The Cecil Whig., 1874-02-14
For The Cecil WhiE.
A DONATiON-A CONTRAST.

"TAe poor you hacs aZaoays 'oih you."
:'ln as mach as yoU hare done ii unto one Of
tie least Of Mese, my brethren, ye hare done
at unto me-.
Tie Democrats Cowantown correspon-
dent OF last week, gives a glowing and L
doubt not, a true account of donation
party which assembled in Newark, to pre-
sent a carriage to the Rev. j. l.. Nallandig-
ham.
On the same evening there was dona-
tion party in the Fourth District which,
from its striking contrast in all its features
with the Newark affair, may be worth
mentioning.
In a small house near Fair Ilill an aged
widow resides. in extreme poverty. She
and one imbccile son are the only survivors
Of a large family. She is utterly destitute
and but for the charity of her near neigh
bors, she would often suffer for want of
the common necessaries of life. These
kind people experience the truth, that
"The poor you have always with you
Finding it incenvenient for a few to sup
port her, and willing that others should
share in the blessing of giving, subscrip-
ton was set on foot for the benefit of the
poor woman and Tuesday night, the 9th
inst, was appointed to surprise the old
lady, by donation of such creature COM
forts as the neighbors might be willing to
contribute.
| Accordingly, on that evening, few per-
SONS repaired to her hut on their mission Of
charity. Now the contrast begins. Their
approach was not heralded by the clatter-
ing of horses feet, Or rattling of wheels,
nor ringing of sleigh bells, nor by throngs
of pedestriers, eagerly pushing to some
point, but instead few plain people, with
out sounding a trumpet before them,"
and without letting their " left hands know
what their right hands did, wended their
ways on foot to the abode of the lone one,
on whom they bestowed their scanty con-
tributions and as there was no tempting
festive board, they retired at an early hour
without parade, for what they did was not
"done to be seen Of men"
May we not hope that these generous
people, some of whom are not church men,
bers, will receive the blessing promised to
those who ministered to the wants of "The
least of these my brethren?"
There was in this case no thoroughly
| lighted manson to receive these ministers
OF mercy, and no table groaning under its
abundant load of delicacies, nor any learn
ed clergyman, with eloquent harrangue, to
make the presentation speech, or to reply
sin feeling and appropriate " phrase, or to
invite the company to relieve the groaning
tables of their rich and varied load, nor
any tall Esq. to lead the attack on the
tempting cakes, and smoking oysters, and
luscious apples. l pity those aohose amer
man can be supplied aoHh such things
Those who left the widow Crothers' humble
cot had their {" inner man d" refreshed with
the consciousness of having done an act of
mercy. There was not in their case a gift
ed writer to chronicle their aims, unless the
recording angel looked in on them as he
passed and took down their humble names
and their still more humble gifts. The
latter only amounted to eleven dollars in
cash, with sundry promises Of provisions
to be sent. The Newark donation amount
ed to one hundred and seventy five dollars,
IN the shape of a splendid carriage. o,
these poor preachers, how they do suffer!
! CHARITY.