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The Orphans’ Friend FRIDAY. Published every Friday at one dollar per annum, in advance. PRESENT ORGANIZATION OF ORPHAN ASYLUM. J, H. MILLS, Our orphans were out in a body in attendance on divine service MAKCH 16, 1883. i Sunday, accompanied by their faithful teachers, and the hard-worked Superintendent. It is a pleasure to see them all at church together. 18 00 7 50 6 00 1 00 50 1 00 50 1 75- 1 00 5 00 1 26 1 00 Miss. Catharine McLougald, Teacher of First Form, Girls. Miss MARY 8H0LAE, Teacher oj First Form, Boys. Miss MARY C. DODD, Teacher of Second Form, Girls. Miss L. NICHOLSON, Teacher of Second Form, Boys. MISS E.M. MACK, Teacher of Third Form, Girls. Miss LULA MARTIN, Teacher of Third Form, Boys. Miss ALICE L. FLEMING, In Charge of Hospital. CONTRIBUTIONS TO XHB ORPHAN ASYLUM FOR THE WEEK ENDING MARCH 14TH. IN CASH. Lincolnton Circuit, Rev. J. W. Jenkins, P. 0. Macedonia church, Chowan Co. Church of the Holy Innocents, Henderson, N. 0., M. U. Stockton, Winston, Wiley Umstead, , R. P. Aiken, Carteret Circuit, Meherrin churclj,Hertford Co., Ring Solomon Lodge, No. 1.18, Lenoir Lodge, No. 233, Tabasco Lodge, No. 271, S. M. Carlton, Warsaw, IN KIND. Mecedonix Church, Chowan County— Four reams paper, 3 d^. cakes soap, 1 doz. belts, 4 prs. stockings, 22 yds worsted, 5 yds. Ginghim 112 yds. calico, 2 lbs. tea, ^ doz. spools thread, 1 lot buttons, 8 yds. crape. W. J. Norwood, 5 bush, corn, Mountain Creek Church, 5 bush. com. Willis A. Royster, 2J bush, wheat. W. J. Barnett, 2^ bush, wheat. Adoniram Lodge, No. 149, 5 bar.com, Mountain Creek t 'hurch, 5 bush. com. speciaiTmention. A few days this week have been devoted to examinations at the Asylum. Rev. Mr. Bush catechised the children at the Orphan Asylum “Wednesday night. It was an in teresting service.’ Rev. Dr. Taylor has resigned the pastorate of the First Bap tist Church of Wilmington, N. C. He expects te make a visit to Europe. Mr. M, H. Hester,a highly res. pected citizen, died at his resi dence near this town last Satur day, after a severe and long-con tinued illness. At Home and Abroad is at hand with its usual variety of interest ing contents. A worthy North Carolina enterprise. Publisher, Chas. R. Jones, Charlotte, Alexander H. Stephens, “Vice- President of the Southern Con federacy, Governor of Georgia, and foremost citizen of that State, has died smee our last is sue. He was a remarkable man, able, true and honest, and was held in very high esteem bv the people generally,but espedlally by Georgians. multitudes at tended his funeral in Atlanta. The venerable C.N B. Evans, Senator in the late Legislature from Caswell county, and editor of the Milton Chronicle, died at his home in Milton, N. C., last Saturday. He spent his life as an editor of newspapers, was re garded, and was called, the “Father'’ of the press in this State. He was a man of sterling qualities and will be generally lamented. We bavej*eceived the Masonic Review for February and for March. It is an interesting pe riodical, issued monthly, and is ably edited by Bro. Henry D. Moore. We commend it to the craft. It contains 64 pages of reading matter, and is cheap at $2,00 per annum. Published by Weightston & Co., 13 W. Fourth street, Cincinnati. A really good man had rather be deceived than be suspicious; liad rather forego his own right than run the venture of doing even a hard thing. This is the temper ot that charitywhich the apogHe says shall never lail. The silent influences of life are by far the greatest. We do not know at what moment we are stamping the character and color ing the whole future life of our as sociates by our voiceless example, or our most unpremeditated words. It would do an Inmate of a poor- house good to attend a charity ball and see the diamonds and good clothes that are worn by oth ers for their benefit. There is actually a vast amount* of latent power in our churches which the needs of the times de mand should bo bronght into ac tion. Suppose we send abroad in North Carolina a missionary for missions, a pleader for the heath en and for Christ. The more carefully we examine the past,the more reason we shall findto dissent from those who imag ine that oUr age has been fruitful ot new social evils. The truth is that the evils are, with scarcely an exception, old. That which is new, is the intelligence which con cerns and the humanity which remedies them.