The Orphans’ Friend.
FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1883.
BLEST.
Blest be the tongue that speaks no
ill,
Whose words are always true.
That keeps ‘‘the law of kindness”
still.
Whatever others do.
Blest be the oars that will not hear
Detraction’s envious talej
’Tis only through^the list’ning ear
That talsehood can prevail.
Blest bo the heart that knows no
guile,
That feels no wish unkind,
Forgetting provocation, while
Good deeds are kept in mind.
Blest be the hands that toil to aid
The great world’s ceaseless need-
The hands that never are afraid
To do a kindly deed.
Blest be the thoughtful brain tUat
schemes
A beautiful ideal;
Mankind grows great through noble
dreams
And time will make them real.
Do good in thought. Some future
day
’Twill ripen into speech;
And words are seeds that grow to
deeds,
None knowhow far they rea h.
Like thistle down upon the breeze.
Swift scattered here and there.
So worls will travel far, and these
A fruitful harvest bear.
W here go odness dwells in heart and
mind
Both words and deeds will be
Like cords that closer draw man'
kind
In peace and charity.
—Selected.
WHERE TOM EOUKE HIS
MANHEES.
Tom’s father was a rich
man, and Tom lived
large house in the country.
He had a pony and many
other pets, and wore fine
clothes. Tom was very
proud of all the fine thingi
his father’s monej’ bought.
He began to think that being
rich was better than being
good. He grew very rude,
and was cross to the servants.
Once he kicked Towser; but
the dog growled, and Tom
war afraid to kick him again
One day, when Tom was
playing in the yard, he saw a
boy standing by the gate.
He was ragged and dirty. Ids
hat was torn, and his feet were
bare. But lie iiad a pleasant
face. In one hand, he car
ried a pail half full ot black
berries.
“Go away from here,’’ said
Tom, running to tlie gate.
“We are rich, and don’t want
ragged boys around.
“Please give me a drink,”
said the boy. “If you are so
rich, yop can spare me a dip
per of water.”.
“We can’t spare you any
thing,” said Tom. “If you
don’t go away, I will set the
dogs on you.”
The boy laughed and walk
ed away, swinging the tin pail
in his hand.
“I think I will get some
blackberries too,” said Tom
to himself. He went out of
ot the gate into a lane lead
ing to a meadow where there
were plenty of berries.
Tom saw some fine large
ones growing just over a ditch.
He thought he could leap
over it very easily. He gave
a run and a very big jump.
The ditch was wider than he
had thought; and instead of
going over it, he came down
in the middle of it.
The mud was very thick
and soft, and Tom sank down
in it up to his waist. He was
very much frightened, and
SCI earned for help. But he
would come, for he was a
long way from any house.
He ' screamed until he was
tired. He began to think he
would have to spend the night
in the ditch, when he heard
steps on the grass. Looking
up, he saw the ragged boy he
had driven from the gate.
“Please help me out,’' said
Tom, crying. “I will give you
a dollar.*’
“I don’t want the dollar,”
said the boy, lying down flat
on the grass. He held out
both his hands to Tom, and
drew him out of the ditch.
Tom was covered with mud,
'his hat was gone, and one
shoe was lost iii the ditch.
He looked very miserable
“Who is dirty now,” asked
the boy.
“I am,"said poor Tom; “but
I thank you very much for
helping me out of the mire.
And 1 am sorry I sent you
away from the gate.’’
“The next time I come, per
haps you will treat me better,”
said the boy. “I am not rich;
but I am stronger than you are
and I think I have better man'
ners.”
“I think so too,” said Tom.
The next day, when Tom
saw the boy going by the gate
becalled him in,showed him his
rabbits, doves, and little ducks
and gave him a ride on his po
ny.
“You have good manners
now,” said the boy.
"Yes,” said Tom, “I found
them in the ditch.”—Our Little
Ones.
WHY BOYS SHOULD LEAM
A TBADE.
