The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-12

the Heavenly Father Who has given them
SO much 10 look forward to-
There may be some little mon AMI
women fun OF young life and gladncsa
who they look M tae!r bright iuturc
would love TO help us carry out the plan
OF Joc's little life. Thcn We know there
are other lives too Who nave hidden
away from the world dead hopes. hopes
that were once real and dear ii
them our lttle Joes vision OF the
church was TO him-Wouldn't YOU dear
friends. lik" 10 help US carry out this
frail little creature dream
During the Christmas holidays Joe
sang for some friends VINO were being
shown through the Home His sweet IN
nocent manner and unusual talent i'm
pressed them very much and they gave
him forty five cents TO spend as he
pleas II you want 10 put something
to the forty-hve cents please let us know.
The little life has been blessing TO MS.
| and when we have the church, which We
/ arc sure will come We hope there viii bo
/ very many more lives blessed
i We know that God knows hest, when
| he took The soul from our baby boys lit
tie body
THOUGH DEAD LITTLE JOE YET
SPEAKS.
Here is the sequel TO the beautiful
death OF Little Joe. given in our Fa
therless Ones for April.
Ny CHILDREN
To the Sons and Daughters OF the or
phans Home Who Have Gone Forth
From Her.
Knowing, my dear children, your deep
attachment for the Home OF your child
a an
the homefolks are doing wish to tell
ycu what lies nearest our hearts just
now.
Many Of you know how We have often
talked about a church OF our very own.
One on the campus whore all the child
rem could go without being so tired by
q long walk.
We thought some big hearted servant
: of tho Lord would give us that church
2 some day but our Heavenly Father seems
/ to have had another plan. HE SENT \
LITTLE BOY, LITTLE JOE Gho8c Of
you who have recently visited us know
Jce) to us. THIS LITTLE ONE TALK
2 Ed SO MUCH ABOUT BUILDING \
$ CHURCH WHEN He WAS \ "BiG
Q MAN" that we felt impressed IN the pc
E culiar wish of so small a child. JOE
! WAS A FRAGILE CHILD AND MUCH
BELOVED. He was always happy and
$ could sing anything IL FEBRUARY
: LITTLE JOE DIED WITHOUT SICK
NESS, so CALMLY. so SUDDENLY
t THAT OUR ORPHAN HOUSEHOLD
g FELT DRAWN VERY NEAR THE
n SPIRIT LAND.
We felt that little Joe's wish could not
die with his body and told our friends
4 of it and Immediately one and another
5 commenced to send gifts TO the church
2 until now $191 C6 has been received. our
, own household wanted to do something
4 for the erection OF the church a colloc-
4 tion was taken here and s215 WAS sub
! scribed to our church You who have
t lived here and seen how braycly our
I faculty makes sacrifices for the good ot
e the Home VIII know that real sacrifice
e is made to give 50 much and the child
3 rem arc doing all they can, not only Civ
: ing what they have but striving 10 earn
J more to give.
I You, my children, would feel aggricyed
if not given an opportunity to contribute
/ something to the church. No one knows
d better than we that a gift your part
: nc ans sacrifice and mono fnoH better how
d gladly that sacrifice will be made You
g arc beginning life, and all unaidod. tn"
:, gift must necessarily Be small Let that
not discourage you. re.ncmber tho wild
y DDS mite" and our Savou commenda
tion Even a penny from cur own orphan
s household is peculiarly precious gift.
Z The superintendent was inexprcs8ibly
G touched a the results Of the collection
> taken among US for our church. Thought
s full people must know that the amount -
Q s205 90 could not be collected here with
out immense sacrifice on the part ot
q somebody This Is how II was managers
q and teachers with love and devotion
q shat can not be understood by outsiders
q subscribed to this cause SO near Their
I hearts 70 the 7erv utmost limit of their
a means some giving what il vii. take
e them almost two months 20 earn. Boy'
and girls with 2 like spirit OF devotion
e have pledged themselves each 10 give
IS some small amount and with Gods h"ll
they will Go II.
It Raleigh. y. O. March II. 1863
: To Rov. r. w. Boyd,
" Barium Springs, y. c.
: Edward Carver seawen OF Raleigh
y nearly five years old, was very much I'm
. pressed by the pathetic story Of "Littl
! Joe" in the February number Of IA
= therless Ones" and announced a once hi
determination to assist in carrying on
! Little Joes" idea OF a church with Z
Z porch.
Next day he requested his aunt Z
> cake him some sugar candy. Hc then en-
gagged tho service OF his three year oi.
a sister and another "chum" Who Is abou
year older than he. and Le and -
- went around to the neghbors and sold al
e. the candy. the proceeds amounting Z
- one dollar. Some days thereafter he pa1'
9 the money to wood cutter and charge
J., his father twenty five cents interest an
70 now send the principle and interes
"a herewith. He will soon mature anothe
- plan to raise funds for this worthy objec
80 and carry it into execution
The above letter explains itself. !
re SeVeral hun'ileu o0'" W