Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1913-02-05
OF $4,000 ASKED
A CAMPAIGN BEGUN AMONG
THE PRESBYTERIANS OF
NORTH CAROLINA.
The Presbyterians of the State Ask
to to Give $4,000 for the Equip
ment of Their Orphanage at Bar
ium Springs-The Institutions
Needs.

TO TO OlVe $oU,UUV 1OT tHe Equip.
ment of Their Orphanage at Bar
ium Springs-The Institutions
Needs.
A campaign has been begun among
the Presbyterians of the statet to raise
$4,000 for the equipment of the
Presbyterian Orphans Home at Bar
ium Springs. AS a result of a visit
of the members of the Synod to the
Home more than a year ago, they
were SO thoroughly impressed with
the needs of the institution that the
board of regents of the Home was
instructed to proceed with the work
of raising the sum named. The re-
gents appointed a finance committee
to take charge of the work and the
committee has secured the services
of Rev. R. Murphy Williams of
Greensboro to present this cause to
the churches; and for the informa-
ton of the Presbyterians of the state,
and any others who may be interest
ed, The Landmark presents herewith
the needs of the institution in the
matter of equipment. They are:
Q) Barns for cattle and horses;
(2) storage buildings; 90 modern
school building; () a thoroughly
equipped %infirmary; % enlarged in
dustrial building; CO. central heating
plant; CD repairs on buildings; 90
purchase of adjacent lands and (9)
enclosed lands for pasturage.
1. The present barn is a make
shift, is not large enough, is in re-
pair and does not properly shelter the
stock from the elements. The lack
of better provision is actual cruel
ty to animals besides the inconven-
fence and lack of room. A new barn
in a better location, sufficient to ac-
commodate SO cows and provide am
pie storage room for provender, is
an actual. urgent necessity. Some
work has been done in this direction
! and the COW barn is nearing compile
ton.
Another barn for the horses should
be in a different location, convenient
to the lands used for farming and
trucking. 1t should be large enough
to properly house the stock, with
storage room for feed and a shelter
for farm implements. At present
there is practically no provision for
housing farm utensils.
Carrying on the work of the farm
and dairy is an important part of the
work at the Home. The products of
which are an important part of the
maintenance of the Home and the
work affords splendid training for
the boys in the Home. Every up-to-
date farmer and business man real
ICES the necessity Of equipment for
this work, for efficient equipment is
necessary to best results and in an
enterprise of this kind it is simply
a matter of economy to provide equip
ment to secure best results. A slip
shod method as a result of poor
equipment is not only a waste, but it
is a great injustice to the boys who
are being trained in the Home. In
undertaking the training of these
children there is an obligation to
give them the best possible training
to equip them for the battle of life.
If they W know anything but
slipshod methods they leave the Home
poorly equipped and handicapped in
the ace of life. It is a duty to see
that they have a fair showing.
2. A storage building is needed for
supplies raised on the farm. What
profiteth it to be blessed with abun-
dant harvests and have no place to
store and car for what is produced?
1t is setting an example of criminal
waste before the young people train
ed in the Home to allow any part
of what may be produced on the farm
to go to waste for lack of storage
room. It is an example Of shiftless-
ness that may handicap some of them
all their days; and as a matter of
room, should be provided.
3. The rooms used for school pur-
poses are too small and overcrowded.
The number of children has increased
so that a modern school building is a
necessity. The rooms now occupied
for school purposes can be put to
other uses; and with the new school
building should be a commodious au-
ditorium. Such p building would be
a lasting memorial to some individ-
ual who would erect it.
Home naturally come from homes.
4. A larger and better equipped
infirmary is a pressing need. The
two wards now provided are overtax-
ed in case of any epidemic among the
children and wards should be provid-
ed for isolation. The inmates of the
where there have been sickness and
death. While care is exercised to
disease; children suspected of having
prevent the bringing in of disease
proper carr cannot be exercised un-
der present conditions. Children
coming into the Home should be $50
lated and their clothing ~disinfected to
avoid the possibility of contagious
contagious diseases should be isola-
ted. Many of the children come form
homes where tuberculosis has exist
ed. In case such disease should
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