—Lord Macaulay. It is the order of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina that the Master of each subordinate Lodge appoint a standing com mittee on the Orphan, Asylum. The duties of (iommittees so ap pointed are defined^ The Secre tary' of each Lodge is directed to forward the narnes of the breth ren constituting the committee to the Orphans’Friend for pub licatiou. So. far, this year, Wut have received a report from only two Lodges: viz: Lily .'Valley, No. 252, and Eureka, No. 283. bSTepthouShts. ■ In health nothing is so unsafe as death bed repentance in sick ness it cannot be unsafe to repent. If we bad no faults we should not take so much pleasure in no ticing them in otherg. Vanity keeps {Arsons in favor with themselves who are out of favor with all others, Nurture your mind with great thoughts. To believe in the heroic makes heroes. Trust him little who, praises all, him less who censures all, and him least who is indifferent about all The great secret how to write well is to know thoroughly what one writes about, and not to be at- lected. One of the most liberal con tributors to the Orphan Asylum is Dufur & Co., of Baltimore They not only sell furniture to us at reduced rates, but make us liberal contributions. Among the orphans recently discharged are Wra. Hill, who went to Guilford, Mary Fulcher, who went to Pitt, James Line- back, who went to Iredell, Ad dison Black, who w ent to “Wilkes, and Charles Jones, who went to Duplin. 'I'hese all made their own contracts. Rev. W. S. Hester preached to the orphans on Sunday after noon. Rev. Mr. Hardaway read and expounded the parable of the ten virgins to them on Tues day evening. See letters from Rev. C. T. Bailey and Dr. Eugene Grissom in our advertising columns con cerning the V alley Mutual Life Association of Virginia., Dr. Babcock, the gentlemanly agent for this company, is still in town. Death has visited the houie of our friend, Mr. W- A. Davis, of the Torchlight, and taken away little Johnnie, his only child. May the transplanting of this beautiful flower, to bloom forever in the garden of God, prove but an additional incentive to the be- Teaved to live in view of that blessed place. We tender our warmest sympathies. Every day a little helpCulness, We live for the good. of-others, at our living be in any sense true liv- ing- There are many people in the Church like the'little boy—who’is very agreeable.if allowed to have his own way. There is a good deal of real reli gion hi paying your debts and dealing honestly with those you employ: If you pay your cook old clothes and grind the faces of the poor,, a high seat in the sy gogue, eloquent prayers and fine singing may carry you smoothly to the hour of death, but will then leave you with a guilty conscience and without hope. The better plan is to be honest, just and gen erous in all your dealing, even if you occupy a back seat aud never make much of a show—Biblical Recorder. At Chestertowu, under the pas torate of Rev. W. S. Hammond; the membership has been revived, and ten or twelve have united with the church- First church, Washington, D. C., after stormy days, closes its year’s history with prospects much improved. The property, which at one time was involved in debt now safe- Thirteen members have been added during the year- In our judgment, among the most important bills passed is that introduced by Mr. Dortch, allow, ing local assessments in aid of local public schools; and among the most important that failed is the railro^ commission bill—News- Observer. * set She can work a fancy screen, Just the nicest ever seen, In a style that all her ^^culchawed enchants; But, my friend, ’twixt you and me. It would chill a man to see How she stiched a patch upon her old man’s pants. Pwk. A countryman, with his bride, stopped at a hotel the other day. At dinner, when the waiter pre sented a bill of fare, the youug man inquired, “What’s that?” “Bill of fare; sir,” replied the waiter. The countryman took it in his bands, looked inquiringly at hie wife aud then at the waiter, and Anally dived his bands into his pocket and inquired, “How much is it?” China possesses the lougest bridge in the world. It is at La- gang,over an arm of the China sea, aud is five miles long, built entire ly of