The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-08
1age, With its Varied Interests,

An event which will be Of the greatest
,r,crest and Importance to all Methodists
,s,b,, tho hounds of Virginia Conference
Mi, he the opening OF the Orphanage,
wh;cn Will occur very shortly Inc oc-
ossion Will mark the beginning OF ne"
nr.s In the history Of the denorlina1lou
., tho state and as such will command
III. after ton of all caurch-goeIs
4. the same time Richmond hersei Is
kecn!y interested in the insGtuuoh5 as q
ln.s;ness proposition. A one-nuhuIeu-
thousand-dallar investment "nlch ,.. o.u
fair within few years to donpic '.seii'
,,hicb is. in fact capable OF lndennl'e
extension. is an enterprise OF suincleht
,,o,nent to make its presence 1elt on Tue
entire community. The Orphanase WI.
Ia such place and the opening OIL II
here will mean the addition 10 me CITY
OF vast new undertaking.
Dnerat;ons Will begin within the near
future. The buildings are now oeins
rushed to completion and the fornai
onepins will be possible some time a1,er
Ire first OF July and before the hfst Oh
september. The event will certainly not
be DELAYED beyond the latter date.
ABOUT THE BUILDINGS.
4 was only after long and mature con-
sideration that he conference oeterm-
;red 10 undertake the establishment ana
= .,.ter has been entered upon it is belhs
r,.shod with a will The location here Is
extremely fortunate. For the sum Oh
s4..t0 the Conference purchased
1,nartiful tract of land on the Broad
Street road. three-quarters Oh niie
west OF the Home for Incurables, a site
Sufficiently far from the city yet con-
venientiy near There. in an oak
grove a short distance back from the
roadway. the buildings are being erected
and are NOW very near completion hen
the final touches to these are given the
O,phanaee will be ready to receive oc-
cupants.
The plan for the construction is d
most excellent one and was devised by
tie architect, Mr.. John heVan Feepies'
Of Norfolk It is somewhat more eX-
nensiye than others but in the long run
vastly better. According to this plan
tie orphanage can be developed lndefl-
rjtely and at will. There Will be one
large administration building which Will
be the center of the group. Connected
b.. arcades with this central building Will
>" cottages. spreading out on ei'ner sue.
Whenever more room is needed new
cottage may be added and this may be
carried on as long as desired; In fact
,,nti the entire &c acres of which the
tract is made up are filled with cottages
To the rear of the central building VIII
le The power plant and industrial school
Al the present time there are in pro
Tcess of erection the administration build
ing and two of the cottages. The roof
of the former is being put on now:
,,lasiering is being done in the latter
Tires three buildings will cost in the
-,c;s,borhood of $4,000 The central
ed!ice will represent an expenditure of
about SOS, 900 and the cottages will cost
$500 each. One Of these is given by Mr.
J,,hn p Branch. of this city, and the
other by Mr.. w. II. Vincent. OF
Southampton.
THE METHOD OF OPERATING.
The Orphanage WILL in all probability.
BE- run for one year as an experiment,
With any finally adopted plan. Various
and sundray schemes will be tried and
the most successful will ii the end be
permanently adopted. Orphanages all
over the South have been visited by DR..
Bledsoe with a view to getting valuable