The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-12-03
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r1xL-. 800 &4a.kS 1 FY#E*%4- ye=4e
hi.rott OF H.. sear. l.4l-Isis ri
nei.sSe that il has beer tno ~, !
~" q IN" institution nffhe--,
"nu or Years have III, ben go.
"a ne Great Father has seem
this 80 ele beginning 10 have kept
~ WORK closer t. Ills e,,.,f ~.
mere mas not been 4 mornant 49, i.
nSo'is Wnen il did not seem II ii.
= o'!ect O His watchfaI ar. 49,
- IT'S constant love. Daring th. 49,.
" nave had only one las, III
S'fioNS slckneSs-a ran-nre..,.al
case Of infiamm.tory rhe3, nna,an'a
,.sulled n the death Of one ~ go
nleie ones. otherwise the institutions
unas Hao Wen nigh perfect health III
.4e administration Of the jnAtItsan
~ nave mad fewer difficulties t. arse
.Hah IN any other Year. the entire /. :
nanag household has probe III. 49,
. p NE than IN any other Near
me general department Of Our ehjl-
wren mas SHOWN Improvement in every
way, ana the work IN every depart
49, H"s heeh reasonably s-tisfat-
Ihc Ideal. The first rasE !, ~.
MAKING Of an n~rphanage is to MAKE
& nome Tor the homeless and
70 III as nearly as possible the office
=, parenthood TO the fatherless or
pilah. surely It IS the Great Fathers
vii, When His church shall more
thoroughly understand His will. and
when y shali be ready TO do-fIis will.
mat every orphan child shall have i
nome, and that every or?nan child ia
US 'ender Years shall rave protection
from an evil world, and that the
oflce Of parenthood shall be restored
TO Him as nearly as possible. And
surely It is the will of the Great
rather that the orphan child, desti-
tute Of estate. shall be educated and
tralncd for citizenship ana for the
nlEh purpose Of heaven.
The Real. / believe that our work
ers arc trying to make our institution
NJ al these offices % the children
committed TO rs. They are building
q home that is strong and pure and
sweet, 2 home that is on the high
leVel OF the average best homes OF
the land. They are giving themselves
gladly to h tasks that have been
laid down BY the hands forever folded
ana by hearts forever stilled. And in
all their work they are seeking the
guidance Of heaven and the illuminate
ing and strengthening presence of the
Holy Spirit. The religious life Of u
lofty ideals Of honor and truth and
mercy prevented to is in the teaching
or Jesus: these are the things upon
which their greatest effort is be-
slowed.
enrolment. During the year 81
nave peeH dOn1ltte0 into the
institution and 10 have gone out from
US. One child was returned TO her
people as unsatisfactory, one left
Witncut PERMISSION, one was placed
IN a hone two were given back to
their mother at her reQuest and FIVE
fnlshed with us and have taken po-
sitions Of employment. we have
now in the institution 100 children.
Housekeeping. All Of the depart
ments Of Ii housekeeping have been
properly administered and the work
tone has been wholly satisfactory.
Cleanliness, comfort, health, a home
pure and sweet and strong; the Sc are
sought to achieve. All the cooking,
n this is q bOuntiful task: all the
I~aundrylng, which comes every week: |
AL the securing n scrubbing, INK
we have lots Of it; all the sweeping
and busting, which never stops; ali
the patching and darning, an endless
task: al the d~ress1naking. a frequent
delight; is done by our children under
trained teachers II workers. We
hired no labor; We do our own
work. Proficiency in these household
is essential in the education Of
The true m and it is his sort
Of al education that we are trying
to give our girls. We are trying TO
fit them TO be home-makers in after
years.
The arm The o~rphanaRe farm Is
an important department OF our insti-
ton life. We have two reasons for
running the farm: il helps to cheaper
cost OF our living, and it is an
training TO our boys. The
boy needs the farm as much as the
arm needs the boy. It is the choice
place for the making Of the man.
Our farm has been reasonably re-
nu~neratiVe.
School. The work done in our
embraces the courses in our
,fty school grade for grade, through
he eighth grade, each teacher having
barge Of TWO grades. teaching one
n the morning n one IN the after
loon. Our children have made rea-
progress in school. We think
hat it has been the best years work
Two of u girls are IN college.
Boys Building. The handsome new
building is the last accession to
ur equipment. We believe that il
viii rank with the best Institutional
IN the State. Il IS built out
Il the gifts Of many friends OF the