Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-11-23

/ the Y NJ G. a. The circularis headed;
"To the Charitable aud Christian Pub.
lic.p
Asking us to contribute for the ben
eft Of the "Island Institute" +" we quote
from the circular as follows;
70 he Charitable aud Christian Paliief
The Island Institute fnds itself overwhelming
" hurlened with H. charitable educational, and
Christian work. In its immediate community
are eight thousand eol0rod persons, inadoquately
provided with schools, churches, and other civil
izing and restraining Influences, and but a small
proportion attending Sunday school.
The law Of the lnnd declines this people free.
huf the soul-tliglf of slavery only be removed
by education, moral and religious culture. The
essential characteristics Of free peoples namely,
honesty. irsgaliiy, energy, aud ndusiu sure
to follow such ciyi!iziug and Chris,innling iuau-
euccs.
eva
Il has b,come impcniifey necessary that the
Institute should have building for lis own cx-
elusive use.
The circnar continues in this strain,
explaining the aims and objects Of the
enterprise, while further light can be
had by perusing the following letter.
I hope the necessary fund. may be raisoI for
this great work, cad that these brethren, who
have worked 90 many years, may be encouraged
Wy all those who love our blessed Lord
o. O. Howard.
Drignlier- cnoTal. u s. A.. President y. N. ca.
Wa.hingfoa, b. q, September o, 1870.
1t is suggested, in behalf of our
blessed Lord aud lhe Island Institute
by o, o. Howard, that the fifth Sun
day, being the Both of October, 1870,
be set apart as a day for the collection
of fluids for the object.
On ono side of the circular is writ
ten in q bold, plain hand the heading
Of this article
"For Jesus sake please help as. To
". NJ. Pomcroyj editor and friend Of
the suffering
With all respect TO General o. O.
Howard, we prefer to be excused.
In the Bible it is recorded that
once upon time there was a feast
given, and many persons were invit-
ed but when tame the hour to sit
down to the rcpast, not all Of those
who received Invitations were there
to partakc. One sent note, saying
that he was busy and could not at
tend another was about starting on
journey, aud was fearful that he
could not have time TO partake b0un-
tifully Of The luxuries before him, and
make his connections by cars or stage,
as the case may have been Another
individual, of the Daniel Mcfarland
stamp, sent exceedingly great regrets,
and announced that ho had married
wife and could not think Of such
thing SO they then made excuses
and went away
We have heard uf brother Howard
before! Having heard of him before,
we beg to be excused We have no
particular objection 10 helpinga blacl,
man, but We do earnestly protest
against being tapped by pod angur
with a handle like that which heads
this article; especially SO when il is
directly in evidence tha, each dollar
of the money thus obtained will be
distributed in about tho following
proporiioosi
Ianoecnt and lnduairiois
suffrage One penny
muoccui and Industrious
o. o. Howard Ninety nine cts
Total One dollar.
Oncnlimcs it is more blessed to
rivc than to receive but when man
gives with certainty that his doua-
ton, is to be stolen when he gives TO /
enrich men who steal from the pco.
pic; who lie to their supporters who
Insult The cause of Cristianity; who I
live by piIicring, stratagem, begging,
deceit; Interference with rights, by
pocrisy, double dealing, and iniamits
generally, we had rather cmnlatc the
example Of thosc who sent their cx
cuscs upon the time aforesaid, and /
keep our ducals nearer our abdomen |
Willing 10 help the ones who might I
be educated in the Island Institute,
we would suggest that they read, ac
compauied by son and prayer, the nc
count Of General llowards conduct in
buiding some sort Of n homo for tie
poor orphans Of the country in Wash.
ingion, where he stole three dollars
ont of every five placed in his hand
for building purposes. And we would
advise lhcm to be content with re
ceiving the prayers, the blessing and
the good wishes OF thousands and
tens of thousands of aboitiouists in
New England and elsewhere, who so
love the dear poor, innocent colorcd
Individuals of the South, but who are
rot willing TO give anything for their
support We wonld refer the dear,
lark lambs OF Towards flock TO the
ones who did oven steal from the
South the spoons which might have
been left there for the darkcys TO cat
their hominy wi,hl They have been
given their freedom, and that is more
than the white people, especially the
poor children of the North, have
Ii cost tho country little some
thing to make this donation to the
blacks, and it strikes us that, in as
much as the black people lave hy law
been placed upon nn equal footing
with The whites-as they are the equal .
Of the whites 10 all respects that We
allow them to emulate the example
of their more unfortunate white broth
rem and work out their own salvation,
rs they will be enabled 20 if not inter
icrcd with, aud stolen by such poor
wolves in Sleeps clothing; such hyp-
ocritical swiudlcrs aud stealing con
tractors, as the ono who asks us for
the sake Of Jcsus and in the namo of
the Lord TO contribute TO ono of his
enterprises ducais, dollars and dimes.
which will be invested, not for the
benefit of the blacks, but for enrich
meut of a few very mcan whites.
And so, pious aud excellent hypo.
critics that you are, and educated
scoundrrlsNithal, We send our regrets,
but keep our money lill their comes
an opportunity 10 give il in charity
TO the blacks themselves or to some of