The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-11-28
ANNUAL REPORT
ON THE ORPHANAGE
Superintendent Cole Submits
His Annual Report to N. C..
M. E. Conference.-The Text
of the Instrument

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of the Instrument
Glowing is the report. in fdll. of
inc annuaI report of Superintendent
:. =. Cole, Of the Methodist Orphan
age al Raleigh. presented to the North
% rot "a Confe, ,nce in session at Kin
sto.:
10 p Bishop and Members Of the
North Carolina Conference:
Dear Father and Brethren: The past
year has been a ear Of mercies and
OF great grace. We believe that the
life OF the institution has been in the
keeping OF our God. He has carried
our children like lambs in His bosom
He has defended US from harm-IIe
has preserved us in nealth-He has
saved from accident-our daily sup
ply Of bread has been sufflcient-our
raiment has given Us no anxious
thought.
For all Of these mercies We are
thankful to the great Father who has
given them.
oNoA4 - oSil = L IL al
cheney n faithfulness Of the officers
and teachers hat are making our in
Stitution the home Of strength and Of
comfort that it is. BY day and by
night. as far as the need has required,
they have put the strength of their
bodies and the love Of their hearts
into the life OF the institution.
And | desire to express to our
friends far and near our warm feeling
OF Crat!flida for RI aJr a hi1jno jrtnraCf
in the work, and for their deep and
unWearled devotion to this noble
cause. The institution has been strong
to help. The fact tina the Methodist
preachers Of the State are back OF
this great york has made it strong,
and has inspired the public with con
hdence and large hope as to its uiti-
mate high achievements among the
institutions of the land.
All departments of the institution
have been fairly we'll administered
Our school is doing Approximately
satisfactory work, but we are striving
continuously for better work and for
more satisfactory results.
The school is divided into eight
grades, and is correlated with the city
schools of Raleigh, grade for grade.
All the departments Of our houseEeep-
ing are faithfully served. The work
done here could hardly be better done.
In the kitchen and dining our
girls do all the work of preparing
and serving the meals under compe-
tent instruction and example.
Our new steam laundry has been
built and paid for at a cost OF about
$4,000. It has placed the institution
at a great advantage, and is & JOY to
our housekeepers and to our laundry
girls. We are q little cleaner than
we have been before.
Tn cnnnaatinn with nnr 1ann6rU
building we provided apartments for
all our needle work. Our sewing
r1atron n her girls are doing their
work under most pleasant conditions.
-Four new sewing machines, given
by friends, have lightened many a
task. and lave put our girls to singing
at their work.
Our farm is an important part of
our institution life. 1t cheapens our
cost Of living, and it helps to make
men out of boys. There Is hardly q
better place for boys to spend Il part
of their youth than upon the farm.
Many Of the chief citizens of the re-
public were made here. There is
hardly any better gymnasium for Q
boy than the corn field with the pillow
handle and the hoe. We are getting
good results from the farm.
In connection with the Treasurers
report, the Superintendent makes the
following supplementary report as TO
the expense account of the institution:
Paid out for provisions....s i,5oS.41
Paid out for building and re-
pairs 1880
Paid ont for salaries 49,. i,510.25
Paid out for sundries 49,. 1,1V8.5e
paid out for light c13.25
Paid out for water ........ 1858
Paid out for fuel.......,.. sthll
Paid out for insurance -. Sof.-"
paid ont for aundry..... 7,715.7O
Total ..s22,eo2.2
BY deducting What WaS paid OF
laundry and other buildings and re-
pairs. we have s~13,162.s6 as the cost
of maintenance and education OF Ia