Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-01-11


cordially commending II 10 our most lib
eral support, passed solemn resolve
that we ought to raise s250,OO0 for It's
treasury the present year, And In the
report of their committee ION Benevolent
Societies we have the following
"Whereas there are many associations
for the benefit OF the Freedmen, the pa
per under consideration says at least
twelve, Others say as many as eighteen
within their knowledge lit would seem
desirable TO concentrate such agencies,
so far as our contributions are concerned
into some one responsible body SUM-
GENTLY known and approved TO be wor-
thy OF our confidence and Ms the Amer
can Missionary Association has under
taken this work, we are happy to say
that in our judment there is no existing
organization which has better adapta-
lions TO the successful performance of
it.
Ill. And now finally there comes the
important practical question-Hth such
q FIELD before Us, and such al agency At hand
bg ,ghth 10 reach a. tph0t remains for rs To
10 In answer to this inquiry remark
In the first place, we must rely upon
the pastors OF our churches to take up
the subject and be a means of rousing
the people to the measure OF their duty
in respect to it In the greater number
oF cases unless something of the kind
has haen already done II will devolye
unon the nastor ia select some Sabbath
on which he will make q special preseu-
cation Of the cause to his people and
take . collection which sball deserve To
he r,ckoned as theirportion Of the $3.50
900 snpcifed nv the National Council
As agent of the Association. the writer
Cguld wish il were within hi, power to
he with each pastor and church within
his district, in person at once. But the
circuit of the States is not made in a
dav. Meantime the call of the Freed
men is growing more and more impera,
tive and If relief do not come to them
soon. some Of them will bc beyond It's
reacn
pOrtauco is this that the churches take
up The cause o. which we speak in q
regular systematic persistent manner.
counting it among the objects for which
they must have their concerts of PRAYER
and their times of stated and particular
aid. We hons, indeed that there is not
to bra continuous call for such physical
relfof rs MANY of them now require. but
the stiU more extensive spiritual work
we have tn do fnr them i NOT the deed
of a day nor the work of wear We
address ourselves to Other benevolent
causps for Iirp If they cannot he &C.
comnIisbcd in n shorter time and then
hand them over 10 orr posteritv TO carry
Forward 80 lono .. thp occasion shall
continue So must we doin the case he.
fore Nc Some of +J,.ss,bnrcbns have al.
roadS t,Lon tbis oroDnd otbnre ara
;rat yo,,, l11!, ~ 80 g. 49, J., ~
t d ~" uotIS ~, anu Inv VH - W. Nc
9 9ein 49, Cn@. al NAY Nv ~ rIEno 1t
ueIay VI exception. Wna t. chulcn l, G n
oeiSins 1ne hanAe VI ChltsVlan' C"n Do
m!il4ug " 4oleso Inc PRIV tleSe VI coming
lnIo Ina Intinacy VI IelI9"snlP anu
SynPaVhy WIN thelI oleoSeo o, hoIu anu
oaEiol, "hlCh inns cause " 1( W.. "A
moIA llole srauCii AnFlVlhS, Ohr,SC,Ilhe,
was n0'el oHeleu .u W any Lllan vi pCuy y,
NJ anu ~ WIN oe W Us as Ptoles'e"
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