Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-09-19
WINTER DU7'JE.y.

Pleasant as are the anticipations which
those blessed with fair share Of this worlds
goods may reasonably ;n.I.l.ya Is. -.i,i, 81.
gard TO the approaching winter, there are
many. far too many, who with good cause
and many bitter memory Of past suffering,
look forward to ii with anything but feel
ings OF joy and gladncss.
To the needy and the INDECENT ii is the
season Of sore trial the time when their
coal bins oltenest need rciilling, and when
this great necessary Of life is dearest Bread,
too, is harder then TO get, AMI It's consunp-
ton more rapid. Clothing must be incrcas-
cd, or suffering and disease must follow.
Winter, with all its pleasures TO those in
comfortable circumstances, is, and always
must be, hard upon the poor
Let not then the men intent on business
or city Improvement, or the gay throng.
busy with the pleasures Of social life forget
that they owe solemn duty to these less
fortunate ones. The ciiy's increase in size
which affords our people II better opporluni-
" than they heretofore have had of enjoy
Ing the pleasures and advantages of city
lie, has brought with il u proportionatc in
crease of the misercs of such life which
need the aid of Christian charity and phan-
tlropy for their alienation. Those who
feel for others woes" need no longer lool,
to larger cities for objects of sympathy they
VIII IND too many such objects at their own
doors, and in our own streets, before tho
winter passes.
We are drawing no fancy sketch, we know
whereof we speak, and we assure our read
ers that the necessity for liberal cxcrcis,
OF judicous philanthropy will be create
tins winter than il ever has been in the past
Much must,of coursc,bc done through in
diyidual cXerton, but there are public char
liable institutions which will be scyerel
taxed, and which should receive libcra
support.
That noble institution, the Home 70
c frcndless Children, which depends alon
y on private contributions for support wi
c probably he compelled 10 receive many nc,
X inmates, and will need every dollar the cha
table can spare it.
l. The . Home for Aged Women" slloul
d also have its sphere Of usefulnes enlarged L
y having larger fund placed at its dispose
:, 1t Is doing much needed work and well Ill
e serves to he encouraged
:, There is another duty, too, whicl, cal
Ii loudly for performance, but which we La,
is little hope of seeing speedily attended L
e We almost shudder to think Of the man
l. who though SHINING are yet human,-oI
Z fellow men and women, who must fro
l. time to time during the winter be conlin,
s in our damp and dismal City Hall cell
II where they must either huldlc together in
1 tainted atmosphere around red hot stoy
4 or else, lie on the cold bricks in a room
+ which humane man would not willing
. confnc dog. But on this subject it seer
~ Vhut little use to appeal TO our people
!, cha'table in all other respects, they seem
% .'nS'o,~ person who has violated the Ia
" pusohu w reach of christian charity al
:, "i''on' inc l"lc of human sympathy.
u Gun only wait, 'e'd, so far MS possible, lab
IN to bring about II better state of fool;,a a,
oil thus lar we regret to ,ay we seem to In,
labored unaded and alone. Aside from mi
in however, the many other Gains on tho svr
Mt patty ofall who have aughtto give we belle,
'is Will receive the attention they deserve. "
oil have called attention to them thus carly,
Id the work of preparation must soon co,
ne mence, and even now some effort should
lie making for the better endowment of O
public charitable institutions.