The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-03-19
THE ORPHANS ARE CARED FOR.
And all the children OF Ti.iiafsi Per-
Nv are in Good Esolnes--A HsbiS
Work. Headed ny MeSsrs. ftaai'
mcrs. ncrsc and TcmpIeton 80
Good Act OF the Presbyterian
Gel

William pcrrv. a stone cutter of this village
died last December. leaving la'hlly o! cmit'
,iren in destitute circumstances. Ills wiz
had preceded him 10 the grave ohIy sioi
lime They had no money. ana II seemed aS
if a dark day had set in for their children VINO
were orphans Indeed. ~
Mr. Chalmers, who had ior years giveHH, en-, en- !,
plovmcnt to Mr.. Perry, aud Mr.. Amos Morse
Ind Mr.. W. \. Tcmplcton, OF The IresnEIerh,;n
sunday School, took notice OF thclf nceu! cI!.
cumstanccS, and the Presbyterian SUNDAY
school became interested in their oeiitii
Steps were at once taken TO relieve the iniinc
diate needs Of the children, and they dlu u
good part by them in making permanent pro
vision for each Of them, their eilorts having
resulted as follows:
their own support, and have gone TO work
with Mr. William Gallagher, a farmer III 'he
neighborhood.
| years. has been furnished with good homo
| with Mr.. William McCombs, wcl-to DO 1ar'
mcr, who adopts her as member oi Ills IAN
Miss Fannie Coogler Perry, aged about. eight
years, left last Thursday TO take place IN inc
Thornwcll Orphanage. The expense OF sup
porting her in that institution Will De porn,
| by benevolent men and women III thls VII
| liIec, who have pledged the necessary amount
MasterJa,nes Chalmers Perry, is now In the
care of Miss Clatworthy, where he VIII re-
main until next May, when he VIII ah'tin m o,, o,it
are OF five years, at which time he Will be sem
| 10 tho Thurnwel OrphannSc, where ms SISTER
was sent last Thursday. The expense of keep
| inc him there and ut Miss ClatworthyS VII
be paid by the Abbcvillc Presbyterian sunday
| ScEou!.
| Ana thus it will be seen that all Of the Per
| nv children lIave been nicely cared i,r-al
| though they had no money, and the cold an.
lunfeeling world would have said that they
were iriendlc:s.
such acts on the part OF disintcrestcd Chris
tian people, for the benefit OF helpless chll
dren. who are rich only in having 1000 @gooC
health. q sound mind, ana an uhoisiniSt'eWU st 80
character, are enough to touch the heart {"
| those OF us who look on, while they inspire US
! to hOlicr and better Thoughts.
| The men and women who divlIc thelr scan
means, with these orphan children, ana tht
sunday School children who make their con
| tribu,!ons and offer their prayers for Til" wei
fare OF orphans present an example Wn:CI
must be pleasing in the sight OF HIM Wh'
blessed little children.
| Such acts teach US to think better ol human
nature, while leading us nearer to Hin who Is
Il father to the fathcrless.
| 1t would he well for other Sunday Schools t'
learn something of the workings OF the Able
Vile Presbyterian Sunday School in bchal
| OF the poor, which we have always with Us.
The ladies in each of the congregations III
| this village form q society among themselves
one object Of which is to look TO the relief o
| those who may be in distress, and II Is y mat
ter of note that none arc forgotten. II was
only a few Sundays ago that the collections III
The PRESBYTERIAN Sunday Scho0 were ai'pro
l
who is in destitute circumstances.
| In making weekly contributions tho chill
drcn are taught the duty OF seit,dcnin,, i,,o III;
presses upon them the great Drothcfhooh O.
| the human family.
| To minister TO the sick. to relieve the dc
serving poor, and to help the orphan does
even more good to the gvcr than TO the re
cciver Of such gifts
And one dollar spent in Il practical way fnl
| the benefit of our neighbors does more gooC
|
version of the Chinaman, who at best, is only
! unreliably, or doubtlul!y. converted 10 the
| Christian faith.
These children of William Perry, for al
a debt 10 their bencfactors, whicl
| they can best repay by simply being true Il
themselves. The people who have providet
homes for them. expect no return IN money
mt they do expect each and every one q
| them to seek the highest standards in all tht
relations OF life, and they expect them 10 dis
charge u useful mission among their leiloN
| men.
ness is unbounded, and this people Will evc
look to them hopefully and praycrrully
| Let each ana every one of them do his o.
her duty faithfully.
Let them never do any Of those thing
which would give pain to their friends, ant
| all will be well.
| If thev grow un 10 be useful men and w0
men their generous friends VIII have Just r';i
son for scfcOngratuIat!on, but If they IA!
| short OF the full measure Of their usefulness
effort in their behalf will have berE In vain
and their benef!ctorS can have no other sails
| faction than the pleasure which comes iron
| the recollection OF Il duty conScicDtlously dis
Whatever the final result may he. the Able
| Vile Presbyterian Sunday School will no
have existed without purpose and with0u
good works.
Let those having the children in charge no
| forget their responsibility.