The weekly clarion., 1881-05-26

f seheIaIons that such men died To defen,
their liberties
an Appeal for the Natchez Protest.
ant Orphan Asylum.
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After lapse of many wears Of trials and sx
PefleAce IN the effort to support and perpet
uAt9 one OF The Oldest aud uoblest institution 5
"a thls STATE, viz The Natehsz Protestant Or.
pHNH \ ~ utn, the mana gers of the same are
| urged ey the greatest Of necessities 10 suhmi,
- dPpcat TO the people Of Mississippi We
zen you N the most direct mAnncr. that the
inmates o. our Asylum are in want immedi-
"'e i1e4p Is required, IN order that We NAV be
enabled 70 feed ard clothe them We have
heretofore, for the last sixty-fve wears, been
Aoie TO support the ASYLUM. by calling upon
our Peop ie,lcitiEens OF NAtchezl for such msan rs
| As we required and they have alwavs given
without question, freely and literally. With
IN the las few years, the Grand Lodge Of Ma
sons the Grand Commandery of Mississippi
| 'he masonic Lodges of this city and a few
other Masonic Lodges of Mississippi, and the
| eluzens OF Vicksburg have given us substan-
| tlal aid With these exceptions the CITY of
! Watcher, or rather her citizens have borne the
| Thtlre responsibility, cheerfully and willing
! ~ Our doors have been open at all times for
me reception Of inmates from all parts OF this
STATE and we have orphans now from various
sections thereof, Numbering fully forty or
more, Tour OF whom only are from Matched
| ~ APAV9S anu luuoCent Ieil0W creatures, look
ing Tor their support, and moral and religious
training, to the managers of the NatcheZ Prot
estant Orphan Asylum
1t being the only Protestant Asylum in the
state and as our funds are nearly exhausted
ana our friends having no lon. er the same
ahllty aud means as in the past, necessity COM
peis us to call upon the charitably inclined
| WITHIN the limits of this State to come TO our
assistance and relief The question of sup
porting these helpless inmates flesh Of our
nesh and bone of our bone ought to be a
most sacred and willing duty. the perpetuA-
tIoh of which, should actuate all TO take a hand
In glylngus their encouragement and support.
We therefore in the name of Humanity, in the
name OF our State pride, call upon all minis
ters OF the various congregations, the officers
OF all the various Orders and Benevolent |
Societies, and others, where there may not /
exist any of the above Congregations, Lodges /
or Societies, to take steps to organize societies /
within their bounds for the purpose of
Obtaining regular contributing members |
making the dues payable monthly Mt the rate
OF ten GEMS per month for each and every |
member of the respective societies, which dues
should be sent regularly every quarter.
10 facilitate the organization of these aux
iliary societies we would respectfully suggest
that permanent officers say a President, Vice
President Treasurer and Secretary, should be
elected to serve one year, and also twelve
collectors for each society to collect the dues
every month, each taking month respective.
ly, thus making the collection of dues syste.
matte well as insuring the prompt cOllec-
ton thereof. We do not mean to imply that
this should be the manner of forming the aux
i,ary societies. but simply point out one Of
the ways of accomplishing the sacred purpose
1t Is of the utmost Importance to act at once,
and permit US to ask you TO impress the fact
upon the minds of those whom you may asso-
ciate with yourselves, of the great necessity
of paying their dues promptly, and see that
the quarterly returns aud collections are
promptly made to our treasurer. We would /
further suggest that you make the hrst col |
o. fanfa for. ana 3 fta
future collect your dues monthly, thereby en- |
ablug the Managers to realize enough to |
enable them to 60 ahead in their self-impOscd /
duty without suffering to the helple IS inmates /
of the asylum. If it is possible to impress /
you anv further as to our necessities, we
would inform you that the fence around our
asylum needs renewing, the floor in the dining |
room is rotten. and the house Tor the safe /
we have been precluded from restoring, owing /
to the lack of means. Again, let be per-
mitfed to appeal to your generous impulses, /
to act promptly, AMI thus enable us to dis /
charge our Obligations.
Our demands upon the individual are so /
small (ten cents per month) as to induce us TO /
believe, If ycu but exert yourselves in the /
least, yOu will be enabled with YOUR efforts to /
make the Na,chez Protestant Orphan Asylum |
a model in nstitution, and thereby, net only dis
charge a most sacred duty to the human fami-
ly, but also enable us to admit applicants in
greater number than heretofore. We feel JUS
tilted in believing that the good people will /
give to this, our frst appeal, either By circular
or traUeIiug solicitors to them, such a response
as Will reflect honor and pride upon them
selves. When we look around md see what is
being done elsewhere in aid of similar insti-
tutiOns, we cannot but feel encouraged with
he thought and hope, that people will not
be found wanting. We would hereby inform
1ur fellow citizens that at our last annual
meeting April q, 1881, we elected the follow
ing gentlemen, we'll known business men, rep
the various protestant denominu-
ions and Israelites in our city to serve as an
Advisory Committee whose capacity and in
egrity will enable us TO do still better in the
'uture Submitting this with full confidence
n your ability to do someting for the Natchez
Protestant Orphan Asylum, ma awaiting your
,arly action,
We have the honor TO be yours, respectfully, d
ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
sAM'L ULLMAE Z. GEo. DELAP
los. y. CARPENTER, JOHN A. DICKS,
)R X c. JEFFRIEs. Cos J. BAHIs,
:. T. CHAMBERLAIN, B. PENDLETON,
(. S. DIXON, HENRY FRANK.
OFFICERS.
MRs. AGXEs TZoD. 1st Directress
Mrs. A. L. WILSON, I'd Directress,
Mas. JOHN FLEMING, Treasurer,
Mrs. K. S. MINOR, Secretary. I