Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-02-14
THE FEMALE EPISCOPAL BENE
VIOLENT SOCIETY.

cor II ibu,iobs Of the town Tor the relief OF
tie anor. have been dIsbur -ed BY soci.
CIV If gentlemen, who kindly undertook
this duty. They divided The town into
districts. assigning each portion to an in
di.idual. whose duty it became, TO in,
.rect the cases and circumstance, of the
|poor within his district, and to report
Them to every weekly meeting of the
hoard. when, the SUN deemed necessary
Inv the whole Was 0btaiued. This ar.
arrangement. tested by the experience OF
several wears, and oy the general satis,
faction which it afforded to ali classes,
h, I'd superseded The necessity of consti,
tutiu- az, new society for that purpose
The female part OF society, to which in
other towns this task was usually assign,
ed, in the preseHt case felt relieved from
any respnn. ibility, and VA. content 10
toreg, the pleasure Of their private feel,
|inus. 70 the consideration that III com,
fort Of the poor vas in better hands.
But circumstances have changed. O
,her societies we're formed, and their ex.
iSte,ce struck at the root Of the oil
,ociety, in,sinuch as the operations Of the
me. nut cnms, neceS sarily.i - collision
with. and much embarrLSs the Otber. -
|, this stste Of things the reasons which
ilac previously prevented the constitution
Iof a female society on general plan.
we're done away, anl il became necessary
llndep,l, to devise some method of reme.
diving the evil Of the dr,>n,utian uf the
nId secie,v. aid p:nviaiEg to- the claims
which would be made by the poar Inon
base part OF the commu"it, which had,
thus far, or AIMED 10 plan for that pu'.
plse With this view a nuIober OF the
'temaIc members of Christ Cparch aud
It Paal's Congregation. resolved then'.
selves into a society under the title oi
. The Female Episcopal Renev0,ent So.
ciety Of .Alex,ndria - The o.i"ct oI this
sor;ety. as cx2ressed in the constitution
IS to relieve the temporal and -pIri uai
.ants of the poor OF every Dissemination.
l. was placed under the directio' Of e
i,r. nirsctrs.s. Cd. Directr"Ss, Treasure.
and ~ managers, tf&gn equally, from
each cong pgatioa. 1t Gndelcd Itself
oe,.I, as .,,>sible after the old society.
lnd divided The tcwn in q nea,lv twelve
0uaI portions, assigning Zach division 10
. members, v hose duty il aaS TO visit
person the poo, IN their district, 10 re-
m TO every weekly meeting Of ,he bGa d
,nL 70 obtain such um A. The vote Of n,
,ra.d uighr think proper "a appropriate.
Che,C sevsra, dutieI ave
cen fairpfuiIv rerrrrmeI: nn ir,re enc"
Vt weather. no difficulty Or djscour age.
met ha. been al e :" check their zeal
m diligence. lh'y have purchased and
q lyered. wood. biaGkct- and provisions
rhey have Rur:ed the SICK. procured tor
,hsn mer!icinC.reat - them tie scriptures
Iad done all in their power to promotc
their comfort. Wit all the economy and
caution which they have been able to
adopt. they have already expended the
suu, of fye hundred dol ars. Brt When
t.. extreme severity Of the season and OF
the times is considered. and wien il is
remembered that they have had the whole
of the poor in the town under their no
tee, tins sum will aot appear vey con
siderable. The manner in which they
have adminis,c ed relief is not such ia
deed, a. to give the society ectIt be-
fore the would. They sauudt shew in
parade to the public, four or fge hun.
dred wretched, hungry aad naked souls.
whom they have fed and warmed. and
uourished. Food, fuel and blankets have
been selected as being essential to the
existence Of these poor creatures; and al
though they furnish not the materials for
Itabricating a monument $50 be seen oil
mem; yetit is hoped, they present me-
mortal, no less nn that account aceepta'
IDe. before God, whose reward is in
Heaven.
Those who wish to assist the society
with further means are requested to lodge
their donations with Mrs. Ellza Potts,
first Directress, or Miss Mary Mande'
vile, Treasurer.
DR.. JOHN RICHARDS has been elected
Director in the Mechanics Bank Of
lsvsndria. in the Mace OF Joseph Dean