The New York herald., 1876-12-18
TIE SABBATH OF THE HUNGRY.
IN THE STREETS Observation-Disclosures At TIN

IN THE STREETS YESTERDAY GLIMPsEs At THA
PEOPLES PovERTY-coAL WANTED BADLY.
Yesterday being anc, sharp sunshiny day, and the
day OF for the to!iers ordinary times, tho
trast between the duh aspects that presented thcrn-
selves lie and chcerfuness OF passing throngs
in the streets might have been, IL not for tho
hard times marked indeed. Tho city was US
bright and inviting as any good citizen need wish TO
have il on December day, but the people not IN
harmony with the brisk, sladsome, invigoratns
weather II is not 50 easy nowadays to meet With
men who speak hopeful strains and look forward to
tho with deiyng strength In their own par-
pose Doubt dread Of some unknown catastrophe. fears
OF harder times those passing through,
peryade mems thoughts and make them chceriess
in speech decd There is saying now, and II has
become iamar to every ono from Its repetition for
two years back that there IS plenty OF money
in the city, that those who have II hold on TO it.
In this saying lies tho secret which explains the
Thoughtful demcsnor Of the great body OF tho people,
and which Induces tho orebcdings and the uncertun-
ties all classes Of Tie community at tno
present Tue hopc deferred" Of better tunes SO
being nearer realization becomes ualy wan
Ing into tho scndcrcst prospect OF return to what
people like call the "good old tines aud SO yester.
day though me aay was eracng 70 sne 0oay l,r ar
OF depression manifested IN the people seen IN Tue
streets.
Everywhere that inqulres as To how storekeep-
crs lind business the reply nearly every instance -
that il ought be much better Among those cater
ers who nave 10 rely IN The man upon the working
mems families Tor trade the answer Is that business
could moi be worse--nohins at all DONG The iiquor
dealers and beer Sellers who took away so much OF
the poor mans money, thoroughly disgustcd- The
butcher and baker and have all felt the loss or
idlcncss OF many thousand men nnis
It's natural effect IN the depression Of trade
In the groceries connected with tenement houses
ana the beer shops. which exist from similar
propinquity 10 the workingmens homes, business
ccrned These traders no longer trust the men from
week 10 week, and VIII not sell except Tor cash down.
Tho result that they but lntlc patronized, as
the chief attraction they can oier 70 customers IS the
trust until pay day. IL Will not take much longer
time coso tho majority oil these places atogcther
No considerable number Of faglics oil this class VIII
be, therefore, lett on tho verge OF dcsttuton.
HoUsELEss wANDEEERs.
homeless street wanderer than on week days. when
thcy merge easily into tho tide OF population
flown. through the lhoroughfarcs Tho contrast be-
tween the man work and the man out OF work
SHOWS itself signs unmistakablc. Without taking
the Idle workneman Tor an example, short peroi OF
10 show that he is out OF employment
How easy. then, in throngs OF well dressed
detected morkingman as ho passes, with his clothes
bespcaking the poverty which has come to him 10
the afternoon tho biting wind which succeeded the
morning sunshine brought cold and benumDed limbs "a
many poor, weary houseess wandcrcr III the streets
and no doubt this morning the police courts VIII show
there to DO long list vi applicants tor the Aims.
house the first day OF tho week. These poor
out in the streets In large mum.
bers yesterday, the places where they find {
resting place on week days being closed and
for reason there was greater dlffculiy IN
getting something to eat. me day OF rest was uay
city. rclief had come TO them during the past
week, ani thcrc was just as little hopc yesterday as
the previous Sunday.
CRIES COAL.
Apart from the desttuton OF the men who are with.
there is pressing want among not only the working
mems families, but among those who earn
a little during tho week. for sup supply o.
ingmen's families need charity In this particular
Is evident but the relief Is needed among the very
large number Of other classes much Tho Board
OF Apportionmcnt recently gave money to meet
the want among OF this latter class but there
was no provision the working classes, and a
this moment tho Commissioners Charities and Cor
daily obliged 10 turn hunarods Ot
Die away who come 10 them asking Tor the charity o
sono coal In former years. when the working classes
tar moro prosperous than they are now coal was
given 10 the poor generously and abundanty II secni
hard tins when distress Is the rule and not lha
exception, TINT in this necessary charity 50
much has been practised BY the Board
OF Apportionmcnt II coal were supplied 10 the
poor families who striving to hold out III all then
present cnedncss against the disruption OF their
nomcs. much misery would be relieved and great
boon conferred upon members Of iamlies in every
ward tho CITY, Tho Commissioners o!
Charities aud Correction have asked for IN
appropriation Of $lc0, 600 for tho outdoor poor
this year, ana the Board Of Aldermen have III very
emphatic way ssniIcd their approval OF the Commits
sioners' petition for that amount 1t now rests with
the Board OF ApportIonmcnt to withdraw tho opp0si
tion already unmstakably expressed by them TO tis
item for ou udoor relei and thus mako beginning
toward renewing tho admitted general poverty among
tho working Classes. So lar the relief from
Afforded TO the suffering poor has been Of the most
meagro sort md altogether insufficient.
Rev. }. a. NJ. Chapman, ID. d., preached yesterday
in pauls Methodist church the sacred obligation
address, which founded upon the text
Psalms, XII. 1-"Blesscd is he that con
sidereth the poorwas Tor the most part collection
OF quotations and pithy stories from tho Bible appro
pirate the matter My subject, ho began Is rather
hackncyed, and is one upon which perhaps may not
he able 10 say anything This of sub
joc;s Ministers do not introduce new and emotional
Christianity; they but bring to mind old teachings
There is nothing mentioned in the scriptures, mora
often asked for by God, upon the rendering
OF which He showers moro rewards tnan
tho helping of poor they all along be HIS
special iavoriies and He says. Hc tina. givclh
poor ientcth unto the Lord He does not send them
poverty because He hates them, but because ny The
uneven distribution OF wealth tho noblest
given field in which TO practise ihelr virtue On
the one hand Is Godlike strength 10 bear prvation
developed und the other side generosity takes the
place OF sclishness. We must always remember that
all we have we owe to God and arc but HIS stewards,
and commanded to distribute part. collection
was taken up after the sermon for the benefit
organization highly praised by the speakcr-the
Ladies' Union AID Society.
A SAD CASE IL BROOKLYN.
deserving was reported to the writer yester.
day by Captain Crafts, OF :hc Second precinct. Tho
Captain stated that few days ago he had been notified
that had falcn down the stoop OF the tenement
house in the rear OF No. 1877 John street. and had
his head III several places, from tho effects
OF which hc was likely TO bleed to death. ON
to the place indicated he found John Forbes
aged aboat thirty-nvc years. an Amcrcan lying upon
u rough pallet miserable apartment in
almost unconscious condition. Forbes alter receive
ing surgical aid removed TO tho City Hospital I-
qulry showed hat the unfortunate man, had boon
out OF employment Tor several months past.
had fallen through weakness brought by
hunger and cold. Mrs Forbes is lar advanced
III CONSUMPTION, and has child. aged three years.
On Thanksgiving Day they buried their other child,
boy six years old. The Captain procured a dollars
worth Of The absolute ncccssares TO sustain life and
seme medicine ior The poor woman. Sho
says that she would willingly 20 10 tho hos
ptal. but that her child would not bo
permitted 10 accompany her there, end could not
cudure separation Any assistance that tho chari-
tably disposed may proper Uestow upon the
Forbes family will bo received by the captain at tho
station house, corner OF York and Jay Streets und duly
forwarded TO the sufferers.
HELP.
To Tur Enron Oh THE HERAIp.-