The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-09-29

rscy at Savannah, Whitefield had col
lacted some money for the poor OF
Georgia, 100 pounds being raised by him
at Bristol alone. On his arrival at Sa-
yannah he found the money badly
needed. The discouraging state OF the
colony rendered what he brought over
from his friends most acceptable to the
pcor settlers On a visit to the small
neighboring villages of Hampstead and
Highgate he was deeply impressed with
the wants of the children. Their condi-
ton gave him IAN ocular demonstra-
ton of the great necessity and prom
Using utility of a future orphan house,
which he NOW determined by the
Divine assistance to get about in earn
est" 1.-THE poor little ones" he wrote
in after years, were tabled out here
and there, and besides the hurt they
received by bad examples. forgot al
home what they learned at school. 9th
ers were at hand service and likely to
have no education at all. Upon seeing
this I thought could not better show
my regard to God and my country than
by getting a house and land for these
children where they might learn to la
Dor. read and write, and at the same
time be brought up in the nurture and
admonition of the Lord" At the same
time the practical foresight of the man
asserted itself 1T will be n great en-
enlargement to people to go to the col
ony," he held, when they are assured
their children will be provided for af-
ter their decease, and it will be an
urspeakable comfort to parents already
there who fear nothing so much as hav-
ing their children left destitute when
they are dead" Part of the house he
also proposed to set aside as an infirm
a for oia MI nd IL
The Indians, too, he hoped would send
their children to il for instruction, and
thus bring them within reach of civil
izing influences.
Beginning the Orphanage.
The Salzburghers at Ebenezer al
ready had small orphanage. Having
heard of what Prof. Franck had done
in that way in Germany, WHITEHEAD
Confidently hoped that something OF
a like nature might be owned and sue
coed in Georgia" MANY poor orphans
were there already" he wrote. land
the number was likely soon to be in
creased. Through divine mercy, / met
with respectful treatment from the
magistrates, officers and people. The
first l visited now and then; the 9TH
ers, besides preaching twice a day
and four times of a Lords day, / visit
ed from house to house. I was, in
general most cordially received. but
from time to time ! found that, though
lowered in circumstances, a sense OF
what they formerly were in their ma
tive country, remained. 1t was plain
to be seen that coming over was not
so much out of choice as constraint,
choosing rather to be poor in an I'M
known country abroad than beholden
to relations, or live among those who
knew them in more affiuent circum-
stances at home. was really happy
in my little cure. and could have
cheerfully remained among them had
not been obliged to return to England
to receive priests orders and make a
beginning toward laying foundation
TO the orphan house" Part OF the Door
fund he had brought with him White
field gave to the Ebenezer orphanage
and before his return 20 England he
rented a house and provided for a
number OF orphans therein pending his
return.
on his arrival in England, while he
met with frequent evidences Of re-