New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-29
CITY ITEMS.

is in Somebody e accountable to God for that class
which He says, You have always with you" Who
is juice Gerard, the Lion Killer, says OF one we
are wont TO call eavsge-one OF the nomadic sous OF
Africa, to whom Jules sad, " leave me to my tate;
that be replied, :" No l received you in my tent;
liam snswersble for you before God, and before
"men will die with you"
Noble, was il mott He was his fellow that
was all He was no, friend, relative, or even An
acquaintance. He was stranger, and OF different
nation; but he had received him in his tent For a
time he had dselt with him as brother-onlya
brother of the human family and he would not abin-
don Tim TO his fate (" He would die with him. lie
WAS n sayaee-we are civilized, and call ourselves
Christians.
Dwelling with us under the same tent-the canopy
of Heaven--liviDg in the same streets, there ara
thousands of our own nation, whose skins are as
white as ours if color is any obj ction, whose hearts
are as pure Us ours, whose lives are peried, and to
whom we should cay, " l will not le~e you to your
fate; am answsrabe for you before God aud
"man." Many of these are helpless, Innocent
women and children, for whom we are ans @erable.
How con we sit down to thanksgiving dinner to-
orrow, and thank God for tho richness and abund-
arce Of the feast, while know that 80 many poor
helpless ere aiures starving within souod OF our
di, b.r-b.u. for whom We have made effort
offered DO relief; have not even thought that
answtrable, or in any way obligated to share our
abundance Dot so much send one of the suffer-
ers a single loaf OF bread.
As Christians men, let us all feel that we are as
much arswerable before God, "a the poor ARAB felt
that be was for those who are struggling along the
road OF life with us, all around us, under the same
tent.
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. That is, q day desig-
nsted for ali 20 ast upon the fat things OF the land,
while they express proper thankfu!ness to the
G,er of all good and perfect gifts, that their lot has
been cast in sucb fruitful land
Shall we show our gratitude in words works 7
Shall we suffcitn ty safety conscience that We
have done all that accountable for, by merely
casting the crumbs of our feast into the basket Of
some sturdy beggar who comes to the door cringing
afer so me an portion Of our bounty or shall We
lee, en- our own FEAST and give the share to poor
cuff, ring widow and her half-sarved childteni We
cannot silence that still, small voice within us by
saying, "tbey are none of ours" They are here
with you under the same tent, and you are answera-
bic before God and man.
You csnnot quiet conscience by saying: | would
"eiye little something toward furnishing one meal
"to the poor, If Only knew some worthy object
Have a care that you do not say that while eating
your own NEAL lest The last words Of the Arab de-
clsratoD should come at once for the falsehood
might mix the food and choke you.
II you have no individual cases to devote your at
tention 10, 90 to the Home of the Frendess, in
Thirtieth.st, between Fourth and FIT avs; or to
the Chidren's Aid Society C. l. Brace, at Clinton
Hall, Astor. place; or to Miss BOWS Humanitarian
School, opposite the Crystal Palace, No. 6s5 SIKH
av. or you can end several other Ragged Schools"
10 diff.reDt parts of the City
II you cannot find one of these, you can find the
Five Points, for that has become noted locality II
you go there on Thanksgiving Day, you will find a
scene at the Ladies Mission House. or at the Five
Points House of Industry which will give you more
satisfaciion if you are half as good man as that
Arab which we have quoted than any feast that you
ever assisted at with knife and fork, in your life
There you will see the children of the Poor feast
There you will zee hundreds eat, who have not eaten
singe good meal since the last annual feast in the
same place.
Ii you will participate in the feast of the heart OF
those who feel their accountability 70 contribute to-
ward Thanksgiving Dinner for the Poor Of this City
to. morrow, you will go TO your beds at night happier
thsp perhaps, you ever clio before upon any Thanks
giving day of your life. Tryit.
WHAT ARE SEWERS MADE FOR We should Ike to
know and gue.e that every body else who has .d
TO pay heavy tax to some favored contractor, for
digging up the stree. in front of his door, and keeping
II 10 state of impssssbiIity for a month or two,
would be GLAD to kDow what sewers made for, or
WI at else they made for than 10 al rd chance
10 pluck tnsr easy old goose the City Treasury. We
Bt kr0w why Streets are now, and have been all
GUNNER in the hands OF tbese Sc Eer-bmlders. In a
very short tine every street from Fortyfouthst to
the Bauery, will have been put through this expen-
sve, troublesome operaiioo, aud should convey, IN
cen, al the slopSater Of all the kitchens and cham
ters Of oil the hundreds Of miles of houses, away to
The ocean, without offending the eye nose OF those
who walk the psyeuenis. Ye, in ell the old Streets
whore sewers have been pu' down a, such trouo's
and expense. We do lot believe one house 10 tea 70
conueottd Nth The sewer, and consequently DO one
can zee tha, the street has been ooe Witt osueht'eo
The reason s there Law q compel the owners OF
house, after the sever tx built 10 use H. On INC
contrary, every house is taxed ten dollars i'r tue
privilege inserting pipe n'O the very 20 'er mat hs
l,ure wns taxed 10 bad end which wa built for the
sole turpose fearyhg s~ny the vote water at tha
hous- 20 prevent it from being thro vn INT, ne street,
lilo here foul nuisance, or slowly eySpoieso Ia o