The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-02-28
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Bat the mcst beautiful feature O
CLINTON is the Orphanage the Thorn
well OrphnDagC--that in twenty.Gy,
years has developed from little plain
building with rooms for twenty or
phans into Il lovely village Of rock
built, solid, handsome houses two stor
les Ugh and in the b, st architecture
design and where 200 OF the fatherles,
or mothcrless children reside. No one
/ would ever suspect that this villag {
was an orphan8gc thai was built or
iaith and charity and for all these
/ years bias been maintained in the same
way. | visited and inspected every
I tenement ana was delighted. tell
/ you that these orphans are not orphans
/ very long after they get here They
are put to work and TO schUo. and soon
/ learn TO DO their share in maintaining
| he institution. They are put to print.
ing, carpenicring, shoe making, paint.
ing, engineering, farming, dairviny,
dress making, cooking aud everything
else that helps to run IL household and
everything is mcthOdiZed aud goes on
Ike clock work. a happier, brighter
looking llnck OF children | never saw
They dress neatly and keep clean and
their rooms and beds are models Of
cleanliness. The advanced boys snd
girls have To graduate in the seminary
and then some of them lind "a place u
the college that Is near by. Most uf the
boys End good places in the shops and
manufacturing Establishments and
printing Offices all over the country.
Many Of the girls become teachers and
dressmakers and they never leave the
orphanaee until q good place is offered
them. Neither boys nor girls are ever
bound to anybody They have an indie
n N 1rNn hoo a l.
CURED before they leave the orphanage
and they never dishorOr Of disgrace
IL. There arc children here from every
Southern State and q few from the
North and there is one little waif from
CUBA. lie Is about ten years old and
Is as happy now aS he Was poor and mis-
erable In Cuba. His father and mother
actually starved To death there during
the long trouble and this boy was Iound
in ditch sitting by the corpse OF his
uead sister. n Clinton soldier brought
him here and begged q place for Inn.
forgot to mention that the advanced
scholars id all the wood work in the
severe. homes and il is beautifully
done-stalrs. mHntCis, doors, windows.
bedsteads, hatraCks and wainscoting
Is all thclr work and is in up to date
style. Their printing goes all over the
country and the girls sell nrst.class
butter in the market The orDhanage
runs farm and has herd OF Jersey !
cattle and not only supplies their own |
meat ana vegetables, but always has |
some to sell. There are not less than |
225 mouths to feed, and they are well |
led, and they show IL in face and form
and movement.
l.ent this wonderful, anu it is all .
done by u faith and trust equal to Mul. |
lnr's 'nhpN toll ha,
cobs is in partnership with the Lord
and that Mr.. Bailey is the Lords iiaan-
cial agent. Certainly is it tnat these
two work heartily together, aud more
so since Mr.. Bailcy's son married DR..
Jacobs's daughter
Well, Georgia has thirty seven Or
Dhans here and cares for them and
was proud to know that Gainesville
not only maintained an asylum but
lad share in the mite cottage that
was built by the offerings OF tho chill
lren. There seems to be no limit to
,hc expansion Of this great work The
money GENES in Just as fast AS the mum.
Der OF orphans increase and no fas er.
| am the God Of the fatherlC IS !" is
Visible and palpable in everything
about this wonderful institutions
could write book about it, but time
and space and place forbid, for | am
1t last on the train and bound for home.
t saddens me to know that an engin-
Ger and fireman were killed on the en-
zine that wrecked the train few miles
rom Clinton.
On this little tour in South Carolina
have visited good Old Abbevillc aud
New Greenwood and was made much
)t at both places. My stay At Abbeville
vas most delightful, for / was the
guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. Speed, where |
ound five little children who behaved
we'll and had bright, clean faces and
'at on my knee and rode on my foot
and one wanted to know who pulled all
ny hair out and told her that Mrs.
Arp did it.
AT Greenwood : stopped at the tine
new Ocegon hotel, which is the hast |
nave ever found, and b Georgian keeps
t. He put me in tho bridal cham Der
aud when | expressed my surprise he
said he heard about our golden we'd
ling and expected me to bring my
bride along.
But don't believe the printer will
,ver read this. BILL ARP.