Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-03-26
THE Wall OF THE SOUTH.

From the starving thousands ofour friends
in the South, the piteous vail for bread comes
up. Will it be properly needed by our peo-
pie, upon whom God in his mercy has be-
slowed an abundance, and whose granaries
are filed with corn? Now is the time for
action. PRoMPT, EARNEST, ENERGETIC Ac-
T1oN! Defer not the bestowal of your char
tiles, but come,to the rescue at once, and
those who are now suffering the pangs of IA
mine, may find relief in your generosity. Re-
member, ''the Lord loveth the cheerful Civ
err" and that che who giveth to the poor lend
eth to the Lord" Stop not to ascertain how
much your ueighbor has subscribed, but give
to the utmost of your ability, of whatever you
have to spare, whether it be of Conn, BACON,
CLOTHING or MONEY! Reflect ten minutes
upon this matter Imagine yourselves in the
condition of these suffering sons of want
surrounded by furnishing and dying wives and
children, with nothing to assuage the paugs
of hunger or relieve the cravings of starva-
tion-aud then act for tho relief of those who
arc precisely in this condition
Elsewhere We publish the proceedings of
last Saturdays meeting. Our people are be-
coming aroused to the importance of acting
IN this sore crisis, and good old Jefferson
county will do honor to herself in the LIBERAL
ity of her contributions. -ThGt thou doest,
do quickly" is all we mean to urge Send in
your contributions as designated by the Ex-
ecutive Committee, who are charged with the
duty of providing facilities for the prompt
Transmission of your donations to the objects
Of your charity. Time is precious, when
starvation is in the household!
4 word to our Christian Association. You
have a concert announced for Friday evening.
You have announced as the object of that
concert the raising Of funds for the improve
ment of your Library. Does this come with
in the scope of charity? We wish your
association we'll, and acknowledge its claims
upon the community, but cannot the means
raised on Friday evening be appropriated to
the more important matter of tccdiny starring
4soHen and children. Let your library alone
for the present, and appeal to the people of
the county, who have hundreds of books I'M
6SSus ASiuS GpOu tuSlE Shelves anu IN IIelr
parlors, and let the proceeds of your concert
be 'sent to feed the hungry and clothe the
naked",
Women of Jefferson proud daughters of
Virginia! have you heard the cry of your
suffering Southern sisters, whose sons, whose
Dbrothcrs, and whose husbands sleep in your
cemetery, and over whose graves you have
scattered flowers and dropped the tear of wo-
manly affection. The living daughters, and
sisters, and wives, of these dead heroes, now
claim your aid, and the spirits of the depart
ed, as they hover around you, urge you to give
relief. You have not yet known want
Through the trying ordeal Of war you have
gone. but the war cloud has passed. aud the
God of plenty smiles upon you. Is there not
a work for you to do in this hour OF sorrow to
the needy? We know you will prove worthy
of the exalted name you acquired during
four years of war. We make no further ap-
peal. Do your duty in the present. as in the
past, and God will abundantly bless you.