The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1892-12-21
NLL ARP.
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lfMr. Kiser never does anything moro
Tor charity than the giving Of 3lO,GO to
found an orphan asylum, this alone en-
titles him to the respect OF mankind. But
he will do moro. Just let rich man
once break loose from an absorbing do
sire to pile up money and twine biz heart
strings like the tendrils Of vine around
some noble work, and his charity will
grow upon him. Charity is like tree
foil plant, the higher it grows the more
it nOurishss the ground it feeds upon.
The love Of making money IL no sin.
1t iss trait natural and God given to
every man and is the Key to our support
and our independence, but lta tendency
is to become an abaorbing habit that
drifts into selfshnsss and dries up the
spring Of love and kindness. The love
OF money makes man mlser ana
"misern means wretched, miserable.
coyetous-but the love OF making it is no
sin, Large fortunes can be made honest
ly and they have benefited the world far
more than the small ones. They have
covered the earth with railroads and the
ssas with ships. The have hecksd tho
land with asylums and colleges anc hos
pitfalls and factories, without which hu-
inauity would suffer. The greatest haz-
ard about getting rich is in tbs way it is
done-ths TEN ptstisn to do it-by unfair
means. II Jay Gould accum ulatad by
wrecking others he will 90 down in his
tory a. q monster, but there are many
millionaires who made their fortunes by
honent diligence. They are entitled to our
respect-more especially If they do some
great or good work with part Of their
earnings. Some work that will live after
them and be blessing to mankind. l
said that Mr.. Kissr would not stop at the
$4,000 for the orphans home. 1t ls TOO
large q gift to lose and the more he thinks
about it the more he will give to mako it
q success. Rich men never yet reconciled
to failures in any enterprise. know
man who gave s., 900 to start little school
for poor girls. He was not given TO char
ity and only did this to please bis wife,
but it loosened him up, and before it vas
spent he made it $4,000 and in few
months he made it $4,000 and in year
or so be doubled 1t aud by the time the
beautiful buildings we're going up he on
larged tho plans and made his gin 3l0O,
GOO. That man who had never cherished
a thought or desire outside OF making
money, actually became no: interested in
the school that he would almost daily
climb the hill and take his rest In the
recitation room and listen for an hour to
tho exercises Of the girls and take COM
fort. Yes, for an hour he would enjoy
the mysteries OF chemistry and sstrono-
my aud algebra and other sciences about
which he knew no mole than little
school boy. But the work of his life was
there and in his will he LEFT $4,000 moro
to insure it's success.
Now Mr.. Kiser is not that man nor
like him, for l learn that he has long been
making his charities but still it is true
around that orphans home. There is no
public institution in the land that sweet
ems charity like an orphanage. There II
no appeal to our humanity 80 strong and
vet 10 tender as the helplessness of an
orphan child. Mr.. Inman has made .
similar donation for another orphans
home in Atlanta, and there are cheerful
signs Of q growing philanthropy in the
Sunny South when the Agnes Scott In
stituto was dedicated. DR.. Gambler talked
earnestly and eloquently about tho mani
icert gift, and turning to Mr.. Scott who
sit behind him, shrinking from the praise
that had been sho Wered upon him, said
"stand up lmy friend, stand up and let
those people see the hsighth and breadth
Of q man who can give $lOe, 600 to coll
legs for girls and still live"
But Mr.. Scott did not stop. During
the pant year ho has added $5O, 600 moro
to the institution and will keep on az
long as he lives. How much OF daily
charities these men bestow will never be
known, but it 10 constant, patient and
untiriug. Indeed the people Of Atlanta
are generally liberal TO all good works
and are we'll organized to care for the
poor, the friendless and the unfortunate.
This is the bost stock know OF. We
have got little in the orphanags at Clin-
ton and it brings good dividends all the
time. That is the most wonderful insti-
tuition on this continent-an orphanAge
that started less than twenty years ago
with half a dollar, and now has enc hun
dred and twenty pupils and four large
stone cottagea, memorial hall, semi
nary building, printing house, library,
farmers lodge, laundry, and is erecting q
chronological building and all these srs
of stone with metal roofs. Everything
solid and enduring. There is farm OF
one hundred acres attached and here are
taught farming, carpentering, black
smithing, shoe making, painting, print
ing, bookbinding, electrotyping, tele-
graphy and photography, besides giving
each pupil the essential elements OF q
good education, And all this goes on
from mouth to month without dollar
that il certain or in sight. It 10 as near q
work OF faith as can DO established in this
world. The monthly magazine that Is
edited by DR.. Jacobs and printed by the
boys gives the name Of every contribu-
tor for every month and just N the num-
| bsr Of pupils increase the donations in
crease and the work goes on aud the
plant snlarges every year. Five dollars
. month will feed and clothe an orphan
and it is real comfort to church or
Sunday School or an individual to have a
little stock over there. There is no sub
scription liat, no obligation, no nothing
but to send five dollars month II you
can spare it. I see that Cyrus AcCor-
mick, of Chicago, kespa on helping about
the buildings. Tho orphanage 10 big
thing for Clinton. It is the pct Of the
town. Every month seer wagon loads OF
supplies going out from the stores ana
they are givon, not sold. Giving to the
orphanage is az much habit in Clinton
ss giving to tho church, and it has made
her people broader and better. wish
ne had one at Oartersville-just little
one to wake us all up, have peculiar
6yIupdL iOE VI plouof ~ e"oosOo'
memories are tho little stories that my
mother told me in my childhood about
her life in an orphanage in Savannah.
How her parents aAd kindred were oil
taken by the peEtilence and she was left
little friendless wait and was found by
the sisters of charity who cared for and
loved and protected her all her young
life. I never had grandmother, W hich
MAS mighty hard on mo, but it would
have been harder still if had never had
mother, wouldn't it? 1t troubled me
when was little boy to think what
would have become of me if the pestllence
had have taken her away whom it took
her parents.
Now Christmas is near at hand. Let ur
all do something for somsbody, especi-
ally for tho poor and frisndless, and may
all such good men as Mr.. Kiser and Mr..
Inman and Mr. Scott aud DR.. Jacobs live
long and prosper. Nay others follow
when they lead and may we all be good
enough to msot with them on the other
side Of the river and shake hands and
rejoice is my hope and prayer.
BILL ARP.
P. S.-Doat forget the orphans a. Clin-
ton. Address DR.. William P. cobs,
Thornwell Orphanage, 8. c.
Lana to ErskIpe and Wofiord.
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