The Ghiidrsn’s Friend. I ocutiy tric^a for pntung her own
^ - infant in Tar Hiver,ai;u while viis
OSSAiNlETTIOlT Oi- TTj .fSVWKS.
IVEDNESBAY, JAYUAKY C, 1375.
S.ttOTATOaY.-
'riiB CniUiREN’s Friend is the
ehiia of Keceesity. It is impera
tively required for the vigorous
prosecution of the orifnaii work ;
and the children, rich and poor,
need a litm little paper for their
edification and entertainment.
The type and other material ordor-
od for the paper have not yet ar
rived, and \ve are laboring under
rericus di.sadvantages, till cur of
fice shall be furnished and ofiiiipp-
ed. We regret typogi'aphieal
errors, the speiling ci proper
mimes with small capitals, and
cither delects of the present i-ssuo;
but we expect to do better heroat-
tcr.
kind, and especially the members
of the Press, with courtesy and
kindness. We hope to render ef
ficient aid to every good work,
and especially to every depart
ment 01 education. Y\ o invito
the children to speak freely with
tia, and help us to lay their wants
before the people. Parents and
teachers are also requested to com
pare their opinions and views, and
to commumeato the best methods
of rottraining vice,''encouraging
virtue and improving the young.
Wo invoke the help of all to ex
tend tile oirculatioh of the paper,
and thereby enable us to do the
greatest good to the greatest num
ber.
testimony 'ivas plnin, three of the
jurymen were at first in layer cii ,,
acquitting her, because the elnhl
was gone to heaven, and sue, ii
hanged, would lose her sonl. blow
suppose \vc say it is no harm to
kill a child, because its soul goes
to heaven. For tlie same .reason
all the' good people of our land
miglit be killed, and here at least
the Povi! would be monarch of!
all he ourc'eys. Such a theory ot
justice would soon subvert civil
government, and end
and. blood. Good government
'.■.ec-esstv”lly includes the protection
of the children.
I'lAt; ASYLUM, OSrOIlD, N. C.
jIUls, Siipei’intondaut.
Mjovo, Steward.
Mrs. id. J Ivobards, I.aatron Oi
the girls.
Miss i'u. A. Harrison, Matron
the bo
fetsrfreri".
Iks Ifoia et tia ha.
W^hen Id ay or
ter.sbiirir, w‘;.s on a visit to
he au*nded a -eelUng iraieh at
the Orphan Asylum. .-'viO'-' a,
.while the luimberaf c'lmpet A.'S
of givas'reduced to seven, and these
'spcilcd a long time witbo'ut miss-
Greo-or- of 'h;-' --eret tears art s.!ied,
' A Vltemvoaiifdspirits Weei;
T.'liEt lovhig ii^ts are sundered,
A.iid get 'iiianjiies no heed !'
ITe goettl in ins course,
Aiaile flit with q! and wine,
And pjtieth not th -^veary souls
That in his boiiOge iiine—
That turn for lihn tU mazy wiieel,
That delve for hin^e mine 1
And pitieth not the clUdren small
In smoky factories d'Ti, ■ .•
That all day long. leai.^^. pale and faint,
I Do heavy tasks for lu^I
iliss J. T Long, Teacher of the.; lug The good man arosc^ and
Fhth Fir,-in I P'd R" end to the contest by giving
Miss A. II. .Mo.ore, Teacher of the Tin eqn'a! prizo. to each.
Fourth Form. j -Messrs John Arring-
Miss M F Jordiui. Teacher of tlie I ton &, Son, E. A. Martin & Co.,
Third F'.,.rm. ' And in fact nearly all the City
. ' Miss L. A. Loeto, Teacher of the ; have united in sending a car load. Beneath ids tot ,
Second Form. , of supplies for the orphans ^
Mbs E. A. Pool, Tciichcr of the read the list on the ionitb page ^ g^tereth not his thoughts^lat God
First Form.’ ;of this paper and be grateful to
^'■y To him they are but as
\s ti^
TO TIIE LSCflSLATUPS.
We respeetfullv ask our Legis-
u CAUCCb s.U uu uucici VT r* n
Wfo desire to treat all man-: la'ture to pass a oili to the follow
ing cfioct: ■
1. Tiuit negroes shall not seize
white orphans, when their parents
die, and hold them as slaves dur
ing their entire minority.
2 That poor and degraded
white VvOmeu shall not hire out to
nrgroes their girls under eighteen,
nor their boys under twenty-one
yera-s of age.
3. That white boys and girls
shall not bo bound by law to ne-
^ ^ ^ Ileareth the sufterer’s groai\
Miss Hattie McLean, Ilouse-keep- our friei^ That in his righteous eye tbei life «
cr.
OP.niAN ASYLlLVf, M.ir.S lIILL, N. C.
J. II. Mills, Superintendent.
J. K. Sams, Stovrard;
Miss S. S. Greene, Teacher.
