Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1875-01-07
Post of Honor.

Although we live in the most favored
land on the earth, where nearly all the
people are able by an industry, charac-
teristic of free nation, to provide for
their own wants and necessities, there
are occasions when disasters and acct
dents render families and even COM
munities dependent upon the charity of
society for the means of subsistence.
Some of our churches and religious or
CARNATIONS feel it to be part of their
Christian duty to seek out and minister
to the wants of those of their own num-
Der, who through poverty and misfOr-
tune are unable to provide the necessa-
ries to sustain life for themselves. Social
organizations and secret societies do the
same and together with inforced munich
pal duty and private charity, the poor
and the sick and the unfortunate are
cared for in free America better than in
any other part of the globe.
War has ever been one of the greatest
causes of poverty. The devastations of
marching armies, sweep away the all of
the poor as mercilessly as they destroy
portion of the goods of the rich; and fire
and sword leaves to the cold charity of
impoverished communities, multitudes
of widows and orphans as well as mutt
lated and disabled men. Our own late
war has been no exception to this rule,
and the Grand Army of the Republic,
organized in part for that purpose, has
in the few years of its existence expend-
ed millions, in supporting and relieving
the wants Of the worthy poor, upon
whom the defense of the nation has fall
len most heavily. Post Roberts, locat-
ed at Rutland and bearing the name Of
one Of the most generous and noble of
our citizens, who gave his life for the
glory and defense of his country upon
the bloody field of Baton Rouge, has
done its full share in that good work,
among the disabled soldiers of the Re
public or their widows and orphans.
In its work of charity, Roberts Post
mas, on two or three occasions, appealed
to the general public for assistance, and
noble and hearty has been the response.
1t now will renew that appeal. The
times are very oppressive upon the poor.
The hand of Providence is tempering
the winds of adversely to a perverse peo-
pie, and the suffering of the least fav-
ored must be intense at best. The char
ity fund of Post Roberts is nearly ex-
hausted, and to increase it, that organ
ization has determined to put upon the
stage of the Opera House, for three
nights Immediately succeeding the Goth
of this month, the popular sliegoricsl
drama, entitled ''The Post Of Homer"
The play ia wen written, is novel in
most of its features, and the comrades
who have it in charge will use their best
efforts TO saccq sfullY present it. The
way it will be done can best be luugCu
by referring to what has been done on
two former occasions of a similar char
acter. The people of Rutland are ear
nestly requested to patronize this drama,
encourage home talent, and aid one of
the most deserving charities in our
midst Post Roberts has ever been sue
eessful in It's efforts to please the public
in its amateur theatrieals, 1t hopes to
be more. 50 now, and to receive a geneF-
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