The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-06
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OF which $500 is for real estate in hand.

OF which $500 is for real estate In hand.
We are now making further additions to
the buildings, and hope to be able to ac-
commodato one hundred boys the next term.
There have been in the Home from the 18th Of
March, 1868. to 1st Of Aug lst, 1869. IN all
ninety -four boys; of whom seventy four are
still considered inmates OF the Home; two OF
these, though still in the Home, have been at
college in Charleston; two have gone awey to
college; the fifth boy at college, though under
my charge, did not paes through this school;
ten have gone to work in the country; three
have situations in business and five have been
otherwise provided for by friends; twelve boys
were confirmed during this term, aud admit
ted into the full communion Of the church. OF
advance can only say have done my best,
and believe that we have had the signal taver
Of Almighty God upon this Christian enter
prise. Taken as q whole. / never knew better
boys. To DR.. William II. Wragg, the physi-
clan OF the Home, we are greatly indebted tor
his uutiring devotion and practiced skill,
through whom, by Gods favor, we have no
death to deplore, though We have had some
very i'll patients.
No board was ever formed with more de.
voted and untlring agents than we have had.
Principal, assistants, male and female, matron,
and even the ser ,ants, all have seemd to
catch the spirit with which this work was iu-
ausurated. We come to the close Of the term
grateful to them ALL sfler season OF entire
never see the fruit Of these last two years.
labor. bat feel persuaded seed has been sown
which will bear fruit in time to come. blessing
the church, the State and the country.
I, gentlemen. beg to return my thanks to
you for the aid you have given me in bringing
this from an obscure private enterprise out to
prominent and useful public work. To air.
~ poI md tod ha
yond the possibility Of return, save in the hon.
est gratitude Of my heart for helping me to
make this, under God, an entire success. To
the Board in Baltimore, to every subscriber to
the society, to nv friends in New York, and in
California, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and
Massachusetts,, tender my heartfelt thanks,
and they will permit me to say their efficient
aid has carried cheer and hope into many
widows heart which knew none before; has
liehtened the load from many an orphan, and
opened to all these boys path through the
sterile desert OF their present life to land OF
promise. promotion and usefulness in the years
which are beyond.
To God be all the praise for these and all HIS
mercies.
We have no funds wherewith to commence in
the fall, but, relying upon what can bo done
for The inmates by their friends-upon the
Christian sympathy and aid Of our friends at
home, and upon the liberality OF Gods people
everywhere, we will ID. W begin again US we
started, with this advantage. work accom-
plished wherewlth to commend ourselves to as
sistance, and not, as then, an experiment to be
proved whether We bad the ability to compass
1t. With tho earnest prayer for Gods contir-
ued blessing, through the intercession and
merits of His dear Son,
am, gentlemen.
Respectfully yours,
A. ooMER PORTER,
Rector of the School and Home,
In Charleston, S. G.