The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-10-20

remote the Call may De. II eHS eDjecS
is worthy, that is to say, if the appeal
comes from cause worth while, and il
it be not a mere shyster affair, Mr..
Dodge gives what in his judgment it
should have. Here the matter ends.
Should he gel an hundred letters from
the same party asking for more, not a
dollar goes nor even answer. He has
the same system III dispensing charity |
in the city, and while ne assists more
deserving poor probably than any Indi-
vidual in the city. the professionals and
the dead-heats have given him M long
ago as hopeless. 1t doesn't do for a
professional mendicant to under-o the
scrutiny of tkillful detective, or to
have his place of residence demanded.
Mr.. Dodge contributed the means for
the Moody and Sankey revival last
winter, bearing nearly the entire ex-
pense OF the movement. 1t is estimated
that he disburses over S250,C0 per
year for religious purposes, and AS much
more in miscellaneous charities,sr lie
can afford it, for this enormous sum does
not touch at al upon his income.
RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS THIS WINTER.
The experiment with Moody and
Sankey, last winter, was not altogether
success, because it lid not reach the
sinners. The Hippodrome was filled
day and night with protesting Chris
tians, and tie Evangelists did not in
spire them with enough zeal to affect
the moral status of the city This
winter the effort at bettering the city
will be made by individual churches
acting in concert, but each by itself and
in it's own field. All the orthodox
churches III the city will have series
Of regular revival meetings, while the
Catholic, Israeiiteish, Universali<t and
Cnitarians, will make an attack on
rum, licentiousness, and the other out
posts of .3atan. The papers will be
filled by volunteer writers, on religious
subjects. Advertising mediums will
be used to arrest the attention ot the
unthuking and careless, and, III brief,
every possible effort will be made e. LII
the atmosphere with religion, and gath
er in rich harvest of souls. Beecher
has expressed wish TO go into other
pulpits than his own, i'll churches where
there are better opportunities toi getting
at the non-professors, aud Taimsge,
Tying, IIepworth, Fulton and the 9TH
ers have placed themselves in the hands
of committee to be done with as shall
seem best. The season will he one of
unusual religious activity, and probably
of great gain to the cause.
/ BUsIS ESs
| is still improving, and it looks now as
| though the tall trade would aggregate
| something like that of former years.
The West is buying literally, and the
! South more than ever before. It is a
fact that the Southern merchants are
| laying in larger stocks, and OF better
goods than ever, and they say the most
of it is tor the colored trade. The ne-
groes, since their emancipation, have
got possession Of land, aud despite the
persecution they have been subjected to.
they have gone forward steadily aud
surely, and have accumulated property.
There are great many pieces of very
decent 81 ks now OH the way Sonth,
which will ornament the persons of COL
ored women, who, prior to the war,
revcr knew or dreamed of anything
better than calico in the summer, and
the coarsest wooden in the winter. 1t
is the ambition of the freedman to see
his family we'll dressed, and he will 90
very shabby himself that his women.
folks may present proper appearance
The crops are reported good at the
South, and mo- ey going to be plenty
the merchants, and they show their
faith in the situation by their works il
the purchase of goods. The West is
buying very we'll and the East is doing
much better. The mills of New Eng
land are reSnming their full time, the
stocks OF manufactured goods are re
ducing perceptibly, and altogether the
outlook is promising. We are on the
eve of revival in trade that will ht
marked, and of new era of prosperity
With Hayes in the Presidential chair
and a certainty of peace in the South
the next four years will be as profitable
as any we have eyer enjoyed, that wer'
also healthy.
; CENTENSIAL TRAVEL
Continues better than ever. The street
are absolutely packed with people from
the interior either on the way Ia o
from the great show. 1t is with diff
Guilty that rooms can be procured in tn
hotels, and the boarding houses are full
New York is more of All attraction tha
the Exposition after all, and very fey
, come to Philadelphia without takin
| New York on the way. Come thi
, month. It is beautiful on this coast a
this season, and you can live as cheapl
almost as you can at home. Beside
the low rates of fare on the roads Wi
not continue much longer. Come jus
after the election
y CRIME IN THE CRY.
The city was never more quiet {
| FREQ from crime th4n novv hlt IL wnf,