The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-02-27
Bill Arp's Letter.
He STAYED Over at Clinton Because a Wreck
Kept Him from Leaving, but Has
Very Pleasant Tine.

learn 10 do their share IN maintain
The institution. They are put Il p..a,
ing carpentening. oe-making. p4iutu-
engineering. farming. dairyinr, trcs~-
making, cooking and everything ,l~. th.-
helps 70 run a household. and cvryytaia-
is ntthodizcI and goes on like clp..
work. y happier, brighter looking flo
of children | never saw. They drr~s
neatly and keep clean and their ru,r..
and beds are models OF cleanliness. IL
advanced boys and girls have 10 grad
uarc in tho seminary and then some -
them tind Il place III the college that j.,
near by. Most OF The boys ind god
places III the shops and manufacturia.
Establishments and printing offices alb
over the country. Many OF the girls Ia
come teachers and d~ressmak.rS and the,
never leave the orphanage until q good
place - offered them. Neither boys 1uc
girls are ever bound 10 anybody. The
have an independent manhood and W.
manhood acquired before they leave tLc
o~rphanag. and they newer dishoDur or
disgrace il. Their are children her,
from every Southern State and A FEW
from the North and there is one lit . wa.Y
from Cuba. He is about ten years old
and Is as happy now as be was psor and
miserable In Cuba. His father and
mother actually starved to death thera
during the long trouble, and this boy ysas
found IN q ditch sitting by the corps. OF
his dead sister. \ Clinton soldie~
brought him here and begged a piac. for
him. l forgot 70 mention that the ad-
vanced scholars did all the wood woril
in the several homes and il is beautifully
don-stairs, mantels. doors, Windows.
bedsteads. hatracks, and w~ainsconnc
IL all their work and il in up TO date
style. Their printing goes all over III.
country. and tn girls Sell FIRST class but
ter III the market Thc orphanaCe runs
a farm and has a herd OF Jersey cattle.
and not only supplies their own Meat
and vegetables but always has some to
sell. There are not less than 90 mouths
to feed. and they are Well fed, and they
show 1t in face and form and move
ment.
Isn't this wonderful. and it il al
done by a faith and trust equal 10 Mui
lers. They tell me here that Dr. jacobs
is III partnership with the Lord and that
Mr. Bailey is the Lords financial agent.
is it that these two work heart
~ together. and more so since Mr..
son married DIR. Jacobs daugh-
Well, Georgia has thirty-seven orphans
49, oAo IL " ItIJ tliC i WIS 1T7FllI
Q know that Cartersville not only main
,alned an asylum, but had n little share
n the mite cottage that WAS built by til.
Of the children. There Gems 10
20 no limit to the expansion Of this great
WORK. The money comes IN just as fast
rs the number OF orphans increase and
10 faster. II am the God Of the father
'.Ss IS visible and palpablc in cvervA
hing about this wonderful institution.
could write 4 boo about il, but timp
nd space and place forbid. for | am IT
asst ON the train and bound for home. i
'addens me to know that AN engineer
fireman were killed on the engine tha.
wrecked the train 4 few miles from Chm
on.
On THIS little tour into South Cal
orT1a | have visited good old Abb.yil4
New Greenwood and was made
lnch of az both places. Ny STAY a.
bDeyllle. was most delightful, for / was
~ guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. Speed. whor.
found five little children who behaved
ell and had bright faces and sat on
~ knee and rode on my foot. and ore
'tnted 70 know who pulled all nv hair
1t and told her that Mrs. Arp did Il.
AT Greenwood l stopped AZ III. fin.
w Oregon Hotel. which is tho b..
ave ever found and a Georgian k.er.
he put me IN the bridal chlu,ner
I'D when l expressed my s1r,,ris. h.,
I'd be heard about our golden w,add;D,
~ expected me to bring my briI. o!.ru
But l don't believe the printer YuI
'er read this.
BILL ARP.