Hardly a day passes by but
WG see evidence of the folly of
our youQg men, both in the city
and country. They are willing
to work for about half the pay
they should be receiving. If you
ask them what is their trade,
they will reply they have none,
and in these days when skilled
labor is in demand it is a shame
and outrage for so many promis
ing young men to be loitering
their time away, either looking
for work, or, 'if they have it, in
a ■ position where their pay is
nothing.
We have seen too many such
who expected to climb up the
ladder of fame and fortune with
out working for it. They are
looking around for pins to pick
up, and then be folded to the
embrace of some wealthy bank
president or philanthropic mer
chant, made a partner, and final ■
iy marry into the family. Such
cases are not to be found every
da^ in the present time. We
read Munchausen tales of years
gone by, that had an ending like
this. But to-day the merchant
who wants a young man wants
one of cliaracter and ability.
Learn a trade young man;
first becorce proficient in some
industry, so when you go forth
to pastures new, you know with
in yourself that you have some
thing to fall back on for a living.
If the young men of to-day
would ask some of our old and
successful merchants for the se
cret of their success in life, they
ould be much astouiabed at the
stories of early hardships, trials
and privations they endured,
leathers, mothers, is there not a
lesson to be learned from this?
Is it not your duty to see that
your boys are educated to make
their living, so that when they
come to man's estate, they can
bless you for it ?
, think: AUAiN.:;;
ifit is ^related that during the
first few . days of the reign of
Queen Yictoiia, then a girl be
tween nineteen and twenty
years of age, some sentences of
a court martial were presented
for her signature. One was
death for desertion.
A soldier was condemned to
be shot, and his death-warrant
was presented to the queen for
her signature. She read it, paus
ed, looked upon the ofiicer who
laid it before her, and said :
“Have you nothing to say in
behalf of this mau.^”
“Nothing. He has deserted
three times,’' said the officer.
“Think again, my lord,’’ was
her reply.
11,‘^‘And,” said the veteran, as he
related the circumstance to his
friends (for it was no other than
the Duke of Wellington),
ing Her Majesty so earnest about
it, I said :
“ ‘He is certainly a very bad
soldier-, but there was somebody
. who spoke as to his good charac
ter, and he may be a good man
for aught I know to the contra
ry.' ”
“I thank you a thousand times,”
exclaimed the youthful queen,
And hastily writing Pardoned
in large letters on the fatal page,
she sent it across the table with
a hand trembling with emotion.
What a world of instruction,
goodness and true philosophy is
contained in these two words,
thiTilc again\ Could we adopt
their spirit as the rule of our
lives, one and all, what a happy
change would come over society!
In all our business concerns, in
our social and moral relations,
our political and religious duties,
what important results might
follow, if, on very many occa
sions, we would think again be
fore deciding upon actiou!
H.B. Gf.
BUT ONE CRA^OK.
The best tonic medicine—one that is
not composed mostly of alcohol or
whiskey—is Brown’s Iron Bitters. It
is guaranteed to be non-intoxicating
and ■will absolately kill all desire for
whiskey and other intoxicants. It has
been thorougiily tested and proven it
self In every instance a never-falling
cure for dyspepsia, indigestion, billious-
ness, weakness, debility, overwork,
rheumatism, neuralgia, consumptive
had uot much liiipe that lielp | ^3”’^
There is but one crack in
the lantern, and the wind has
found it out and blows out
the candle. How great a mis
chief one unguarded point ot
character may cause usi One
spark blew up the magazine
and shook the whole country
for miles around. One leak
sank the vessel and drowned
all on board. One wound
may kill the body. One sin
destroy the soul. It little mat
ters how carefully the rest of
the lantern is protected, the
one point which is damaged
is quite sufficient to admit
the wind, and so it little mat
ters how zealous a man may
be in a thousand things, if he
tolerate one darling sin; Satan
will find out the flaw and
destroy all his hopes. The
strength of a chain is to be
measured, not by the strong
est, jbut by its weakest links,
for if the weakest snap wbat
is the use of the rest? Satan
is a close observer, and knows
exactly where our weak points
are; we have need of very
much watchfulness, and we
have great cause to bless our
merciful Lord who prayed
for us that our faith fail not.
