Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-02-16
Sunday RtadtH8,
EDITED BY REV. f. Il. LEEPER'
A Remarkable Charity.
BY II. IL. Il.

man and wife named Jennings.
They are both uHeducated and poor.
The man is Il farmer who labOrS regu-
larry in the field, tilling the earth
with his own hands, and the wife
does all her own work about the
house, being unable to afford any
"help." They dwell in a little two
rOomed cabin and do not SO much as
own home, the land they cultivate
being rented, and the crop made year
by year on lien. These people have
no children of their own, but in the
remarkable goodness of their souls
they have adopted, from time to time
during the last ten or twelve years,
no less than eight orphans! And
these are not the offspring Of relatives
thrown upon their hands, but found
lings and those whose parents would
not properly care for them. They
have been taken, too, in infancy or
early childhood, the eldest being now
twelve years of age, and the young
est an infant of a few months, recent
~ left by night 1T their door. These
eight little children have thus been
taken voluntarily and cheerfully, are
tenderly nursed and cared for by their
foster parents, and live together in
affection and peace as happy fami-
~. Mr.. Jennings and his wife seem
to take great pride and pleasure in
them, and rejoice in discharging the
remarkable trust which Providence
has thus committed to them. They
do not complain of their burdens, nor
do they beg for assistance, but cheer
fully do what they can for the support
of this large family, and gratefully
and approximately accept any help
that is freely given them.
For several years past, friends &C
quainted with their noble and unob
trusive charity have sought to bright
en- the lives of the children by send
ing them presents on Thanksgiving
Day and Christmas. But such gift
have never been sought, either b.
advertisements, circulars, or persona
appeal. Within few days past, tw'
young ladies, whose hearts wer
touched by the sweet benevolence Q
these simple hearted country people
have taken it in hand to provide q
least a home for this wonderfr
orphanage, and soliciting funds fo
that purpose they have met wit
ready response from the citizens
Spartanburg City, so that next yea
Mr.. and Mrs. Jennings will doubles
have permanent abode and land
cultivate without the expense of rem
But the suggestion did not come frOl
them they had expected to strugg
onas before, with their little cab
and rented farm, and have not as y
been told by these young ladies of Il
assistance intended. No doubt, hoy
ever, they will receive it with Il
same pious gratitude with which tn
have accepted the children put up
their hands.
This simple statements OF fat
shows how much good can be do
with small means where there is t
true spirit of benevolence. To p
serve eight infants from suffering a
degradation aud train them up
lives of industry, virtue, and piety
work worthy of a lord, and yet il
being successfully performed by t
plain laboring people, that have no
ing under Providence to depend up
but their generous hearts and will
hands. How many Others in bet
circumstances could do as much q
far more if they had only the wi
"As we have therefore Opportuni
let US do good unto all men,
And what a beautiful illstration
genuine Christian charity this
Our blessed Savior came into
world to rescue lost men and lift tn
IN to everlasting life. He conside
no personal sacrifice or toll or p
too great to accomplish this end.
rescue the perishing, to relieve
suffering, to help the needy, to RI
the fallen-this was the one purE
and aim of his earthly life SO fal
man was concerned. And thus
exemplitied the spirit and shara
Of Christianity, the religion he ca
to propagate. If, therefore, the IS
mind that was in him be in us,
too will open our hearts, our han
and our homes to the destitute
helpless among our fellow being
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