The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-07-11

$50 249 10
addition the above proper that 50 400 have
been secured as a nucleus for permanent endowment
financial wear the Home was in debt 81 60 and at the pres
time, reckoning in all outstanding liabilities about
SO 700 How may asked this debt been
Most has been by complete the
much needed building That building seemed
absolutely to the continuance of the Home Re
lying upon the support of friends formed which
compelled sacrifice the work and the money
already expended Our friends did not come to our help
anticipated and the consequence burensome debt Another
of the debt be found the fact that
consequence of being compelled purchase for cash nearly all
supplies Our friends did keep Harder filled with pro-
visions and wardrobe with clothing they have generally
done We have been compelled to rely upon the market to
backs than could command The indifference Of the great
of the people the Home has Also have
interest that manifested during the last Conventional
year would have kept above during the year.
needs has well nigh proved fatal prosperity That the
agitation of the question of transferring the Home Masons
do believe from the fact that the receipts during the last
tated have exceeded fbe Of b first ; months b eT than
three thousand dollars Nor this of receipts owing
tirely Mr. Tmble increased success
increase in receipts from all other sources"
1t to be hoped however that the friends of the endess
will for these orphans poor whom have
always with ubecause any
complications of the Home Let pay the debt which,
and by generous support training
little ones for usefulness in life and for the enjoments of
heaven.
If the Home is be sustained however,
mav be- put beVond W aGno @n r m s0a
modc efforts Whether it shall be the agency eecually
pOyed by Mr. Trmbe plan that shall generally
reach the churches whether shall be both combined
leave the Convention to determine.
continued kindness and generosity of the Naons the
towards the Home Several Lodges have adopted orphan
whom they agree support the Home The such sup
port at the present time about dollars per
We earnestly recommend this method of aiding the Home
W. s WEBB, Secretary
By of the Convention the by
j. Hambern connection with the report the Board
ordered be printed Convention as
follows:
STATEMENT SUPPLEMENTAL TO THE REPORT OF
THE TRUSTEES OF THE ORPHANS HOME.
The undersigned respectfully submit the following state
with special reference supposed necessity of aenat
ing the Home from this Convention:
We believe that the action of majority pre-
the transfer of the Home the Maons prompted BY
best of motives their part and that suspicion
whatever believe that they designed unfairly
the Home from the Baps The men who introduced that
pabe of such motives and intentions Their long and jealous
abors orphans of this Home even when they had no
thought of its being anything else than Baptist Institution
tords the least suspicion that they could to bear each
erous or ignobe par, as Trustees on the Board
Without being called requested manner
tary express the foregoing due these gentlemen
must be SAID also OF member who voted with them
this question At the time did humbly question
wisdom o Of their judgment and the popey Of their action
First just at that time sharp persecution being wage
number the that
Home should have only Baptist for superintendent, that it
should be exclusively under the control of Bap
religious These structures necessarily unpleasant
those Trustees who Bapst who members
other religious bodies and doubt increased the suspicion
had perhaps already frequently occurred Them and Others
whether the Home could be supported under the control of the
Baptists.
Second The expenses already incurred and the
which still coming for settlement the failure
Secretary special raise funds in the State
suitable his appeals for funds
through the press and the apparent inability all obi
cations well DID, by the income of Bro Trimbes
naturally suggested the idea of failure the minds
many
These suggest may have had influence enough
precpta the in regard to the alienation of the Home
But that the financial year has closed respectfully ask
LAS not under such circumstances comparison
With last year. former year. been highly satisfactory? For
and above the usual and of the
Home have nearly completed for which have paid in cash
hus 977 56 This building counting the donations of
abor lumber &c. has actually $4,000 1t is 90
by 70 feet three stories high divided into "a small and
cry large roomsal nicely plasteed and will accommodate if
d for sleeping purposes at least 125 orphans This edifce
the supervision of Maj Herrod point of ee
durability of the best in the whole South and