The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-03-17

WORK FOR THE NEEDY-THE MEETING on
THURSDAY NIGHT.-A large congregation as
sembled at the Third Presbyterian Church,
Church Hill, on Thursday night, to hear
addresses upon the plan proposed by the HUI
name Association for supplying necdle-work
TO females requiring assistance.
Mr. Miles Turpin, president of the Associa-
ton. acted as chairman of the meeting, and
Mr. Il. +. Richardson, its secretary, rs secre-
tary. Rev. Mr.. Proctor, Of the Methodist
Church, was requested to lead in prayer !;
after which, Rev. DR.. Norwood, in clear
and forcible address, stated the wants of the
field over which the Association operates, and
showed the necessity and advantages of the
plan proposed.
General Wise then, by request OF the Presl-
dent, addressed the meeting. He was listened
to with attention for an hour and quarter
or more His speech was very practical. He
showed that zoe must ,cork Without labor there
can be no capital and no prosperity. He had
advised young men to pull off their coats.
He described the immense results achieved by
the soldiers under his command at Chaiiln
farm in the garden there, the principal labo-
rers in which were convalescents from the
hospital He gave deeply interesting tacts
showing the profits that might be made from
turnips, and cabbages, apple orchards, and
peach orchards, around Richmond. He dis
coursed of history, political economy, ana Ill
vinity He talked of Patrick Henry and Old
Virginia He showed what we have, ana
what we may do He talked of free schools,
and giving employment 10 the boys In our
streets He described the charitable instltu-
tons of the North, and showed how Southern
people, though vastly superior in individual
liberality are deficient in public spirit. He
was " the old man eloquent" and he spoke 10
the hearts of the people until they clapped
their hands and stamped their feet Occa-
sionally humorous, he was in the main serious
and pathetic. He paid thrilling tribute to
the women of the South.
At the close of his address, the audience
remained, while several gentlemen were sent
around TO receive the names of subscribers 10
the stock of the proposed company Nearly
| five hundred dollars were subscribed.
There will be n meeting of the shareholders
next Thursday night at the lectnre-room OF
| the same church to elect officers and proceed
| to business.
ANY persons wishing to take stock will lind
any one OF the following gentlemen OF the
| Association more than willing to take their
names Miles Turpin, President; John W.
Ferguson, Vice President; r. Z. Richardson
Secretary; A. Y. Stokes, Treasurer DIR. John
Knox, Captain Ct. w. Allen, Silas l.. John
son, William Coulling, w. H. Williams,
| Directors.
The result of the meet ting was very gratlfy'
| ing 1t was thought at the time more sub
| scriptions had been obtained but on some Oh
| the lists ten dollars were counted for ten
shares /; hence the error.
The Association having, before this meet
ing, subscribed in their own Board about two
hundred dollars, has now about seven hun
bred, and with this sum will no doubt make
start, hoping to increase 1t as the merits Of
the scheme are disclosed. But let the sum ot
augment ted by liberal subscriptions before thu
meeting on Thursday next.