The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-08-12
THE OUTLOOK BRIGHT
The Orphanage and Missions
Committees Report.
Report of the President Ct Guilford College
Generosity of Friends and Increased
Endowment.
Especial to News and Observer

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High Point, n. c., August 9.-The lar
gest attendance thus far in the Friends
yearly meeting was reached today, when
the house of worship was full TO over
flowing, many standing on the outside.
A report of delegates TO attend the
first five years meetings Of the American
yearly meetings., which are now united
together under a common constitution and
discipline was made. They Will attend
such conference at Indianapolis next fall.
The delegates were President l.. l..
Hobbs, Joseph Potts, Mr.. and Mrs. Jno.
w. Woody, DR.. j. j. Cox, Mrs. Mary
Garland, Walpus White, David +.
mpso Mary ]. White and Mrs. Sue
V. HolIowell, all prominent Friends.
The principal business of. the session
was the report of the Orphanage Com
mittee. and of the committee in charge
of the Friends mission in Patrick Coun-
ty, Va. The work of the ~orphanage has
been with great satisfaction
during the year. Mr.. Rufus +. King
showed that many people throughout the
State had showed great Willingness and
pleasure in making contributions for the
support of the orphanage. They are now
providing for the building of a good
school house and money Will be forth
coming for the building of bath rooms
for the children. The farm has been
fairly productive under the management
of the superintendent, Mr.. Henry Han
kins.
The children of the ~Orphanage were
present at this meeting and sang several
hymns in a very impressive manner. MT.
N. c. English mad a very strong speech
showing the manner in which the work
has. been conducted, and appealing to the
meeting for support and encouragement.
Mr.. Rufus p. King and many others
also made impressive talks. \ very nigh
degree of interest was aroused IN the
meeting and a great readiness manifest
ed to contribute to the support of the
management.
1t was found difficult to turn the at
tention of the meeting away from the
orphanage to the next matter claiming
the attention of the meeting, which was
a report of the Blue Ridge Mission. Mr..
David Sampson is in charge of this
work and was it's originator and has ever
been it's chief worker in this important
field. The meeting was requested to
make appropriations both for the orphan
dSt OF bIlo ttNtSS tHA 49,
| Mission. A new committee was appoint
ed to take charge of the work next year
of which David Sampson is superintend.
ent DR.. James f. Garland, of Green's
boro, chairman of the committee; Mrs.
Mary White, Secretary, and Mr.. c. p
Frazier, of Greensboro, treasurer. Mr.
and Mrs. Mahlon Lindley have immediate
charge of the mission and are rendcrine
very efficient work there.
After some other business Of minor
Importance an a adjournment for Dime
was AIKEN.
In the afternoon before proceeding with
! the reports from Guilford College and
other educational matters, a report OF
the trustees of the Tripp estate was pre-
sented and read. This shows that nearly
$40, 900 has come to the North Caroline
yearly meeting from the late Mr.. Phillip
]. Trip, of Massachusetts. There were
also read a memorial of the late Nathan
icl Woody, of Alamance county, an &C
| count of whose life was briefly and i'm
| pressively given. Mr.. Woody was the
father of Prof. Jno. w. Woody, who was
for a long time connected with Guilford
| College and is now connected with the
| Slater School in W~inston-Salem
The report of Guilford College was pre-
sented, accompanied by the presidents
report and the report all OF
which was satisfactory and showed that
the management of the college has had
| careful attention through the year. That
the endowment has been increased by
several thousand dollars and that the
outlook for the future growth Of the in
stitution is very hopeful. Mr.. G. p
Frazier made a very careful statement
of the management of the institution and
many other speakers, all of whom ex-
pressed much interest and concern in the
welfare of the institution.
There was a very large attendance in
the afternoon and Mr.. Allen jay, of In
diana, made a strong speech, urging upon
the Friends Of North Carolina to unite
their efforts to make Guilford College
still stronger in the important work
which it has long been engaged in. A
statement was read which showed the en-
dowment of the college naming the
various funds which have been establish
ed in the past sixty years by various
friends of the work of education among
the Friends of North Carolina. One OF
the most recent funds was a donation OF
| S., 1000 by Mr.. Samuel Hill, of Minneapolis
in honor of his father, the late DR..
Nathan r. Hill, who previous to the Civil
War EN- israted from North Carolina and
settled in Minnesota. 1t was shown also
that more recently important additions
have been made to the permanent fund
and the work will be pushed forward in
the future.
An important educational meeting was
held tonight, at which addresses We're
made by Mr.. Allen Jay, and Prof. Thos.
NeWlin. Tomorrow is the big day. Meet
ings will be held in ali the churches of
the town and in the grove. A great
crowd will be in attendance.