Year: 1870

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We beg leave to all your attention, and
| through you the attention of your congre-
cations and Sundayrschools, to the con-
dition of the Confederate Orphan Asylum
| at this place.


Immediately after the close of the war.
the ladies of our city and vicinity formed
the noble design of establishing refuge
for the orphans of these Confederate soldiers
who had perished in the war. In the face
of every Encouragement, they have pre-
served, until, they are now the owners of
comfortable buildings and grounds well
suited for the purpose, all paid fer. For
four years they have succeeded in taking
care Of and educating many of the orphans
of our heroic dead. and there are now 65
inmates in the Asylum.
The treasury is nearly empty. They
must have help, or be compelled to aban,
don an enterprise very dear to their hearts,
and turn those helpless children out upon
the cold and precarious charities of the
world


They do not believe that humane and
Christian people will permit such a sad
termination of all their heroic struggles, if
the condition of the children under their
charge should be brought to their attention;
and they have besOught Us to make an
appeal to the charitable and Christian pubs
lie relief


In their names, and on behalf of the
destitute children under their care, we
respectfully and earnestly entreat you to
read this paper to your congregations and
Sunday-Schools; to speak a word in season
for this sacred cause, and take up a collec-
ton in both your congregations and Sun,
day-schoOls at the earliest day practicable.


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our people to the memory of those who fell
in the cause of the South, and to see that
their little children are rescued from the
curse of ignorance and the pangs of helpless
poverty.


Soldiers or the Lost Cause Can you
forget the comrades you buried upon lonely
and distant battlefelds, and who were not
permitted, like yourselves, to return to their
homes and the embrace of their families.


Men of the South You who were
strangers during the war to the hard ships
and dangers that fell to the soldiers lot, give
freely of your substance to feed and educate
the children of those who died In your stead
in the gloomy hospital or upon the perilous
edge of battle.


Women of the South Your unselfsh
and undying devotion to your native land
during its mighty out unsuccessful struggle
assures US that your generous hearts will
respond with bound of Joy to this appeal.


Children of the South Come with your
little offerings to help the soldiers orphan
child and cheer his lonely lot


Christians of every name and order
Remember your Masters great example,
and forget not the fatherless in their days of
their need.


To all who have heart to feel for the
woes of humanity and a hand to relieve
distress we make an earnest appeal to come
to the help of our noble women; who are
struggling with such undying faith in this
holy cause Hold up their hands and cheer
their hearts in this crisis in their glorious
enterprise and they and their little orphan
charges will bless your names.


We deem it proper to add, that IN Its
organization and management the Asylum
is entirely free from all sectarian influence.
A Union Sabath-schOOl is taught at the
Asylum; in which all the denominations are
present.


All contributions will be at once
forwarded to Mrs A q. Munford Secretary
and Treasurer Clarksville Tennessee.


COMMITTEE OF FINANCE.


John F. House and c. G. Smith, Metho-
dist f. Church South 6. w Hillman and
c. A. Baker, Christ tan Church J. G. Horn
berger and D. N Kennedy, Presbyterian
Church w. A. Quarles, Protestant Epis
copal Church F. F. Fox, Baptist Church
r L. Broaddus. Cumberland Presbyterian
Church; T. w King and n. L. Thomas.


I 1870