The Orphans’ Friend,
FEIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1883.
RELiaiOUS TEAININ&.
We read of an ancient king
who, desiring to ascertain
what was iho natural lan
guage of man, ordered two
infants as soon as they were
born, to be conveyed to a
place prepared for them,
where tiiey were brought up
without any instruction at all
and without ever hearing a
human voice. And what was
the result ? Why, when
they were brought out of their
confinement, they spake no
language at all, they uttered
only inarticulate sounds like
those of other animals. Wer
tn 0 infants in like manner
be brought up without being
instiucted in any religion
there is little room to doubt
but tha. the event would
just th'; same. They would
nave no religion at all; they
would have n » more knowl
edge of God than the beist':
of the field. Hence God has
appointed that children be
brought up in the “nurture
and admonition of the Lord.'
His plan is to train them up
in the way in which the\,
ought: to go. Not let them
go i;hoir own ways of igno-
rarice and foolislmeas and sin
fulness for a time, and depend
upon future heroic efforts to
bring them to the right way
Yet how slow the Christian
world is to learn this lesson
aiid to practice it I This
training must be done mainly
in liie family. Our family
training should be directed
towards making our children
not only lea rned, polite, in
dustrious and economical, but
towards making them posi
lively religious. God will
doubtless bless the pious ef-
i iris and prayers of his peo
ple in behalf of their children
as readily and as greatly
as He will bless any means
UM d for bringing them to
Hi*' of pietv-
we may know Low to pre
serve oui heailh lo a goodly
degree. Perh‘'pg no class of
professional men have harder
work to do, or more work for
which they do not expect pe-
cnniarv remuneration than
physicians, and perhaps none
do gratuitous work more
cheerfully.
[Condensed from the Wilmington
Keviewl
THE PEESBYTERIAN SYNOD
THE DOCTORS.
We have for some time had
it in mind to write something
about till' doctors. Not the
Doctors of Divinity, or ine
D. Cl. rs of Laws, very wor
thy gentlemen no doubt, but
about the doctors of medicine.
It is difficult to tell how much
the world owes to the me:!!-*
cai profession or what a ble.'is
ing to any community is a ca
pable and oorisciontious phy-
Mcian. Ill the ],resent state
of hua.aiiiiy we are very sub
ject to disease and accident-
Now to have some one at
band always ready with tlie
K quisite qualifications and
appliances to relievo suffering, *
to check the progress of dis
ease and to assist the physi
cal man to assume its ordina
ry comfortable and healtiiy
condition, is a boon indeed
But the medical profession is
a Messing to the race in the
discoveries they are making
coniinually with reference to
th(‘ sources of disease and the
j.H ventive measures to be
adopied. Hygienic lawsai.d
conditions aie discovered
these learned gentlemen ami
levoaled to the world, so that
In the absence of Mr. Mills and
without his knowledge, wo ven
ture the opinion that it the proper
encouragement and sujiport be
given to the uobleeharity of which
he is the Superintendent, he will
not desire to retire from that
worlr,—Orphan’s Friend.
And you could hardly
have expressed an opinion
more at variance with, my
feelings. If I know myself,
it is not like me to desert a
friend—and much less the or
phans—in a day of
Every fall, when
distress,
appropria
tions have been spent and the
wants of the children are ^hbwing
many, we have nn interval of
h^'rdship to bridge over as
b.'st wo can. This year so
•many lodges are dead, the
churches "re in such a mortal
struggle alter members, fine
houses, and high steeples; and
ir.dividuals find so many
r( mptiug investments that the
orphans aie temporarily for
gotten And just at this time
it is necessary’ to bay so much
to eat and to wear. Sr?me of
the farmers (seeing that wo
occupy large houses') charge
the orphans more than they
do the people of the town.
Tlrree doctors, also, have this
year charged us bills which
we are obliged to pay, and a
fourth, in his dotage, sends a
bill ten years old, and amount
ing to three hundred dollars,
for services mostly imaginary’.
The situation is at present em
barrassing, but my faith in our
people has never staggered.
