The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-01-29

An ipFsai SO 40 Iks HeHeTSien. E5 4
Committee Sf ihs Humane Ass5cia.
sion of Union ani Church Hills
Richmond Va,
The ra7ages Of the val the anniLila.
ton Of cur currency, the burn
ing Of 4 large part OF oHr city.
the arrangement. and N many
cases, destruction Of business. the nu-
productiyeness of farms for want of la
Dor OF III consequence Of desolatiOn, have
combined to produce IN our city and the
surrounding country, as we'll as in many
other parts Of the South, an amount of
dsstitntion, sHfering and helplessnesS
never before known in OuT country.
Our association has heen organized 10
co operate with the Richmond Relief So.
ciety in alleyiating the suffering which
prevails aronnd and among rs The
eastern part Of the city, which forms,
with it, extensive suburbs, our field Of
operations, is occupied generally by the
poorer class Of our people. II IS TO re-
leve the suffering of the poor Of this por-
ton of our population that we make this
appeal to our churches, our citizens, and
all, both at home and abroad, who have
the ability TO give. Our minds are Op-
pressed with the burthen of woo, which,
with our utmost eXeTtions, we can
not remove Many, once in pros
Ous Circumstances, and not n few
formerly af1iuent now have 4 life and
death struggle TO procure food and raj
ment. without money or business,
they have nothing to give Our church
collections are necessarily very small,
because the ruin is general. Many once
liberal contributors now need aid them
selves. The plants Of widows and or
phans, of aged parents, who have lost
their sons, of the sick, the old and the
decrepid, of many whose occupation is
gone, appeal 10 our hearts Had we the
means, gladly would We relieve their
wants. for we know who il is who hath
said, IT is more blessed 80 give than to
receive" But the amount of want far
transcends Our ability to afford relief
Therefore, reluctant "a VIC are 10 look
abroad for help, we cannot be silent, as
we plead not for ourselves but for the
poor sufferers around ms who cannot
help themselves and whom we cannot
help. Our chief hope for them Is in
the Christian love and kind pity
of those who have not been
impoverished z rs we have been
There are many to whom We NAV ap-
propriatelv say, Freely re have re.
ceiTed, freely give Our blessed Saviour
has made the suffering poor his repre-
sentatives, saying, "1nasmueh as ye have
done it unto one Of the least OF these, Dy
brethren, ye have done il nnto me. -
Yes. what we do for them, for His sake,
be accounts as done TO him. And We are
exhorted, Never turn thy face from any
poor man, and then the face Of the LoI i
shall not be turned away from thee
He that hath pity upon the poor, lend
eth unto the Lord :" aud look, what bS
lareth out. It shall be paid him again :"
Il has been veil said, IN this loan God Is
7our security; lend, thec, &c Hi'a b?
giving to the poor.
Rev. 4. E. Dickinson and Rev. J. L.
Edwards, who have been requested 20
90 forth for the collection Of funds aud
provisions, are cordially commended TO
all the benevolent in the places they may
visit Donations Of money or supplies
mav te sent 70 cur Treasurer, Mr.. 4 I.
Stokes, Richmond. but contributions
forwarded through auT Of the siguers Of
this appeal will be thankfully received
and faithfully applied.
William Norwood, Episcopal Minister
Joseph a. Proctor, Methodist Minister,
4 {. Dickinson, Baptist Minister: J. E.
Edwards, Methodist Minister P B.
Price, Presbyterian Minister Miles Iur-
pin. President; James (. Riddick, Vice
! President Ro { Richardson Secretary;
4 I. Stokes, Treasurer.
OTHER DIRECTORS y. Alec,
silas I. johnson, W. Il Williams John
Knox, u. D.; William Coulling.