Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1877-11-23

their infiueuce silently to promote the
C ss.ret.' usefulness. This society owes
l.5acn OF rs success to the personal
popularity and social influence of it5
accomplished lady president Mrs ". B.
Shaw, aud she is assisted by an efficient
corps Of officers. Mrs g. H FaircnfId
who brings to her charitable work the
traditions Of O5erIrn, is vice-prasIdsnt.
The very name Of Ooerlin is synonym.
for humanity and benevolenee- Dear
old Alma Mater, with its sweet Sabbath
rest and never ending prayeTsi Ithas
always seemed to me = spot nearer Heav-
en- than anywhere else. Our energetic
Mrs. VIM. II. Pye, who is ever foremost
in every good work, and who was one
Of the founders of the society, is secre-
tary, with our pleasant young friend
Miss Mary Fslconer, Is treasurer.
The moral worth and social position
Of these ladies and those associated
with them, are sufficient guaranty
for the excellence of their work.
How much their work is needed, We
have but to look about US to decide.
There are many among Us sick and
downcast, to whom friendly visit and
cheering words would be better than
medicine There are some of Gods
poor" in the city, who shuddes to
think of the long cruel winter fastcios-
ing around them, and for whom food
and clothing should be provided
There are inmates in the county Jail,
to whom in the remorse that follows
crime and its punishment, a''word fifty
spoken" might lead to repentence, and
give hope for the ''iife eternal" The
fact that they are criminals ar accused,
should not bar them from the sympa-
thy Of their fellow beings.
There are homeless unfortunates a.
| bou. our streets, weak brothers whose
steps are tending downward; and lost,
sisters wno have missed the way TO
happiness. \ helping hand held out to
| these. 1igbt save from crime and Gan
ger.
It may be tha: my views Of these
matters may be held :, little lax By
those who were brought up rigidiy as
was, to the strict observance OF the
forms and ceremonies OF stern relig
ion, that counted smile Or song on
the Sabbath as sacrIlese. | say this
reyerentiy, in the revered memory OF
my honored father, whose firm true
hand had moulded heart and mind and
character, By the severe rulings OF an
ancestry that had felt the flames OF
myrtydom. But the guiding hand drop
ped mine too soon, and now / think |
must belong to the church Of the stran-
rs, since my creed utterly rejects all
outward forms and ceremon.a:s, and
counts no sisters heart impure, no
bs,other's hand unclean-
The winters work planned by the
ladies of the Mite Society, is the pur-
chase and manufacture of garments for
the destitute poorin the city, and the
removal of debt that is still hanging
over the church.
Certain it is that Bismarck presents
a fruitful field for the exercise of this
gracious gift of charity. But charity
begins at home, and in necessary work
for our own households few have ths
time, and fewer still the means to labor
excessively in this field.
But all can 90 something for this So
ciety. especially the men who don't have
t, work so bard, and who would much
better deposit the stray dimes that now
90 for cigars and the other hursful
stinulents, in the Ladies Treasury.
We have all heard of the Widows
mite, bu: then the widow vas woman,
and s, was Dorcas and al! the other
Biblical aims givers. Now Way cannot
our generous townsmen, for the aonof
OF their sex, and not to be outdrne by
a woman, and widow q: tHat, COM
bine t. inaugurate q bacheior's might,
in paying the church dcbt' The rivalry
need not be confined 70 the 5atc.,eIoTs,
the married Daa and the widosers,
light enter into competition also, and
thus ss:og their appreciation o: sle dis
interested work Of these wortg lilies.
| 1t would doubtless enceurage then IN
koow that all this while they s.sv': been
doing tine Lords work. there have
oe-: approving hearts in sympathy
.lttf ti.em, and i;,warcly thaLking God
that He las put IT !nto the hearts of
rn,s I!ttIe sisterly b.ne. to labor for Els
Kingdom.
No moral Influence Is grelter than
the strong arm Of a good pure woman
and when many such combine, when
the COED women Of the community
unite the concerted christian effort,
the comuunisy shoyid sustain AID as
s.st them, and ID Is show them scat so
far as friendly APPRECIATION Of their un-
se!h:h WORK is concerned, i..esr laoo.
n4s no. been in vain.
LINDA ". SLAUGHTER
TELLCLA, Nov 90, 1877.
Injured JOSEPH.
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