The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1886-04-01

know there IS uat another man p the world
a. ulee as oar Superintendent
Il has been more than three hundred
years since >lr Matter Raleigh >hlp land
al on Roanoke Island and during all these
years the state has contained orphans who
had uo near relatives and who have h>>cu
thrown ou the cold charities Of the world
After a long time. opposed strcnuously bX
some The asylum for the insane was es-
tahllshed 10y :he state. An appropriation
for thI> purpose was defeated ST the ISIS
session II the legislature and afterwards
another blil Was introduced during the
same session and Hon james {. Dobbln,
Speaker Of the House, took the floor and
made an eloquent speech IN favor OF the
measure and by the effect OF his speech
the bill was passed Prof. shepherd well
says that this speech constitutes an uu-
FADING memorial q his aJcstic cloquence-
Although the insane We're then provided
for, and an institution fo- the deaf dumb
and blind was built. il did not occur to
the legislators that the State owed /, dat.
10 the orphans of the state
Ii was not until / So that ans plan VAS
matured To take care of the orphans, and
then the Masons the state viii always
owe them Il debt of gratitude for assuming
It's duty and doing what it ought to do
started the Orphans Asylum AT oxford.
Let US not forget that Mr.. J. II. Mills was
the originator OF the proposition to estab
llsh this asylum and that he devoted a
number of his best years to making II
success This ought to be IN "unfading
memorial" of his love for the orphans and
the cause of humanity. II was under Mr..
MIlls's management that ;hc State first
aided this Institution by an appropriation
2 Ia. ,l,..t.
OF years ii was successfully conducted
without State aid.
About two wears ago Dr. b. + Dixon
was elected, upon Mr.. Mills resignation, to
the uperintendency of the Institution and
III that short time he has SO won the love
of the children, the confidence and esteem
of the people of oxford, the respect, ad
mlratlon and cooperation of the people
throughout the State, that every tongue
speaks his praise. \ man of medium stat
ure, beard nearly brown covering his face,
a kind and thoughtful eye, a sympathetic
mouth, an erect carriage in which gentle
ness shows itself-such man is DR.. Dixon
But if | did no more than describe his ap-
pearance that would not suffice. He is,
first chrlstian-a christian gentleman,
than which when you have said this of Il
man nothing more need be said is the
highest need of praise that can be given.
He is Il medical doctor and before he
became superintendent of the Asylum,
enjoyed large practice at Kings Noun
tain He is also preacher-a local
preacher of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South, and can preach as good a sermon
as you want to hear. Combining the heal
ing of diseases and the preaching of Him
who healed souls with much tact of the
right kind and a big heart and sound head
he Is emlnently and peculiarly fitted for
the position. The poor orphans of the
State will be guided and led by him into
| the ways of industry, application, morality
and christianity Thus the people of North
Carolina, after nearly three hundred years
of neglect Of duty, are fulfilling their
moral Obligation to the poor orphan chill
drcn.
Every man is III danger of becoming sell
fish and sordid and hard hearted, and if
any man finds himself growing more sell
| fish, let him take the train and spend a
| day in the oxford Orphan Asylum. His
| sympathies will be broadcned, his heart
will glow with love, and he will return
better citizen, Il kinder father, and more
| devoted husband.
There is no need to urge the people Of
| North Carolina to be liberal in their con
| tributions to this Asylum. They only need
| to be told that there is need of their money.
| Let every father who reads this CHRONICLE
run his hand in his pocket and send Dr.
| Dixon dollar. 1t will do the orphans
good, but not the least good such a gift
| will accomplish is the blessedness that will
come to the giver. Try it, and if you have
| time run over and spend day III the
Asylum.