, 1866-04-23

Our work materially divides itseli INTO tNo erest
oEanenef W.: thai Of physical relief and that OF
1Ms work consists Of mlntste1,nr, as far a. We
nave the means, to the wants Of the freed peopte
hut specially 10 the wants Of The following classes
| ausong them, viz the aged snd lnGtua who are
| without homes: children Aho have been made Or
phanr b, t!nser! and the war; women with helpless
hare ta1en iu batte-or Other. In hike de4tltute cir
cuunstancee-
In hi. work Of humanity, the Commission has
sfao moi including iss5 bp:hes dea os cara m ~
expended f7.ll6l9 IN addition 10 The salarics aad
s3gsnsss @ o. naronet teaehess and Others isborine
receipts, tnclnding sforea. has been applied to the
M igaIon q t1tes4ng among the freedmen ol lhe
The anarr she Commission has been to locate a.
Han1 tehoot md maintain az many teachers
lmoT ths freed people, Is could possibly be sup
possd in addilon 10 the work Of relief thst seemed
,eschess IN tne deid, distributed as follows: n
hettceky; Is u Ieunease; stn Alabama; 50 ia
Missouri; /; In hansts, and In Illinois
jhe htgnest Du1noer OF pup1ls ia our schoo,s. st
any one time, has ben about five Ihoui1od, Rnt-
Ssespte o. TIE unsettled condition Of the freed
y Is etttmated that not 1tes th.n ten thousand az
Iesrnt purple hsye been under the Instruction or
The com1nt.siou has expendcd in ,hi. vo,t or
eoncs!aon, tsA5.6- IS, dncind ur The salaries and
expenses q natrons, and Others in the Orphan
cash expenditures have been devoted to tho:e
agencies OF eviization, upon the success Of which
os a11os r. o. onf eoan5 20 .rsely dspsna.
been AZ follows:
aoa' Ieoe'p's:
The toai expenditure may be- ci.;;,aed I, foI.
I:5ne, 1sene,ss
Executive depa:tmcnt, Including collect
inR agencict, printing l5aUU copies OF
n tng 0NtstA, ana al other 1temA....-.. 3a90L9G
5oa! cath receipts. 15sssai9
Total cash expenditure. ...-.. Isl, IS
The purpose Q! the Commission has been 10
prosecute its two-fo!d WORK, so - 10 promote the
eEeat has ke-n taken in ,he relectin OF Ieseh
e,s nd d. aes. ho1s lnsa two hnna5ed ss.st,.
satp.xs; teaenin1 n day schools, to s Sabbath a
schools and a opportunity offered, visiting anoae
a1d EatnisseHnz to the "anls oI lie poor and the
E,apgrlicai Ch,'trsnity God Ia, blessed 1 on1 en-. a.
tespn,e tee teed people hare re}u.ca In ,yhat We
el interests o! our county have been f1rhered ~
Church. then addressed the meeting. he REMARKED
lDienss-t ie!e5ss'. ia XII .hsoas6 uhIea " h.ss
cioe eti attention. however feeble may Be- tie adyo
cacy of The greal and good psac1pics adyocated in
H. one Of the nooleet works IN this crssE has |
peen tbe euuen1tna md moral elevation OF The race |
,reed By The war-h race degraded md almo.t |
oef'hn7ed By eeneations Of slarrry. The i'm:
:m d'lncc Of this labor IS gone By. Abolltlon.
I'm II no Longer hatcd ana despieed at in tne pssl
when like every other ertaI princIuIc It nsi1 IL
mar nrtyr.-snch msrtyrs as Owen LoFeioy and yIn.
and w1lh full recornItou oi t1s r,ph IN Ih. 1h,4s
19n people Of the land to the disciples or Jesus Of
Saksrela. who set them The exan,ple OF doing
ht En- 70 pfcat ns ii you1d have hee1, h.d M ~
tha1able r.ssurces Of Inc cnnnir1 been s1nnsi
dkalntd al bI 'hs sanitary and chri-si.n commi.-
c7ren to Ii have come tiom the East Unr-
tnc The three ytas1 which this Nor- has
ben ben going On, lhe to:al amount
SS50, 0u IL cash Ano f150O00 IN clothing and ufen
etis; The hut census shows the entire .wealth Of
dop., !llat The wealthy nee Sts,es haye in H.
!lne specified, pad for the benefit Of tat. down.
.roddcn E7ce iete than one onehundsrd and tweD-
That In old cio@hes sadly Will eoue OF q. uu our.
:el.tt lacking in credit when eueh an exhlntt l.
maze 6t tio1s our Eternal .udse II The Last day. For
fns Hgainst Eod, sincere repentance Is alone r. |
QGlftu, but for ttns against our fellow men. wc |
Fnasl not onJ repent, but II re hzyr wTonseu them
hs mn, nasS in1 L. sesnasn Fou. cents yes
or tn!s faUfe> Wall 70 but little way toward dis
thalf1ue MS ol she responsibility Of our ehare Q.
me sea1s Of 9pPIesslou md slavery # this rsee. We
and three hnnHIed tbon.end gallant nesus hav.
Eote oar 10 me held, 10 retusn no more to saye our
onF on, u nnt a1a re thSaid not BE- .
ave been IN years patt, 10 a greater or
sss ,a,,s oeerSe IT. enriched. We muet educate this
onf es Z ea5 edasss sn2.sp. %
e. 81 oi.ee whtle they ase Mthnious reach. Whne
.o,F ne F bnreau IS stl IL existence thus
ssra u II y fs w COS. nat monsS, but affer-
,a- stts5 o. me eonta II fhe1r cdueaon ne
republic as he pcof Wttes of s.a sein to ne
na nay 10 time llke them, be cured with an ab
o!ateiy tos.A stupidity, almost beyood the rescn
GuueAuon. Efely consideration Of Christianity