stone, is seventy feet high, with a roadway seventy feet wide, and has three hundred arches. The parapet is a balustrade, and each of the pillars, which are sev enty-five leet apart, supports ape destal on which is placed a lion twenty-’five feet long, made of one block of marble. . UNFAIR. I have seen a letter in which I am severely cfensured for not sending a girl to a lady who want-.d her. She claimed the g rl because Uie girl came from hei' house to the Orphan Asylum. When the g rl’s time expired, I notified the lady,, but gave the girl her choice about returning, and she preferred another place. As the girl liad no near relatives, I thought she was free, owned herself, and had a rig'it to make an honest living for herself. J did not know the lady who claimed her; had been advised not to return i he girl to her. She did not send for her. Another Indy whom I knew to be a good woman, offered the girl good wages, and sent money to pay expenses. So I al lowed the girl to choose for herself. It may be that the lady had a claim on the girl. 1 did not know. But 1 was very sure tlie girl had a claim on herself, and had a right to Imrself. Barents generally , allow their daughters to accept the best propo sitions made to them. It seems to me that orphan -girls arc entitled to the same privilbg'. But some per sons think it is mv duty to deliver the orphans Ui th ■ lirst persons who apply for them,' any discrim ination on piy part, aud without any choice on the part od‘ the orphan. All such persons must continue to blame me;, for I think that even poor orphans have some riglits which ought to be protecied. .1. II, MILLS. For Inc Orphans Friend. SPRINJ. How many brethren there are who thoughtlessly use profane language without giv ing even a slight reflection upon the fact that they are acting un-Masonically. Pro fanity is prohibited by all the rules of the Craft. Even on a brother’s initiation he is told that be should never mention the name of the Deity but with that reverence due from a creature to its Creator. In a number of Grand Lodges profanity is a punishable of- iense in Masonry, and while the majority of those who use it admit this to be a fact, within a very few minutes they will again thoughtlessly give utterance to profanity. Discipline should be used as a check to this useless un-Mt- sonic habit —Masonic Review. Comm tteesoii Orphan .Asylum Lily Valley Lodge, No. 2,72—.John R. Hill, William II. Itiddiok, Eraa- tU3 Ba.tey. Eureka Lodge, No. 283—G. A. J. Seolder, S. G. Patterson, Charles \V. Alexander. Under every miksed opportunity to do good to others,there are items ot loss to ourselves as well as be yond ourselves, which we may not est mate. Mr. Spurgeon, in a late sermon, said: “The strength of the Church lies not in the oratory of the pul pit, but in the oratory of the clos et.” A man is sometimes more gen erous when he has little than when he has much. He who swims securely down the stream of self-confidence is in dan ger of being drowned in the whirl pool ofpresumption. Nothing is more noble, uothiug more venerable than fidelity. Faith fulness and truth are the most sacred excellencies and en dowments of the human mind. MISCELLANEOUS. Great forest fires are raging near Hamlet, illuminating the woods for miles. The turpentine “orch ards” are burning. Sir William Thompson adds the sense of force to the five senses of man making them six. His amend ments appear to be generally ac cepted by his compeers in science. ‘The very word Humanity,^’ says Max Muller, “dates from Christianity.” No suck idea, and, therefore, no such term, was found among men before Christ came. A man was taking aim at a hawk that was perched on a tree near his chicken-coop, when his little girl exclaimed: “Don’t take aim, pa! Let it go off by accident,” “Why so?” asked the father. “Cause every gun that goes off by accident always hits something.” Horace says to the orator or poet, “If you would have me weep, first weep yourself;” and so George Eliott says, “The tale of the Di vine pity was never yet believed from lips that were not felt to be moved by human pity.” The mighty waters are spread ing desolation in the lower Missis sippi Valley. Bor a distance of forty-five miles from Hickman down, the river has an average width of ten miles, and the des truction wiDught by this tremen dous volume of