The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-04-12
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Tho Orphans.

! SreC ttlt 50 small an audience greet
cd Mr.. Caughnan on tho occasion
Of his recent lecture in our town III
nohalf of tho Palmetto Orphan
Home, located ut Columbia. Ali
efforts in SO noble u cause should
receive proper encouragement, and
the absence of good ritizons at such
a time is certainly calculated to pre-
dnce the impression that lukc-warm
ncsss ana cold-hcnrtcIncss exist il
regard to Il subject that should com.
mend Itself without advocacy. Tu
those who wcrenotp"cscntt to hear the
lecture referred t., the writer dc
SircS to address few words. The
Palmetto Orphan Home is located in
the city Of Columbia, and is under
the supervision of IL local board of
directors. composed of some Of tho
best citizens OF tho place. It's
President is DIR. J. w. Parker, long
AMI fav"rably known us SUP erirtcn-
dcnt of the State Ihlnatic Asylum.
AMI cmincMUy qurlilicu for SO re
SponSib,o and sacred trust. The
orphan children in the institution
arc under the control and care OF &,
worthy lady, Mrs. NJ. NJ. Lvncs, who
discharges the aruuous duties of the
position without remuneration, pc
cmiary OF otherwise, an;l who thus
exhibits IL spirit Of self sacrifice and
christian bcncvolcncc that is rarely
met with in these degenerate times
SO much for The government of the
the institution
At first thought it would hardly
seem necessary in II civilized con- :
munity to plead tho cause of the
orphan. Indeed it would appear to
be al ct Of snncrcroEation ut nny
p0lH" III on" Sammy s:uuth to make
IN appeal in behalf Of the orphans
OF the dead heroes Of orr lost con.
icd"racy. The home in Culum
Ina was more especially designed for
TINS very class Of orphan children.
the living representative Of those
Sailantmcn who gave up their lives,
IN defence Of their country. How
much moro appropriate would it b,
tn dcsiSt from the building Of monu,
mcnts OF marble and stone. and use
the monies collected therefor in
educating and raising up to lives OF
honor and usefulness those living
monuments left lis rs Il sacred hcri
taEc by those who died that we
might I've. The orphans Of conrclcr.
ate soldiers arc a solemn charge to
those OF their comtrymcn who sur
vlvcd them. and the stern duty de-
wolves upon those survivors to see to
it that their charge is not neglected.
Monuments and memorial tablets
may impress the superficial observer,
but they do not put bread in tho
mouths of the thousands OF PENN
less boys and girls who were cast
upon the cold charities Of the world
by the vicissitudcs Of war, and who
now fill many Il cOmfOrtlcss hut and
novel. These same orphan children
appeal to rs all TO come to their re
lief. The Home in Columbia is at
the present time providing and car
ms for between twenty and thirty,
hui lis usefulness and its maintcn
anrc is likely 10 be seriously impaired
unless the kind hearted nad patriotic
people OF our state so it's slccor II
IS wholly kept up by voluntary con
tributiuns, and whenever these cease.
the institution cannot bt maintained.
1t can not be believed that SO noble
a' enterprise will be allowed to de
cay and pass out Of existence. 1t
cnmot be believed that the native
citizcns of South Carolina will fail
to come to the support of a cause SO
holy and righteous as this is.
Fellow citizens of Fairfield county,
can You tnrn II deaf car to tho cries
of the orphans Can you not give
something to shield them from the
mlscrics Of povertyP 1t is your
duly to do whatever your means will
allow. and your contributions, how
ever small, will gladden. hearts, and
cause smiles to appear, where proba-
bly, sorrow and suffering arc alone
now depicted VISITOR.