Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-10-09
AN APPEAL TO THE PATRIOTIC.
4 MILITARY COLLEGE FOR ORPHANS

Fel5o,o Citizens
ON TIE DAY last appointed BY the President the
Confederate States day Of Thank sgivng al
mighty God for His blessings upon arms getle
in the Town OF Wilson, North Carolina, Subscribed
nGg of fund to be not less than 500 00O be 0ted
to the endowment Of Military College Wilson, n. c.,
have fallen hereafter fall in defence OF the Con
iederacy. The plan so far as-matuted is as foows:
l. Not more than One-fh OF the amount oeaiued Is to
be devoted to the purchase Of buildings for the opening of
the College ample arrangements have been made to
cure suita lie property on these terms
2. TIE balance Of the fund is invested in sa
and profitable manner the principal never to be invaded
of orphan Cadets.
g. The institution s to combine the characteristics OF
thorough Collegiate and thorough military and is
70 receive paying cadets on terms usual IN Military AGA
DENIES and all the profits from this department to go
swell the endowment fund.- and thus increase tie capa
biliti, of the College to educate orphans.
The cst fund Of $4,000 is to be obtained follows
thereby to become Trustee OF the College, and to have
in the Board for $50 given by him to this
from becoming sectarian sectional Any lady
king donation OF $50 or more may designate some
teman Trustee to epres Mt this mount The donations
may made in boads of FIVE equal amounts payable
nualy and bearing interest from January l. 1868 Thus
ally Jany l. 1864 Jany 1865. Jany l. 1855, Jany l.
1867 ard Jny 1862 all bearing interest Jauy /,
be considered binding until $l0 900 be thus secured
g. Every donor may designate the County State to
will be taken nearly practicable from different
lions of the Conederacy i'll proportion to the amounts
Any individual contributing $4,000, shall havethe de-
iguation of orphan cadet receive the benefit of
| his fluid during the donor natGral life.
T. When there shall be longer any claim upon the fund
in behalf of orphans of soldiers who tall the
Conederacy other orph snail the benefit of this
in some manner hereafter TO be designated BY
the Trustees.
This feoWcitizens is the enterprise to the accomplish
ment of which respectfully solicit your Cooperation
is pdnropie prof ect. Boys who would otherwise grow
up neglect, will be trained into excellent citizens aud
many anxious widowed heart will be made glad. 1t is
patriotic project.
The College will train accomplished soldiers to take the
places of those who cut of, and many man will
freely armies, in the field viii
be still ready with glad heart to sacrifice themselves
for their country when they know that their boys to b
handsomely cared for 1t s Christian prof The Coo
eternal truth Blessed he that considereh th
poor the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble" Ana
he also says, He that hath pity the poor eIdeth t
the Lord and that which he hath given will He pay hin
again. Let all who love their land and their Goo
come up to our help speedily.
The Rev. DR.. Deems has been appointed the Financia
Agent All communications may be addressed to him a
Wilson, N. C. Persons sending subscriptions will please
specify the amount they desire to give and their Pos
Offices Proper bonds to be filled will be sent them
Now is the time for action Let us remember that eoeT3
subscriber TO thus fund gtUes assurance TO all !S Teoo ca
items that he has fdi IN the final success Of our cause
and thus helps to increase the trust Of our Jrtersos an
j ''''''''' "'' ''''"''''' :" O'' EDMUND MOORE,
: ZENO. H GREENE,
e. JOHN T. BARNES,
I / 8. 8. SATCHWELL
JAMES W. DAVIS
*A the papers published within the Confederate State
respectfully requested to give this Appeal few inse
h tons
. Sept. 2sth. 1862