water is incalcu lable. Houses, stock and all kinds of movable property are being swept away, and several lives are reported lost. Tributary streams are full, and the snows ot the Northwest swell the flood. The inundation will probably equal that of last year in the extent of territory submerged. A mail never knows what a weak, fickle and uncertain master he h^-s in himselt until he is at liberty to govern his own life and do as he jileases. The Chv^ch Uuion says: “Reli* gion uow-a-days is largely admin istered on the European plan. You take what you please and leave the rest. It is apt to be the case, however, that what you take is very small in proportion to what yon leave. Men are unselfish.” A Nevada penitentiary convict says he was sent to prison for be ing dishonest, and yet is compelled every day to cut out pieces of pasteboard which are put between the soles of cheap shoes made there and palmed off on the public as leather. “Which is the deepest, the long est, the broadest and the smallest grave in this church-yard?” said a pedqstrain to his companion,while meditating among the tombs at Eiher. “Why,” replied he, “it is that in which Miles Rutton is bur ied; for it is Miles below the sod, Miles in length, Miles in breadth and yet after all it is but a Button hole.” EDUCATIONAL. THE REV. C. T. BAILY SAYS: liALKlUil, N. C., Supt. 11, 18S2. I araiusiirccl in the Valley Mticiial liisiirance Company of VLi-^jinia, and regard iny policy in said company tlie safest and cheapest iusunince I have. It affords me pleasure to comniciul tlie ‘ company, and its agent, Mr. George 0. Jordan, to any of my friends and ac- jiiaiiitanci's he may chance tn meet. C. ‘1’. Haily. Rutherford College bout 200 students. The Exersises of Yadkin College will be held May 30ih and 3(st. The annual Sermon will be preach ed by Rev. T. J. Ogburn, May 30th, and on the Slst, Hon. Kemp P. Battle, LL. D., will deliver the Lit erary Address. It is proposed to expend $20,000 on the Quaker School at New Garden, Guilford County, aud a committee of trustees has beeu ap pointed to carry out the contem plated improvements. Rev, N. B. Cobb has been elec ted President of Judsou College, an institution under the patronage of the Baptist Church, aud located at Hendersonville, N. C. Rev. Dr. Latimer has resigned his professorship in Davidson Col lege, and has accepted a call from the First Presbyterian church, of Memphis, Tenn. Five of the buildings of St. Au gustine Noamal school, at Raleigh, were burned on the 6th inst. Loss $20,000, iustrance $8,400. This is an institution for colored students, conducted under the auspices of the Episcopal Church. We are glad to see that the exercises go on without interruption, and that steps have been taken to rebuild. Prince Gortschakoff, the great Russian diplomat, died on the 1th inst. He was ninety-five BeRUtiful fSpring is again danc ing over the hills and ; plains. Spriug-of 1883; wi*. welcome your birds that are now singing with joyous notos, wingLug their way back to the vines aud trees for tlie first lesson given young broods on the wing. Anti tlie buds of spring that are peeping on rose tree aud butter cups with half-opened leaves, blooming in gardebs and lanes; we greet you, too, With the beautiful hyacinth, crocus and jonquil that refresh the sight ere the earth with , its velvety green has beeu carpeted. Winter, stern wiiKer, yielded the royal purple violet with exquisite fragrance, ere, the brooklets danced from sunshine and rain with jew eled drops in April’s show’ers, but spring, dear spriug,' brings w’ith the soug of the thrushes legions of flowers to gladden the eye and make hearts rejoice that winter is over. Who can gaze on flowers, the lovely, spring flowers, without offering thanks for the blessed privilege of enjoyment one more season with friends and kindred I dear. Who that has received these ] tokens of love and friendship in the past, can cast the remem brance heedlessly l)y, though inan imate. Spring flowers speak, first, of the good Hand that gave the strength for earth’s yield, then ot the interest felt by One who sent the messenger of love to elevate and refine thought, which purifies the heart. Cold must be the heart that is not warmed by such lovely manifestations of God’s love aud power, or spurns the friendly gift of flowers. The birds of spring with