Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-10-14
Eighteen hundred books have been sent

Eighteen hundred books have been sent
TO various places In the South iur gra.
tutous distribution. OF these, three hun
'dred were Bibles, aud six hundred and
eighty three were Testaments, and the rest
Of moral and religions character, except
three hundred and fifty spelling books
The present demands upon us are greater
than our means to supply The demands
multiply as we approach the winter.
The dwellings, Of thousands of helpless
widows and orphans froM West Virginia,
East Tennessee, and of other Southern
States, wliose loyal husbands and fathers
fell in battle for treir rr',i-tTy, and whose
blood minglcs with the blood of their com.
rades on every battle field, lfaSe bceH burn.
ell, and they are now homeless and PENN.
less in the land OF their fathers. They ASK
protection fiom the pelting storms of winter,
and the means of subsistence, at the hand,
Of their countrymcn. Must these widows
pine in Hopeless want and misery, and no
generous hand stretch forth to relieve their
necessities! Must these innocent and help.
less orphans cry for bread, and no one heed
the cryl Must they beg for clothing to
cover their nakcGness, and no one respond
to the requesti May heaven pity the widow
and fathcrlcss, who are in u state of utter
destitution, weeping 10y the graves OF their
heroic dead, with no local aid societies in
the community where they reside TO relieve
tkcir wants, ami with haggard poverty and
te-turing famine on the,r track ..
Reader, will you serivuSy consider this
appeal and listen to this cali for helpi Will
yun contribute something to assaagc the
widows grief and dry the orphans teurt
Will sou not see what can he done by an
auxiliary Commission in your place, Or by
private or public contributions!
We call upon the patriot, 10y his desire Of
united country; the phianthropist, Ey his
desire to alleviate human suffering tue
Chl1stdan, by his ianh in Gods Wor and
his love for iGe sA!s and bodics of ncn
and all 10y the memory @f the heoric dead,
| and rs testimony oi gratitude to God Tor
giving us peace and Union, tpGnme to the
rescue. The effort We are putting forth. il
1t meets Il generous response, will rTt ranly
relieve great suffering, but contribute much
to reblnd the whole country together in the
traternal bonds of common national bro.
! thcrhnod. Let the merchant contribute
goeds; the manufacturer. implements; the
farmer, grain : the publisher, books and all
what they car; and the blessing of those
ready to perish will rest upon the bencfac-
tors. ale that huth pity upon the poor,
'Nh''eth w lliit W HItll
given will He pay him again "'rhc liberal
devseth liberal things, and by liberal things
shall lie stand
Whatever is sent will be Thankfully re
ccived by the Commission. and judtciously
and gratuitously applied. Food clothing Of
every kind, bed'Iing, grain and agricultural
implements. may hc sent to &. = Griffith,
Esq. 81 West Baltimore street. aud money
to j. n Brown, cOrpe: Of Calvert and Bnlti-
more streets
OFvrcERs:-G. s. Griffith, President ;
Rev. {. Dickson D. D.. Vice President j.
{. Bridges, End do Hon. j. NJ, Frazier, Sd
do: j. y. Brown. Treasurer, Corner Calvert
and Baltimore Streets Rev +. Israel. Cor
responding Secretary; Rev T. r. ESchbaclI.
Rec Secretary; Rev. o. NJ. Mcdowell,
Financial Agent.
EXECUTIVE Committee &C. :. Griffith.
Chairman VIM. Bridges, jesse Tyson, Wp.
Ii. Garfield john l.. Reed. j. Henry Gicse,
j. Nj. Brown, j. &. Bridges, Dr.. J. c.
Thomas.
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