The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-12-25
", the advent Of wintry

weather come long homllies IN tue news
papers upon the necessities OF the poor
and the duty OF the well-to-do TO assist
them. five are to believe what we read
and Lear thereupon. there arc more peo-
ple in want this winter than ever bciorc'
1t is SAID that in the great city or Ne"
York are nearly forty thousand persons III
a destitute condition. But New lorh ID
a very large city, and numbers mll''oh-
aires by the score. 1t is hard to tlllhk 'hat
II city which gives so freely TO CHARITY
that sends $4,000 at one time to help the
sufferers OF Mcmphis-will overlook the
needy within her own confines.
But the poor we always have with Us,
There is no city or town, perhaps where
there is not Il demand for charity, ana IL
makes us think better of the human race
when we read of the formation of cliarita-
Bile societies in different towns ana clties'
No such society has yet been lor'neo III
Winchester. Perchancc there is no neces-
sity, but we do not think so. There are
many suffering ones in our midst who con-
ceal their needs. and starye almost, or
COMM: suicide, rather than let tile colo
unfeeling world Rnow their wants. they
are not beggars, for pride attends them
still.'' and they bear. chrtstidn-tfe, thell
sufcrings. and noe until they meet in colt
death tn ir Maker do we hear any pity III
their behalf. Great God! how many II
this land this day could spare n little o
the surplus upon which they surfcit, ant
vet they do not do it. S~elfislIneSs over
rules all their professions. They preten'
to be christians, but Heaven knows they
are not. We would not be entirely IN
personal in what we say. for there b'
those in Winchester, as there are IN every
community, who would seem to be, pa
excellence, the very first in the matter o
charity, but the question remains: ID
. they give according to their means
. True it is that appeals for charity com
. too often from the undeserving, but, to-
true it Is, also, that
n y 1.-THE rich folks never fail
To find some reason why the poor deserv
( Their miseries."
| Lord! Lord! 1t is a fact that man
:, well-to-do persons surfeit upon Il super
fluity that would relieve the necessities {
. the Door. Now, in the formation of so"it
ties to relieve the poor, OF course due rt
, gard should be had as t. the deserving
but it would be better to give a tlleusan
times to the mdcscrving than fail once
help a human being in real need.
t Great minds like Heaven, are pleased
@ doing good,
D.. Though tie ungrateful subjects OF the
favors
Z Are barren in return
Now. the winter of 1878 is upon
: There will be rejoicing all over Wincle
l. ter for several days. We said at orer
: but not so. Our churches will be throng,
and gay people will listen to eloque
discourses from preachers arraycd in ii
cloth. There will be christmas trees hu'
full of trihing presents for iavoritr chill
ie dren. There will he mirtl and tranSie
|. hnppincss, But there will also be ma
N neglected children, whose parents {
re poor-poor, whether through idleness
!" misfortune. And yet, surely it must
u that God will care tor the widow and
IL orphan. He ought to do so, for lie ma
" us all, and He is Omriscicnt. omnlpot'
and rood. 1.-The be good (and OF this
Nc must not doubt,) He will surely Keep
store Il bliss for the neglected ones
~. earth, Irhe has trusted IN What II can
His church, He has trusted in vain.
- lie has trusted to humanity, we beg TO
ce saycG, for surely
n MANS inhumanity to man ,
Makes countless thousands mourn.
,e. This is what poor. noble Bobble bu
over his plough. did sing, II we all
well attest the truth ofhis inspiration
Now, while we are decorating
ne churches ut useless expense; WINE we
OF having our fun in various ways, mt Il
amount of this fun in the name II III
be the sanction of religion, let us not toI
III the weishticr matters of the law us
muloatcd by God-to remember the p
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