Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-06-20

h"haat Report y me ann sofreH AsyiRn Associgt,,n
Of Lynch6nug.
Another year in its rapid fight has brought n, -
18th Anniversary Of the Am Norvcll Orphan Asyn,
Association.
In presenting the Annual Report, your Mao.
would take ii is occasion eturn our un(eivn.d
to Him whose watchful Providence ha. hoe, -.
ed TO u.s. ana 10 the inmates of the Asylum, through
the year that has passed 'Osu
Although the number of Orphans Admiral,
Asylum has been necessarily very limited W., me
ayers have been successful with that small mi ''an
cx ent that encourages US to prosecute our wort
are fully persuaded that it is not the number - ""
that retards the of the Institution. b
of Funds alone; for the number of OrnL. NIX
proportionate 10 the means for their suppor, oe
-Four Orphan girls have already found hon.
Asylum. The eldest one admitted an . ,
vanced age than desirable in CONSEQUENCE - '''
having younger sister. from whom we wonld 49,
arate her. Notwithstanding the disadvantage of bo.
however, your managers were ssful in ,rai,i
up To womanhood-when she discharged and H.
in situation selected for her, where she remained @
she was respectfully married. The younger si.,or -
ben since bound out in highly respectable f,,,I.
where she has the best testimonials of her good Ola
ter and Excellent department. The two younpo. -
phans remain under care and are still the hi,
pensioners upon the bounty of their Friends and
they indeed of any bounty that may be bes,o,.ai
Without relative to love or care for them the, anti
tie Asylum at a very tenderage. One is now eleven H.
other nine years old. They have been taught ,o ral
and write, knit and and to do household WORK. md
their moral training is carefully attended to.
| Their health is watched and they have boo, .s
fectionatey and carefully the past year tbn
the Scarlet Fever, and very recently the measles
Had your Managers the means,w have no hesito,;
in hazarding the assertion that could as eosiv ,
care of fifty Orphans, the number we have already
reared. 1t is our unbiased opinion that many mieh, b
rescued by and saved ifrhe could be obtained
We would only swell the number of minutes bn, #
means were furnished, would ect better bu ding
improve the lot make il contribute to the supnor,
Of the Asylum. and furthermore pledge ourselves to m
nsh working girls of good character to any who wod
apply for them, upon the terms precribed by the Con-
stitution.
But without the means to do this the number of Dr.
phans must necessarily remain limited Nor would ",
say this in Esprit of complaint for nobly has bis conn
munty extended its berality to us we have never a
pcaied in vain and while here is one Orphan girl left
believe there will be hearts found to respond to the
paintive cry of Orphanage. The same hand thai bos
measured out sorrow and poverty to the Orphan, has
lavi-hed riches and blessings unnunber upon many
wi pleasure and duty it will ever be to dispense them
to the Orphan All we ask the hands Of our Friend,
and Patons is that they grow not weary in well do
ing y because imp lrtunate. The recollection
of their past liheruy embodens US to ask for more
little more than 10 months ago. when our Funds
entirely exhaust, d. and we knew how we were
provide food and ramen for the helpless Orphans,
your Managers made appeal this community by
ntad tbair I.n. pur
Immediately tie appeal met with cordial response,
and many liberal gifts and donations sent in ad.
vance of The appointed time Notes addressed to the
first Drectre<s nclosing the of $40 from gem
tleman, and $40 from two more. S. from several
others, for the Orphans Box, duly received and
the amount deposited, and besides very many liberal de-
postes made the night of the Tea Party-thcre
one of $50 made by an unknown friend.
The whple amount rrce ,ed from the Tea. Party was
1927 This sum enabled to pay debts due for tie
Improvement of the Asylum lot VIZ: n Well with
Pump and fixtures, and also pay the wages due the
Matron. and to provide for the Orphans. Your Nun.
ayers regret however to report the loss of SIS by the
failure of the Pump, which, after much trouble aad
Pense, we have been compelled to abandoi-and there
is now in course of preparation Winda.s and Buckct,
which we hope will permanently secure aater for the
Asylum.
Y'ur Managers are grafed to state that the Asylum
is free from debt The Female Superintendent who has
been and still in our employment, has given atisac
ton by her uotIery kindness the Orphans far
Ter health and advanced age would allow; but the Com
sttuton of the Asylum requires Matron qualified 10
do much more than she can pr rform-and your Mana
gers unable to offer salary which would such
Matron as would 1T once establish the permar ency
of the Institution. the annual subscription and dona-
tons are the only means upon which they rely. liz
view of this obstacle our success we have toied
through another yenr endcavoring discharge
pective duties with "eye single" to Him whose rcas-
ure it is to sec the Orphan fed and clothed, and trust
ing in Him alone for the full Accomplishment of the OBJ
jeci of the Institution, u.id its pc manent establishment
E. A. HALL Secretary
Tre0swer's Report.