The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1883-08-02
Dedication of the Orphans Seminary.

Standing two or three ehundredyards
From the depot at Clinton are three
buildings dedicated as the home OF
orphans. The structures are three OF
the most attractive in the town; but
far more interesting and attractive is
the labor OF love carried on within.
Looking from the railroad you see first
the original Orphanage, then Faith
Cottage. then the Seminary for or
phans. The last. built OF concrete
cemented. is the handsomest as we'll
as the newest and most capacious OF
the three. 1t is capable OF accom-
modating two hundred children. This
building was formally dedicated on
last Saturday. The exercises were
held in the chapel of the new Seminary
which seats between two hundred and
five hundred persons. and which was
full of earnest listeners. On enteringthe
chapel the attention OF the visitor Is
arrested by handsome mural tablet
OF marble. Just TO the left of the recess
at the end OF the chapel. III which
stands the lcctern. The tablet bears
this inscription: ''The Thornwell
Seminary for Orphans commentaries
the pure and loving heart OF that most
illustrious man. james Henley Thorn
we'll. D. D.. born Dec. 9th, 1912, died
August ], 1861.
orphaned in early childhood, but led
ND to mans estate by those who saw
his native worth, he was himself ever
ready to lift up the needy and to share
his goods with others.
His works attest his glorious intellect.
but this Orphanage shall record the
depth OF his warm and sympathetic
nature.
Freely We have received:
Freely give"
An interesting dedicatoTy sermon
was preachedby the Rev. Jas. Fl. Thorn
we'll. after which the President, Rev.
w. P. Jacobs. explained how the work
of building the Seminary had been ac-
complished. We were most interested
in this statement. He said there are
now at the Orphanage between forty
and fifty boys and girls, Us many as
can be accommodated in the two build
ings first erected. As many as fifty
other orphans have applied for admis-
sion. Two years ago the board OF
visitors felt the Importance OF prQcu'-
ING more ample accommodations, and
it was proposed shat a seminary be
built. The money WAS wanting, but
they began working OH faith, rs in the
case of each of the other buildings.
The boys began to haul the material
as best they could before dollar was
contributed. The amount OF the first
contribution was fifty cents. given by
the aged widow OF the sainted man
whose name the Orphanage bears. On
Monday morning OF each week there
was not sufficient money in the
treasury with which to pay the work
men for that week; but the gifts came
in as the work went on, and the hands
received their pay regularly at the end
of the week. The Seminary is COM
plete with the exception of Il little
painting, and this work costing three
or four thousand dollars has been ac-
compliShed in ewo years. This is a
sublime example of what can be done
by faith. The capacity OF the Orphan
age is considerably enlarged, and the
president is better able to carry on the
humane work to which so much OF his
life has already been devoted. Mr..
Jacobs has done, and is doinga noble
work, and he richly deserves the SYM
pathy and assistance OF the orphans
friends. He says, almost. every report
OF the treasurer shows an empty treas
uYy; and! yet these fifty little mouths
are to be fed, and; these. fifty little
bodies to be clothed. Daily the gifts
come in aid daily the labor of love
goes on--shouil the gifts; cease TO come
fhe work could not continue.