Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1877-04-29

With the universal ssagnatiou Of
business comes the cry Of poverty
and the necessary demand for hello.
Families are suffering for bread
trsmps are knocking at our doors
aud appeals for charity come from
every direction. A county official
told us the other day that even In
orr own little city the we'll to do
people had not the most remote idea
how the really poor were living
There are many who need too prond
70 let their needs be known, and who
shudder at the bare notion Of becom
ing objects OF charity. The question
oi Charities il one much more in.
solved and delicate than is generally
imagined. Among Christian people
It has become almost an instinct by
iopg Inherited education, TO help the
sick, the orphan and the destitute. II
has become equivalent 10 DENYING
Christianity to refuse snch help.
Probably that is the reason pro.
fessional religious beggnrs. col.
porteurs, agents for illustrated bibles
and snch. go TO the minister's house
Tor "a list Of the prominent mem.
bers OF the church who wou,i no
likely to see this attractive work !, or
~ u were, saving q hotel hill by
stopping few days with the good
brother. To give help, even OF this
swindlng kind, II held up as a tess
ola living Christianity and even OF
aliying church. We claim the Chart.
able test rs better than faith or
preaching. II seems a little rough
10 criticize charitable work, no mat.
ter how done, because wo have 10
give the doer credit for exercising n
liberal and Christian spirit. tis
well % note that even a religion.
aesi MAI outrun discretion and thai
the very best intentions are no
security against serious mistakes
Political economists tell us that
nearly all charity Is misdirected
that the individual good it does is
ovor-rcached by the general evil,
That the great common law of life is
That man must take care of him.
sell, nobody ~ under any obligation
10 do It for him, and to break tina,
law by systematic taking care Of
others. works a great evil in the long
run ny increasing the number OF
shiitiess. lazy, careless bummers and
bilks. In this way tho industrious
are taxed for the irones, or. rather
tax themselves. u There is a uoodj
deal OF plain horse sense in such |
political economy. Iudiscriminate
or reckless charity deserves con.
It is'nta good thing. n
does harm to the receiver, if not TO
tho giver, and general harm 10 the 4
community by encouraging the class I
who will notwork. bnt will eat. and !
who throw off the responsibilities OF 7
human life altogether in throwing 9
OH this control. vix. that man must
earn his own bread. At times and in .
some countries, mendicancy has be,
come sneh tar on industry, and /
'ncl' nuisance 10 the community h
os'workers. that II has required SUP. !
preston by =. strong band. Even :
the common tramp, the sturdy beg. !
gar Of King Henry's time has be. 7
como such common nuisance "A 10 =
call loudly for legal suppression. i
II owes his existence to q reckless, d
charity. which is Il
really no charity u all. ,g sp il
Charity then, II we mean the mere :,
siv'ng when ono II asked, Ia by no !,
means a wise thing or good thing. !,
We have some Light 10 go upon. A b
'ossrty or . wrotchedness due to
"ziness, vice. or crime, does not =
make the sufferer one Of Christ's 3
'oor. nor does the relief Of il bring =
he blessing /" Inasmuch a. 70 did il Ii Il,
Q one Of tho least Of these My broth. n
rn 70 did il unto Me-" sre3 seos
Charity. like everything else, il g.
ssponsibilisy. Ono Is just n vi
ounden in his Charity - in his AZ
nstice. There is Law in boil, cases. vi =,
II il : sass proposition to .ere. :. l.,
''il the theory OF political econ. Gu
n'sts, 80 far M that we must dis. to
riminate in our charities: That like a 4
J else. charity may bc iaSlls ! fraud
!, aud We may be made fools Of and a.
hen W give 10 charity We want 10 jnl
low that we are not helping the , y!
N In a.