The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-03
THE BAPTIST ORPHAtdGE
SEVENTH ANNUAL MEETING.
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lsIpMAsvILLK. \ Jul Zo.
ghe s.nth anrna, meeting rol
T. + ptI.t g !tsnsge was b.. ri ter.
i -a,,i-. LON. .'attvery few perAot Z
work done here and tn. great lmpcr
lance it CARR. to the Baptist demon.
ipation, sGd others in the State who
feel an interest 10 ibe mstter OF
helping provide for the poor, help
| is. and unfortunate orphans.
About eight years ago the first
work was done for the institution By
wav Of appeal 70 the Baptists through
thu Biblical Recorder. The appeal
soon brought forth fruit In the form
Of liberal dol ations by few leading
B ,ptists OF tue State, aud these do
| nations we're soon followed By others
il raplO succession until there was
soon money enough contributed tC
assure It's friends Of the establish.
ment of tie institution.
slr. j. II. Mills, we'll known in the
State az the Successful manager %
the Oxford Orphan Asylan. st Ok
fo:d, was elected superintendent anu
las been &C.. .ected every year since
tie establishment Of the Institution
in 1886.
There are four orphan homes with
their eating houses besides the nur~
sery building, bni.t by Dennie Sim
mons, Esq, Of WILLIAMSON. n. c.,
WHARF the yer, small children are
cared fer. The houses are occupied
by families nsmed for the persons
Who donated -. meens for bull ing
them. The families are the Mitchell
f.nlty. named for Rev. John Mitch>
Ell ni Wuke Forest; the B'Azs femi-
~, named for Noah Biggs, Esq., OF
Scos.'and Neck; the Watson family,
named FL, the late John Watson,
ESQ. of Warren,.cn; and the Dur
ham named for the Bapt,es1 cnorch IN
Durham. Besides the buii~-: ngs
mentioned there are the lnfirmarv
building built by Mrs. R. D. Elem.
ming of Warrenton, whore the chill
nnn are cared for whom they are
s,ckt the chapel for pubic worship
bv Mrs.. Lea of Chatham county; the
Offices and library Of the general
manager by J. 81. Lasslser' Esq, OF
Henderson; tho industrial b2lldlng
COW in ccurse of erection by meaEs
bequeathed by Mics Faonie Miller, OF
Trinity, and large shelter for pub
lie occasions, with seating sapaci-
ty Of 1, 500, and a bathing house By
MISS Q. C. Lilly Of Fayetteville.
There are now 1873 children iG the
i cstitntion who are divided into fam
lilies of about twenty-five each, pre-
sldod over by q teacher and mat
rcn. Each family is taught SOD
managed separate and distinct from
The others except as they are all nn~
der the management Of the Rener.'
superintendent. TIE site . beau
tifu Que, jn-t mile from Tho'nae-
vile. IL ases are arranged %:
either eide Of beautiful rsvine,
some $50 yards apart end the boys
occupy the houses Oh one side and
the girla the other. Since the estah-
l;sbment Of the institution t,,ere have
been two hundred Children register
ed, end there are large numbers ask
ing for admission still.
The meeting which closed today
was the most harmonious ia the his
tory Of the Institution.
The trustees Reelected Mr.. J. Fl
MilIs superintendent aud planned
for still larger work in the futare.
Rev. R. L. Pstten, of MorRantoo,
preached the annual sermon at IL
o'clock, after which collection was
taken up. There we're exercises hy
toe children, consisting Of songs ard
rec.tations; and in the afternoon the
annual address wae delivered by Mr..
+. E. Billiard, editor of tie SEQ
nd Neck DEMOCRAT. Toe tn4u,e
rom which tb> sermon WAS drawn
IS SELF sacrifice 10 Curist,,n CIV.
:, y; anG il was aDprotr iatel; I'll.
~e1 ny the &C dress, the subject pt
" loh was ''The Haryes: Ahead"
After the address in the afternoon
ttsre was another collection taken
tor the Orpbsnage, and the great con-
course of people, estimated at $500
dispersed. Ali went away highly
4 ho