THE ORPHANAGE NEWS LETTFR.
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BAPTiST ORPHANAGE
I' IK WorkkkS, on salary, are
<»eu. A Learn, Superintendent,
Mrs. vfac Arthur, Mrs. Learn.
T ik 1Yrpu.sk of the Orphanage is
to provide a Christian hone and
training for destitute children.
I ( •: Rkco i>s show that 6y males
in l fy) fe naies (total i ;8) have beeu
received, n males and 42 females
discharged ( by completion of time
and by death ), 25 uia^s and 28 fe
males now euro.led.
Fori v S’X Convkkts nave been
immersed and received in tile church.
I' 13 Support is provided by The
Wo n til's American ltuptist Home
Mission Society which expends here
t75'to.oo a vear. It is hoped that the
Contributions marked "Alaska”
will eventually sutH e. Therefore.
Kvkkv Sundav-school and everv
Yot sc, Pkoplk's Socihtv iii the
laud is urged to make an annual con
tribution. Help from all sources
is gratefully accepted. This is the
Hn'i.y Baptist ntision home for
Alaskan children. And the
Only B aptist Orphanage on the
Pacific Coast.
Send all CONTRIBUTIONS from New
England to Miss Okktkudr L.
Davis, Ford Buillitig, Boston, Mass.
CONTRIBI’TI O N s from other
p irts of the country are to he sent to
Mrs. A. H. Barber, 2969 Vernon Ave.
Chicago, 111.
“Palmistry may he maile of the
greatest help in training a child and
directing his education,” declares a
journal uevoted to that “science.”
Since the time of Noah, if not before
parents have employed the palm for
that purpose-often with striking re
sults - The Youth's Companion.
Mr. Frank Wills and VIr. Ceil Kiug
made as a pleasant call Christmas
Sunday.
Little Kva Lowell has been ill for
the past few weeks and is not any bet
ter as this goes to press.
Our six largest girls look very nice
in the new blue dresses sent them
by our good ladies in Chicago.
Miss Mac Arthur, to the pri nary
class it S.S. “Who w-s the wisest
man”5 Baby Kate, promptly
“Solomon Grundy".
The chickens have been doing fine
ly this montti. At tile present r..te
they will have laid nineteen and a
half doz.eu eggs by the end of the
month.
On Sunday nielli Dec. j6. a rather
unasual phenomenon was seen as we
were go i n g to Church. The moon was
shining brightly, and as it had been
raining a tine rainbow appeared.
Mr. M. 1). Snodgrass has purchased
the hull of the A. C. Co. launch Fear
less for the Agricultural Station and
is installing a t i horse power Standard
Gasolene Engine in it. He expects
to make a trial trip in it before the
new vear.
We now have a nice s'ock of the
Sea-bug Scraf Pinson hand ami will
send you one by registered mail on
rec eipt of #_>.oo. The proceeds from
tliis enterprise, you will remember,
goes towa Is furnishing tools for the
manual training benches in the car
penter shop.