Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-11-08


Totai. 81, $40 "
Expended by the Society through the past wear.
1858 IS, including the Corcoran fund
The members Of the Society indulge the hope
that they have made a judicfous dist. ibution OF
the funds committed to their charge and hay
been instrumental, in the hands Of a higher
power, OF alleviat!ng much suffering, and ml,i-
eating the sorrows Of the children of penury
The history of this society is re plets with thrill
Ing instances Of poverty and distress where a
greater amount Of suffering must and would have
been the result, but for the timely relief afforded
from Its resources; and these Instances stand
forth as monuments to the cauSe of untirinp he
nevOlence, and should stimulate us TO renewed
zeal and increased activity In the discharge of
our important duties Experience teacbe. ms n
Is Lot always an easy matter to draw the line Of
distinction between the deserving and the unde-
| serving applicant who may resort to US for aid
In deciding this point, there are difficulties
with which we have TO contend unk nown To
those who are not engaged In the cause The aged
and inhrm female, the destitute widow and the
fatherless. the sick and needy, everywhere, an
they come under our cognizance, made the
recipients Of our bounty; and when the channels
Of commerce are closed, and the avenues of wo,k
from whence proceed the means Of subsistence TO
the laboring man are no longer Omen we rannot-
refuse to lend a helping hand TO those who At
other times are cheerfully willing TO earn a live.
lihood whenever and wherever employment pre-
sents itself. Neither do we believe it to be con-
sstent with our duty to refuse assistance to those
unfortunate families having an intemperate hus
band and father; though il may be the opinion
OF some that if the inebriate returns, from day
to day, TO his comfortess horne and cteerle.s
freside, he may be led to inquire why such a
state Of desolauon exists, in the plate where the
altar OF domestic happiness should be establish.
ed and that this inquiry will cause him to for
sake his evil course, and seek TeunI on with his
distressed family. But, permit us to ask IL the
preaching Of the word OF 6 cd, the counsel Of re-
ligious friends, the prayers Of devoted mother,
the tears and entreati,s Of almost heart broken
wife, the pitiful sobs of the infant ones are not
sufficient to melt the adamantine heart will the
Withholding Of the limited aid which this So
ciety renders from month to month to his desti-
tute family have the desired effect! Weanswer
No, Our observation and experience confirm the
truth Of this reply.
AS stern winter walks abroad mantling the
earth with its icy covering, aud exercising lis
commissioned power over animate and inanimate
creation, tbis little band comes forth as fruitful
vine to protect the children Of poverty from its
rude blasts, and dispense its bounty to them In
tae time OF need But memory, the sure chroni-
cler OF past events, does not fail to remind Us
taat this vine has been stripped Of one Of its
fruitful branches fallen PROSTATE to the earth in
obedience to the mandate Of that absolute mon
arch whose power no earthly force can resist
We desire TO pay 2rateful tribute Of respect TO
the memory OF our departed sister MRS Mex
who was for many years an efficient member Of
this society and we desire to cherish a remem-
brance Of her
'sDeeds which should not pass away; her name
That must not wither, though earth forget her
Her body has been consig ned to rest in the
bosom OF GU! mother earth. and her soul, we trust
transplanted to the garden Of the Lord, to be
grated as branch of the true vine, which liveth
for ever and ever.
From wear to year this society continues its ef-
forts 10 ameliorate the condtio Of the door, and
prevent their suffering for the necessaries Of life
Its treasury is Teplenished by the contributions
OF the citizens OF this community; and distribu
tors Of its bounty, We feel assured we blessed
by MANY grateful hearts tho the sharers Of its
munifcence. enabling Us to believe that
g We labor not In vain;
+ or those for whom we toll will learn
To love us-and far more, to love
The God Of whom teach them, and we shall see
An answer to our prayers recompense
For all our tolls"
lSigned1 M. WILLIAMS,
Secretary pro tempore.
After the reading Of the report, the Rev. DR. w
b. Edwards delivered an address which we have
no hesitation in saving would have do ne no dis
credit to our great national charity lecturer
At the conclusion Of the address the services
Were closed by the whole aud fence singing the
doxology Praise God, - &c an eloquent PRAYER
by the Rev. Mr.. Filling hast, and the benedction
by the Rev. DR., Bocock.
We are well informed that our willy neigbbor.
down stream are using some pretty shrewd strat-
a2rms to entice some Of the coal companies loca-
ted at our city TO move their Notwithstanding
operations-to that point. Wethink that the com
panies to which the specious propositions have
be en- made would do well to inquire very care
fully into the nature Of the inducements which
have been held out TO them-in other words count
the cost before embarking in the enterprise IN
they viii do this, We think they will discover
ahead some unavoidable troubles and dificultie.
which they can never meet with at this point and
which must ere long tend seriously retard their
operations, and impose upon them expenses ten
fold greater than they will ever be called upon to
meet while shipping from this point.
But for the vigilance Of the night watch on
Saturday evening, serious fire would have &C.
Cured. While passing the boarding house Of
Mrs. Cieaveland, on Bridge street, they discov-
cred a liz lat in one Of the windows which, upon
examination, proved to he the sill and sash on
fire IL originated from lighted candle, which
had been carelessly left in IL. After some difi-
Guilty the inmates were aroused and the fire ex-
tinguiShed
Arivals-Schr John Emory, Kirby, Baltimore
lumber to r.. Pickreil & Co; packet Ann Pick
rell, Leverton, from Philadelphia, to Hyde &
Davidson. =