Some are sleepy, some aie
slow; but they always respond
ill a reason able time to every
worthy appeal. Next year
with no buildings to erect,
and no extraordinary expen
ses to meet, the Orphan Asy
lum will run more economi
cally, more smoothly and
more efficiently than ever be
fore. Besides its income
will be increased and its work
cun be i; fely enlarged. Here**
after the luties of the super-
intendon' will be less ardu
ous and ]i 38 inksome than ev
er before. If I suspected that
our p:opb3 intended to desert
the orphr.iis, no consideration
could induce me to leave them.
To do so would be unmanly
and mean. A true man can
not afford to wrong his own
soul by deserting suffering
and struggling humanity.
It seeriis to me th^it the
present is a favorable time
or a new man to come in; but
niy reasons for wishing to re
tire are neither moan, nor
mercenary,
J. H. Mills.
i'he Baptirit had raised $93,
000 of the $100,000 desired for
the endowment of Wake Forest
CoJbgG, and the convention rais
ed $3,000 more. It is said that
the other $4,000 is assured. We
are glad to know thie. It puts
the college on the best basis.—
Neios And Obs.
Mr Jim Jones, the biggest
man in Greene county, died on
Wedueeday of last week of drop-
lie weighed 450 pounds.
crinvened in Wilmington last
Wednesday.
The opening sermon* was
preached by the last Mot’era ■
lor present, Bev. Dr, Hill, the
text being from Jonah, iii, 2.-
“Arise; and go lo Ninevah,
that great city, and preach to
it the preaching that I bid
• thee.”
After the sermon the Synod
was constituted with prayer.
After the making up of tha>
roll, rominations w’ere made
ior Moderator, and Rev. F. H.
Johnston, D. D,, of Winstiui,
was chosen Mod.-rator, and
Rev. J, A. Ramsay and J. B.
Burwell. Esq., were chosiui
temporary Clerks.
Rev. J Rumple, D. D
elected Agent of Education
in the place of Rev. L.Mc.Ki
non,removed from our boui.d.-,.
Rev C. M. Payne made his
report on evanjelical labor,
an increa'-e in the
number of evangelist,8,amount
of contributions and aggre
gate of work done. There
are in the Synod 5 Presbyter--
ies, 231 churches and nearly
20,000 communicants, a net
gain ouring the four church
es and 929 nienibers. Total
amoui.t contributed for evan
gelists work, $3,290-
The committee on Statisti
cal Reports mad# a repoit
through iheir chairman Rev
S M. Smith. The repirt
was docketed for further con
sideration. The following
fads appear from the report-
According to t, e reports M'
Presby teries there are 116
ministers and 231 churches, a
decrea.se of lour ministers and
an increase of two churches.
Ten ministers have been re
ceived. Twelve ministers have
been dismissed. There have
been two licensures and th.ee
ordinations. There have been
twelve installations and the
pastoral relai.ions have been
dissolved eight times. Three
churches have bsen organized.
There are twelve candidates
for the gospel ministry, Hx
having been recived during
the year, There have been
four deaths in the ministry:
Rev. Thomas Pickney Jolm-
sTon and Rev. Pierce Harrell,
ot Concord Presbytery, Rev,
William Malcolm McGilvaiy,
ot Mecklenburg Presbytery,
and Rev. Robert Austin
WaileSjOf Orauge Presbytery,
lu the evening session, the
report of the Agent of Foreign
Missions, Rev. R, S. Johnston,
was made and accepted. A
collection was taken for tiiis
cause.
The Agent of Foreign Mis
sions. Rev. R G. Johnston,
tendered his resignation, but
the Symod declined to accept
it.
The State clerk presented
th.; following btatistical Re
port of the Synod of North
Carolina to the General As
sembly of the Pnshyteri n
Ctiurch in the United Stales:
“The Synod of North Caro
lina respectfully reports to the
General Assembly' of the
Presbyterian Church in the
United States that it consists
of five Presbyteries, and that
these consists in wlinle of 116
mini-ters and 234 churches,
liaving under ttieir care 4 li
centiates and 10 candidates,
viz;
Orange Presbytery-SOmin-
isteis, 64 chuiclies, I licenti
ate and 7 candidates.
Concord Pre8bytei'y--19
minister, 38 churclies and 1 li
centiate.
Fayetteville Presbytery—
21tnimsters, 51 churches and
4 candidates.
Wilmington Presbytery—
15 ministers. 31 clmrcnes, 2
licentiates and 1 caudidate.
