The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-10-27
Tho Connie Mnxyvcn Orphanye,

Returning from the Edgofield Assoc:a-
ton we spent three hours i'll the growing
| city of Greenwood. State Missions fell into
the hands OF Bishop Forester, and The
Baptist Courier was picked up by Suprrin-
tendent Vuss of the Orphanage. Bro. Vass
was waiting at the depot with his horse
and buggy and carried us out to see some
thing Of the Orphanagc. His buggy was
pretty well loaded with odds and ends,
partly gifts for the children, among these
| gifts bolt OF red flannel. The sun was
| shining very hot and it made lis warmer
| still 10 think of flannel. But then, the
| winter is coming and these children viii
soon need woolcn goods, stockings hats,
&c. 1t is not too Boon for the winter
goods 1t will take some time to gct the ,e
things ready and if any Of our readers in.
tend TO send on winter goods for the chill
Grcn they must hurry up.
The building stands on high ground, in
edge of Il beautiful eal grove 1t is one
story and half high. The rooms, ten or
dozen III number, finished and furnished
are all on first floor. Here we find two
school roCms, dining room, two bath rooms
| closets, two bed rooms large enough for
SIX or eight beds and several smaller bed
| rooms. The beds are neat. clean comfort
able. In the kitchen We found several of
the little girls cleaning up, and putting
! V
! has received sixteen children and within
few days the number will be increased to
| twenty 1t is no tt r)uble to find the chil-
urrn; numbers OF applications have been
received. All the available space could be
filled in Il few days, hit it Is necessary to
go slow. A few children must first be
taken in and trained somewhat, and thes 6
in turn will help TO train the others as they
come III one by one. They arc two or
more boys than girls, and all of them arc
bright and healthy looking children All
are :appy and contented, and easily man
aged. They liavc Il home; they feel a,
home and they do not wish to go back
where they came from. Miss Rachel Rca-
gan is n Charge, and the children love her
as mother. She is assisted by Miss Bet
Il" Ba:kS;Mlc, who il specially charged
with the teaching Bro. Nass was rxcccA-
lngiv fortunate III securing the services Of
these ladies'. 1t is indeed happy family
u delight fUl home, and fortunate will he
those children who here receive their ctlu-
caa0n and training Tor liicS work.
This work has commenced in rca! dead
earnest. For Bro. Fuss it has been Il real
thing for sometime. For mary Of our
people it is not yet an actual fact They
only hear of this work occasionally, they
know very littlc Of what has been done,
aud little Of what remains to lie done.
ne necessities, the :nagnltutc, tic pJ~Si-
bl!lti"s of III" york the; have not dreamed
"'. The Nr!'hanHgy is blessed fact, It is
here With us and here to stay. In !nany
Nays our pcr'Ic may help. Money il
nrrdVd 10 meet curTrnt daily expenses: 20
enlarge The building and capacity. CLOTH
ing will he ncC,ic;l; provisions may hc sent
IA barrel of flour, a ham, sugar, rice
everything needed in The support Of a fam
iiy Bro. NasS has indicated how u sun
day school or a working society or Il
church Gaay help, namely, by supporting
one child. Several Sunday schools are do
!Ng this. \ hoy o. %ir' has been selected
ana the school contributes >iN GCllu9s each
month for TIE ChilGs support \ large
number of children may be provided for
IN tl:iS way. Of one thing the dcMomima-
ion may be sure tn" r;"hl. m;,,! is in Ihc
right place. Ern. Na&> kmows what he is
about, He has sense, jnjGem"mt, religion
He can mNn""c men, money, women and
chIl'r'n.--A. j. s.. Thomas in Baptist
Courier.