, 1874-09-27
FAIRS.
Appeals for Sweet Charity's
Sake.
Occasions on Which There Should Be 20
Settarianism Of Feeling.
Opportunities for the Study of
Cllar;.ctcr.

tHAIt.ctEF.
The orshosrapLy Of the English language has
been the sport, as well US stumbling block, Of
foreigners whenever they have attempted to
MASTER it's difficulties. It presents itself 70 us
now in respect to tho special sub)ec! which ne
wish to broach this morning. Tho word
"FA1R,"
whether used as defining ezpositions Of indus
trial art; rs means of opening the purses of
tho people in behalf Of sotna charitable institu-
tion Of sectarian furnishing; or as applicable to
that gentler sex who. whatever their physiog
nomical dispropo1tions arc cou1teous!y tEus
entitled; or, with Il different spelling, consti-
tutng subject OF frequent difference between
man and map,--it is equally liable to have its
meaning niacoustrucd, as any other word in the
English language-spelied the same With dif-
ferent meanings OF spelled differently sEd pro-
nounced the same.
Taking its different slgnifications, it scarcely
seems fair that, when ONO has paid the extra
fare demanded By tue 'bus-proprietors for bring
ing people safely to their own doors from tho
theatres, he should DO landed in eand-bank
several blocLs away from his destination. How
that 'bua-lriyer got out OF that Tuenty-nin
street sand-bank on Thursday night. is 1nys-
tory known ouly to himself aud bis balky horses.
1t would be f.rer to the passengers. hoHever,
il he avoids, for tho future, streets tat ure jus.
being paved.
However, it is scarcely tia. special definition
OF the word we wish to discuss 1T present.
Neither are nc inclined to 30 deeply into the
1nerits Of tho Greek, Roman, Angio-Saxon, Me
laysian, African, or any other type, pure COM
postc which may generally bo supposed to le
that subject which aouc but the brave are said
to deserve
1t is IN that acceptation in which
IT GENERALLY ArrEAEs BEFORE Us IN THE WINNER
SEASON.
when churches need new o-gans, carpets. or
other furnishings, or possibly an addition to tue
structure itself. These gatherings. however,
only affect certain individuals in tile conmuni-
tY,-people who helong to that, special cousreSa~
ton or denomination, and who, while the
no doubt attract outsiders, do not look Tor
that earnest sympathy with their individual
cause which they would claim had tbs cause for
which they are working broader Significance.
Occasionally. horeyer. the whole pulse Of the
nation beats in unlson as III the case OF those
immense bazars Witch were originated for the
benefit OF tho Sanitary Commission during
onr late War. Every nau, woman. and child
responded then: and, whatever might have been
the differing political sentiments Of the people,
their generous impulses all laapt to ono coucia
sion, n,--sloTed Themselves III the same practical
;uanueT
While ve al ho:c that similar need, demand
ing the Simultaneous actlou, OF an eu-
tire people, may not soon again arise
for us, stiII no year passes without bringing be-
fore the public certain charities which raiae tho
symps:l,ies OF all. For these. whether they LIE
to help the sick or tue poor, there cau bc
No SECTARIASIeN OF EEELSG-
Such caEscs these, no matter u-oer wEcto
auspices they may DO first started appeal to tho
universal heart, the uu,vclsat purse. Tae Eoor
must DO fed and clothed; the sick must he
healed; and, syhatefcr means ls taken to pro
narronress Of faith. ,bnuuatl by certain
dog1pas, can bc aroused into saying, u have no
interest here; il IS not my church or society. =
With carpets, and organs. and er1pces. and
this view OF the matter might be rccci7cd aud
accepted but those who profess to DO Chris
aans ranst accept the poor rs leg
! acy to each and all Of thcn.-while those
who aee outside Of the ra!e, st least IT, lacking
in generosity, must view any ahatc!ncnt o. TIE
evils eutaiel By = mass Of people ou! Of wo1a,
| is desirable from political s:a,d.o;"t.
1t ia all very weli to say: that wealth. aad l;1x-
urT make no difference when 6icknes4. Etcpa IN
| aud takes possession Of the human frame, rack
| chilling it with ague; thas Madame Mill
/. iouaira 'ou the Avenue suffers rs much
old Meg Chiffonier down IN Rag AaeF. 1t is
tie merest clap~trap in the world. and the people
VINO Auf1lCE duEA O4lliAoAo 11OH ~ ~ -. 4A1a
Madame how shc would like to be taken from
her lofty wcll-rentilated. properly apart
loeut with all its appointments Of easy chAlrs,
l3ungca. halr-mattresEea. comfortable springs,
| and quiet. gentle Attendance, aud placcu on
{ Straw pallet in q crowded tenement, with dig
g,,sting smells from s:asnant drains, no one to
Gaze for her. no proper food provided, Iinstered
to onlv br ignorance. not lnfro1uenty By brutal-
it, .Oh!' nhc will answer, II: never Was used
10 such life, Wal brought NJ, go d!Hereuslg.
1nsf 81 il 6t,t thnGR DnHDte
uoSr KNOW THE DIFFERENCE"
Tue many OF them do not, for theT hare had
no chance to do SO; but
There is Reaper whose name is Death,
And, with lis sickle keen,
1;e rrHps tile bearded gr.in -t 4 breath,
And the flowers fiat grpn between.
And this same Reaper knows all about it. His
haryests AFRO rich among tncso people, and,
though the flowers he gathers may bo nothing
more than those dande!ions anl daisies that you
loot upon as Worthless sTeeda still eyon the5 heve
their allotted place IN creation: They at leass
have natural right to be here; for al1 e1otlch.
whether human or floral, arc the result oi
civilization and culture. lie knows n
about tho bearded gain. too,-rosty. n1is~
Lauchtv self-couscious assertion Of that fair,
ripe cereal that has grown on highly nutItirc
soil to full perfection. Eut suppose it !eft 70
droop and rot where it falls, until the infection
arising from it approaches that wholesome pm M gram.
little timely attention could save that Graln,-
could yitalize it, remove it's impurities and II 1t
| might not become the basis for super0ne Hour,
| still make of it wholesome stIaw--votld not
eren that be better than to let it fall where it
stands, and decay?
It is for these little. wcedy flowers. for this
coarse grain. that Charity appeats. to us she
urges that tue cut-worm Of disease should 20 de-
stfoyed before 1t has killed or bliehted this com"
| mon but necessary vegetation. Science IS doing
| it's best; but, while money IS power the "caaest
/ must 70 to tho wall and. iu this sense' the
| poorest arc tho Weakest. Ignorance VIII ucspise
the revelations Of science; poverty must. por-
force, fight for existence in the slulns. Ii here
Evolution has full play, and only the strongest
and tittest spared. still eTcn thcae ncccSsaEl-
Il often come outof the struggle iu dilap1d&ted
condition That this does not tend to the Whole
some preservation Of the rsce is too palpao!c TO
require argument. and If a9y means caa be a.
| forded By which this imperfect result
| MAY EE EETIElEp, i.
these who are in = condition 10 nyall .thca@clycs
| Of all science can: advance in thelr behalf ought
| to be happy in 1cudetDg any aid to maize a1ch
| means possible to less-f0stunate .lEdlTldua.s:
| So, when sweet Charity comes to us, ana beTs
| for food for the poor and hospitals foz the sick.
the civic. not the political sectari2n. pulse =
| touched. To be sure. IRE kno" that doctors d1t-
| fer but SO, it may cquslly be answered, 90 pa
| fIosa rpad&remnnta which