The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-04-19
CAROLS Work For
Colored Children.
An Industrial Home For
Them is Now on Foot.

Rev. Richard Carroll. who is one Of
shs foremost mea Of his race in the
Ssa,e. aaa one who is devotiog bis
energies 10 the uplissiog Of the negro
has suoceeded in Interesting some
northern friends 10 ao undertaking
which il perfected will mean much to
the coiorsd people
The project is to establish an indus.
frial home fos negro children under the
are 81 1e. Yesterday the Carpenter
nlace, two miles east of town. was
bought from Col. F 81. McMasser,
aeent for Mrs. Carpenter. of California,
relic. Of the late Judge Carpenter.
This tract costaias 80 acres of fue
land. and lies on the left of the road
abeas quarter Of mile beyond ZIP,
worth orphapage, and near the Old
convent. ooo
Tue property is valued at $4,000,
and sha money fer the purchase was
donated by MIS-. E. b. Little. OF
Bloomsbnrg. Pa. who with her has,
hand .Judse Little. is visiting 10 the
e;tv ,. On her return north from Florida
Jndes Little is nearly 80 years Old
and has sou on the beech in Penn
syl7ania He has travelled extensively
Of late years, but is very much pleased
with Columbia, and may hereafter
spend his winters here Instead OF 10
California, as he had intended.
There are 20 houses of any conse.
ousoce o. the place, which is said to
he excelsensly adapted for farming
nurposes. Tue bulk OF the property
Hes back from The public road, having
bus q narrow frontage.
..The South Carolina Industrial
Home for Colored Boys and Girls"
has :bus gotten . good start. It is
aoped that buildings will be erected by
the fall aud the work of caring for
little negro children begun. As the
name implies they are to recel7e q
Soyraetical education. The tract of land
aii.l be devoted to farming in order to
tsash the boys: there will be shops Of
various kinds: aud the girls will also
be ,auehs how to be useful and tidy.
No creed will be taught, but Christian
siniiuences will be thrown arcaDd the
inmates Of the school. None bat com
peient teachers. irrespective OF color,
will be employed.
The promoter of this undertaking IS
che Rev. Richard Carroll, negro
nrsaches eff tie Baptist feith. He was
chaplain of The Tenth volunteer infan-
sry, and has visited Cuba, and is
interested 10 the people Of those
islands. Oas Of bis pet schemes is to
bring Is or 20 Cuban children to this
country aud give them the advantages
of Christian, Industrial education.
Another feature Of the undertaking
will De a bone for old time, aete bel
IAN colored preachers, too old to care
for themselves. Funds are now 90
hand for this purpose.
Ghsp ain Carroll purposes to have 10
sbs fusure building for summer
,sonsentions and conferences OF preach
ss.s and Christian works OF all deoomin.
alone of ,hs coiored church. He
Ban.s this 70 be TO the coIored people
Waa. Dwighs L Moody's Norshfeld
Gatherings are to the white people. .
Wssre are she iauds coming from :?
Gh.p.z;a Garrett states that he has
appsoaesed oanber of business meo
ia C,lunbia None OF them refused
him and the smallest contribution SO
far promised is S25. d= wants TO
raise s25 900 at once, and will erdeav.
o. 70 ge. a coed start 10 Columbia and
10 soash Garolioa. sud tea 60 north,
where he has tee assurance OF bouas-
sful aid But De waa:s the endorse
men. Of tie p,ep!e :: he,ns 10 the way
of liberal subsc.,p,i.rs fors be goes
10 nos hsra friends He will enee=vor
to rsi.e S25 600 wi;aio the uexs
few months. sod hopes to Increase tna'
spaua, to $50 coo before loDg
he will collect 60 m7cey. cot all
ecssribusians may be sens 30 Cashier
Jul;u. II. Walker. at tie CeD.rsl Ma
,;ocsl hank. who will act as treasurer
OF tae hsme.
'fse movement has so far been aideo
10 means aud advice. by Mr.. Wm Ii
Lsles, Mr. julius q. Walker, s;s'e =,
.Trea u7er Timmerman, mr w. 1
Marin. Mr Il L Sesy, aud 5. Il
Nix a prominent eo!ored mao -Io'
State
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