The Daily Texarkanian., 1900-04-26
AN ORPHANS HOME.
Rev. Tatum Will Try and Establish
One Near This City-His Aims
Further Explained.

TEXARKANA, ARK, Aprll ~, IoVV'
DEAR Mr.. EDITOR: l highly ap-
preciate your kindness in giving me
space in the Texarkanian to explain
the plan by which we expect to es'
tablish and maintain the East Tex
as Orphans Home and Industrial
School. l notice few typographl-
cal errors. One is in making me
say that am now endeavoring to
locate twenty farms. 1t should be
twenty farmers. These farmers
will cooperate in maintaining the
Industrial School. A part of Mr.
Lary's donation is to give five acres
each to twenty men who will 60
there and cooperate in the work
Having given my plans | wish now
to appeal earnestly to the good peo-
pie of Texarkana to assist us iber-
ally in establishing this work. My
co-workers and 1 will operate in
different parts of Texas and Ark
ansas soliciting funds but we will
make Texarkana our "storm CEN
ter" AS We go abroad We want to
tell people what Texarkana has
done. Some people promise to pay
a certain amount every month for
twelve mouths. In that way Tex.
arkana could easily raise $4,000
and never miss the amount given.
Mr.. Vanderbilt and many others
have given much money to establish
universities. In so doing they have
accomplished great good for hu-
manity, but there is a crying demand
for something better adapted to
the wants of the poor boys and
girls of eur land. They cannot at
tend the expensive universities.
Both humanity and Christianity de.
mand that we put literary attain
ments within their reach. Every
state should have one or many go,
schools to which the homeless child
or youth might go and find a home,
obtain thorough education, and
while being educated learn an occu.
patton. Would not Texarkaua be
Justly proud of such an institution
Can money be spent in a better
way than in establishing and sup.
porting such homes and schoolsi
Is there better way to do mission
work than to give orphan children
Christian homes in which they car
be properly trained, educated and
taught an occupation? During al
the ages God has required his peo
pie to care for the helpless and now
James says: "Pure religion and un
defiled before God and the Father
is this: to,visit the fatherless anC
widows in their Affections and tt
keep himself unspotted from the
world" Jas. 1:27. There is no bet
ter way to visit the "fatherless il
their Affections" of destitution thar
the plan mention above. That is q
part of practical Christianity. We
are told that 10000 orphan children
have been brought under the
American flag as result of the
Spanlsh-American war and since
the destiny of our nation depends
upon the education of the coming
generation both patriotism ant
Christianity eloquently urge us tc
establish and heartily support or
phan's homes and industrial schools
l have travelled extensively into
thirteen states and the Indian Ter
ritory. have closely observed many
things and | must say, considering
the location, the railroad adVant
ages, the climatic conditions, the
quality and cheapness of the land
surrounding the city, believe Tex
arkanas future as commercial
populous city is indeed bright. In
dustries of different kinds will loom
up, capital will find attractions here
and Texarkana is destined to 60 to
the front as a city, And now while
these bright prospects stand before
her she should never forget he1
obligations to the poor and helpless
nor turn a deaf ear to the orphans
cry. Now | want every person in
terested in this benevolent enter.
prise to give it a thorough investi-
cation, Be sure that your money is
going to be well invested then, con.
tribute just as literally as possible
remembering that "God loveth a
cheerful giver," Pay all money to
John W. Morrow, 1922 Walnut st.
Texarkana, Texas. I expect to see
many of you in person before go
out soliciting money, but you may
save me much time by stating to me
by letter just what YOU will donate,
] believe there are many good peo-
nle In Texarkana who can donate