The weekly clarion., 1869-06-10

boaru OF f'Trustees or the Orphans Home at
this place this week, has brought me hIther,
and few notes concerning this and other
matters may not be uninteresting. There
has been quite full meeting of the Board
The financial operations of the Home were
reviewed, and the reports ofSuperintendent
and agents showed cash receipts during the
year ending LIST inst, of about twelve thou
sand dollars, besides provisions and sundries
sent to the institution. All the officers rem
dered satisfactory accounts oftheir steward
ship. In Superintendent Cranberry es-
pecially, the Board and the public have the
most abiding confidence in his management
of the Home.
The loss of the Home property by a recent
decision of the L. S. Court, has not in the
least discouraged the Board of Trustees 1t
is hoped that the whole or greater part of
the seven thousand dollars paid Messrs.
Hurlburt & Sturgess, will be returned by
those gentlemen. They executed bond for
| title, and unless the matter can be adjusted
by compromise or arbitration, the attorneys
ofthe Home will be directed to institute Auit.
IL the present condition OF things, the occu-
pants of the Home are liable to be elected
whenever 1t suits the pleasure of Mr.. Speed,
the owner. Hence the Board are receiving
and have invited proposals for new site,
and quite number Of responses have been
already received. Among Others, the
property known as Mt. Hermon Institute,
near Clinton, has been offered by Mr.. Rice,
the owner, on very reasonable terms. And
in response to a call made in the Home Ban
ner, several liberal gentlemen have sub
scribed each one hundred dollars towards
paying for the new site. The necessary
amount will certainly be subscribed very
soon.
In this connection | must mention gen
erous act which il was not intended to be
made public. On Sunday night last the
Rev. Mr.. Brooks presented the claims of the
Home to the people of Grenada. As the
audience was separating, and after sundry
amounts had been handed Mr.. Brooks, q
young man stepped up to him and said: "Sir,
have only enough money to defray my ex-
penses home, but have here something that
you may dispose of for the benefit OF the
orphans; = and thereupon handed Mr.. Brooks
beautiful gold watch valued at one hun
dred dollars. The young man declined to
| give his name, but stated that he resided in
| Louisville, Ky. BY reference TO the hotel
register, however, it was ascertained to be
III. Newsom, a travelling agent of the South
ern Express Company.
The Mississippi Baptist State Convention
has been in session here for several days,
and will not get through with its business
before Monday next. The attendance of
both clergy and laitv is quite large, and en-
| braces some men of prominence in the Bap-
tist Church. Rev. NJ. Z. Lowery is Presi-
| dent OF the Convention, and makes digni-
fled and efficient presiding officer. Mr.. l.. A.
Duncan is Secretary. 1 notice among the
big guns present, Rev. j. X. Graves, Rev.
ID. Z. Burns, Jno. 7. Freeman, pr.
Teasdale and others. The discussions
this afternoon, to which only i had the
pleasure of listening, were on the
subject of Foreign Missions and the
Mississippi College at Clinton. Upwards OF
eight hundred dollars was subscribed for the
| first named object, and about twenty-five
hundred dollars towards rescusitating the
College, by relieving it from debt of ten
thousand dollars, for which it is liable to be
| sold and to pass from under the control ofthe
| denomination. The Board of Trustees who
have heretofore governed the institution in
dependent, in a measure, of the Convention,
have signifed their readiness, TO resign their
trust to the Convention, and let that body
have the entire control of it. BY this pro-
ceeding the confidence and hearty support
! of the church will be secured. The address
ses on the college ques tiOn were very in
teresting and not few very eloquent,spiced
with pledges of from one to five hundred
dollars by almost every speaker. Col. Wei
born, of Clinton, made no speech, but en-
tered his name for five hundred dollars.
Rev. Walter Hillman subscribed two hun
dred for himself one hundred for his lady,
and one hundred each for two others. The
elder Mr.. Whitfield, who has long and faith
fully served as Chairman of the Board -of
Trustees, was listened to with special inter-
est. He remarked that he had filled up the
allotted time Of life, and would soon pass
away, but that his best efforts in the future,
as in the past, would be exerted in behalf of
the College. He gave one hundred dollars.
Capt. w. I. Ratliff, Rev. Messrs. Hall, Free
man. Walne, Lomax and others of the Alum
nj and students of the College, expressed
their gratitude to their Alma Mater, and
pledged themselves to hearty exertion in
relieving her present embarrassments.-
Each that spoke was eloquent to the amount
OF one hundred dollars. The Alumni pro-
pose organizing for concerted effort to raise
the balance of the. amount required to re-
deem the College,and re-establish il in all it,
old-time usefulness. Rev. ID. Z. Burns made
a telling and most eloquent speech. He
stated that the revival of this College was,
in his judgment, the great business of the
Convention.
There will be Smass meeting" at the
Church tonight, when the cause of domes-
tic missions will be presented by Rev. John
L. Freeman and others.
DIR. Lewis is pastor of the Baptist Church
here, and is firmly established in the hearts
of his people. He is assiduous in his atten-
tion to delegates and visitors, and is assisted
in his courtesis and hospitalities by his con-
gregatioc, and indeed by the community at
large.
have been so closely occupied with the
interests of the Home, that l have had but
little time TO mingle among the good people
of Canton. L must express my acknowledge
ments, however, to those clever gentlemen
and live journalists, Mcssrs. Calhoun & Gar
rett, of the Mail, for courtesis extended me.
These young gentlemen take just pride in
their profession, and receive from the uber-
al community by which they are surroHaded
that substantial encouragement which their
industry and talents so justly deserve.
LOGAN.
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