Other officers to be supplied.
it. 3Ii™i.S33.
.Wh«h iNathaniel Macon, the
Facs Brothers & Co., of I)au-
viile, Va., gave the orphans lialf
the nroSts on their sales on the
second of Dccemi.'-er. But tnoy
paid 550 in advance that the nion-
Is precious as his own:
llARY lowrrr.
’) Friend.
For the Children’i
Biar Little Orphans : ]
Formit me to express'the hope
ovmidit be used in buving clothes'that you have all hailedhe ad-
fir tiie winter. Since tiie saieday , vent of the new year in iiappmess.
they have sent besides |;iT.43.! Permit me further to e.xpres3 my
Seme years ago, wlien the present most ardent desire, tliat the pres-
writer was Imngry, dusty and way-' ent may be to you a year filled up
rt _ with rich tcmrioral and splntiutl
use lliG word “negro,'
groes.
merely to include members of the mo’-A of other pcopic a mo.iey.
negro race, and not tl.rough any , Mr. Edwards lived a long time iii
want of kindness to them. We ; Warren county, and no breath ot
are anxious to see their rights re-j suspirion ever soiled ins charac-
honest politician,-was closing his ...
earthly career, he appointed, his vvitl, rich temporal and spintuui
friend Weldon In. Edwards, exe- ' " n--:- - mu„... „,i,i
cutor of his will, without requiring
a bond, or any responsibility to
court. Ho knew that Mr. Ed
wards was an honest man and
ecuid bo trusted in the manage-
TLSASS SE03AK33.
Yes, wo wish to exchange -with
all the papers of cur State, and
with the papers published for
children in otli.er states. We
.spected, their property protected,
and their cliildren taught to lie
wise and good; but whits eliii-
dron also iiavo some rights, oven
when they are poor, aud oven
after their fathers are dead. The
peonlc liavo elected to the Leg
tor for pure integrity. Ills life
•was a model of honesty for al! the
children of our land. As some
lofty '.nouiitain pea.v rises above
its fe’lews and bathes its face in ,
the golden Eiin-light, so tl'.s natnei
of
iiion took iiim in, reiresiiod iiim
with- dinner, lent iiim a lively
horse, and sent him on ins w.ay
rejoicing. Doing deeds ot kind
ness seems to run in tlie family.
Yo wonder the ‘Star "Ware House’
has tiio confidence of the pooiile.
Contribiitious to the Orplian
Asvlums, from the first to the
filth of January, 1875, inclusive ::
IN CASH.
Edgecombe Lodge, No. 298,
$1U.OO
Mite box of Faul, Rowland
& Jacob Parker, 2.00
g'Olueil 6Uij-iigni, . .
YFeluon Edwards looms up on , Schools ^ot Mrs. McAenl &
need the papers for information vriio are known to be urifluic.i!ug
latmo many able men, and many ' the horizon ct histqry, and slimes
like a light-house to point out liie ; John ^ C.narlotto,
Major Rankin, 12.00 ;
of Kew
and for tlie selection of “copy
The orphans also need them for
their instruction and improve
ment. If any pubiishers shall de
cline, we expect to be sorry, but
not to complain.
"UiiTer Can Sit no Lnrnon.”
A poor orphan boy has written
to the Asylum at Oxford for ad
mission, He declares tliat unless
admitted, lie “ never can git no
lumen.” That boy is held iii
cruel bondage, and the State has
given him no relief. Ho is mor
tified to find himself growing up
in ignorance, lie desires to be
come an intelligent and useful cit
izen ;. but finds himself cut oil'
from the opportunity. Many siicli
boys have been driven to despera
tion, and led away by temptations
into degradation and crime. In
this way the penitentiary is pack
ed. Our statesmen ought to learn
that soliool-houscs are clieaper
than jails. For want of ten dol
lars spent on an innocent boy’s
education, be may cost the State
ft thousand when ho becomes a
vicious man.
friends of the Orphans. ^ pathway of safety. One m i.io
Some judicious legislation forj last acts of his life Wasfosond lue
the benefit of neglected and vm-i Orphan Asylum at Ox!m, i>yti:e
protected cliildren is needed and
expected. Let not the reasonable
expectations of the people be dis
appointed. The Orphans erm not
vote ; but they liavo many friends
who can vote and 'wlio tvill vote
hereafter.
hands of his esteemed friend, lion.
A. TV. Venahlo, his check for 'fif
ty dollars. Yes, the beauty of his
life was illustrated in being good
and doing good.
KO KCAI.
A DiSerecco cf Ojinicn.
Sonic judicious friends have cx-
pressed the opinion that the open-
York, 'TOO
Carv Loilge, Ko. lOS, 5.GO
V, i.ii'3 fttoiic Lodge g\o 155
51.85
IN liix.e.
