Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-02-03
THE GOOD SHEPHERD.
Donations In Aid Of the MissioH---What
Has Been Accomplished During the
Month Of January.

Editors Appedts daNlHR appealed 10 the
people Of Memphis for our Mission, it
seems but right that a monthly acknowl-
edgement Of donations should be made
through the papers. VIII you be kind
enough to place the acknowledgements
for January in your paper2 have been
prevented, through sickness, from calling
on many persons to solicit, but no person,
I am thankful to say, has refused to give.
Ofthe persons who. fifteen months ago,
the Good Shepherd. The Rev. Z. Bradley
sometimes donated his hundred dollars,
and Mr.. L. NJ. Wolcott his TWENTY-FIVE.
During the past month, of those who
made a loan, the following nave given:
Col. r. w. Hunt 500; Messrs. T.. & j.
Leech S1OO; Mr.. D. =. Foster sl0O; Mr..
W. A. Goodwin 500: NJ. +. $. Davis 500;
Col. w. III. stephens 500; Mr.. r. G..
Brinkley 500; Mr.. G. II. Blood 500; Mr..
W. A. BickfOrd 500; Mr.. T. III. Allen
500; Mr.. f. w. Smith 500; Mrs. Lizzie
Gill 500. Other dOnations-Barbour,
Simpson & Wilder, carpenters tools, saw,
screwdriver, Ratchet and hammer; Orgill
Bros, brace and bits; Choate & Co., two
planes; Allison Bros, one saw, n wood
saw; Chas. Stout & Co, mOnkey-wrench
and mallet; Blood & Co., 10 gallons of oil;
Brown & Jones, 20 barrels Of coal; Mr..
Sherman. one barrel of potatoes; Mr.. Geo.
TAYLOR, s.; Mr.. W. Wigs, 50; Mrs. Ship
ley. 81 So; Miss NJ. Miller, 81 30; Mr..
Woodson, 81; Mrs. B. Bayliss, s..
REFUGE OF H GOOD SHEPHERD.
One large office stove, N eookstove,
pilloWcases and sheets, Mrs. A. 9. Ketch-
nm; ten barrels of coal, Mt. Carbon Coal
Company; one gallon Of oil, Mr.. Prescott;
Did clothing, Col. W. H.. Stephens; half
cord wood, Mr.. Smith; meat from Mr.. c.
Williams and Capt. V. d. Fuchs.
CANFIELD oRPHAN ASYLUM.
Young Bros, half dozen Webster's
spoilers; Mr.. L. NJ. WolcOtt, % oranges;
Mr.. Barge, half bushel of potatoes; Mans
field & Higbee, medicine; Mr.. Stebbins,
% mackerels; VIM. Dean & Co., two lbs.
sugar; Mr.. J.. Huber, half peek turnips;
Mr.. C~astIeberg, ten lOayes of bread; Mr..
J. Schelling, five lbs. meat; NJ. L. Schell-
ing, five lbs. meat; Mr.. Geo. Thomas, five
lbs. meat.
Many thanks for your help. To those
who love the Master, and are willing to
do for His names sake, I appeal for aid.
There are forty of US, including orphans,
to clothe and feed. VIII you not help us?
Praying that God win recOmpense oUr
benefactors with the riches of HIS ever
lasting kingdom, donations viii be
thankfully received. Yours, faithfully,
JAS. J. VAULX,
Superior Associate Mission.
MEMPHIS, February l, 1870.
Editors appeal: I beg to lay before
you, and through you the generous citi-
zens of Memphis, the enclosed statement
of the work of the Refuge of the Good
Shepherd.
Since the commencement, in November
last, we have received AIS poor white men
and boys. During the past month 226
persons have been cared for. Over ninety
meals have been given to the destitute.
The Refuge is in debt TO myself as
Warden, to the sum of $50 A. Consider
ing that I give nv time for nothing, il is
hardly fair that the chief burden of the
expense should fall on my shoulders. I
trust that the citizens viii contribute
largely TO the support of this good work,
or It must be closed.
Enclosed you VIII find a list of contri-
buttons during the past month, for which
Ireturn my most sincere thanks.
The following is the resultofthe months
work:
Trades-River men, Sc; laborers, So;
farmers, IS; carpenters, y; painters, 7;
machinists, p; bakers, 5; accountants, 5;
various trades, 35; total, DDS.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 81; England, 10;
America, Northern States, 50; America,
Southern States, Z9; Canada, -; france,
4; Germany and Poland, 10; total, 226.
Total donations, from October %, 1869,
10 pdludIY o. ACtUs GAVA oos tbLdA 81 DEuAE-
lures, 1922 y; balance due warden, $50 a.
Contributions should be sent to the
Rev. J. J. VauIx. Superior Of the Asso-
ciate Mission of the Good Shepherd, or to
myself Yours, faithfully,
EDWIN WICKENS. Warden.
Refuge Of the Good Shepherd, Exchange
Block, corner Exchange and Front sts.
LOOK AT OUR PRICES of DOmestios,
Sheetings and Damasks at prime cost
A. SEESSEL * SON.
A BEAUTIFUL o Of Velvet Ribbons
very low. HEREOF Il BRO.
A FOOD 2-plait Shirt for 81, at Wiggans
& Thorn's, S33 Clay Building.
TAPESTRY Brussels, 81 20; 3-ply, 81 70;
Hemp Competing, IS cents, etc, sold by
K. FEGAN, $50 Second st.