The Orphans' Friend.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, :
UNTOLD.
A face may be woeful-white to cover
a lic.irt that’s aching;
And a face may be full of light over
a heart that's breaking!
‘Tis not the lieaviest grief for which
we wear the willow ;•
The tears bring slow relief which
only wet the pillow.
Hard-may be burdens borne, though
friends would fain unbind themj
Harder are crosses worn wherenoue
save God can find them.
For the loved who leave our side
our souls are wcli-nigh riven;
But ah !for the graves we hide, have
pity, tender Heaven!
Soft be the words and sweet that
soolh the spoken sorrow;
Alas! for the weary feet that may
not rest to-morrow.
New York Observer.
EAELY IN THE FOLD.
BY MBS G. HALL.
Little 3?essie Bower was a
bliie^eyed, fair-haired, pretty
child. Her face was like the
sunimer sunshine, making* ev
erybody happy wherever she
went. She was a busy little
girl too, not only carefully
tending the flowers and grass'*
es that grew about their home,
but she seemed to think that
all the beautiful earth, with
its flowers and singing birds,
were made for her to love and
care for. She was right about
tbat too, for you know that
even the same Father who
took care of her, looked down
and cared for all these things
that be had made.
But she bad lately been
busy in another way. She
had been thinking a good
deal, though she was only
nine years of age, about that
Father in heaven, and she had
been asking him every night
to lielp her to do right and to
teach her how to Jove and
serve him. She leally wan
ted to be a little servant of
Christ, and whenever the
good Shepherd sees this, he
always prepares his lambsfor
fold by making them fit to be
carried in his bosom.
Bessie had a very nice Sun*
day-school teacher, who had
talked a great deal to her
about heavenly things, and
who had seen for a long time
in her soft, lustrous eyes this
desire for a knowledge of di«
viner things, and that she
wished to live a life that God
wouldl approve.
On returning home one
Suuday afternoon, after one
of these earnest conversations,
Bessie seemed unusually se
rious and thoughtful. By and
by she drew her little rocking-
chair to the side of her moth-
er, and looking up in her face,
said to her, “Mother, am I too
young to become a Christianf’
“Too young, my child!
why, the hearts of God’s
smallest children can receive
his love. Christ, our Savour.,
was a very little child him
self when he began his mis
sion of love, and he lived
through every hour of r child’s
life. So, you see, he knows
all about these little hearts,
and can. prepare them for his
love.
“Don’t you think, Bessie,*’
her mother continued, “that
he used to tell the children
where he lived all about heav
en, how they ought to be good
and obedient to their parents,
because even when he was a
man he was very fond of them,
and took them in his arms and
blessed them?’^
“Did you say that very lit
tle children can love Jesus?*’
Bessie again earnestly inquir
ed, her oyes dilating with the
thought.
“Surely, yes, Bessie! Let
me tell you of a little girl only
five years old, whom I once
knew, who loved him so that
she always showed it in her
sweet, heavenly temper—even
in that baby-life the Holy
Spirit came into her heart,and
yet she didn’t know how it
came t*'ere. She was so obe
dient to her parents, so kind
to her brothers and sisters,
and loved so to say her pray
ers to her Heavenly Father,
tliat everybody knew, young
as she was, that she was
Christ’s child. Sometimes she
would talk to the servants in
the house, especcially to an
old colored man, who had
been long in the employ of
the family, but who often got
aogry, and used very wicked
words, fl'he old man would
shod tears while she talked in
her child-way, and promise to
do better, and even then she
was leading him to do right,
though she did pot know it.
“Now, little Mary had a
brother two years younger
than herself—only a baby--
and one day in a pet he struck
his poor sister and hurt her
very badly. Of course he did
not know any better, but in
stead of getting angry, she
coaxed him to go into an ad
joining room, and there she
knelt down, with little Henry,
before a chair, and with her
hands clasped, she asked God
to fori\ive her dear brother
for striking the blow, and
make him a better boy.
Young as she was, her heart
was so full of love, there was
no room in it for anger, you
see, Bessie; and every day she
was like a little angel in her
loving ministry to all about
her, until Christ took her to
himself, which was not very
long, to do some work in
heaven for bim.^’
Bessie looked up into her
mother^s face with a pleased
and joyous surprise, and said
to her, “I am trying to be
good, too,’^ and then she in
wardly said a little prayer to
One who is always listening,
to ask to be helped in her de
sire to be gentle to all around
her, and to avoid every angry
word and every selfish worry.
“Bless your, my dear child.
May God help you and he
will: “They that seek me
eaeiy, shall find me,’ are the
words of your loving Saviour;
and what a friend, to simply
ask for our love, and promise
such a blessing I Open your
young heart, then, to his love,
he can, he ivill enter in and
take up his abode there, if you
will but let him, even if it be
but a little girl nine years
old.”
