Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-09-11
For the Wilmington 1...,,ua,
For the Wilmington Journal.
An Appeal TO the Ciazens and Patriots OF North
Carolina.

Carolina.
We the undersigned ministers Eastern Conference
of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod ofNorh Carolina hav-
ing been appointed Committee for the purpose of pub
hshng an Appeal IN behalf Of The Daughters Of our deceas
ed Soldiers respectfully and earnestly ask your stenton
to the following:
l. The above named Conference has in contemplation the
erection of Female Seminary, with view furnish the
daughters of deceased and disabled soldiers with gra
tuo1s e'qcaton including board and clothing if needed.
ms Institution is to be located at Louisville Forsythe
county ~ c. remarkably healthy locality, where 20
acres OF land and 1000 dollars in cash have already been
rom Two citizens OF the place. to aid in the erec
s. In order to establish th Enterprise on sure and per
600 dollars to be called The soldiers Endoomet
Fund the interest alone of which be expendedn the
education of the Class of orphans referred to- The
of Directors will be instructed to make from time to time
such additions to this fund the growing of the
stltutlon may require.
Besides the daughters of deceased ana disabled SOL
dier other yoang ladies' may be admitted into the
y at the discretion of the Board and Facut but all prof
meut Fund.
l. s. When the immediate object which this Institution
is planted shall cease to exist that is say when there
shall longer be any female orphans of deceased and dis
abed soldiers to educate. then the Board will admit upon
its Bounty, so many INDECENT female orphans generally
can be sustained by the fund.
8. Application will be made to the next Legislature of
our State for Charter to enable the Board to carry the
above plan into execution, spet Oily possible.
The course OF instruction to be pursued in the nstitu
ton Will embrace a the branches usually taught IN the
best Female senaries of the State it being deemed de-
srab that regards education the poor orphans of our
noble soldiers should enjoy equal advantages with the great
est and richest in the land.
s. although this restitution will be planted under the aus
pces of the Evangelical Luthe Church Of this State it
will by be sectaran in its character the Beard
of Directors will be composed of members of different de-
nominations and the pupils will be selected ndscnlnate
from among the families of deceased and disabled sol
diers. without regard to religious creeds.
benevolent enterprise our agans tie Rev j. Scheck OF
Guford n c. and the Rev. j. H. Mengert of Wilmington
N c. hereby authorized to call upon those CITIZENS of
Commonwealth, who still their homes. and to re-
ceive from them in cash bonds such donations and
scripon-, patriotic Iberaty may prompt them
give They also instructed to if practicable,
permission from the proper authorities to visit soldiers
camp, the field aud to receive f. them such
contributions they willing and able make. The
of contributors and tn r residences u the
of soldiers the Regiments and Companies in which they
served will be carefully recorded blank book kept for
that purpCso placed in the archives the Institution
10. With view of keeping this enterprise promlne y
before the public, and enlisti6g
in it half, agents will from time to time publish the
collected, in the principal papers in the state.
And Fellow Citizens, appeal to you, and hope
to have hearty cooperation IL this good work. We
are under to the noble defenders of our
soil len they lett their homes, their wives and their
children to arrest the OF invading foe the
if they should their loved ones, protect
ing and fostering OF grateful country would De
tended over them By this hope they have been sust aired
great sufeIings OF soldiers lie by 1t they have been
Christianity would dictate this they should
disapp nted The great Founder OF hrssiauty has d
history Of Conederacy have beeu forcby reminded
of this truth. We al aware OF the alarm
inc oe,tlfnon TO which nanv of the families Of our sol
dlers reduced, without any possible ol
intellectual improvements yet sho ID ali ee that an!
INDECENT children State are eatlueC to receive the
highes~ mental culture l. the offspring of those who have
stood a wall of fire between and enemies. F0i
them, for them exclusively, wish TO endtw lns
tuition which their will be met, and IN which they
will be prepared occupy respectable positions society
Our appeal is directed especially line ladies', ii A4
fallen to the lot Of their mould the desunes ct Ma
ut this fact many striking us atioHs o dec
by the past And when the history OF present naona
struggle shall have been written will appear To the world
that for independence nation we are III gcea
measure indebted the pure parlo CT our iales
them, therefore, especially appeal, to forward
and aid building Institution III which destitute
portion of their shall that intellectual and mora
training which will enable the follow theiE noble ex
ample. Our Conederacy yet its infancy. As Its bis
tory ,ogresses may require other bands OF Spartan
fathers and sons, be chee1ed deeds of valor b.
Spartan mothers and daughters. If devise t
raise the latter sha neVer lack the former and GU
Confeoeracy will then occnpy that lefty position among til
nations OF The earth to which justly entitled.
i REV. BkI ANT g. HALL.