The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-24

The superintendent had twenty-five
hogs which he expected TO Kill, but he
killed only eight out Of the lot, making
about l.20O pounds Of pork. The negro
thieves in the neighbOrhOod stole the
others. Two old cows and five calves
more OF such worthless destroyers Of the
bitches and drains Of the county, which
We would be well rid Of at the same
ngures- One Of the farm mules is old
ana unit for service. and / recommend
chased.
There were ninetv-one boys at Bethesda
on April J. Thirty-fOur boys left and
5wenty-two have been admitted since my
last report.
The health Of the boys has been, as
usual, excellent. there having been viz
tually no sickness during the past year
Inc total cost of maintaining Bethesda,
including new fences. furniture. etc, for
the year was SO. 1898.
There have been no changes in the Off
GERS and employees, other than the resig-
nation OF Mr.. Lowry. Supt. Chaplin, af-
ter eighteen years service, is not weary
in the discharge OF the duties Of his I'M
portant Office The other officers, and also
tne employees, have given entire satisfae-
ton.
Rev. seaborn Smith of the Methodist
Episcopal church. has conducted religious
services at Bethesda during the past few
months. Mrs. Ferguson and her sons and
daughters have continued their labors in
the Sabbath school Messrs. Lawton &
cunningham and Messrs Lester 4 Rave
mel, attorneys, and DIR. Duncan and other
physicians of the Savannah hospital have
given their professional services free Of
It would be advantageous to Bethesda
to have physician visit and inspect the
Orphan house and its Inmates at stated
intervals, and respond TO calls made upon
him in cases of emergency. Since the
death of DR. Dupont of Isle of Hope, there
has been no physician in regular atten-
dance at Bethesda. Probably some men,
Der Of the board may be able TO secure
the services of a physician who would
be. willing to give little of his time to
this charity.
Our membership requires recruiting. and
L hope every member will consider himself
especially charged with this duty. There
are hundreds of citizens who would gladly
contribute to the support of the Bethesda
orphan house if they were asked to do so.
The committee on books and accounts
report that $40 is due the society by its
members for dues, and suggest that the
treasurer be instructed to make an es-
pecial effort to collect the same. The
committee also states that the system of
books kept is susceptible of Improvement
on books and accounts be authorized to
institute more modern and improved
plan.
l refer you to the treasurer's report for
full details of the receipts and expendi-
lures for the year.
Thanking you for your continued conf
dence and support in the Office to which
you nave so often elected me, i am, yours
respectfully, j. II. Estill.
on motion of Mr.. Thomas BaIlantyne, it
was resolved that committee be appoint
ed TO wait upon Mr.. Spencer NJ. White and
the Savannah operate Association and
request that the Chimes of Normandy
Of the funds of the Bethesda Orphan
House The president appointed Messrs.
Ballantyne, d. r. Thomas and r. b.
heppard, the committee.
On motion of Mr.. S. b. Adams a com
mittee to solicit members was created.
and the president appointed Messrs. Adj
ans, l.. A. Falligant, NJ. D., and E. w.
Cubbedge for that purpose
Col; r. d. Walker nominated Col. ]. II.
Estln Tor president Of the society and he
was unanimously reelected.
Mr.. d. r. Thomas was unanimously
reelected vice president
capt, John Riley was unanimously
elected treasurer in place of Mr. H. W.
Cowan, who declined a reelection.
Mr. w. X. Wilkinson was unanimously
reelected secretary
Hon. r. Il. Lester was made an honorary
manager
The president announced the following
appointive officers:
Managers-Thos Banantyne, r. b. Rep
pard, Samuel Herman. E. f. Lowell, s. p.
Hamilton, ]. A. @. Carson, Samuel b.
Adams, C. II. Dorsett, Z. w. Cubbedge.
Honorary Managers-Geo. S. Owens, A.
r. Layton, r. d; Walker, G. NJ. sorrel,
VIM. Rogers, r. E. Lester.
StewaTds-zJOhn J. Fernandez. R. p.
Lowell, H. J. Sutcliffe. A. S. Nichols II
w. Cowan, Walter +. Coney, r. d. Latti-
eph W. Jackson.
The society then proceeded to the stand
under the oaks. Rev Richard Webb opened
the exercises with prayer.
Rev. j. O. A. Cook, pastor of Trinity NJ.
r. church, then delivered the annual adj
dress.
MY theme" he said, grows out of
the history of this, the Oldest
charity in America, conceived in
the, heart of the great-souled Whit
neld. prosecuted and completed UNI
oratory and untiring zeal il stands to-
day, after the lapse of a century and
a half an imperishable monument to
the great moral principles that underle
true success in human endeavor. 1t is
! suggestive. first, of the impulsive force,
the constraining power Of noble purpose
as possible what you propose to do. The
very first element Of success is a purpose,
a well-defined object to be attained, a
clear conception of what you propose to
do. lndefniteness here leads to indecision
of character and paralysis of effort. An
aimlesS life is, in very necessities of the
to start on a journey with no thought
of his destination. You meet a traveller
professedly in business; you ask him
what his business is, he cannot answer
| whose interests he represents, he makes
no reply; where he is going, he meets
the question with a vacant stare. What
man ought to be in the asylum for the
insane
\ "A man DeBlnS 10 Duilu Il mousse ne mas
] selected no site has chosen no plan; he
| just takes here a stone and there brick
and puts them down with the trowel and
mortar by chance. What is the result
! A confused heap-a pile of rubbish. Sc
/ the young man who starts out in the
| world with no settled purpose; Just float
! ing around waiting, like Micawber, fol
something to turn up, viii himself turn
/ up in the penitentiary or poorhouse.
Look al the other side-a man with q
| purpose. He has made up his mind tC
no a
| alton to that work and his drawing to-
I ward it, Possibly he is occasionally
/ drawn aside from this purpose, but wheth-
| er he wakes or sleeps the thought is in
| his mind. He means to be a civil engi
/ neer. That is the one ambition of his life
! Mr. Beecher said il is like a river; it is
/ formed of a thousand little rills in the
mountains. AS you watch 1T sometimes
1 YOU will see little eddies that seem as il
| they had changed their minds and were
/ going back again to the mountains; anC
/ yet all its mighty current flows changeless
| to the sea. If you build a dam across it in
a few hours it will go over 1t with voice
of victory.
IF the tides check st at it's mouth it i:
| only that when they ebb ii can sweep OF
again to its ocean home So with a. boy
| who has made up his mind to be some
| thing in this world. There Will come
] hindrances in the way, temptations L
| change your mind and do something else
I I,1,t tho rirrroza is epftled ii will hire