Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-11-25
VOLUME III.
[From our Evening Edition Of yesterday.l
Meeting at Masonic Hall.


Meeting at Masonic Hall.
We refer our readers article the first page of
this paper taken from our mornings edition. proposing
to convene gre ], meeting the Masonic Hall, with
out distinction of party for the purpose of devsng and
organising measures, calculated aid the deserted wi
dows and orphans during the rgors Of the coming win
ter
There are now, in this city, hundreds who would
readily come forward in such a cause, if beginning
only made 1t is only necessary to take the pre-
limnary step; meeting and the poor will
not lcok in vain for friends.
1t is not sufficient that in times like these, individuals
should each in theirown sphere look around for objects
of charitable sympathy is necessary that the matter
should be taken up publicly in order be fully carried
out.
individuals, however charitably disposed, never
accomplish the good that may be realized by well
ganized Society. They occupied with business,
they drawn aside by pleasures they forget the OBJ
ject in which they engaged the path that they have
chaked out for their footsteps, and thus the poor
comorted and know not where to apply when their
necessities render application for relief essential per
haps to their existence.
With an organized society, how different this is Ap.
preparations are made for the unfortunate sufferers. 1t
is proc aned throughout the citynone need then per.
sh knowing where apply for relief for certain
lief To them it, knock and shall be opened ask
and ye shall have"
This plan has been adopted in various countries time
Of mind in similar exigencies. When of
distress has dawned upon city in the old world. When
has been evident that hundreds of citizens in
brave the inclemencies ef the winer-when it
has appeared manifest that they have been provided
with the Of enjoying life scarcely existing
ALL as is self evident be the here, from the
continued of duriuU which. him.
dreds have been thrown of employment for months
and months and have not been~Sble consequently, to
lay up any provision for the winter l. it has been in
variable custom meeting, to take into con-
sderaon the existing distress and devise such
of removing il, may appear advisable A fund has
then been collected, from which fuel, provisions, blank
cts whatever may be necessary has been admins
tered to those who require such minsterng.
This is the step that must pursue-this is duty
we owe to ourselves no less than fellow
How the reckless and Indifferent them
selves in their lavish expenditures, when they withhold
mite from those whom they mic h support by their
very cxcesses7 What ministers about? they
the pastors of their focks and bound to look a
ter the bodily wellas the spiritual wants of those
submitted their charge. DO they know that this
invariably the with Great Pastor in
his earthly mssion-that he preached charity always
II true that our clergy cannot perform miracle as
Saviour did, and feed, with two small loaves AID
fishes large concourse Of people-but they can
point their separate charges thr imperative duty
in times like these-they forget for time their
splendid theories Of future existence, and all the poe
try with which their fine Imagination invests their call
ing-they descend TO human wan;s-they can call
up human sympathies-they can bring forth the many
passages Of Scripture enforce their plea Why do
they not do this AT such time every minister should
take for his text the parable Of Dives and Lazaruand
they should show that from the apathy displayed to the
suffering Of the poor " it is easier for a camel to 60
through the eye of needle, than for rich man
ter the kingdom ofheaven.'