Meclenburg Presbytery*-31
minister.'^, 50 churches and 8
candi'h't :»
Total •.] 16 ministers, '234
cliurci.s.s, 4 licentiates and 20
candidates,
Tlie Synod further reports
that its next Stated Meeting
will be held in the Presbyte
rian Cinucli, Winston, N, C.,
on the 2Qd day of October, 18»
84, at 7:30 o’clock, p. m.
By order of tbe Synod-
Wm S Lacy,Stated Clerk
Tbe committee on Union
Theological Seminary made
report through their Chrhr,
man, Rev. Dr. Wood, wb;- ii
was receivefil and adopted.
Following this was the re
port of the Agent of Edsu a*
tidn. Rev. D. Rumple, w , ich
was a broad review of -ue
general work of education,and
presented also a. summarv of
‘■'ducatii^'nal institutions in the
i^ynodjin part or wholly under ;
Presbytv*rian costroi. An in
crease in the number of can
didates for the ministry was
noted, and a decided increase
in contributions from the
ehurches, The amount con-
tiibuU d for 1882 was $2,077.
The Synod appioved the ef-
h >rt to in.jrease the endowment
of Davidson College, and
Cvunraended the agent, Rev.
Dr. J. B Mack, to our chnrch-
ba?tu;t state convention.
Tbe Presbyteries contribu
te d to the Church’s objects of
beneficence of follows:
Orange Presbytery $3,886 47
Concord Presbytery 4.973 00
Fayetteville Presbytery 3.0S1 00
Wilmington Presbytery 1.799 00
Mecklenburg Presbytery 5.500 00
Total $19,299 47
THE OrSnS.
There are now 128 children
at the Asylum. The Albe
marle FJnquirrer, speaking of
them says.
“These children must be fed,
clothed, and taught. Mouv
others have applied, and been
refused adriii .^i;’!!, becauoe
there is so little prospect of
contributions. So man}' Ma
sonic Lodges have died—
killed by other competing se-
cret societies which insure
lives, promise money, and so
subslitue the love of lucre for
masonic charity! Thou the
cliurch.es are building houses,
buying organs, and bidding
for eloquent preachers. They
h ive so many louder calls!
How can they hear the feeble
cry of a poor orphan! Some
individuals are regular and
liberal in donations, s-.me
churches also send more tlian
we expect- Some lodges are
regular (as the clock) in send
ing their gifts. But the num
ber of these individuals,
churches and lodges are smali.
Out of property bequeathed
to tlie orphans by lour per
sons, they have re*eiv>'d noth
ii!g and t-,xpecr nothing, dur.
ing the present yeai. The
number ot. Orphans has been
reduced from 155 to 128
T' Ose now here ouglit to re-
niainand others ought .to come.
Tile contii. utions jo October
amouuiod t(» $110,82, C:
128 Orphans Lo fed, clol.iied,,
and taught for one month bn
$110,82? When you sit down
to a big dinner, do vou re
member that the chikhenof
your dead bretiireJi aro hm
gry! When you wrap your
self in a warm bed, do >'Ou
think of cliildien cryinglor
cover? If so, help diem. Do
so at once, and regiiiurly. See
th; t they aie spoken of to
your neighbor. See that
your chuic.h or lodge is re
minded ot them. See that
they do their simple duty to
wards it—from principle and
for charity s sake. Out this
out and paste.it on the back
of your dinner plate,—taon
do what your conscience
demands of you.
Corre5poiKl»iiic OKiaiAN’s Fkiend.
Tkn B-iptist iiosis (tf i^orth
Carolina met in Conveiidon
Oil Nov. I4,in the old and his
toric town of Edenton Ti) e
(h legation from the Wesr wa.s
much larger fhnn it was sup*
[•‘Ot.ed it wonld be, Edem-n
being in the extreme Eastern
paitoftiie State, wiiile the
(lek'pation from the East was
very huge.
Of course, the Convention
was h.aruisomely eruertaine.l
The Committee on hospitality
announced every dav ihat
evt*ry hou.-30 in Edonto i was
( pon to the convention, rnid
that the delegates and vhitors
C'>utd “drop in’' anywhere and
gor, dinner.
