The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-12-01
Am Earnest and Eloquent Appeal
for the Or phan's Home.
OFFICE OF SUMMERvILLE INSTITUTE,
GHoLsoN, Miss, Nov. 81, 1870.

| OFFICE OF SUMMERvILLE INSTITUTE, .
GHoLsoN, Miss, Nov. 81, 1870.
To the patriotic and 6eneuolem men and rco.
men of Mississippi:
That season of The year has come, wher
the poor need your attention, and those Of
| you who have comfortable homes and cloth
| ing for yourselves and your children, are
asked to care for the wants of the orphans
who have no friends specially charged with
| providing for them.
At Lauderdale Springs, we have about
| two hundred of the children left homeless
| by the late war; and they stand in need OF
clothing, shoes and provisions. You must
furnish them or they go through the win
ter hungry and cold. A crop has been
made by the "Home," and, when sold, will
be required to pay for the real estate, the
last payment on which is now due.
In late article in the Orphans Home
Banner, Prof Cranberry states now he, the
other employees of the Home, and the chill
dren fare. They have had no sugar, coffee,
molasses or lard since last summer. The
employees OF the "Home" are not those I'M
accustomed to the good things of life. They
are persons who, on the contrary, lived. in
days gone by, on the good things of life.
but are now devoting themselves to the
service of those whom they believe God in
tends to lift up among us.
Prof. Cranberry, the superintendent, Is a
christian gentleman, and a teacher of es-
tablished reputation. His career for the
last five years, has assigned him rank among
the first philanthropists of the age.
Assistant Superintendent Thigpen, once
Professor in Mississippi College. lives at
the T" Home" aud serves the children for a
bare support. Mrs. Williams, widow of the
late Prof. Williams, highly accomplished
lady, has given herself away to the orphans.
Mrs. Cranberry, the beloved, patient, un-
firing wife of Prof. Cranberry, offers her
self as mother to the children.
Miss Mary Welsh, the gifted sister of the
late Hon. Israel Welsh, is in truth and i'm
gifts, of the highest order Of attainements,
she daily presents herself living sacrifice.
Read her semi-monthly breathings through
the columns of the Banner. Reader, Is there
nothing for you to sacrifice? know that
you are previously taxed, but the children
of our heroic dead, cannot help it. If you
will spare something from your crop, it will
be q good investment to give it to
the Orphans Home. / appealed to the
Legislature for aid in April last, but there
are no bowels of compassion in the present
State government, for the children of Con-
federate dead. You know what the fathers
of these children did, when war came upon
our country. Feed their children, and you
can easily imagine that the passion of the
father will be bequeathed from "bleeding
sire TO son." and staunch Southern men and
women will come from the Home" bound
to the people of Missippi by a double tie.
These children are "ofyour own kindred. -
l exhort every one, who loves mercy and
hopes for a better day in Mississippi, to give
us something to raise and educate the chill
dren of these gallant men. who followed
Lee, Johnston, and Stonewall jackson.
Remit to Capt. T. j. Deupree, Treasurer
of the Home, at Brooksville, Miss, or to
myself by express, post-office order, or reg
istered letter. III you contribute supplies,
ship to S. 5. Cranberry, Laudardale Station,
Mobile s. Ohio Railroad.
THos. s. GATHRIGHT.
President of the Board of Trustees, o. 81.
p. 5. The Rev. A. ID. Trimble. our spec
ial agent, has thirty-two of our children,
giving concerts, to relieve our necessities.
All of you 90 TO his entertainments HE
wore the grey" and Is good man and
true.