Either our pride or our sloth,
our ignorance, our anger, or
our lust would prove our ruin,
unless grace interposed; any
one of our senses or faculties
might admit the foe, yea, our
virtues and graces might be
the gates of entrance to our
enemies. 0 Jesus, if thou
hast indeed bought me with
thy blood, be pleased to keep
me by thy power even unto
the end.—Spurgeon.
OnMii Asylm
IS IsOCATED AT OXFORD,
the County-seat of Granville, forty-five
miles North of -Raleigh; twelve miles
from Henderson on the R. & G. R. R.
The Orphan Asylum belongs to (and,
of course. Is conducted according to
the 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'ages offourteen 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 repairs, ftimitnre and im
provement ofthe premises. The Grand
Lodge gives the building and grounds,
and 82000 a year. 'I'he State g^ves
$5000 a year. For the remainder of its
support, aud for enlargement, the Or
phan Asylum is dependent on volun
tary contributions from subordinate
Lodges, churches of all denominations,
benevolent societies, and cliaritable in
dividuals ; and their co-operation Is
earnestly solicited.
EXTRACTS FROM THE PBOCEEDINGtS OP
THE GRAND LODGE OF MASONS
The design of the Orphan Asylum
shall be to protect, train and edxicate In
digent and promising orphan 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
sp.ecified.
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.
The larger boys shall assist in the
preparation of fuel, the care of the
stock, and the culti-vation of the soil.
At least four religious denominations
shall be represented among the officers
of the Asylum, and the representatives
of all reli^ous creeds and 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 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 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
forfeeding, clothing and educating Indi
gent and promising orphan children
at the Asylum in Oirford.
Resolved, That the Master of each sub-
01‘dinate Lodge appoint a Standing
Committee upon rai.sing funds for the
Orphan Asylum, and require said com
mittee to report in writing each month,
and that said reports and the funds re
ceived be forwarded monthly to the
Superintendent of the Asylum, and
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 admits
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 the de
formity is of such a character as to re- i
quire extra attention, it was thought
unadvisable to admit the parties in the
present condition of the Asylum.
‘Should boys learn trades at the Asy
lum?’ Decided m 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 ^ents be appoin
ted in different parts of the State; and
if so, what wages should they receive ?’
This was left to the discretion of the
Superintendent: but the meeting ad
vised against employing and paying
agents.
to inquire iii^o tliocircuinstaiK-es anil
treatment of children already discharg-
od. and living in their jurisdiction, and
use tlieir best oflbrtS; to secure, good
treatment, or the, retiirii >[ 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,
ill order that persons wishing to em
ploy orphans may know the stops to
bo taken.
HOW CHILDREN ARE ADMITTED
Very often th^ Superintendent hunts
up poor and promising orphans, aud
informs them of the advantages offered
at the Orphan. House, and induces
them to return -nithlnm. generally it
is best that he shouldsee them before
they start. When this is impra9tlcable,
a formal application shquldbe 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 niiind, and years of age. H
father died in 18 ; h mother in
18 I being h
hereby make application for li ad
mission into the Asylum at Oxford. I
also relinquish and convey to the offi
cers of the Asylum the management
and control of toe said orphan till 16
years of age, In order that
may be trained and educated according
to the regulations prescribed by toe
Grand Lodge of North Carolina. I
also promise not to annoy Orphan
Asylum, and not to enconrage toe 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.tS'In no case shoiild a
community take np a collection to send
a man with the ctffidren, nor send toe
children before the Superintendent has
been consulted.
“What brought you to prison,
my colored friend?” said a kaukee
to a darkey. “Two constables,
sah.” “Yes; but I meau bad in-
temprance anything to do with it?”
“Yes, sail; dey was bof of ’em
drunk.”
THE ADOPTION OP ORPHANS.
We are always glad to accommodate
childless couples who wisli to adopt
children as their o'wu; but greatly pre
prefer that they should come and
make their o'wn selections.
