The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1914-12-31
noah BIGGS GAVE $4,000
TO BROWNSVILLE ORPHANAGE

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$4,000 to State Convention, and
$4,000 to Wake Forest.
The last will of the late Noah
Biggs, recently probated, is in many
respects one Of the most complete
documents of its kind ever recorded
in Halifax county. His sympathy
for the worthy poor permeated the
entire document, and the bulk of
hs great estate is bequeathed to
b ,nevolent objects.
The largest beneficiary of the will
is the Thomasville Baptist Orphan
re, which he helped to establish,
and in which his whole life was
wrapped up. The orphanage re-
caves the splendid sum of $95, 900
The interest on $4,000 of this
amount is to be paid to his family
as long as they live, and then go to
tae orphanage to be used in helping
to educate the worthy boys ana
girls who go out from that irstitu-
ton and desire college education.
1t is stipulated that minimum rate
Of interest is to be charged on such
loans and that the personal note of
the borrower is to be taken without
further security.
$4,000 TO MEREDITH.
After providing amply for his
f smily, he contributed to Meredith
College $4,000, the interest on
which is to go to certain friends for
life and then to be used by said COL
lege in assisting worthy girls in Sc
curing an education.
$4,000 TO WAKE FOREST.
Wake Forest College is to receive
SIS. 1000 to be used in the education of
worthy young men who are other
wise unable to supply the means. 1t
is also stipulated here that the Dor
rover is to be charged a small rate
# interest and his personal note &C.
! :epted without further security.
STATE CONVENTION HELPED.
The Baptist State Convention is
given Sis, 900, the interest on SIC, 00(
o the same is to be used in building
churches at destitute points within
he Roanoke Baptist Association
and to pay preachers for services al
these destitute points. Interest or
$500 to be used for ministerial ed
u :ation, and interest on a like sun
t, go to the support Of aged minis
.orS.
ALSO SUNDAY SCHOOL.
The Scotland Neck Baptist church
Of which Mr. Biggs was member
t,r forty years, and which he serve(
as treasurer for thirty nine years, il
given $1,000 to be used in buying
Sunday school supplies and tn
equipment of a library. He als'
gave to the church S., 900 to be uset
in defraying the running expense
fter a five year period, the interes
'nly to be used. For five years tn
/ ,terest on this sum is to be used il
defraying the expenses Of severa! 0
MS intimate friends on their annua
vacation. In this number are in
Guided three of his former pastor
and his pastor at the time of hi
death.
WANTED NEW CHURCH.
Just a few weeks before hi
death Mr.. Biggs remarked to hi
pastor that the time had come for
new church building in Scotlan
Neck and that he desired to cor
tribute SIS, 900 for that purpose. H
said he intended to incorporate TIL
in his will, but his illness came S
unexpectedly and being stricken
very seriously from the beginning
he failed to make this provision.
was evident that in his last hours /
desired to make some statement {
to express some wish, but was I'M
BILE to do so, and it is thought
those nearest to him that this CO.
tribution to new church buildir
was what he wanted to say.
THE SEALED LETTER
On January 20, 1914, Mr.. Big,