their sweet notes cheer the heart, but the language spoken in flowers does more than that, it creates a delicate, tender feeling like spring in Ikt life-giving rain on the meadow. This language is as soft music to the ear, it whis pers iu accents low, but it is full of sweet essences that leave a ])leas- aut and agreeable taste. Cherish then, dear little orphans, the love for sweet flowers that come with balmy spring; plant vines ot Jas mine around your grand old oak trees to delight your eye with its tcuder blossoms, Cultivate the modest violet, the butter-cup, and daisy that is around your jiathway Make beds of earth for hyacinths, crocus, anemones, snow drops and narcissus, and border each bed with pansies and box, and when DR. EUGENE GKISrSOM SAYS. Raebigh, N. C., Fob. 17,1883. George C. .Jordan, Eso-, • slate Agent, Dear Sir—I am much pleased with mv investinen: ill a policy in the ViiB ley Life Insurance Assoeiati.m of \ ir- giuia.' It has the convenience of small assessments at a time, which can be most easily met. Yours trulj', Eugene Grissom .. INSECTICIDE! PER TON, $15 Delivered ears old the dogwood buds bring the news that spring is again coming over hill and plain, let grateful hearts arise in prayer and praise to the Good Being for having spared your lives to enjoy again the beau ties of Spring. With love, S. A. E. Norfolk, March 9th. any of the Depots iu Norfolk or Portsmouth. Manufactured bv Styeon, Whitehurst & Co., NORFOLK, Va. rg*OtBoe. Biggs’ Wharf. Also Dealers in Chu-ieston Ground Bone Phosphate and Kainit. CERTIFICATES: Nottoway Co„ Va., Sept. 20,1882. This is to certify that I used two tone of the Norfolk Fertilizer and Insecticide, pur chased from Styron, Whitehurst & Co., Nor folk, Va., on my crops of cotton and tobac co this year, and that it acted to my entire satisfaction. My tobacco is considered etjual to the very best in Jifottoway county, and my cotton mnchbetlPr than where I used the . in euual quantities, say from two to threeliundredpounds pei-aore. Such is my satiMactionwith the Fertilizer thatl expect to use it much more largely in the future. J. M. HURT. Hertford, N. C.,Nov., 10,1882. Styron, Whitehurst & Co., Gentlemen: 1 take pleasure in saying tliat the five tons of Norfolk Fertilizer purchased of you last spring I used under cotton, corn, potatoes and vegetables with decidedly better results tliau where I used the hi^-priced fertilizers whicli cost from $35 to ^5 per ton. Am satisfied I will get one-iuarter to one-third more cotton where I used yours. In com posting with cotton seed, stable maiiure and ricli eartli, it is the best Fertilizer I ever used. Will use it under all my crops next year. Hoping you much success, I am. Very truly, JOSEPH A. HUGHES. Kbmpsvillk, Princess Anne Co.,Va.,1882. Messrs. S^ron, Whitehurst & Co.,Gentle men: I used your Norfo’k Fertilizer under Irish potatoes at the rate of 800 lbs. to the acre, and the yield was abundant, in fact surprised me. Also used it under corn aud made an excellent crop. My kale is lookiug well where I used it. Am so well pleased with it sliall use it again next Spring. Very respectfuny, N. B. SANDERLIN. Perquimans Co.,N. C., Nov. 30,1882. Messrs.Styron, Whitehurst &. Co., Gentle men: The half ton Norfolk Fertilizer pur chased of you last Spring gave entire satlsfac* tion; I used it along aide of higher priced fertilizers, and the yield from yours was fully as good as where I used the other brands. Yours truly, B. F. CITIZEN. Sebrku.'8 P. O., Southampton Co., J Nov. 30, 1882. j Gentlemen: The five tons Norfolk Fertili zer purchased of you last Spring I used under cotton aud peanuts with very satisfactory results. Please ship me ten (10) tons by Ist February, ’83. Very respectfully, W.N. SEBRELL. WlNFAix, Perquimans Co., N. C,, \ Nov. 10,1882. ( Gentlemen: 1 used 1^ tons Norfolk Fer tilizer under Cotton this year, side by side with Peruvian Bone Dust, at the rate of about 175 pounds per acre. The result was in favor of your Fertilize-. Will use ii again next Spring. Respectfully, W.L. JESSUP & CO. WinpAll, N C., Nov. 10. 1082. Gentlemen: The two tons Norfolk Fertil izer purchased of you last Spring I used un der cotton at the rate of about 175 pounds per acre, which gave better yield than any other Fertilizer. Will use it more extensively next year. Yours truly, ftb7m3 R. B. KIRBY.