
other children who are equally
as destitute of moral training.
, We believe tlmt there are
Mr. Editor: Your corres
pondent has recently passed
through the county of Person
and into the county of Cas
well. Possibly, some of the
observations made may prove
of interest to your readers.
CONTENTMENT
seemed to be smiling from
every household, waving in
every grainfield and sitting
upon the brow of every maid
and matron, as we passed
through that thrifty section.
We could bat observe the ap
pearance of peace and happi
ness as the housewife sat con
tentedly under the shade of a
native oak, hard by the front
door, stringing snaps for din
ner, or listened to the blithe
soHg of the barefoot girl as she
guided the calves to the green
pastures. This is truly a ru
ral population. No railroad
has disturbed the quiet of tliese
hills and valleys with its
screech and clangor, and “far
from the madding crowd’s ig
noble strite” the peaceful in
habitants may pursue their
ordinary avocations undis
turbed by innovations and un
shackled by conventionalisms.
IMPROVEMENTS.
Although there is no rail*
road in Person, yet there are
materia] improvements that
attract the travelers notice.
At Roxboro, the county seat,
within a few years, a block of
brick stores has been erected
that would be creditable to
any city in the State; a new
church has been built b}' the
Baptists, the Methodist cWrch
has been greatly improved
and beautified, while private
residences and grounds have
received due attention. The
county has determined to erect
new public buildings, so that
soon we may expect a new
court house to grace the cen
tre ot the town. In the coun
try we observed many newly
settled places, and a number
of new residences and other
buildings on old places, new
school houses, and other marks
of thrift and enterprise.
CROPS.
Person is looming up as a
prosperous and successful
farming community. The ce
reals and grasses flourish here.
We noticed in many upland
fields where there are no cul
tivated crops growing; that
herds grass springs up sponta
neously. In addition to this
very desirable quality, the
lands produce fine tobacco ;
indeed, Person is about dis
puting with your own Grran-
ville the palm as the finest tO"
bacco producing county. In
this connection we write you,
what was told m by reliable
parties, that Person county
can boast of the
LARGEST TOBACCO PLANTER
in the United States, judged
by the number of hills culti
vated. Col. C. S. Winstead, a
large landholder, is the party,
and it is said that on his
lands are planted yearly at
least two millions of hills.
There are other large planters
and a great many highly suc
cessful small farmers. About
two-thirds of a crop has been
planted this year, and though
backward, is looking reasona
bly well. The same may be
said of the corn crop. Wheat
and oats below the average in
quantity, but of a good quality.
TWO TREES.
Your young readers will be
interested in reading an ac
count of two remarkable trees
that were shown me. One is
a very large poplar, known as
the “Big Poplar,” standing by
the roadside. It is indeed a
giant, at least fifteen feet in
circumference, and reminds
one of the big trees we read
about as growing in the moun
tain regions of Western North
Carolina. The other is a great
oak at Paine’s Old Tavern,
under which the soldiers of
Cornwallis are said to have
stacked their arms, when he
bivoucked there on his famous
retreat Northward. The spot
is of further interest in that the
late Bishop Robert Paine, of
the Methodist Church, spent
here a large part of his boy
hood.
STANDARD MASONIC LITERA
TURE.
There is no subject of such
general and prevailing inter**
est now among the Craft ev
erywhere, as the standard
masonic literature of the day.
The desire to obtain “more
light,in Masonry, has al
ways been, and will be to the
end of time, the most laudable
ambition of the intelligent
Craftsman. From Maine to
California, the universal cry
of the great brotherhood of our
Order is, “let us have more
light;”and the writings of
Hutchinson and Smith, and
Oliver and Mant, and Preston
and Calcott, and Inwood and
Towne, and Laurie and Ar
nold, and Mackey and Mov**
ris, have, to a great extent,
already dispelled the clouds
of darkness and ignorance
which have hitherto bedim
med the masonic horizon, and
shed a flood of light upon
our ceremonies and our
symbolism truly gratifying to
behold. The effect of this
light is seen in the increased
intelligence of our bretliren
everywhere. Few masters of
lodges of the present day,
who avail themselves of the
masonic literature of the times
are seen to jumble through
the ritual and ceremonies of
the Order, after the fashion of
a parrot—unacquainted with
the meaning of the language
they are mispronouncing. To
the masters of the old school,
the higher language of sym
bolism and allegory—the on
ly language in which Mason
ry can convey a full knowK
edge of her doctrines- -was a
sealed book or a dead letter.
