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support, the next two years, the same amount of yearly ap-propriation
as in the past two.
A continuance of the daily average number, through the
ensuing year, with a probable increase, together with the re-duction
of the number of paying patients, from causes already
referred to, to wit : the removal of foreign patients, will re-quire
the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars, besides the
receipts from the pay patients ; hence it is advised that appli-cation
be made to the next Legislature for a continuance of
that sum for each of the next two years.
The several clergymen of Raleigh, who have heretofore
kindly officiated on Sunday, have continued to favor the in-stitution
with chapel services with regularity, except when
necessarily absent from their place of residence.
In addition to these, services have been held once by the
Rev. Dr. Mott and Rev. Mr. Sherwood, much to the gratifi-cation
of the inmates.
To those who have kindly remembered the Institution by
voluntary benefactions, grateful acknowledgments are ten-dered.
Such are due to the Rev. Mr. Crowder, for a large
number of tracts and several interesting volumes, issued by
the American Tract Society. Also to the Rev. Dr. Mason,
for numerous copies of the book of Common Prayer. And
likewise to Miss Annie Swain, for more than fifty volumes as
an addition to the Library.
Our thanks are also due to the several Editors, who have
continued to furnish their respective newspapers gratuitous-ly,
and by which means much interesting reading matter
has been daily enjoyed; among these are the Spirit of the
Age, Raleigh AVeekly Standard, Christian Advocate, Daily
Express, Petersburg, Va. ; Times, Grreensboro ; Banner, Sal-isbury;
Western Democrat^ Cliarlotte; Albemarle Southron,
Murfreesboro' ; Argus, Wadesboro' ; News, Warrentun ; Ex-press,
Iredell; several numbers of Independent and Rough
Notes, Goldsboro ; oneNo. Presbyterian, Fayetteville; Beaufort