Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-12-23
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TIE Freedmen are suffering. they are
naked and hungry. they are huddled 90
gethor like swine and beats 10 pens aud
huts Tor shelter from The storm and cold
That heart must b. depraved indeed hat
refuses sympathy noe 20 these creasBres
Of adsersity and want They are "a.
ttled to orr sympathy and aid fbey
belong 70 the great family VI map The
God that made us made tbem, and bar
Savior il their Savior They are Ger
nelghbors, tsyo
A certain man wsnt dove from .Ie-
rasalam 70 Jerico and feli among thieves,
which striped BIN Of hiA rnlment and
wonudesl hiuf and depafte3, leaving htn
hail dead Aud BY chance there came
down certain priest that wRy, aud when
be saw him be passed By on the other
side And iikewise Lsshe, when be
was at the place, came and looked on
him and passed By on the other side.
Bat certain Samaritan. as be Journey
ed, came wbere be Was, and when b
saw h m be bad compassion on him, and
wsat 20 him and bound up hes wounds,
poufiug in oil ard wine, and sat him on
bis eva besst, and brought bsra 70 a.
ian and took care Of him And on tie
MORROW when De departed BE took out
teo pence and gave them TO the host, aud
said auto him Take care Of him, and shat
s0aver ibua lackasi more when l come
again / wtll repay thee. Which now OF
these three, thBkest thou, was neigh.
Dor unto him that fell among thieves7
Aud he said (she man Who was anxious
10 know wha his neighbor was) lie
that showed mercy unto him Then
said Jesus, Go thou and do likewise
Patriotism, humanity. religion. wiA
not permit as 10 turn away these wretch
ed creatures from charities nos usually
withheld from Suffering brutes There
I are nearly one hundred thousand wretch.
ed men, women and children, whose
Z fathers and husbands are in the service
I Of our country, new in = destitute ard
suffering condition, many Of whom must
I perish unless the good Samaritans hnd
I them.
The Indiana Ffeedmsn's Aid Con-
mission has been organized to supervise
the necessities Of these people. Il asks
/ for 0lG cfotbea and gresRbaeks 20 supply
/ their pressing and immediate wanta
I Will you pass y on the other sideP The
4 womea and children and old men, wsose
! sons, hnsbsBds or fathers are IA the
war, specially need your sympathies
/ noe. Many have doubtless persisted
since the cold set in Evansville has
never vet been appealed 60 in vain
Leave all the old clothes Won can spare
At one Of the following places, aud they
will be called far aud properly acknowi-
edged SaBsRel OrTs, WASetsr + Riggs,
and Rocker f Bio,nfs
! Or, If several families viii collect to-
( gether ell the old garments in their
I neighborhood and drop note to y. F.
/ Rawiius, Hiram Nelson, Major Robin
son or the Pastors Of the charches, or
IN any way inform sither OF then,
/ wagon will call TOR them.
Rev. b F RaSlins, Presiding Elder
OF The Evansville Districts b. request OF
the, board, Supervising this interest ia
the Pocket The people are not heath
ems nor ashamed OF this good Cause
[ Rev. Mr.. MeCarer's Church contributed
/ $50 on Thanksgiving Day, taking the
Z lead of all the churches in the cry in
Z hftinx public contribution. The good
( people OF Priueeton have Jast sent for
Z ward box valued st Sl70, and also
I forty odd dollars in money Collections
! in money have also been received from
( Paioka and Blue Grass. At Fort
Branch, 0sensgille,- Y,neennss AID
other points, Committees are. at work
and liberal responses are looked for
have also received, by privste eoutri-
buttons, nearly Si50 from citizens &c
/ Evansville. Remember 10 makiug
your holiday presents that none
win be so valuable IN the sight
Of God as those made to the peer
The poor, said the Son Of Man. ye
have always with you; and the sabAm-
est awards OF the Last Day are dissrib-
uted TO those Who on earth remembered
tbs destitute And in this life there Is
gsod Providence over every man
whose heart is tarned to the suffering
poor-
Blessed Is he that considereth the
poor: The Lord VIII deliver hrm IN time
oftreuble. The Lord viii preserve him,
and keep him alive; and be shall be
blessed, upon the earth and then will
not deliver him unto the viii Of his enc
mics The Lord will strengthen hin
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