The Morning herald., 1877-11-16

lture a. we'll as for their present good, &c
the effort being made is Of lasting suc
practical kind. Enlarged views regarding
the question of crime, and a better appre-
citation Of the fact that the ranks OF crmi-
nails are recruited from the army Of tht
poor, have done much to improve the con-
dition of pauper children, and will DO Al
much more in future. 'l' '' 4 @'"
The little street beggars Of to-day are in
all probability to be the crime-doers Of the
future, and whatever can be done should
be attempted to save them now. The habit
giving to street beggars has done much to
increase the number Of little children who
ask aims on the public thoroughfares, and
the only way to end the matter, is to cease
the giving. Ladies, particularly, encour-
age this vice by giving change to children,
and thus thoughtlessly increase the trouble
experienced by the societies engaged in re-
lieving the wants of this class. There is
as much extravaganza practiced in this
matter as in others, and the result is an in
crease rather than a falling off in the num-
Der of those We feed. The various charita-
bic institutions working for children insist
that it is not money that the poor-es.
pecially poor children should have, but
clothing suitable to their needs; work or
school opportunities, and removal from
contaminating influences. The life they
lead in street begging would destroy the
best disciplined adult; and to say that it
units those who engage in it for useful
occupations is to admit a long-estsblished
fact. The hardening process through
which children 60 in learning 10 ask aims
of strangers is the creates misfortune that
can come to them, and to save them from
it is the intent Of societies for their bene-
lit. In cnaritv-giving this winter let this
fact be remembered by those who hereto
ore have been careless enough to encour-
age street beggars, and the good that will
result will be two-fold. If children are TO
be helped to shelter and food and raiment,
it will not come through the uncertain of. |
fering of strangers on the street, but the |
collective amount dispensed in this way
would go far towards securing these
things through the right channels. The
benefits arising from the latter and the
drawbacks aceruing from the former are So
to all that it seems idle to re-
vert 10 them again.
1t only appears important at this time
% call attention TO the widespread pov-
,rty among decent families, and to urge
hat systematic ard economic efforts be
planned for their relief. The giving of
lslf-worn clothing, Of household goods 70
onger in demand in families, of useful
nd essential things which are required in
very home, will do more real good tLan
areless distribution of money, and in con-
liberation of the fact that much will be
sked, it is incumbent upon all to make
ffering Of all that can be spared Of arti-
les not in use in the householder by indi-
'idual members Of it. BY helping to
heller and clo,he the children thrown
lpon charity this winter, much future
wrong doing may be averted, and since
ociety will have to be responsible in a
Measure for their welfare, in that it will
uffer at their hands in the future unless it
.verts the danger it is the wisest and
heapest plan to aave them now. The
act that every night walls are found III
he streets abandoned by ;hose who have
brought them into the world, and that
very day on the streets are seen number.
ess pauper children, worse than abandon
ID by their parents, for in many instances
hey are following their calling for their
support, should awaken greater interest
han has yet been felt in the matter, and
traightway without delay he best and
most available means should be taken in
his al-important matter. We cannot do
sway with poverty or save the young from
is bIighting fleets, but in measure We
,an help the poor to bear their burdens
and to remain honest if they cannot be in
dependent of others.