The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-12-03

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restrictsd and modified with that necessity,
We have endesvored not to give 70 unknown
wbS T S.s sss oq assn. ss 20 10 sup
port them, or to professional beggars and
Vs4f hose Who had been reduced to Indulgence BY
sickness, old age, innrmity or unsvoidsble
misfortune have usually claimed our first at
tention, while We have given every possible
and vicious to reform. We have endeavored
e ~ shs .ss wSsS tssy Ss"
formerly been strangers, by inducing them to
visit the poor, to mske themselves acquainted
eon.eoasness have beSi to make the subject
Of charity more the subject OF their thoughts,
70 os sT ~ nj. %sy tho a most eaei results
have been produced on all classcs-on the poor
BY administering 70 their wants, soothing
and physical condition, aud on the weslthier |
class who undertake the gratuitous perform
anee Of personally visiting the abodes Of
which they learn to lay TO heart by the humil |
ity, seltdenial and kindly feelings naturally |
engendered, and By their necessary as.ocistion
OF fallen mankind.
In thi. way our society has been enabled to
the re city the past J ar 10 40 extent snsiinsiy
We had ever snticipsted. Besides aaordins |
, we have been enabled 70 confer have been |
manifold 10 numo s na q, ,ne .eve,si
esses The visitors have been the means Of
doing permanent benefit to Individuals who
had fallen Into the most sbject distress, but
who, by the KING intsrierenee q suoh visHo,s;
~ obtsio me hsio Of rslstiyes who had lost
sight OF them, and Who might not Otherwise
have done anything for thsm. sometimes, by
a word OF Instruction to the dcsnonding, with
gu, Any ostentaou. u,'R ~. ~, he,,s,,
a psws,5 S' tSsn mere popular sppisuse, ana as.
surely II 10 iesui, wnicn 'n. snuras,n'
90 this occssion gfounu LOT slneere eoug s wv.
,h,onnh Hu 10 aod' '"' '>'''''
still, however, much, very much, remains
to be accomplished, Z our organinstion Is TO
pnomo, 70 .Sv nj .on,,a'. w n,n.scn,s n.
issar,s vhether the Door are 10 be deprived
Of i's blessings, As has been proven by the
past, or whether the grest work so success.
fully begun shall be fur'her prosecuted OF
Ac rha n,'a.;,o, A.. m. NJ x.., importsnee 10
,his eommunitv, And eonadinr in tho wisdom
OF those who have OF this worid's goods and
have pity on the poor, We close the Operations
} OF our hrst two years WIN thanks 70 HIM who
ms so guiasd and P.ospe os,n ou ,eat ~ ,smS
| ~ cpms His bisssins NAV continue to crown
Y the Iabors Of those who strive to Improve the
: condition Of His own poor.
I. Mr.. A. s. solomons, treasurer, made bis
a
receipts have been eo3I.55, and the expend
+. lures $93o.2S leaving balance on hand Of
g 1927.
. Messrs. A. r, Shepherd aud j. A. Fitct
= were appointed committee to audit the
a accounts, and reported them to be correct
n Mr.. Solomons offered the following res
!, olution;
= Rs,oivss, rhs. the approaching Indictment
I season warns the members Of the society FOR
/ lmproyins the e1nd'ton OF me p Jor ot 'n ~,
/. sshau.tsd treasurv' and that suitable mean,
be Al once adopted to effect that desirable
= end.
Mr.. Shepherd stated that both last year
and year before q gentleman had handed
4 him S25 for the society, but refused to give
o his name. This year the same gentleman
q had appeared and handed In his usual con
tribution Of $25. His name had also beer
& obtained-Mr. John b. Dillon. Mr.. Shep
I herd then handed to the treasurer the amour
: subscribed by Mr.. Dillon.
!. Mr.. Browne thought the society had tn,
h confidence Of the Community, aud he had
% no doubt IL would be able 10 accomplisl
Of much good during tho approaching winter
" A bill was now before the Board of Alder
~ men for the relief Of the poor, and the Mayo
had expressed himself to be In favor {
Z. handing over the appropriation to the societ
's for the improvement OF the poor. He ha
9 no doubt that sufficient funds could be raise
d to enable the association to 20 on with II
Il work.
Mr.. Shepherd said he was much gratile
. . at the report Of Mr.. Browne. The number o
- persons relieved during the last two year
7. was almost incredible. He thought 1t wa
g. best to commence work Immediately, per
D. feet the organization, appoint the collectio
NJ committees, &C.
il. DR.. Parker thought the society had bee
pit eminently successful, and there was tn
h same demand for It's continuance, or the eS
Pr istence Of similar organization, that Their
" had always been. The association was 70
he the improvement Of the condition OF tn
RS poor. He believed 1t was within Its power t
10 successfully accomplish that. If there wa
a. a fair prospect that the aid ofthe benev
a lent could be extended, he thought the SC
I'd ciety should be continued. He spoke of it
g situations III existence 10 Northern citlcr
{. where tue poor were furnished with worl
N, ~ and thought that within the vicinity of tn
no District there was ample room for such II
=. stltutions. There were two classes ofpo
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