The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-11-11
APPEAL IN BEHALF OF THE CONFED
ERATE ORPHANS.
An Address 70 Pastors OF Churches
and superintendent Of Sunday.
ehOOl i'm the State OF Tennessee.


We beg leave to call your attention,
and through You the attention of your
congregations and Sunday-schoOls, to
the condition of the Confederate Or
phan Asylum at this place.
Immediately after the close of the
war, the ladies ofour city and vicinity
formed the noble design Of establish
ing a refuge for the orphans of those
Confederate soldiers who had perish
ed i'm the war. In the face OF every
encouragement. they have perscver-
ed, until they arc now the owners of
comfortable buildings and grounds
well suited for the purpose, all paid
for. For four years they have sue
ceeded in taking al of and educating
many of the orphans of our heroic
dead. and there are now 90 inmates
in the Asylum.
The treasury is nearly empty. They
must have help, or be compelled TO
abandon an enterprise very dear to
their hearts and turn those helpless
children out upon the cold and pre-
carious charities of the world.
They do not believe that a humane
and Christian people will permit such
a sad termination of all their heroic
struggles, if the condition of the chill
drcn under their charge should be
brought to their attention; and they
have besought US 10 make All appeal
to the charitable and Christian public
for relief.
In their names, and on behalfOf the
destitute children under their care,
we respectfully and earnestly entreat
you to read this paper to your con-
gregations and Sunday-schools; to
speak a word in season for this sacred
cuase, and take up a collection in
both your congregations and Sunday
schools at the earliest day practicable.
No nobler monument can be erected
by our people to the memory Of those
who fell in the aus of the South,
than TO see that their little children
are rescued from the curse of ignOr-
ance and the pangs of helpless power
ty.
Soldiers OF the Lost Cause! Can
you forget the comrades that YOU
buried upon the lonely and distant
battlefields, and who were not per-
mitted, like yourselves, to return TO
their homes and the embrace of
their families?
Men of the South! You who were
strangers during the war TO the hard
ships and dangers that fell TO the
soldiers lot, give freely of your SUBJ
stance to feed and educate the child
rem of those who died in your stead in
the gloomy hospital or upon the per-
ilous edge of battle.
Women of the South. Your unself-
ish and undying devotion to your
native land during its mighty but un-
successful struggle, assures us that
your generous hearts will respond
with a bound of joy to this appeal.
Children of the South Come with
your little offerings to help the sold
icr's orphan child and cheer his lone
ly lot.
Christians of every name and or
der! Remember your Masters great
example, and forget not the fatherlcss
in the DAYS of their need.
To all who have a heart TO feel for
the WOES VI luuldIlltN duU al llaiiu W
relieve distress, we make an earnest
appeal to come to the help of u
noble women, who are struggling
with such undying faith in this holy
cause. Hold up their hands and
cheer their hearts in this crisis in their
glorious enterprise, and they and their
little orphan charges will bless your
names.
We deem it proper TO add, that, in
its organization and management, the
Asylum is entirely free from all sect
arian influence. A Union Sabbath
school is taught at the Asylum, in
which all the denominations arc
present.
All contributions will at once be
forwarded to Mrs. A. G.. Munford,
Secretary and Treasurer. Clarksvilie,
Tennessee.
COMMITTEE OF FINANCE.
John L. House, and c. g.. Smith,