The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-14


OF Newbury, in Massachusetts. II was
to be for the poor of the parish in
this inclement season. Pending the hand
lug around Of the boxes. the church ofn-
Gals started an inquiry ~ to the exact des-
tituiion within that New England parish.
They reported that there was not any suf-
fcring tn ough poverty TO DO found.
Everybody within the limits assigned was
safe AGAINST privatiou, and sure OF food and
fire the winter through.
This state of things in Newbury is
not singular in New England. nor indeed
eNcepto lal IN the country. Outside of
the great cities, cX'r rene suffering through
poverty Is rare. But we fancy that IN New
England the methods for relieving the hard
ship of the poor are perhaps more sys-
tcmatic than in some quirtors Of the coun-
try; though in no village OF the United
states could acute anguish from tho lack
OF the means OF sustenance long exist
without discovery and alienation. The
Yankees may have traits of character
which are not altogether lovcly-they may
not carry their hearts on their coat
sleeves, and may have cold anl rcserv Il
cxterIor-bui they inherit strong sense of
duty, aud their coiscicnces are not easy
until the duty Is done. They may not
warm tho act with the frc of tender sym
pathy, but they d. II. II II willow in the
VILLAGE loses her COW, n subscription to re-
place II IL soon started. II 4 farmer falls
Ill ana cannot gather his crop, his neigh
bors house it for Inn. II IA labDrer breaks
his leg. his family arc not left 70 want b.
cause of his useless hands. There are in
qnistive eyes about to discover the victims
OF cllamitons fortune, and the sufferers
are not allowed to be stung with want
Take II all IN all. this Is Il country in
VIII ch there Is comparatively little Bit
ter suffering from dire poverty. What
there is "A very few manufacturing towns
perhaps aside-the cities contain. Bat
how to meet the actually great poverty of
the cities ia the question. Il MT the best
way m extension of the plan adopt
81 Mt Ncwhury, of which MIR. PARTON
writes? II every man faithfully keeps
"A watch for the cases of distress among
those he employs aud the poor ho knows,
every chu ch Of those among its parish
toner's and within its reach, aud every
association among ITS members. the greater
part of tho suffering will be known IN
detail, and can be allcvi1ted in the same
way. That ia IA much better way of going
to work to help the poor and distressed
than merely giving o complicated chArita-
bile ORGANIZATIONS.
Tho ono great charitable Institution,
indeed, i The church, to winch Us Foun Ter
specifically left the poor, from among
whom lie came, aud with whom lie dwelt.
The obligation to relieve the needy aud
distressed, and TO pour oil on tho wounds
OF the afflicted. IS "A prime teaching 81
Christianity; and without its iulnlmnnt
that body OF doctrine isas dell ~ A corpsc
Care for the suffering in b ~ "a IN slul,
Is the commandment, and the brotherhood
of men the ideal, of the religion founded IN
GIllco. The DIrwiuian doctrine. npplica-
bic to the lower orders OF nature. thar tho
strongest must prevail AMI tao weakest %
TO the wall, Is not Christianity in its appli-
cation to men.
III the PACKARD Government, which still
has posses ion 81 the Louisiana State House, he
left 10 itself II Will probaoly succeed In working
It's own destruction. IL managed, the other
night. TO revlctunl the garrison by smuggling
barrel Of whlskcy through the lines 4 the be-
sieging forces. As an immediate cOnseqI ence
OF this reeuiorcement. one PACKARD negro WAS
Brought ont in q cofln, white the entire Return
Inc Board Legislature followed him as FAR a. bad
liquor could take them. DO these fellows want
to settle the trouble peacefully by drinhlug
themselves 70 death. or re they putin. in a
new elm Tor the Sympathy II GRANT
We lately advertcd TO the i'll lack attend
Ing heatres built on the sites II churches aud
mentlonod MTs. CONwAY's consequent aversion
TO the biookNn Theatre. A |, armed antiIuary.
sir HENRY SPfGMAN, ayerred that. after very
careful inquiry, no found that religious proper
Ties, when TUNED to secular Uses rarely re-
NAMED long in a family or passed fur down IN
direct descent, Hut perh ips this Is mere chance.
be greatest holder OF abbey lands ia England,
The Duke Of BEDFORD IS the direct descendant
OF the original grantee, but the SUGGEST IN has
not be II by any means regular from father TO
son. The Present Duke succeeded hi, cousin
ana Il ri ussEiLs father, also Dlkc II BED
FORD. succeeded his brother. Bat "A curiou,
confirmation Of SPELNAN's theory "a to tho
Lite OF church lands Is to be found IN tho estate
residence OF tho late Earl ST. VINCENT For
more than century ana half, II has always |
been held and owned by females, ana "A son has |
never been born to DO heir to Il. In Queen |
ANNEs dav It was owned by MATTHEW |
ROBERTS (Master-Sergsant OF Public DuildngD |
ana SusANNAH, his wife; from his wife, who |
survived him, It pissed to hcr 4 ,i hie, r.,v