The sessions of the body
were unnsiially interesti .g
ami thespeakin.g ai'id pr5ach-
ing were fin very high order
o! merit. Doctors Burroughs
id’Norfolk, Va. Dickerson of
thu Roligiou.'i Herald, Rich
nu nd, V::., Nuiinallv of Ga..
) {presenting theChurchBuild-
iog Department of the Home
Mic-sion Board of the Soutli-
eni Baptist Coitvei.dion.” Bit
ting repn s'.Mstiug the Bible
Vvb)rk ot the , American Bap
tist Publication Society, and
T. G. Jonoa were present and
added much to.the succos.s of
the sest-ion. Dr. Piitchurd,
who had just returned to live
jji his native State,was warm
iy welcomed.
The reports of the vaiioms
Boards of the Convention
si-ovved that the last year ha i
been one of great liber,ility n
' the p>rt of the churciu-s. Tne I
Si.ate Mission Board employ- I
ed 54 mission,iries, p.i d oi
.pa:t by tlie Board, and in j
partbytlieir fields o' labor.
The following statistics
will prove interesting.
Asaociations in this Con
vention in 1882,
Associations in tins Con
vention in 1883,
Churches in tJK-se Asso
ciations in 1882,
New churches organized
m 1883,
Whole n.imber churches,
Present number of com
municants,
Baptists in Western Con-
vciitioM, festimated)
Baptists 111 North Caroli
na working thro’ the
i.'onveiitious of Virgin
ia, Tennessee and S.
Carolina.
Colored Baptists in N.
Carolina.
Whole number «f Mis
sionary iiaj.tjsts in N.
Carolina, 212 811
DEALER IN
Dry Doods,
Clothing-,
SHOES,
IE3Ia.hs,
GENT’S
ISl
Millinery, &c
Oxford, N. G , Nov. 15.
Havingjust retur; ed from
a second trip North, and hav
ing secured great bargains in
■J groat many goods, I will of
fer them to my cusUimers ac
cordingly. My stock is imu'
anally’ large. C:dl and see at
once.
A. LANDIS.
26
29
832
85
867
82.522
20 00)
8,192
102,097
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Receipts of State Board,$4,810 33
Expenditures, 4,510 95
$ 299 38
Bfllanc',
Collected by Missiona
ries on their fields,, 8 63144
I’aid Jorthe erection of
27 now churchea, as
suming $800 to bo the
average cost, 21,600 00
Raised and expended by
Associiitious, 10,809 83
Amount raised for For
eign Missions, 4,04162
Amount raised for Min
isterial Education, 3,862 26
Amount raised for Do
me tic ALscions, 899 21
Pi’iii. C. E. T.jyior, who
lia^ been inhefatigHble in his
(■fforts to endow Wake Forest
C.d]e/e, reported to the oon-
veniio" ihat he lacked $8000,
cf'the $100,000, needed, and
that if ih.; Convontioii would
give $3000, he knv^w whore
he could obtciir the remain
ing $5,000. The Convention
po.'iapUy gave the desired
amoui.t, and theiv sang with
spirii the Dox.d::‘gy, The out,
io..k for tlie College and the
general work of the Conven
tion was never so hopeiui as
now. F. P. H.
largains,
GREAT BARGAINS!
My entire .stock Ladies’, Misses
and (-hildren’s
SI^TS
WILL BE SOLD WITHOUT RE
GARD TO GOST!
l^*OaU and secure great bar-
gaiua at and below cost on
Whole Stock.
HATS! 25c., oOc., 75c. and $1.00
that cost double that price.
Don’t Ihil to call. CASH ONLY.
Nothing charged at the juices
named, TJicsc', goods
must and shall be sold.
—ALSO- -
My whole stock of i
JERSEY JACKETS!
$2.25 each, vvhic.i is ju-ime New
York cost.
A. LANDIS.
Mr. L. Thornton, Warrenton N. C.,
says: ‘"I used Brown’s iven Bitters
for dyspepsia arai consider it the great
est remedy known.”
ALSO EEDUCED PRICES
On Dolmans,
Cloaks and Jackets.
ALSO
AT REDUCED PRICES.
Blankets, Tweeds and
Cassimeres
AT GREATLY REDUCED
PRICES,
®EAT BMGIII km
Attractive Styles in
CHRISTMAS
GOODS,
In Chi 'a, Glass and
Plated Ware.
A. LANDIS