The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-11-24
Thanksgiving Collections Circular
from the Northwestern Freedmen's
Aid Com nm ssiOn

from the Northwestern Freednien's
Aid Comm issiOn.
The President ofthe United States has named Thurs
day, the Gath day of November, as day Of National
Thanksgiving and Prayer
tbs customary with Christie assembages, on sim
liar occasions, to make free win Offering to the
treasury Of some Organisation benevolently laborng
in the National interest.
We ask the Northern churches to give their collec>
tions the 94th of November to the National Freed.
men Because
/ Neglect and abuse of this people has caused us
this One 1.-THE of its money cost Alone expand>
ed their interest years ago. would have saved us
the ten tenths OF money, the precious lives, Wild
ows and orphans the whole cost of the Sanitary and
Christian Commissions.
Q. Continued neglect of this people will prove even
more costly. God has come down to vindcate their
cause he has risen out of his place in their behalf
g. The ndtioU eotU be redeemed aohep tie church
heartily espouses the cause of tie oppressed aohona
God Is a'oa0 deenging. Christian men, for the
part, have undertaken the succor of the Freedmen
To Christian men and their associates we look for
help.
4. Comparatively: little as been done ithsrto by
even the churches for these mark ed sufferers. The
Government acknowledges that the divine controver-
sy with the nation is concerning the M ard yet leans
rather upon munitions of war than upon the ex ecu-
ton OF justice And even the churches seem to share
extent the zeal for war, Withholding or LESSEN
ing their gifts if some relation to the does not
urge the appeal.
war We are laboriEg chiefly among the wives and
children OF our coored soldiers 100000 Of whom are
already in the ranks, leaving behind them q million
of homeless, wandering dependents, with whom tn ey
have but rare and uncertain communicating;
whose faces they are. in most cases. certain
more. For these coiored soldiers of the Union there
are no Aid Societies plying loving loving and busy
fingers; for their families corporations or friend.
| ly eghbors making provision. The patrons of the
Freedmens Aid Commissions are their only neighbors
in the Good Samaritan acceptation the term These
black soldiers spare to HON GOO hus
bands ahers, brothers, sons; to the national
asury large sums of money and to the local tax
payers heavy bounties. They make the best of SOL
diers beside being the cheapest Shall be patriots
If we leave their wives to and their little ones
| ignorance and vice?
| This appeal will reach many churches who have re.
Gently contributed to treasury forwarded stores
| to warehouse. We trust that few of these will
think past gifts sufficient while the need presses
and increases. One church known to US has taken
six large collections for Commission within sew
months and is none the poorer. The poor for whom
we plead are the Lords poor-Hs little ones-H:
own brethren. Is there danger that shall do toe
much for these?
Contributions may be forwarded by draft or ex
press to Rev. Jacob R Shipherd, Corresponding Sec
rotary, So Washington street, Chicago ILL., Boxes o
Clothing should be plainly marked "Northwesterr
Freedmen's Aid Commission, sc Washington street
Chicago ILL.," An invoice ofc onte IT'S should be pac
ed in the box, and duplicate sent by mail to the
responding secretary, as above, with notice of thu
time and pl ace of Shipment All railroad lines ceI
tsrng in Chicago Except bring our freight FREE
rates.
Trusting that the Master Himself will guide tn
hearts Of His people to devise liberal things il thi
matter. on behalf Of the Commission.
/ Your obedientservants
| ---v Gs..s. JOHN WILSON, President
JACOB r. SHIPHRKD Sec etary.