Bessie has grown to wo
manhood i ow, and her life of
earnest faith and duty speak
more strongly of the realty of
her faith aud hope in Christ,
than any words of mine could
ever do. Her life here is not
yet ended, I ut it is linked in
a far brighter life beyond.
How many a tired heart to
far-away places she has caused
to sing for joy by telling the
old, old story that she learned
so long ago in her childhood
days, for she is now a mission
ary in Japan.
We cannot look down into
the ground and see how the
rain and sun prepare the seeds,
to send out shoots which
shall form plants aud trees,
but when we see the plants
rising, green and graceful,
when we see the buds form
ing and opening into flowors,
we can tell that the sun and
rain have been at work under
the ground.
Neither can we look into
the heart of a sinful child,and
know the exact moment when
she first felt sorry for the
wickedness of her heart, nor
how she prayed in secret to
her Heavenly Father, and had
holy thoughts put into her
heart, and began to love her
Saviour, and receive strength
to obey him! We cannot tell
any more than the plant, how
all this w'-)8 done, but from
the beauty of character, the
joy and gladness, the over
coming of difficulties, the feel
ing of trustfulness that comes
into every Christian’s life,
young or old, we knrwthat it
has been done, and that it is
the work of the Holy Spirit.
Bigin, dear children, in ear
ly youth to trust your heart
to your Saviour. Before you
enter into the work of each
day—and you all have some
duties to perform—seek to
speak first to your Heavenly
Father, and ask his blessing.
He will never turn a deaf ear
to your entreaties.
“Whosoever cometh', need not delay.
Now the door is open, enter while
ye may—
Jesus is . the true, ti:e only living
way ~
Wlio oeverwill, may come!”
WHAT’S THE HAEM?
How many find themselves
in unhappy circumstances
from beginning a career of
wrong-doing by the use of
cards! When they began
there were no stakes. They
did not play for money, nor
cigars nor drink, but merely
for amusement. By and by
the game ceased to amuse;
and, to make it interesting, a
small wager was laid, perhaps
a single cent, but this grew
larger, until dollars were
played for, and a passion for
gambling created. With this
came, as a matter of course,
drinking, and other vices.
Card'-playing at first seems
innocent enough, but at the
last how often does it ruin
everything? There are rooms
in cities where old and young
men congregate evenings, and
spend more than the profits
of the days, or week, or
month, at the gambling table.
Sometimes it is their own
money, sometimes the money
of their employers. They
manage to escape detection
and disgrace for a while, but,
by and by, a defalcation or a
forgery comes to light, and
then follows fight or impris
onment, and a good name
gone down in the darkness.
A correspondent of the
Philadelphia Times says:
“There is a man in Washing
ton who is now a common
gambler, but who, in other
years, bore a splendid name.
He was a graduate of Har
vard College, and was elected
at the close of the war, to the
United States Senate, from
one of the Southern states.
He served in this and other
offices with great distinction.
After his term in the Senate,
he was appointed Assistant
Secretary of Treasury. Here
his fall began. He became
too fond of wine and cards,
and finally lost his office and
landed in jail.
“After getting out of jail
he was, for a time, wretched
ly poor. He rallied a little,
and got appointed to a twelve
hundred dollar clerkship. His
friends thought he might re
cover himself in this position.
But he did not. He had a
terrible passion for gambling,
and under the baleful influ
ence of this, he lost his clerk
ship and his money too. Now
he goes about, borrowing a
dollar or two, whenever he
can, which he takes into the
gaming rooms, and plays,
with until it is gone. If he
has no money, he sits by and
keeps the score for the low
wretches who frequeat these
hells on earth. He once bad
a charming family of boys
and girls; but he knows not
where they are now.^'’
IS LOCATED 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
whsther 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, furniture and im
provement of the premises. The Grand
Lodge gives the building and grounds,
and 62000 a year. The State gives
$5000 a year. For the remainder of its
support, and for enlargement, the Or
phan Asylum Is dependent on volun
tary contributions from subordinate
Lodges, churches of all denominations,
benevolent societies, and charitable in
dividuals ; aiid their . co-operation Is
earnestly solicited.
EXTRACTS FROM THE PROCEEDINGS OF
THE GRAND LODGE OF MASONS :
The design of the Orphan Asylum
shall be to protect, train and educate 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
8pe5ified.
The larger girls shall assist in the
ordinaryJiouse work, and In making
and mending the bed clothes, their own
clothes and the clothes of the boys.
The larger hoys shall assist in the
preparation of fuel, the care of the
stock, and the cultivation of the soil.
At leastfour religious denominations
shall he represented among the officers
of the Asylum, and the representatives
of all religious creeds and of all po
litical parties shall he treated alike.
The Institution shall he 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 wUl 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
otherbenevolent societies whose hearty
co-operation and liberal contributions
have rendered timely and valuable as
sistance in the CTcat work of ameliora
ting the condition of the orphan chil
dren of theState.
