The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-01-30
the next meeting of the B6ardA-i II
"D-n the Board r said the doctor

BowsfhorOnglii y Indignant 5li8W
. Profanity. And inimy presence Y
exclaimed the HierchaIts fHo4 ON shock
me. sir ". aIilIs9asi .yaI W 81 ,iel.
"Shock you." saidsthesa doctor
..sShoek yeui how haveD YOU. shocked
me with your lying talk of charity
ls,it charity to goto in di0e church
TO listen to sensational preaeherA III
it cbarityl to go. to a luxurious home
TO eat great dinner, and61 talk oyel
the sermon? ifEhhiitytO sit Oh s
velvet sofa before al blazing fire AZ
look. through French iplateo glass win
dows at the houseless, hungry poor
as they, hurry by, IaId say q fiod9helf
th1poor. Shafnd hponsacirchxrity
.ii'iSirPh said Mr.. Eantter. III be book
keepersnfiled encouragingiy upon tht
speaker. .b1oT 4ns11 .bno2es Yshol
I.f f.Sham einp on silehs eehaHitF Il ! say,
ceptiaHed he esEjbofne roby thRfioo6
of oflindignRtios. o z a, true. no bic char
ity is the best 5thingl on sartfll; butsq
ihypocritical charity should befos
weight sufficient to dhtIina amy s61i.
And slampfiflg the doorato, the. doctoi
str9de awaya ,sI yYo1 EsLions4 bioT}
's / am truly shocked at thai ybuDS
mans necklass use of stfongl TERMS,
said Mr.. Canter; "but," he added re.
fleetivefy, "det ttls hdpeo that che swil
see. the error of his ways Iand Srepeh
before it is too lates2aI hope, MIR
Strong, that .Yonl will take warming
from him, and be more regular in youl
attendance at sehArch.ll By the way
to1morroBis Sunday, and you mus
cGute to our church and itieari MU
High falutini on n iCharity.S'logt noif3.
Tie doetef9 disheartened at his re.
buff, and thoroughlyo indignant at the
hypocrisy of which he had-been q
witness, paused ir5esol utelyd sa0 The
corner, and, as he-stoOd there, he
heard a.aaiek step behind. hims;t tilenss
hand hurriedly thrust q small roll OF
money in his, ~ asld turning, Iheu wa'
just in time to. sec the form Of MI
Cantter's bookkeeper disappearing IL
the gloom, The sum was small, but
it was suffieientifor ths purpose, and
with allight hearbthe doctor went bis
way to; ;DeadI Mans row.adt - stuiigifvf
"A marrow, filthy passage way be,
tween two houses Leads, from the fine
Tito a narrow, filthy
ceiii.f, andat the Tend of the couri
stands Dead MANS Row, immediately
in the rear OF fine church-7iMr IL.
Cantter,s church. Why this name is
conferred upon these tumbledown old
rookeries. am not able to stats. Stif-
flee il to saw that ItbeWwere SO. called,
and at the1frst glance one was sapt'to
ledge its .suitableness.H 9aiol
Asi0the I'd eetofl passed down Afhe
wrefehedalooking7 lcoart, he stepped
one rnofacnts to shake ohis fist at the
church looming up SO grandly before
fllm; then opened the door of one .kpf
the most wlsetched looking houses in
the1bleck. up fshf pairs Of creakiHg
swaying stairs he went, and then, hav-
having arrived at the garret, stopped
to avoid the sioping roof, afid ien tered
a squaIid, com fortress room There
was 40 furniture of any kind to be
seen and no fire. The wind blew in
at the windows and door, and snow
had drnted in at the same places, and
lay III little piles on the floor. 4eesi
by'a straw pallet in the corner of the
room, arose as he entered and looked
at him inquifingly. a9 43liiiio2 5ilta
"Yes,afha said, ssaftersome trouble" "
@Thank. the Lord for thafw she ar
swerea, ferventlys .. The poor boy
can die in peace, satzany rate" Dssi ,
sI5ord cred the things sent'hp! Is
he asleep?p I4iiiiEQss aJii isi 'eey9'a Z.
"Unconscious Ike sansweredi the
W oman .9ils' His brain wanders d little
at times.'I9 esbE1S 3s9nn 5li ss2pIS
Al little amersei of a. boy lay upon
the bed-the tnmistakable mark OF
famine on9his face: 70 s}as if 3tif@ 5iz
The doctor bent over him, and look!
ing into his face a moment, said to the
woman standing silent at his side :: 'ss
Ellis paints oyer. He Will, pfoba-
bly, live until morning, but he viii
ney yeroagain be conscious 20 ti3i,iY9 ~.
The long night passed i.the day
dawned, aud the boy still 4ived. iirhe
wore OH, and church time
came. Carriages FattIed up stS the
door OF sife eehurch. and discharged
their loads of silks, satihs and broad!
cloaths. The bowling ushefsf opened
the lined, luxurious pew s,and
the congregation slowly assent bled.io
>. hat do iyoui know of charity ?''
thought the doctor. sR'e Here, not more
than twenty feet from the pulpit of
yopr.church, poverty reigns supreme
yetinoti enehie YOU ever took the
trouble to look here;fof a field of use
fulness.a You give a little from your
abundanceI and plume yourselves on
your charitable hearts: and, from that
poor boy by the bedside, you might
learn much. So She neheerfGIly gives
W hat she IcanAher tifle.iiih behalf Of
that poor boy she never saw before,
andAiE3nIis3ynl as aIafiGAqs3 dI9is5.,1
The organisti'of the church com
the voluntary, and an .eScla-
nation from the woman brought the
doctor to the bedside The little suf-
ferer moved uAeasily; then a smile
came over ohis2 wan face, a. far away
look into his blue eyes, aoinni nif'ifoa .I2
"I9hear 1Inusie,N he mdrnured. -
Was it1the songsdef the angeIs,,or the
strains ofliphe grand organ that he
heard? Who can tell? liFR 95voI en-
"He is going fast,Ts whispered. the
doctor. 1.-The woman was silently
weeping, and covered her face with
her hands, And the first notes OF
!. Come yedisconso olate, came to them
from the church. Again, the far away
look cameo in to he9 boys eyes, the
smile upon bis lipss his thin, white
hand stirred upon the bed, and, while
the last strainsstiir fingered upon the
air, he turned his face to the wall, and
.9ais1d 3 hip ss1oa 9ii''ih' ,'.ii'
= And, as the man in threadbare coat,
and the W oman in5rdgs, kneH by his
side and pi'syed silently, in the church
the preacher clothed in broadclotlr,
arose and gave out his text: tsCharity
a multitude of sins" "aosi ~
Silks and satins fustled as their
wearers seated themselves to listen,
and the sermon went on. The SER
mon went oon, and, III glowing LAM
guage, depicted theYwant and wretch
edness of the poor 2 and the vast con-
gregation listened in rapt attention.
Upon the speaker, too, the subject
took a hold, and, by degrees, his ges-
lures became more natural and less
studied, his phrases more earnest and
less glittering. - 2at 1Hfi1 tl4
:. So the sermon went on, ana at lSst,
after aithrillihg appeal the preacher
raised his jeweled hands, cast up his
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