The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-05-09
Orphans of the Confederate Dead,

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Last Sunday night, at the c. p.
Church, Rev. DR.. Bryson, Of Clarks-
vile, after regular church service, de-
livcred a touching appeal in behalf Of
the orphans of the brave men who died
in battling for the Confederacy. His
official address to the people of Ten
nessee he read, and we will endcavor
to publish it in our next.
Next day, Monday, DIR. b., met a
number of our citizens and an auxiliary
organization was formed, the original
organization being at GAINESVILLE, where
the asylum for these orphans is in q
lourishing condition, but itsSfunds are
inadequate to sustain the constant in.
hux Of applicants. The names of the
officers of the branch at this place will
be found in our next paper.
Now, this is a noble work, worthy of
the strongest intellect and most I'm.
firing energy. 1t rises above every
other consideration now pressing upon
us as q people. 1t is not sectional-it
is free from politics, and makes its ap-
peal in the name of mercy and philan-
thropy. 1t matters not, as Mr.. Bry-
son said, what were the issues involv-
ed in the late fierce struggle. Yes, sir,
it matters not. lie who would carry
his prejudices and bitterness to the
grave even of a fallen foe is unworthy
the name of man, but for him who
would allow them to operate against
the orphan Of any one, we have no Ian.
guage sufficiently strong and polite to
express our contempt. lie certainly
must have several drops Of very black
blood in his heart.
These orphans are left to us as u sa-
cred charge, and we would be guilty of
a great error if we should fail to rally
to their relief. The good that may be
done by this Asylum is past our finite
ideas. We are told that its inmates
will be instructed in the rudiments of
a good education, and may it not be
that its folds will nourish q N ewton or
q Locke, or a Mrs. JudsonY
Yes, sustain the noble work. Help
the orphan. Geo. Peabody, o. How
ard, the philanthtopists, are nobler far
when dispensing charity in times of
peace than n Caesar, IN Alexander, or
a Napoleon when c%onquering a world;
yea, then Solomon arrayed in al his
glory, and swaying the sceptre of an
the wonder of ages. We feel
an interest in this matter. Orphanage
is a mournfnl condition at best, even
when the orphan is left with a right to
How much more to be deplor
ed is the fate ofone cast upon the char
ity of this world. The very thought is
saddening, but, oh tho sadness Of tile
Ifa tear will steal adown our
check when VIC think Of little mother.
less child, ignorant and innocent in the
loss it has sustained, how much it
must wiring the heart to think OF little
children of fallen heroes, who lave no
government to look after their fate BE-
cause their fathers died heroic deaths.
They must receive eliariWsftom stran1
gers or ,staryezerhap}, hre~n Es1
than deaths oh, Remember them
with substsatNtliks.G0mfQ Aem.
Observation-Disclosures must
.cmainA Observation-Disclosures
shaft q. e tneNdty oYtheir DEATH
Kind. nature will garland their mounds
With the treasures of Spring, and
he dark earth shelter their remains
rom rude winds. But It's left to man's
Igency to care for the living.