The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-11-20

and ability in the printing office, in the
wcodyard, in caring for the furnaces and
in the garden and on the farm. Some of
these departments yield 4 visible revenue
for the Home.
The Press, for instance, brings in
receipts amounting to..........$ 93.7S
The farm, garden and dairy
yielded ............ ............ l,oS6.0o
Provisions raised on the farm and gar
don and supplies sent in amounted to
G3.52i.00 on a moderate computation.
G. Mr.. p. NJ. Brown, our faithful and
unpaid treasurer, after having his books
and accounts audited and approved by
. committee appointed for that purpose.
has presented an abstract Of his accounts
from October 1st, 1899, to October LIST,
leo. The total mounts on hand and re-
ceived during the years on the support,
ceived during the year on the support,
building and Press fund amounts to So
019.06.
amounts to 9,006.82
Leaving balance on hand October
l., 1924
The total receipts on the support
fund were Sc, 1861
Dcducting the shortage for last
year ............. 65S.37
Leaves available support fund. SO, 27S,14
| The total disbursements were. 81, 010. 95
Leaving a shortage of............$ 1921
Or a shortage greater than last
year by E.44
In other terms the shortage of last year
l,oo 100, oorrioJ ounr oy1 jhn oontriI,-
tons of this year lacked $74.44 of paying
| fer the expenditures Of this year.
The press fund as usual has been in a
more prosperous condition than the 9TH
On hand, Oct. 1, 1899 Ooaned to
support fun .$67S.2O
Receipts during the year........... 93.78
Total .............. .............$(1.9S
Total disbursements for the year. 96.27
Or hand Oct. /, 1900 Qoaned to
support fund.- ....................$615.1
1t thus appears that the press fund has
enough 10 its credit, if it could be recov-
cred from the support fund, to purchase
a press and materials, and thus enable
it to give to the churches a bi-weekly
paper, tina would be creditable TO the
cause it represents.
The building fund received during
the year 81 $685. 90
Was short on Oct. /, 1899. ........ 100
Had available funds 81. $685. 81
Disbursed during the year........ 1.S99.C2
On land Oct. /. 1900..............$ 69.92
OUR FUTURE SUPPORT.
Z. From the foregoing report the Synod
~, -. +I,+ tho C,,,J ~ NC Home iC in
excellent condition., and fully equipped
for the work OF supporting, clothing and
educating about 125 orphan children.
There is, however, one lamentable draw
hack that should be remedied if practical
ble And the Regents feel that the rem
edy lies in the power of the ministers
and churches of the Synod. The draw
back is that during the summer months
there is a painful decrease in cOntribu-
tiors to the support fund. This decrease
or deficiency has been so great that our
large family have been reduced to a diet
of bread, vegetables and fruit with a lit
tie meat, butter and milk now and then.
Your Regents are persuaded that the
children nave not been reduced to star
walton diet, Notwithstanding sensational
renorts to that effect. But there has
been a lack of such variety of palatable
food as is necessary to promote health,
and especially such as is necessary for
the. comfort of the grown people. the SUI
nerintendent. and teachers of the instltu-
tion. who share with the children in the
diet. crowded on the common tables.
This summer deficiency would not occur
if our churches would be faithful in tax
ing up the June collection. 1t is a Ia
inevitable fact that although the Synod
at different times, has enjoined upon our
ministers and churches to take up a
collection for the orphans upon one Sab
hath in June, the great majority OF the
churches fail to do SO. The treasurers