The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-11-08
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An adjourned meeting 10 consider the subject OF en-
poyment Tor The poor held in the vestry of the
street Baptist Church, on Thursday evening the lat in
slant Mr. lNGE took the chair at halfpast seyen and
Rev. j. h. ALLEN was requested TO act as secretary.
After prayer offered by the Rev Mr. BRown, and some
inquiries as to the steps already taken by the Ladies' Be-
neyolent Society, the Chair announced that the meeting
was ready to listen to any remarks that might be offered
Upon this
The SEcRErARr rose to say that be understood the pur
pose oil the meeting 10 be for the ladies' 10 take counsel
with those who have given attention TO this subject
to bring II in the best form before the public mind Two
courses are open before them One, 10 interfere with
the ordinary operations OF industry. establishing ari-
hciai scale OF wages and competing with the existing
honest trades, the effect OF which would be either to
ale favored class among the aborers TO break down
y the effort TO cope with the great machine OF industry
the other to take in charge the exceptional real OBJ
jecs OF charity, 10 whom give the benefit OF our
sympathy orethough and experience, encouraging them
e a MAINTAIN themselves by honest industry thus relieving
best oe DONE perhaps by opening new market for labor
Or introducing some new branch Of industry "A letter
was read from gentleman Of this city. strongly urging
the establishment OF the arGW manufdcture with this
view; and the was cited OF the success found in
Worcester. Massachusetts, by Introducing branches
nature and society that those able TO do II should help
themselves there cases, of widows orphans and
the inrm in health who need the orehoughi and aid OF
outright. In England. where the law required employ.
ment to be given to the destitute the condition of aid,
was found that only one twentieth part paid for
work., the remainder being gratuous relief This 81 IS
tenn, proceeding on false principle. had operated as
bounty on Incidence and vice. that it lately esti
%SsS that seventh Of he pgaoR q Great B
d. 1855 TO l547 treated the destitute simply as nui.
sance 70 be abated. as q sort Of wild animals TO be
emf feeling Of the duty OF society 10 the poor has grown
up in later tines but to administer any form OF charity
requires great experience, discretion, and care.
Rev MIR. Brown urged, in answer to some OF the Sec
rearys statements the difficulty OF dispensing faithfully
any charity such consists in simply giving money
or food and bore testimony to the fidelity Kindness and
asslduy which has characterized the operations of the
Union Benevolent Society. He would express the
entire confidence in that society, and would urge the i'm
portance 81 giving not only sympathy and counsel but
Rev Mr. STEELE wished TO know the labors Of this
society will effect anything for the suppression OF street
beggary He spoke Of the complete success Of similar
OF the annoyance experienced at the public Offices from
the importantly OF persons who, in the greater number of
cases proved 70 be impostors, and who by imposing
the charitable feeling OF the community, did more than
anything 10 discourage the honest and viruoas poor
To this Mr. Brown replied, urging that aims should in
az cases De refused and this Society made the almonsrs
strong arm OF the law, will put stop to the great evil of
street begging Yet the families Of the incorporate have
deserving objects Of charythe modest. who are kept
back by the bold and shameless.
Rev. MIR EcKARD urged collections among the clerks,
through this medium In Philadelphia this method q
giving by the hands OF responsible society had absorb
ed all worthy objects OF charity from begging in the
offered that this Society should not interfere with the
existing branches OF industry but be the agent for the
citys charity.
Inquiry having been made as TO the success Of The How
ard institution the CHAIRMAN stated that being conducted
the principle of relieving the destitute, there
eedIH loss in its operations only to be made up by char
years, and had done much good but it became embar
rassed, and was left with debt OF several hundred doll