Resolved, That aU benevolent soci
eties and individuals are hereby cordi
ally Invited and requested to co-operate
with us in providing funds and supplies
for feeding, clothing and educating indi
gent and promising orphan childreE
at the Asylum in O^ord.
Resolved, ThattheMasterofeachsub-
oi’dinate Lodge ‘appoint a Standing
Committee upon raising funds for the
Orphan Asylum, and require said com
mittee to report in writing each month,
aud that said reports and the funds re
ceived be forwarded monthly to the
Superintendent of the Asylum, and
that the support of the Orplmn Asylum
he a regular order of business in each
subordinate Lodge at each Communi
cation.
‘Should deserted children be admit
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
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 in 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 agents 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.
ACTION OF KPISCOPAL CONVEN
TION.
Resolution adopted by the last an-
naal 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 provide for the welfare of
the helpless orphans of North Caroli
na; andthatwe commend to theimlta*
tlon of all, the example of this spirit of
active charity and Denefloenoe on the
part of the Masonic fraternity Ir thns
fulfilling the Apostolic Injunction to re«
member the poor.”
THE ADOPTION OF ORPHANS.
We are always glad to accommodate
childless couples who wish to adopt
children as their own ; but greatly pre
prefer that they should come and
make their own selections.
APPLICATION FOR CHILDREN.
Correspondents are requested to read
and reg^ulate applications for children
by) the following resolutions of the
Grand Lodge of Masons:
Resolved, 1. The Superintendent of
the Orphan Asylum shall not consider
any application for an orphan until the
same has been approved and endorsed
by the Orphan Asylum Committee of
the 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
to inquire into the circumstances and
treatment of children already discharg
ed, and living in their jurisdiction, and
use their best efforts to secure good
treatment, or the return of 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,
in order that persons wishing to em
ploy orphans may know the steps to
be taken.
HOW CHILDREN ARE ADMITTED.
Very often the Superintendent hunts
up poor and promising orphans, and
informs them of the advantages offered
at the Orphan House, and induces
them to return with him. Generally it
Is best that he shouldsee them before
they start. When thlsis impracticable,
a formal application shouldbe made
by a friend. Here Is one in proper
form:
N. C 188...
This la to certify that Is an or
phan, without estate, sound In body
and mind, and years of age. H
father dl^ in 18 ; h mother in
18. I being h
hereby make appUcstion for h ad
mission Into the Asylum at Oxford. I
also relinquish and convey to the offi
cers of the Asylum the management
and control of the said orphan tiU 16
years of age, In order that
may be trained and educated according
to the regulations prescribed by the
Grand Lodge of North Carolina. I
also promise not to annoy the Orphan
Asylum, and not to encourage tiie 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
tran8portation.':§In no ease should a
community take up a collection to send
a man with the children, nor send the
children before the Superintendent has
been consulted.
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 Dor*
ham, in 1881.
“The Committee to whom was refer
red the communication of hie Excellen
cy Gov. Jarvis, bringing to our notice
and commendlngto our favor, 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
the 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, and
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 Annual conference
the ©mounts collected under the head
of “For the Orphan Asylum.’
Jno R. Brooks, )
E. A. Yates, j Committee.
ACTION OF PRESBYTERIAN
SYNOD.
Repclntt''nB adopted by the Synod
of North Carolina in session at Ral
eigh, N. 0., November 1 ath. ’380:
“Whereas the Oxford Orphan Asylum
of North Carolina is a purely benev
olent institution, and is doing great
f ood for the needy Orphans of our
tat©, therefore,
Resolved, That we approve *of ite
purposes and suggest that the congre
gations within our bounds take up at
their own convenience an annual col
lection in behalf of that institution
and forward the same collected, in
connection with any articlesof food
aud raiment which may pbe oontrrbu-
ted, to the Superintendent.
ACTION OP 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 of the Oxford Orphan
Asylum, and believe it is doing anines-
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 support; there
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 t.fiiw
great and important work.
Elder F. H. Ivey submitted tlie fol
lowing resolution, which was adopted
at the Convention held in Winston in
1881:
“Resolved, That this Convention
ftjels an undiminished interest In the
work of the Orphan Asylum: and
that we repeat, with earnestness and
emphasis, the recommen dation to all
our pastors to take up at least one
collection during the year In aid of the
Oxford Orphan Afylnm,
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It is designed to promote th'
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THE YOUNd -
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It also seeks to increase the S'-j'iu
gro'wth of the prosperous by suggesUi/g
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may, by doing good to others,
their o'wn hearts and extend tlie hurl,
zon of their human sympathies, as th(?y
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At 21 years of age, ?6.25,
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At 40 years of age, $9.50.
At 50 years of age, $12.50.
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