The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-06-23


Barium Springs In Urgent Need Of
Funds aud Provisions-the Church
! 7ust Arouse Itself In Behalf of Ioo
FatherIess Children Being Cared TO,
| There.
The following letter was not in.
tended for publication but the GOLD
LEAF believes it Guild not do q
greater service than by printing it.
And we ask the favor that as many OF
our exchanges throughout the State
give it publicity as can do so, or else
call attention to the matter in con.
densed form as may suit them best.
The writer is Mrs. Matte L.
Workman. Closing her engagement
(as millinery in Tarboro, she took
advantage of the cheap summer ex-
cursion rate tickets and went to
Barium Springs to visit her three lit
tie boys who are in the Orphans
Home there before returning to Hen
derson.
But her visit has changed all pre-
vious plans for the present as her let
ter explains. She writes to her sister
here and says:
| 1t would make your heart ache to see
the pitiful condition of the Home so
beautiful in it's structure, SO charming in
itssurroundings, so exquisiteIy kept, and
yet it seems that a heart of stone would
melt to see 100 children seated around
| tables with their snow white cloths and
napkins (all aifts) with plate, glass of
water, knife and fork and spoon before
each little man and woman, q plate of
bread, dish of mush constituting the
bill OF fare, shared by Superintendent and
| teachers; and my heart was wrung with
sorrow as the Scripture for the day was
| recited by each one: "Godi,ness nth con-
tent,nent is great GAIN" And they looked so
bright and happy, eating with keen
relish the simple food that the poorest
| in our land would almost turn from.
And yet this is what the church is setting
before this hell less band of little ones
that she has promised to provide for.
on! how little do We appreciate the bless
| lngs OF good wholesome food and how
much is wasted in riotous living, while
these little ones are in want
None of the children are sick. but I
| notice that SO many look pale and thin
| and show the need of nourishing food.
The teachers show the effects of INSULT
Gent nOurishment more than the chill
| dren. They all look wretchedly, and
they will not eat anything that they can
not share with their flock. They pay as
much attention to the table manners as
If they expected them to fill important
places in high life. | havenever seen any,
thing to equal their life of self-denial and
devotion to these father!ess children.
Miss Blanche, the eldest daughter of Mr..
Boyd, is the lOveliest character | ever
knew. For more than year she has
labored without any remuneration, cheer
fully giving her time that the institution
might not run aground. She sleeps in
the boys building and is literally a
mother in every sense to her boys You
have never known any mother more un-
firing in her devotion and labor of love.
NO foot is too dirty for her toiling hands
to wash and bind up the stumped Toes
each little one is petted and kissed till
the bruises are forgotten in the love and
tenderness lavished upon them When |
look at her | always feel like singing
'Pralse God from whom all blessings
flow, and although my own dear boys
have less in the way of food than ever
dreamed they could have, l would rather
have them here with the Cody and re-
have them elsewhere surrounded bv
plenty.
l expect to take the agency for the
paper Our Fdtherless Ones, published here,
and | shall leave no stone unturned to
STIR up the people and arouse them to /
full sense OF their duty and privilege that
God has placed in their power Ofcourse
l shall not ask any remuneration for my
services. 1t is all have SO l cheerfully
give my time. | shall visit each conere-
CATION in the State soliciting subscrip-
tons to the paper and organizing or
phans' aid societies that will contribute
monthly whatever they can, so there
Will be some regularity in donations, &c.
The society will be required to send a
delegate each year to an annual confer
ence to be held at the Home, and thus
keep in touch with theinstitution and it's
work. Mr.. Boyd was delighted with the
suggestion and accepted my offer very
gratefully. So for the next two months |
l belong to the Home, and you will see
me in Henderson in its interest before |
very long.
Do try and see if you can't get W an
entertainment and go around among the |
merchants and see if you can't get Gona-
tons of any kind. You cannot realize
the restitution OF the Home, and it seems |
a crying shame to let it go down as it |
has.
The manager only receives a salary OF |
100 per month and the teachers from |
$500 to $12 so. SO you see how ex-
penses have been cut aud one or more of |
Mr.. Boyd's daughters always work
gratis. On! if the people could only feel
that some of their children may be here
some day surely they would go to work
and by some act of self denial send help.
Tell MIR. Shaw to read this appeal from
the pulpit, and get the children to work.
Don't stop till You can send help and as
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