The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-16

in the garden and on the farm. Some of
these departments yield a visible revenue
for the Home.
The Press, for instance, brings in
receipts amounting to..........$ 1913
The farm. garden and dairy
yielded ............ ......,..... 1,oS6.OO
:,
Total ........ ............... 81 ,679.76
Provisions raised on the farm and gar
den and supplies sent in amounted TO
So. 524 90 on a moderate computation.
g. Mr.. P. Nj. Brown, our faithful ana
unpaid treasurer, after having his hooks
and accounts audited and approved by
a committee appointed for that purpose,
has presented an abstract Of his accounts
from October 1st, 1899, to, October lst,
100 The total amounts on hand and re-
caived during the years on the support,
ceived during the year on the support,
building and Press fund amounts to So
019.O6.
amounts TO .......,............ 9'ooo'oZ
Leaying balance on hand October
FL 1900. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT lZZ4
The total receipts on the support
fund were .................... $6,9365l
Deductlng the shortage for last
year .............. ............' 6oS.5'
Leaves available support fund 6,27s.14
The total disbursements were. =. s., O1O.95
Leaving a shortage of...........$ 1921
Or a shortage greater than last
b gNkCdTr DN l9sf1
In other terms the storage of last year
has been carried over and the contribu
tons of this year lacked $74,44 of paying
for the expenditures of this year
The press fund as usual has been in
more prosperous condition than the 9th
ers.
On hand. Oct. /. 1899 (loaned to
support fun observation-disclosures. $67S.2O
,omS o., 90
Total disbursements for the year. 9627
Or hand Oct. l. 1900 Qoaned to
support fund.- ....................$6 75.1
1t thus appears that the press fund has
enough to it's credit, if it could be recov-
cred from the support fund, to purchase
press and materials, and thus enable
it to give to the churches biweekly
paper, that would be creditable TO the
cause it represents
The building fund received during
the year ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 81, $500
Was short on Oct /, 1899 - 1906
Had available funds. ............$ 81, 96S "a
Dsbursed during the year. ..., 1,S99.O2
On hand Oct 1, 1900 .....$ 1892
OUR FUTURE SUPPORT.
Z. From the foregoing report the Synod
will learn that the Orphans Home is in
excellent condition, and fully equipped
for the work of supporting, clothing and
educating about 125 orphan children
There is, however, one lamentable draw
back that should be remedied if practical
Bile. 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-
lions 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 lit
Your Regents are persuaded that the
children have not been reduced to star
walton diet, Notwithstanding sensational
reports 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
perintendent and teachers of the institu-
,r,hO ch MI bo nhiIdrap in ho
diet. provided on the common tables.
if our churches would be faithful in TAX
ing up the June collection. 1t is a la
mentahle fact that although the Synod
at different times, has enjoned upon our
ministers and churches to take up
collection for the orphans upon one Sab
bath in June, the great majority of the
churches fail to do So The treasurer's
books show that out of 375 churches only
five Of them sent in any contribution in
June, 1900, and only eleven sent in any
thing in July, and only twelve in August
and only four in September, only 80
churches contributed anything in four
months, while $40 declined to comply with
the injunction of the Synod. Your Board
of Regents still believe that the present
mode of raising supplies for the Home is
the most practicable method, and hope
if the Synod shall place strong emphasis
upon the Importance of the June collec-
ton, all would be we'll. We, therefore,
ask thai the Synod simply reiterate its
instructions of former years. placing par
ticular stress upon the midsummer col
lections.
The instructions asked by your Board
of Regents are follows, viz:
l. That all our Sabbath schools be arg
ed to make contributions once month
for the support of the Orphans Home.
. That our churches be urged TO make