Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1864-06-17

by rife shot from the jailor, aud, begging
pardon, returned peacefully to his quarters
under the Court House. 49,. "A list of contri.
buttons from Cedar township for the North
ern Iowa Sanitary Fair is published, amount
ing to the creditable sum of S13s %. 80.
The contribution for the Sanitary Fair at the
close of Col. HAWKINS lecture Thursday
evening of last week, amounted to the hand,
some sum Of $l12 GO. Waterloo is doing
nobly by our suffering soldiers.
an EuH &trmon.--We deprecate strongly
the sermon BY Rev. c. E. HEwrs preached
last Sabbath evening. To us it seemed that
he was actuated in its delivery by bitter
antagonism to the Sanitary Commission
He took the people Of this town to task for
not properly caring for the poor in their
own nnidst--for not even humanely caring
for the wives and children Of men who have
gone from among us to fight tn. Country's
battles. He considered the time--in view
Of the near approach of the Northern Iowa
Sanitary Fair, and the general interest of the
people in it-as sopportune for his remarks
He stated that over two hundred millions Of
dollars had been contributed to the Sanitary
Commission since the war began and add.
ed sarcastcally, that he would not pretend
to say how much of it the soldiers ever got,
making himself, .weathinie. Enthusiastically un.
derstood to all his hearers lie thought it
was now time that people considered the
claims of the needy ones in their own midst
In this town, according to Mr. HEwEs, wo,
men and children are starving and have been
for three years past lie had figured on the
expense of going to the Fair next week, and
no man could go with his wife and stop
barely one day less than $25. How much
better, he. thought, would it be to stay at
home and take one half the sum and give to
the poor and suffering of Cedar Falls.
We have followed the gentleman's re.
marks far enough to show their animus.-
Now, would it be unfair in us to say that
Mr.. HEwEs made the POOR in this town
cloak from under which he might vent his
spleen on the Sanitary Commission? Every
man, woman, and child within the limits OF
this corporation knows that 70 human being
here unnecessarily suffers for food or shelter.
If any man knows case of suffering he is
responsible for it, for he has only TO make it
known to bring speedy relief But the needy
families Of our soldiers have not been neg
lected as represented, and we have only to
revert to the action of our Board Of Trade,
of our Ladies' Soldiers Aid Society, Of our
County Board Of Supervisors, and the patr
otism charity and libcrality Of our citizens
for proof overwhelming to substantiate our
assertion. If any suffer it is they alone who
zealonsly hide their wants. '."a @1'7 2
Were it true that women and children are
starving in our midst, would it not be better
to appropriate the one hundred and fifty dol
lars Melted by the entertainment last week to
their relief, instead Of to the purchase of
a musical Instrument for the Uniyersalst
Church2 Ayei aye ! so it seems to US; and
more, the needy ones should have been
thought of before theiinstrument.
We hope no one will De deferred from Civ
ing and doing for the Sanitary Commission
by what they heard last Sabbath evening"
That the soldiers are not benefited by your
charity is too old and stale story for your
credencc. Suppose but one dollar Of the FIVE
you may give reaches its object, and that one
saves soldiers life-do you regret the gift
If you regard the teachings of the anti San
itary class you can quite as properly regard
the teachings Of the Copperheads and with.
draw your support from, the Government. Is
there better way to help the soldier? Let
it be known, and amen to it, The Sanitary
Commission is now the best means we have
for the alienation Of the suffsrings of our
brave defenders, and we are bound by every
tie Of humanity, patriotism, and christianity
to labor with it for the accomplishmcntof its
noble purposes. He who discourages effort
here, necessarily discourages it altogether.
Since the above was put in type Mr..
llEwEs has handed us lengthy communica- |
ton setting forth his position on Sanitary |
matters, but we have not,the space for it this
week, as it was brought in at a late hour
when orr columns were full, Dir. HEwEs
says, in. substance, that he is opposed to the
Sanitary Commission because Of its corrup-
ton and inefIiciency, and is in favor OF each
County or Congressional District organizing
and working independently That his plan
would be any more free from abuses than
hat now in operation, he does not attempt
10 prove. Neither does he consider the prac.
liability of a change. However, il Mr. ii.
ieslres. his communication viii appear next
week. +