APPLICATION FOR CHILDREN.
Correspondents are requested to read
and regulate applications for children
by) the following resolutions of toe
Grand Lodge of Masons:
Resolved, 1. The Superintendent of
the Orphan Asylum shall not consider
any application for anorplian until the
same has been approved and endorsed
by the Orphan Asylum Committee of
toe Lodge in whose jurisdiction the
applicant resides.
2. It shall be 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
ACTION OF EPISCOPAL CONVEN
TION.
Resolution adopted by the last an
nual Convention of the Protestant
Episcopal Church, at Winston, May 13,
1880:
“Resolved, That this -Convention
does heartily approve the efforts of the
Oxford Asylum to alleviate the suffer
ings and to prpvide for the welfare of
the helpless orphans of North Caroli
na; andthat we commend to the imita
tion of all, the example of this spirit of
active charity and benefli^noe on the
part of toe Masonic fraternity Ii. thiii
fulfilling the Apostolic injunction to re
member toe poor.”
ACTION OF THE N, C. CONFER
ENCE.
On motion of Rev. J. R. Brooks, the
following resolutions were adopted at
the Annual Conference held at Dur
ham, in 1881,
“The Committee to whom was refer-!
red toe communication ofhis Excellen
cy Gov. .larvts, bringing to our notice
and commending to our favpr, 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
toe 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, £ind
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 Anuual conference
the ©mounts collected under toe head
of “For the Orphan Asylum.’
Jno R. Brooks, I
E. A. Yates, ( Committee.
ACTION OF PRESBYTERIAN
SYNOD.
Re.ocirit'''n8 adopted by the Synod
of North Carolina in session at Ral-
ei^i, N. C., November J 8rh. 1380.
“Whereasthe Oxford Orphaii Asylum
of North Carolina is a purely bene'V^-
olent institution, and is doing great
ood for the needy Orphans of our
Itate, therefore,
Pesolved, That we. approve (of its
purposes and suggest that the congre
gations within our bounds take up at
their own convenience an annual ool-
lootion in behalf of that institution
and forward the same collected, in
connection with any articlesof food
and raiment which may ''be oontrrbu-
ted, to the Superintendent.
ACTION OF BAPTIST STATE CON
VENTION.
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 ot, the Oxford Orphan
Asylum, and believe it is doing an ines
timable amount of good; and
Whereas, 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 supportthere
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 the fol
lowing resolution, which was adopted
at tli« Convention held in Winston in
1881 :
“Resolved, That . this Cpnvention
feels an undiminislied interest in the
work of the Orphan Asylum: and
that we repeat, 'with earnestness and
emphasis, tlie reeommen dation to all
ouc pastors to take up at least one
collection during the year In aid of the
Oxford Orphan Asylum,
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ORPHANS’
Organ of the Orphan Asylup* at h' ’l-i)
aud of toe Gi*ahd Lodge of Va-'
sons in North Carolina.):
IS PUBLISHED EVERY•WEDjnsSD'AV AT
One Dohair a Yi^E'
It is designed to promote top ei
tainment, instmctloh arid oi
THE
especially those de’pri^fl'of tlie
fits of parental and scholastic traihii^
It also seeks to increase toe soul.
growth ofthe prosperous.
proper objects of charity atiStme ohaS
nels of benevolence,rin order thattficyr'
may, by doing goo^d to others, c/itaxga
their own hearts and-extend
zon of their human, sympathies, as tb«y
ascend to a higher plane of Christian '
obsefyatlon. Address'' ■
ORPHANS’ FRIEND,.
Oxford, N. Q:
J. W. DENMARK.
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At 30 years of age; $7:20. > i ’
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At 60 years of age, $80,0(j. '
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written on one risk.
D. H. FORT, M. nri ,
SURGEON DENTIST,
, OXFORD, N. C. . ,
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town ot Oxford, X. C., and reBpeomBx'dl''
y tender my sarylocs|t0|,tlni,eltl.8iwof..„,.,
the place and surronnSlng conntrt^b-*
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