The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-11-22
The Methodist 0rphanage
Has Tenth Anniversary
NEED FOR ENLARGEMENT
1t Has Done a Great Work aud the
Useful and Faithful Superintendent
Makes Appeal For Help 10 care
For the Hundred Orphans Desiring
AlmittancC.

For the Hundred Orphans Desiring
Admittancc.
The Methodist O~rphanage, situated
in our city. has mad a career that Is
gratifying to its friends Throughout
the State. Next Thanksgiving Day
VIII be tn tenth anniversary OF the
opening of the institution. During
these ten years the institution has re-
ceiyed two hundred and forty-three
homeless orphans to its care ana
training. h institution has had "A
remarkable health record. We are
Informed by Rev. j. N. ole, the Sd
perintendent, that in all these years
they have not lost a child by death,
save one that had a t~uberculous alb
scess of the lung, and was taken to
the hospital tor a surgical incIsion for
drainage, but did not survive.
The institution has been we'll sup
ported from the beginning. 1t does
not owe a cent today, save the debt OF
gratitude to it's friends. But the in
sutution is crowded with children
and It IS III pressing need OF money foT
enlargement ana for better equipment
Rev. Mr.. Cole tells US that he has
turned away over a hundred homeless
children within the asst twelve months
that knocked DIT their door and begged
to be admitted. He wants to put up
another building at the earliest pos
sible day SO that he may have room
for these homeless ones, and he wants
to complete the steam laundry that Is
now under construction. He desires
to assure the friends of his charity
that he can make an especially GOOD
use of money at this particular time,
and he invites them to join in com
memorating the tenth anniversary Of
the institution by making a great
han offering to the good work. Here
is the way he writes about it in recent
issues of the Raleigh Christian Ad-
Vocate:
Next Thanksgiving Day. November
cath, will be the Tenth Anniversary
of the opening OF the Methodist Or
phanage. Ten years ago our grea'
Founder. under God with a glad hand,
threw open the doors OF this noble
charity to the orphan children OF ouI
land. That vas one Of the days OF
the right hand Of the Son Of Man,
That lofty deed of our brave leader
was pleasing unto God n blessed
with the covenants of His grace. II
has been we'll with us as a church
ever since. We have been a happier
people. We have felt more like VIZ
were a part of the Church Of God ano
that We were a little closer to the
heart Of Jesus. During these ten years
two hundred and forty homeless chill
dren have been received into the in
stitution. Our property today is
worth $4,000 and our endowment is
$4,000. And all this after paying fol
the support and training of these two
hundred and forty children. Woule
il not be a proper thing for our whole
Church in our Conference to rise III
and commemorate this tenth anniver
sary with a great thank-offering t
God? Should we not bring an oner
ing sufficient to complete the laundr.
and to put up another Boys Building
Remember, that We have turned ava
dren within the last twelve months
Let's make our tenth a~nnjversar,
something out Of the usual order.
Should We not give thanks to Al
mighty God for his abundant mer
cies to us? And should we not max
the day memorable in the Hfe or tn
institution? We are at Nthe poin
where we can use the gifts of GU
friends to great gain to the work. w
want to finish the laundry-and w
want to put up another Boys Building
We are turning homeless orphan
away from our 1907 every month De
cause we haven't room for them. on
friends could hardly 10 a better hin
with some Of their money on Thanks
giving Day than to send a great OF
fering sufficient for these two add
tons to our equipment. Can we nc
all together do a great thing on tina
day?
1T would make us all happy.
would be an inspiration to US
would quicken our 1ife-it would fl
us with praise-and it woul make L
pleasing unto our God. And many