The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-07-31
FRIEND TO EDUCATION.

The kingliest man in North Carolina
j. Julian s. Carr. Of Durham.
The Lord did not make mistake
when He allowed such man to accu-
muIatc wealth. for he has used 1t Tor
the benefit Of his fellow man.
\ few years ago Trinity College was
lettering on the verge OF suspension:
There were no funds and it seemed
that the Alma Mater OF 80 many OF our
most useful men. the training schooi
for hundreds Of the most powerful MIN
listers in North Carolina, must 90 down
in gloom. But Mr.. Carr came to the
rescue, together with Mr.. Jas. A. Gray
and Col. J. W. Alspaugh. They as
suuned the financial management OF the
institution and made up the dehclt from
their own purses. Thus was hobie
institution of learning preserved TO pos
terity.
The Greensboro Female College was
tagging. 1t was an institution with a
glorious past. but it was slowly dying
for want of financial support. In us
hour Of dircst need Julian ;. Carr step
ped to the front and started al endow-
ment fund with $4,000 cash. others
followed his example until an amount
was raised sufficient to start the college
along another period of prosperity and
usefulness.
Wake Forest, the Baptist College,
was making an effort to raise It's scnol-
arship and extend its course. Mr.. Carr
came forward and bestowed prlncely
gift.
\ few months ago it was found nee
essary to move Trinity College to Dur
hum in order that its usefulness might
be broadcned. Mr.. Carr gave real es-
tate that was valued at over $50 900.
1t was only few weeks ago that the
trustees of the University were making
an effort to endow Il chair of History,
not only in order to widen the course OF
instruction, but to preserve and perpet-
uate many valuable facts in North Car
olina's history that would otherwise be
lost to the historian Of the future. Mr..
Carr started the endowment fund with
SO, 900. and his example so inspired
other men of wealth that $50, 900 were
pledged. thus making the chair Ger
tainty.
These are his greatest gifts and they
have been heralded far and wide
through the press, but they are by no
means the limit of his generosity. The
fact is that we do not now recall SIN
Gle organized effort made for any good
public cause in North Carolina within
the last five years that has not received
the generous aid of Mr.. Carr. He has
given to the orphans, he has assisted in
the erection of monuments to our SOL
der dead, he has weighted the purse
and lightened the heart of many poor,
disabled Confederate soldier, and he is
now one of the most active projectors
of the soldiers home.
In addition to these, he has done
many deeds of noble kindness which
never came to the knowledge OF the
world. This writer has known him all
his life and he has known hundreds OF
cases where worthy people have been
relieved from distress by Mr.. Carr's
We have known many
Young men who to-day owe their sue
cess in life to his kindly aid, just at the
time when it was needed most.
These things stamp Mr.. Carr as a
public benefactor. There are men i'll
North Carolina who have more wealth
than he, but he is North Cardinals
only great philanthropist. He has not
the biggest purse, but he has got the
biggest heart in the Statc.-Winston