The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-09-27
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A lecture was delivered by the Right Rev.
Bishop Lynch. at Cooper Insti.uto, New York,
ON Wednesday evening last, OF which tho Tri-
bune saye: i'au
The lecture WINS delivered under the aus.
piees OF the Central DiapepsasS. an orgauiza-
zens OF tho twenty+sesond,t i nineteenth and
twollth wards Of this city. for tho rolieE OF tho
indigcnt poor contained in those wards, and
introduced by Mr. Roswell d. Itch, whc per.
formed that duty in placo OF SIr. Charles O'Con-
nor, tho latter gentleman being too much in.
disposed to attend. AS tho reverend gentle
Ho announced as his subject 'Socioty aud the
Poor, and, after alludIng to It's wide oxtent
and vast importance, he proceeded to describe
the condition OF the poor in Europe as distin-
Try. here the entire mass OF our population
seemed to belong to what in Europe
would DO called the middle class, every one
able to secure to himself something OF the com
fortunes were almost wholly unknown. Now;
oil this Is changed. Colossal fortunes are not
raIe, and thousands are lsboring with feverish
anxiety to gain them. The number of depend
The condition OF the industrial Glasses seems
to be less satisfactory than in times past.
Strikes interrupt the course OF trade, and tell
OF increasing dissatisfaction. Whittier are we
Society is called on to aot. and 1t 10 by legisla-
tton that society wields it's moat pow ,rful infu-
ence. Accordingly We hear on every hand ap-
peals to the government to regulate industry
TO protect it. and assure to 1t just remunera-
ton. The speaker then stated that there were
many ways OF freliefFand one OF them was Re-
iigion coming from Heaven, and claiming to
herself the first place in this matter. Zap
Elausel Her first words were, blessed are
the poor; blessed are they that suffer- Next
TO Religion comes Home. abe It ever 80
bnmblei there's NO place like honpe.'
After describing the delights of a. true
homo, he continued: Go 10 the cellars OF Your
city, damp and dark, to tue cold garrets where
the needle.woman Bows and starves. 1t Is neces-
sary, to provide for those sufferers suitable
hcmes; pure homes, however humble.- The
lief to many, but this has it's faults. It seems
to degrade the inmate, makes him lose his
ambitions and 1respecto billty. The speaker
then allu led to tho vast increase OF the pauper
population in England under tho system; he
then spoke OF tho ohospitAliaystem; that how.
ever It might be IN England, he would bear
willing testimony to the great good il bas done
here. There ts another mode OF relieving dis
tresa-by personal distribution OF charity.
aIl tempted to cal: 1t the American mode Zap.
plsuse. for We here give it more prominence
THAI any other nations! Let the telegraph Or
press tell us OF the eufferipgS OF the widows
and orphans at Avondafe. The lecturer con-
cluded his discourse with warm enconium Of
the Central Dispepsary, which had for nine
months labored and done 30 muoh;, over 5000
patients had been attended to-; over 1000 pre-
hso never failed In the work Of charity.' But
the physicians have done their part, and am
sure that the citizens Of New York will not fail
to do theirs. lApplause. 4 4;