The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-22

met in Edenton Street NJ. f. Sunday
School room before Christmas. and re-
solved to have an orphanage. It was To-
Gated at Raleigh. " c. a call was made
for all the friends of the enterprise TO
meet at the same place on the 2rd OF
February, in order to launch the ship.
There were present at that meeting Rev.
W. c. Norman. Jos. G. Brown and j. ".
jenkins,
One thousand dollars were reported az
subscribed at that meeting. viz: Mrs.
Bette ". Jenkins $500, Mr.. John t. Pull
len 500. Rev. w. c. Norman $50. and J.
W. Jenkins $50. The chairman of the
committee was directed to obtain char
ter. r. r. Gray. Esq. wrote the char
ter. a most liberal one The names in
the charter are Pevs. J. y. Cole, f. G
Clean. Messrs. Jos. G. Brown. j. s.
Wynne f. J. Parrish, L. b. Bynum, f.
T. Gray. H. c. Wall, W. E. Springer.
Criah Vaughan. L. l.. Smith, Judge W.
4. Allen. Hon. Fred A. Woodland and J.
W. Jenkins. No one was in tho field N
1899 But the subject was agitated. and
three District Conferences were visited
and the subject presented in ten minutes
talks. The books were opened and con
tributions came in. Some few one hun
dred dollar checks were received. During
the year Mr.. A. F. Page proposed to give
US S6.10k So there was no further doubt
as to The success OF the undertaking.
This donation he changed before his
death TO that, or an option on one half
interest IN the Academy of Music during
Mrs. Pages lite time aud all of it at her
demise. We accepted the Academy OF
Music, which We disposed of on favorable
conditions after having purchased Mrs.
Pages life interest. think the whole
tequest netted us $4,000. $4,000 of which
ar" at intcres- at FIVE per cent.
The site, &c $40 acres was purchased
from Mrs. Devereux at $1,000. The com,
mittee appointed by the Chamber of Com.
merce of Raleigh, to whom we are in
deted more than we can ever express. re
ported subscriptions to the amount OF
$3.030. How much of that has been paid.
do not know. The city was to give us
The site. Three acres more or less. was
sold for 5000 to help make up the deficit.
The remainder was paid out of the or
phanage funds.
At the session Of the conference in De-
cember. 1899 ]. w. jenkins was appointed
agent for the work. In 1900 the FIRST
cottage. brick building. two stories high
50x6i feet, was erected at cost of $i-
070.
The Board of Trustees met at its com
pletion and appointed the following
Thanksgiving day, November 90, for the
formal opening of the institution.
The agent was directed TO move into
the building and to direct its affairs. On
the appointed day. Bishop II. C. Morrison
OF the Methodist Episcopal church. South.
conducted the religious services.
The full organization was effected at the
conference in New Bern in December,
1900
J. W. Jenkins was made superintendent
and Miss Matte V Atwater, matron. The
main building had been planned during
the year on much larger scale than at
FIRST was contemplated.
20 an agent was asked for to help tho
superintendent 10 raise the money for It's
erection
The Rev. !. 3. Hurley was given us,
and worked in that field ably and efh-
GENTLY for two and a quarter years.
The children were sent to the city
schools until last spring. Then Lucy NJ.
ReeI1s OF Warren county, was put at the
head OF our school. 1t Is required by our
bylaws. that the superintendent and the
matron see to it. that the children have
a plenty of good nourishing food, have
nice comfortable bedding. and sufficiently
good, neat clothing. That they attend
church once on Sunday attend Sunday
School and are taught the Holy Scrip
lures. That they shall be trained TO hah-
It's of industry, and taught the rudiments
Of an English education-i. e. train the
hand the head, the heart. The girls do
nvthing about the house. The BOYS any
thing about the premises. We have no
servant here wholesome discipline Is
exercised. 1t is for needy orphans from
SIX to fourteen years of age. The boys
leave at sixteen and the girls at seven
teen years OF age.
We do not put any children out IN
homes, We do not propose 10 train ser
wants, but to make men and women out
If these boys and girls But We keen a
asst CT these who want q boz or girl. and
when there IL one who wants home. we
put them in communication Some good
work has been done here in that way
Our children arc bright and there is not |
one here who cannot be man or a wo-
Lar hat Will honor our race They arc |