Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-06-10


The Soldiers Orphans Educational Institute.
have had the peasurs of reading in the ehrrfss.
ton Tri- Weekly Courier, highly commendatory
notice Of this grand scheme of beneyolence which
is pronounced by the Hon. PlowGen G. j. Weston,
Lieutenant Governor Of South Carollna-the best
move yet This distinguished gentleman does not
content himself with merely speaking so highly in
its praise but in proof of his appreciation subscrbes
one thousand dollars, promising to do more hereaf-
ter toward the raising of fund for its permanent
establishment in South-C Carolina thus worthily
emulating the truly patriotic spirit of move which
had its origin in the old North State.
The Rev. Dr. Deems, Financial Agent for this In
stituton, visited our county last week, and raised
seventeen thousand nine hundred dollars. Ten
thousand dollars of which are from four gentlemen,
who took four scholarships
With Dr. D. feel high sense of pleasure and
satisfaction that he could leave Halifax with such
success. indulge the opinion that if he can find
time to make us another visit he will be able to
double, at least the amount already obtained
Most energetically does he work. and most elo-
quently does he plead, as is his CUSTOM in behalf
Of this enterprise and well be may, for he repre-
sents class who have an urgently rferitorlous claim
upon the moneyed sympathy of every citizen of the
least as we'll as Of the most MEANS ofour Conederacy
the destitute orphans of those who have sacrificed
their lives for us-for the protection of proper
ty and for the achievement of our independence.
We put the solemn earnest question-what ought
we to spare of our means for the poor orphans of
those who have laid down their lives for usy
The :orm in which we can accomplish most for
these orphans is thstfo which Dr. D. is so earnestly
and So successfully laboring-an Educational fnsti-
tute which provides for feeding and clothing as well
as for educating them.
Fifty dollars or more contributed, constitutes one
Trustee of this Institution, and for each fifty dol
lars givenone is entitled to vote in its management
Twenty five hundred dollars secures to one schol
arship, by which he has the right to select his or.
phan, in perpetuity, from whatever county or State
of the Confederacy he pleases. The donor may
designate the county to whose credit he wishes his
contribution placed. Orphans will be chosen from
trbuted by those counties. One hundred thousand
dollars, either IN bonds or cash. is the minimum to
be raised, having secured which, Q meeting of the
donors will be called in Wilson, n. c., the BIRTH
place Of siahs seoas.s.es-eli4z. @ dstsrmins Ehsf
1nrther shall be done.
Eightv-fve thousand of this minimum had been
obtained by DR.. D. up to the first of the week. He
proposes to, and will carry the amount as much
beyond one hundred thousand as the liberality of
the people will let him, as all that can be had will
be needed. In . few days we expect to hear that
the Doctor has secured the one hundred thousand
In parts where he has visited, he has met with q
general readiness and hearty welcome We can
not allow ourself to cherish doubt that he will con.
tinue to meet with such, believing as we do, that
the people of this Confederacy, from one end of it
to the other prepared to literally respond to so
patriotic object.
With view to more expeditously forwarding
this enterprise, as we'll to cooperate with our
defatigable Financial Agent we propose that sub
script,on lists be opened in the different newspaper
Offices in this and in the other Confederate States,
for whatever sum the people may according to their
ability feel disposed to contribute to this Insttu.
ton.
May God speed this glorious work, SO truly styled
-"the best move yet"
A CITIZEN OF HALIFAX
Nav %, 1868.