The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1865-08-22
South Cnrol.lnu Society.

Wo continue from our isNue Of yesterday, a short
history of this Association:
In 1751, the General Assembly passed IN Act to
incorporate the Society by tho name OF the South
Carolina Society, which was confirmed on tie 10th
December, 1859. -
On the 5th Of April, 174s we find the general
on the 28th of April ITO, it had rapidly increased
to the sum OF E52, ,686 Is. Id. currency, notwith-
standing the Society had been in the constant
habit of schooling and clothing from ten to twenty
poor children, for eighteen years preceding, be-
sides supporting decayed members, their widows
and children The Society, exercising the same
charitable acts, found their stock still increasing
not only from the usual contributions, but from
the bcneyolence Of some OF their own body, and
others, who, with generosity that docs them the
highest honor, gave several large sums to their
funds, 80 that on the anniversary of 1777 their
capital amounted to s72, $50 lis. 3D. currency.
chldron constantly clothed and educated by their
bounty, amounted, one year. with another, to
twenty-five and sometimes to thirty, independent
OF the maintenance Of several of the widows Of
members and their children
In the course of tho American Revolution their
capital was, from obvious causes, 80 very consider
ably diminished, as to oblSe the Society, on the
2Sth of March, 1850, with infinite regret, to dis
charge the children from their school.
From this period to the year 1856 the Society
was barely able to afford assistance to those who
were more immediately entitled to it; but worthy
inhabitant Of Charlestown dying in the year 1871,
bequeathed to the Society $4,000 sterling .for Me
use of the poor Of Charestocn;" which, with other
bequests, donations, and deposits, determined
them to resume, and extend their former plan of
clothing and educating children of the poor; ac-
cordingly, with q portion OF the interest of the
money, in November, 1856, sixteen wero received
on the bounty; and the number was afterwards in
creased to thirty-sx.
In the year 1871 the Legislature of the State, on
the petition of the Society," extended their charter,
so far as to enable them to hold real and personal
estate to the amount of f2Ooo sterling per annum,
above respises, and also authorized them to bind
out as apprentices such children as should be
educated at their expense
o.
On the first OF January, 1889, it was proposed,
and finally agreed, that lot should be purchased,
and building erected for school, with adjoining
apartments for tho residence Of tutor, over
which should be constructed spacious and ele-
CANT hall, with other convenient rooms, for the
accommodation Of the Society: it was also agreed
to continue to clothe and educate the children
be fitted for the reception of the school, the plan
of education should be extended, by electng in
place Of each child, as it attained the age limited
for its education, two others, who, if unconnected
with the institution, should be educated, but not
clothed. Thus was tho school increased to seven
ty-two, being double its former number (indepen-
dent OF the children OF members), with no other
additional expense than the employment OF an
assistant tencher
From the foundation Of the Society to the I'd Oc-
tobcr, 1927, period of more than ninety
years, thrty-four necessitous MEMBERS and one
hundred and three destitute widows, have received
an annual support, by quarterly payments, which
are always made In advance Within this interval
education has been afforded to eleven hundred
and seventy children, of whom eight hundred and
hfty-oHe were unconnected with the institution;
374 were children Of members, many of whom have
been clothed well as educated There were, in
October, 1842, on the bounty of the Society, two
widows, and fourteen orphans who were pupils OF
the academies, then recently instituted by the So
ciety, and on the anniversary, in 1882 there were
on the bounty ono INDECENT member, two indigent
daughters Of members, who being crippies cannot
support themselves; forty-seven INDECENT widows
thirteen orphan children Of deceased members
sent year, 1852, being S, ,OS2, PAYABLE quarterly