The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1910-07-28
The Presbyterians and The Or
phanage.
Raleigh Times.

haiSiSu
Some time ago the Statesville
Landmark made statement to the
effect that the Presbyterian church
spent too little money on her orphan
age in comparison with what she
spent on other things, that while the
church was spending thousands of
dollars for foreig missions it's or
phanage was suffering for lack Of
funds. The statement brought on /,
rather lengthy controversy but the
Statesville editor held his ground.
New we get the following from the
Greensboro Record:
"Do the churches-any of them or
all of. them-do things for the big
of the thing? Or are they on the
band wagon or striving to get there
all the time?
"This idea is suggested by a state
ment made yesterday at the First
Presbyterian church of the urgent
needs of Barium Springs Orphanage.
A large debt has long been hanging
over the institution. but this is not
the worst feature. From the state
ment made it would appear that the
children are almost in dire need of
the necessities of life. Probably other
orphanages are in a similar condi-
ton; we do not know; but from the
statement made yesterday, at the
instance of the session of the Firss
church, it is apparent that the Pres
| byterians of the State have not been
doing their duty. Probably this is
due to the fact that the matter is
overlooked; people do not realize that
| spasmodic contributions will not do;
money is required and lots of it to
sustain it. The hundreds of children
must be clothed and fed; the contri-
buttons must be steady and regular.
Will the church prove equal to the
| occasion?
! contributions are made in large
amounts to this and that cause, al
Of which is proper and to the credit
of the membership, but surely the or
phanage has demands on the church
far greater than any other cause
The point should be stressed thai
this noble institution should come
first; if anything is left then think o
other causes.
/ ''The condition as outlined in th,
public statement made yesterday il
q reproach on the Presbyterians o
the State. Don't blame this pape
for being so bold as to say this; tn
church itself has said it and all righ
thinking people will rejoice that i
had the manhood to stand up ant
do it,"
AS we remember the former col
troversy this bears out the state
ments of the Landmark to the las
word. Weknow nothing OF the cond
tions but we believe if the Presbytt
rians have neglected their orphanag
in any way it is because the matte
has not properly been brought t
their attention. The liberality {
that great church knows no bounds
1t gives and gives and keeps on gi,
ing as long as there is call fC
money. 1t may be that some of th
money they have given could hav
more properly been applied to til
orphanage fund than to some OF tn
purposes to which it was applied
But the Presbyterians will not hay
to curtail their offerings to otht
causes in order to supply the need
of the orphanage. This agitation {
the matter may be needed and timel,
and if it is the Presby terians may
depended on to meet the issue. The
well known liberality is an assurant
that the needs OF this most worth
of all their institutions will be SUI
piled.