The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-10-14

The poor residing on Union and Church
Hills, and the adjacent localities outside the
corporate limits of the city Of Richmond,
are cut Off from the appropriations made by
the city authorities for the assistance and re.
lief OF indigent and dependent families, as
also, in the main, from any aid furnished the
poor by the large benevolent associations OF
the city. The appropriations made by the
county of Henrico arc altogether inadequate
to meet the urgent demands of this class Of
our population, who are actually under cifY
expense as 10 rent, fuel, and all the necessa-
ry articles Of subsistence. To meet this
want, as lar as may be done by such plan,
the citizens have formed Humane Associa-
ton, the object of which is to raise and judi
ciously distribute funds for the assistance of
the strictly neceSsiots in the localities referred
to-0utside the corporate limits of the city.
Already hundreds of families and individuals
ara pinched by rant, and, without timely as
sistance, the sutIerings of many worthy and
deserving 'persons-refngees, soldiers fam-
lies, and others-must verge on stdrDdtion-
The prices of the prime necessaries of life
have already reached an amount that places
them, except i'll extremely small quantities,
quite beyond the means Of the poor.
The undersigned, ministers OF the gospel
and pastors Of the several churches within
and contiguous to the bounds OF the lOcali-
ties embraced in the scope of the "Union
aud Church Hill Humane Associations ("
operations. have been appointed by the
Board of Managers, of which they are mem
bers, to make an appeal to the benevolent
throughout the city and throughout The schose
country to aid us In our work Of humanity.
We shall need large amount Of money,
or it's equivalent in fuel, clothing, and pro-
visions, to meet the demands OF the case
We feel confident that il will be the pleasure
OF q generous public to respond literally to
our appeal
Rcmittances can be made by mail to any
one of the undersigned, directed to Rich
mond. The receipt will be acknowledged
by letter, and the amount will be paid over
to Allen Y. Stokes, the Treasurer Of the AS
sociation, for disburst ment by the Board of
Managers. Every dollar intrusted to our
care will be discriminatingly applied TO the
most necessitOus and deserving objects claim
ing our attention. Persons living near the
various lines of railroad leading to the city
might give us wood, and, In some instances,
provisions in the way Of meal, -four, peas,
aud the like, which we trust the roads will
in the city can hand in their contributions
to any one of The undersigned, or to any
other member of the board, all of whom are
authorized to receive donations for the asso-
citation. Help US, brethren and friends OF
suffering humanity, ''and the blessings Of
those who are ready to perish win come upon
you" .'Give not otgrudgingly or Of necessity,
for the Lord lOyeth . cheerful giver" Re-
member that 1t Is written In the good Book
''He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth
unto the Lord, and that which he hath given
will He pay him again." Something even
better than that Is written to stimulate I'd
to activity and llberality In the cause Of be-
nevolence: blessed is he that considereth
the poor, the Lord will deliver him ID time
of trouble" Hoping and believing that We
shall soon heir from you fayombly and en-.
conragingly, we are your brethren and com
paniOns In this work Of mercy and labor 0l
1--we. john g. EDwARDS,
Pastor Of Trinity n. T. Church.
WILLIAM N0RWooD,
Pastor OF st. Johns r. T. Church.
JOSIAH B. SOLOMON,
Pastor Of Leigh Street BAptisf Church.
PHILIP b. PRlCn.
Pastor Of the 81 Presby'n Church,
WM. = CHRIs1IAN.
Pastor II Union 6tatiGn u E. Chnreh.
RicAnoad, VI, Oct u l66R