Acquainted with Cross’ CJia/rt,
or some sitch publication, and
nothing more, they “could
explain the emblems,* but
did nt know what the em
blems explained.” This halo
of masonic light is appearing
also on the printed pages of
the proceedings of our Grand
Lodges; and the increased in
telligence which now charac--
terizes tho^^e assemblies bears
a highly gratifying and hon
orable contrast with the want
of intelligence of brethren of
the last century, whose mis
taken zeal in the preservation
of the doings of our Order
from the public eye, led them
to destroy many documents
of interest to the Craft. The
annual addresses of the Grand
Masters of our Grand Lodges
are another evidence of the
existence of masonic liglit,
and of the great importance
of masoiiic literature. To all
intelligent brethren this im
portance must be at once ap
parent. Look at its effects
upon the masons of this day
who have availed themselves
of its advantages. They see
more clearly end act more
intelligently than those old-
school fogies who turn up
their eyes in horrified aston
ishment, at seeing a masonic
picture, or the slightest allu
sion in a book or magazine,
to the institution. And why
should it not be so! Will
not the study o! the accumula
ted wisdom of the great and
good of all ages of our Order,
tend to enlighte ' the Crafts-
m'c.n who is seeking for, .and
wishes to obtain, more light!
There are none so blind as
those that will not see, and to
that class of the Fraternity—
if they can be said to be of
the Fraternity at all—we
have nothing to Say. Let
them pursue the tenor of their
way; they believe they are
right, and we respect them:
we will follow ours. But
what would Freemasonry be
without its literature? Noth
ing worthy of the study and
attention of the great majors
ity of the Order. As the
body without spirit, is dead;
so Freemasonry, without its
literature, would be a lifeless,
inert, dry, and uninteresting
study for the bulk of the
brethren of the Order.
On this subject, Most Wor.
Brother Dunlap, says;—
“There is one consideration
which I would here earnestly
press upon your notice—the
importance of a knowledge of;
the standard masonic literature.
We have among us sure and
safe guides through all the hid
den and abstruse principles of
Freemasonry, besides period
icals and newspapers issued
from the weekly and monthly
press. Though we have such
a literature, it can hardly be
realized how small a portion
of the masonic community
are conversant with it or are
even aware of its existence.
If the expense render it im
practicable for each one to
form a private masonic libra
ry of his own, yet it seems
to me, not only expedient, but
a binding duty on Grand Lodges
and on all subordinate masonic
organizations, to provide them
selves with libraries, according
to their respectiee means. ^—
American Reoiew.
Committees on Orphan Asylum
Lily Valley Lodge, No. 252—John
R. Hill, William H. Riddick, Eras-
tu3 Bauley.
Eureka Lodge, No. 283—G. A. ,1.
Sechler, S. G. Patterson, Charles W.
Alexander.
Fulton Lodge, No. 99—A. Parker,
vV. W, Taylor, J. Samuel McCub-
bins.
Mount Energy Lodge, No. 140—
Henry Haley, Job a Knight, H. F.
Parrett.
Hiram Lodge, No. 40—George M.
Smedes, Theodore Joseph, John
Nichols.
Evergreen Lodge, No. 303—IVI,
Morrison, IL 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 Edward, E, W,
Cox.
Cumberland Lodge, 364—Rev. A.
R. Pittman,
. Salem Lodge, No. 289—J. W.
Hunter. 0. A. Ko,gle, Chas. Hauser.
GRAND LECTURER—Dr. C.
D. Rice, Raleigh, N. 0.
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