, 1860-02-04

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s'eged By i1nnortunato bcegars, each with
tale Of want and WOE, may be assured that
they do themselves, the poor, ard Ill proper
measures for tho relief Of l'aupersln, great In
jury whenever they yieil to tlleir sympathics
and ill the baskets which are held up as a sirn
OF distress. ualess they :iro convinced upon
undoub;ed testimony that the objects upon
whom their bounty is bestowed arc noi in,-
posters. 10 give to whom is !, crime. This
thing ot street beggsin. las BECOME al :utolcr-
nttisat.cc aud pest: aId 50 much Of j, las its
orisia in drunkenness, lazincss and imlmsture,
that tire only safc method Of procedure, WHEN
charity is asked, is to follow up the case, and
before dime is given prove that it is wnrthily
bestowed. As This. with many whose duties
demand their whole tiinc is impossible, tile
next RESOURCE is to send each applicant to onc
oi the many charitable s,cietics whosc special
business it is to inquire into: examine aId de-
cid. llson all demands for relief With what
ever precautions aro adopted, those WHO de-
serve 1othins-wl1ose tales are pure tict;ons-
whose tears are forced, and whose rags arc
l,lt On far tic occasion--wi1l he sure to ret
,cn-fold more ulan they should.
Tho Object Of charitable associations. so
common in all our cities, is primarily tue relief
q! Immediate distress; bur behind tina, there
should bo tie intention to put tie poor in tl.e
way Of earninS their owl, bread, To teach them
habits ei thrift aud economy, :lal to cultivate
in ll.cul tEat sense u ,aauliucys aud iudcpcud-
cnco which, without extraordinary misfortune.
is 4 safeguard as;tinst want. As lung us tho
opportunities Of the lce:ars arc listened to and
,lloir pretended wants arc iudi$c,imiuatcIv
supplied. the incentive to economy and in.lus-
try will he taken away. Tho l;tzy loon
who can he sure Of his daily dinner,
fuel for Ills fire and clothing for his children,
ly iatlu'ying in; or compelling lis little ones
10 practise, lying and imrosturc for twn or
three on, of e:.cll twcu,y-lour hours, vii never
so honestly t. work until this resource is tut
Oh. II tie widow Donegal can nsc l,er 7iar-
ncyipS tongue more Slibly in rattling Of her
story If distress, tl,an she can employ her
s'aslds III the occupations Of her scx: if hcr
Children Gill hr moro profitable 10 her: wa,,-
dcrlnS from door to door, repeating with ad-
n1irab'e TAFT tho false story that they have been
taught at home. than at school Or in
light Work adapted 10 tllc;r years. ii is
ccrain that She, as long tho public arc will
Ing IL be .iuled ly her shallow artificc. will be
uny What she now is, and that I,cr barus will
grow ur to le thieves aud hcgs,rs III their
t,,rn thus swelling tho stream Of paupcrism
and crime By which all orr large cities nrc
overwhelmed. Giving to sucl. as tl,esc-and
these nuke u1 full ninc-tcn,'ss OF tic army Of
street bcssars-1eutralizes ll,e best efforts
Of organized c''arny aud perrc.,ates the very
evil that tue giyer is striving to correct.
IN tl1as advising the Withholding Of gifts
from l'esgars at tile door. let no one suppose
that we wish to excuse him from his duty in
loing Ills full share in the relief: Of the real
wants Of the roor. 1u this city, lacking as it
docs those manufacturing establishments
which elsewhere give employment To women
aud children. aud where We lave SO largo =
proportion ol peoplo Of G,rei5a birth, there is,
Heavea kmnws, distress enough 10 keep all
charitable lands ut work For the }ulrp>sc Of
relieving that III Il way wl,icl, will do tho
::rcatcst amount ii sool to the deserving,
and protec, the charitably inclined from tile
i'nposi1ions which arc daily practiscd. we say,
BE careful to whom and how you give"
Remember that iudiscriminate giving is next
t" not giving at all