-1 large .and vaimable bins, Betts
k A
h-j-
ell.
Mrs. Kate A. Buford, wife of
Col, A. B. Buford, Bresident of
the Rieinncnd and Danviilo Rzil-
l.ilessiiigs. That very day may add
a gem to your crown of wisdom,
and a lirop to your cup of happi
ness. May all its suns illumine
your pat'mvay with bright plea.ss
ure. and its moons beam delight. ■
Its mornings realize joyous antici
pations and its evenings afford
glad surprise. May its-close find
von, veur kind Superintendent
ami tcaeliers, all in the enjoy
ment of life and health, and in
t’ue possession ot the most pre
cious treasures from tlie endless
mines of God's wealth—with as
inan\' real friends as you would
wish to liave and better and hap-
[lier tluin any preceding year.
“Rosin.”
Oxford, K. C.
FEIliS.
There are few 'words whicli per
form such various duties as this
word “fix.” It is the Caieb Que-
teni of the American vocabulary.
You call upon a geiitiemsn in a
:couiitry town, and his iielp in-
ing on his bosom a golden square
.and compass, or a G decked with
L- , ,> iiowels. Any man can boy siieii
ing ofanothcr institution, atMars ^ jg^velry store.
■Hill, was a great blunder on the ;
part of the Grand Lodge, i pj.^.g" |.Qf,ifanti„e33 for ornaments,
that all our forces should liave. ffg more unlock the
i door of a Llaspnic Lodge than
church-membership could
— p forms you tliat iie is “fixing him-
TYo sometimes sec a man wear- road Gampany, has recently cliuu ^ now, but will be down
I dired’y ; by which you are to un
in Riciiraond,
Col. Buford lias beer, a very ■ pg dressing. You
quiet and efficient friend to ; p,,,„pg gn board the steamboat of
orphan work, and we feci a pgiip„. passenger, w’uetherbreak-
core sorrow for his sad bereave-; pg and be
ment. tells you be -ebould think so, for
B’rom the beginning -Mrs. S. A.; ^vPgn be was last below they were
; - ,, Gllliott, llm aiitl'ior of Mrs.-Elliott's, iipxing the tables,” in other words,
Right or wrong, wise | nmro chureh-mombersbip could | done wliat she |ay;„g the cloth. Youbegapor-
the step has been taken. TboAvorK. Mfoiir ! gQ„pi for the orphans, and her Fg,. to collect your baggage and he
isupon 113. ‘Remember Lot's wuc.' | .j, i Yorfolk, imitate her cntreat.s you not to be uneasy for
The cliildren of the Mountains | Those barrels of apples i ppn-.fix'” itpresently ; and if you
been concentrated at Oxford.
I deceived ill regard to their mean-
need the Asylum at Mars Hill. ;
The people ot the West, so far as
THE EIGHT TO HIVE.
Ail cbildven have a right to
live, to grow, and to learn. These
•are ' ' ''
wo have seen them, arc ontbusi-
astio in its support. It 13 certain
that the exchange of supplies will
bo an advantage to both institu
tions. Hero is opportunity for a
noble emulation to excel in do
ing good to the needy. Let us
carry on the work, with faith iii
our God, and faith in our people.
Major Seaton Gales, Frof. J.
A. Delke, Mrs. Carrie Jenkins
rights ure inalienable: To do-1 Harris, and other gifted writo^
prive any child of their enjoyment will be regular contributors to
ts a Yet » woiuaB ww ra-' Tub CHiLDRSlif s Ferwn>.
Prom A Pastor.
I send $5 as a Christmas gift for
the Orphans. This is a small
mite, but I liopo to be able to do"
more soon. I hope also to be able
to get up contributions from my
congregations in the course of a
few''week8. I reprd the Orphan
Asvluni as one of the most noble
and benevolent institutions that
has every been set on foot in tiffs
Stare. May it long live to tlie
glory of God and for. the. good ot
the destitifte. Yours, &o.,
A. F. Ferguson.
example. Those barrels of apples i
seat uy Messrs. Gilbert and War-1 compliffn of indiiposition you are
reii Elliott iielped to make the ^ advised to have recourse to Dr. so
whole of Christraas lively. | and so,- who will “fix you” in no
Mrs.’^CEttin JTTi.as very often : time.—
furnished hats to orphan girls
to
passing throu.gli Raleigh. But at
Christmas there came a wliole'^^^^
box of iiats and gloves from Mr. |guni cf five cents. The
Isaac CEttingor, and now a large; rriarked as he handed
A few days since a 8eedy_ per-
3)6011 applied to a -wealthy citizen
' for iielp, and received the small
■ - , n,,.. giver re-
him the
number of mm girls wear
but handsome hats. | aistrossed.” “That may be.
The mriee ori'iiB CniRDitEN’s.l replied the pecipient, “’^'1*
tiom 1'®®^'