The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-01-21

this era of light. Accordingly the iEst
consignment Of aid 10 the South was
destined not only to stay hunger and
protect nSsedGess, but to preserve col.
onies 10 tho place oftheir adoption. The
complement! OF overy barrel of -four was
a bag of seed, grain, or grass Of every
bale Of clothing, uensiI Of agriculture.
Blu! secession sapped school systems as
well as destroyed private property. The
theology of the Friends waited not the
developments Of their charity. Sublimely
confident of gratifying results, it almost
coupled With ils GrIl aid in material a
system for providing that mensal aud
spiri!ua food which the frat freedom
from arlnal want required. School
houses were built by Northern aid a
haalIhlul regime prescribed, cOmpS!ont
teachers were provided, An agricusu-
raj college-pcThups The frs! that ever
graced the soil Of North Carolina - owes
its existence 10 the spirit that not only
saved The physical bu! sought to rode en-
the mental man. Asa consequence the
meetings oil North Carolina and Ten
nosses have besD maintained, and muc b
oftho prosperity and moro of tho inter
est that characterized them before the
war have been gwen TO them,
In this brief sketch Of motives, and
the aid extended in consequence, by the
Socioly Of Friends. wider cOnprOhen-
sion is exhibited than usually character.
ICES sect. Ia all It's outlines it is impos'
sibla to draw the distinction between
creed and patriotism. between charity
AMI craftsmanship The salvation OF
souls may have bsen paramount in this
special extension Of spiritual, inIollsctu-
al aud material relief, but the salvation
ola community, and it may be Of State,
was proximite motor of The charity
A phiIolophy uoler,iea lhe whole tran
sacton, which ID worthy the nsmo Of
Peun. Whsro the spiritual is so happi-
y blended with the intellectual, where
the industries are regarded os concom.
i.ants OF religious sentiment, AMI where
liberty and cOun!ry arc not uaimporIant
aaxiliarjos of the higher belief, lho re-
suit could not have been otherwise.
But the bsauty Of that chief grace
charity. is heightened by tho disposition
OF the receiver. The stamen Of oil the
reports we have consulted is, tina! The RS.
cipients were not disposed to depend ab.
solulcIy upon Profsred aid, but went
abou. their work with renewed nrdor, as
il to Prove themselves not unworthy Of
such timely gifts Whilst they COM
plained 10! Of tie fate that left them
helpless. they imposed not on the gonar.
o5lly that brought them suocor. The
talents they received wsro NJ! wrapped
in a napkin, but vera pl, GU. at the Us.
urY Of industry and enterprise. ana have
in the shot;spa2o Of a few years incroas.
ed an hundred fold. "Many or.hG lead j..
ing men of North Carolina" says one of
the reports, gathered to witno" the
proceeding, of cur institute"
Thus coloay has beoa saved TO Safe
or States, for our remarks are almost
equally true of Tennessee, that needed
them. Aa arm Of a Church has been
kept secured to the boly, aud a nucleus
ofciviIizltion and enterprise provided
for regions that otherwise might have
been without beacon to guido building
hope. Tho forty schools, fity.eight
teachers, and 1858 scholars! in the
meetings of North Carolina, constitute
lcaven enough to redeem tho whole loaf.
How, even now, is it ope'a!ingl Is
information sought respecting the boun'
tiiul acres which now invite the inlmi
grant? The Friends aud their agents
are requested TO give it. Is a locality
sought where good morals, Intelligence,
and peace are desideratil II SO, the
immigrant nestles close by the Quaker
communities. They are the scource oil
models for schools, Of axioms for reforms
of fidelity for politics, and we had almost
said Of lOilh for religion
How remarkably this picture contrasts
with much Of the ill.Icmpsred whining
Of those that buffet destiny, and aeek 10