The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-22

Orphanaec ReTors Receivcd and Re-
ccmmcufIations Made-stronE re-
ccmmersla5ou for Change Of d.
vorce law Submitted BY Committee
ispeciai to The observer-)

Especial to The OBSERVER
Durham, n. c.. November 1s--Thel
synod held a popular meeting in the
interest OF foreign missions last night
Rev. l.. c. vass. OF Congo Free
state africa. also addressed the
synod
Nr. vass' description OF h sink
ing of the Lapsley and h customs
of the people were exceedingly anus
ing and interesting.
TIE Rev. . II. Chester. ID. D.. theI
Assembly's secretary OF foreign mis-
sions, afterwards addressed h Synod
Orphanage Report
The regents OF the Orphans Home!
at Barium Springs. made their annua1
report. which elected a considerable
amount of interest. because or the
pressing need that now exists at thasI
institution. The regents report that
there has been another year of suc-l
cessful work. with an increased num-
Der of children and improved facili-I
ties for instructing and training them,l
"
have erected and equipped so many
buildings and dormitorieS, chapels,I
school rooms. infrmary. Industrial
facilities. superintendent's residence
library room. and art gallery. tina our
accommodations have outrun h lib,
erality of our people in supporting
the increased number OF children
whom we are prepared to accommo-l
date. Still. our accommodations are
not large enough for US to receivel
all the applicants for admission into
the home. The superintendent reports
that 166 children have received thel
care of the home during the past year
-72 boys and "a girls, with an aver
age attendance of $50, which is the
full capacity of our buildings. TheraI
has been no death or serious illness.
The Mrs. Anna Stamps Howard
Cottage has beer furnished and oc-l
cupied. The Synod's Cottage and theI
Annie Louise Cottage have been re-
furnished with new mattresses, the
latter by Mr.. G.. w. Watts. The en- ]
tire cost of such. furnishing. was
sS95.45. The Alexander INDUSTRIAL
Building has been practically CONF
pleted and partially equipped. All en-
CINE and boiler have been placed, but
not yet connected. and the laundry
outfit has not been purchased. Special
contributions nave been pledged for
e%Quipping the laundry. A well has
been driven 100 feet deep. which af-l
fords eight gallons of water per mini
ute, which is sufficient" !
The financial affairs are not in asl
satisfactory a condition as should be-
desired.
The board Of regents still e~ntertainsI
the belief that the failure of support
for the past year did not arise FRONT
lack of interest in the work. out from
inadvertence and lack of opportunity
to contribute. The following from the
report of the treasurer shows the con-
tributions of the churches by the Pres,
byteries:
Albemarle Presbytery. Number of
churches. 60: only 20 contributed.
sSS9.31.
Asheville: Number OF churches, %;
only 10 contributed. s197.24.
Concord: Number of churches. Sc;
only As contributed. $~2,330.S9.
Fayetteville: Number of churches,
Sc: only 81 contributed. ~$1,e29.97.
Kings Mountain: Number Of
churches, 80; only 13 contributed.
Suisse.
M~ecklenburg: Number of churches.
As: only 25 contributed, s921.05.
Orange: Number of churches. 81;
only 80 contributed. s2,043.7S.
Wilmington: Number of churches,
81: only % contributed, s691.s2.
Nearly 25 cents per member was
contributed for the work.
Orphanage Property.
The property belonging to the Synod
consists of nine principal buildings.
not including out-houses. all in good
repair. carable of accommodating 150
children. with the superintendent and
teachers and matrons. There are 20u
acres of land, on which are gardens
growing young orchards. farming and
grazing land, and So acres of well
wooded forest. The entire property
is worth $4,000. 1t is desirable tina,
there should be provision made fol
25 more to that of the girls.
After the reading Of the above re.
port the Synod was addressed I'm the
interest OF the Orphans Home b.
Pew. C. CT. Vardell Of Red Springs
Seminary.
Paper on Divorce.
The special committee to who
was referred the matter involved in
the paper presented by Bishop Chcs
hire submits the following:
L. The synod Of North Carolina ha'
viewed with great alarm the largel,
increased and increasing number o.
divorces granted by the courts Of Out
state. and the apparent ease witt
which such divorces are procured.
>. The synod would direct the a.
tention of her pastors and people Il
the Scriptural law of divorce as sc
forth in the Westminster Confession o.
Faith. chapter xiv. sections 5 and S