Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-11-03
The EDisceDaI congress.

The Episcopal sSHEsr'Ts
At Yesterdays, tie Ias Day ;, sGssler ii tie
Z. Il. Church Congress, 10 NeH York, i"y pre-
gramne was the topic, REORGANIZATION @u1 AZ
miDistralon OF charity
Rev. DR.. Potter, Of New \ ork, declared thas
our present measures for the rthci OF charity
we're the growth of tie very evils iAty sought
to remedy, and advocated canrahZ Nlon IL our
charities, with bureau OF registry so! lLqnlTy
TO prevent the increase 0! paupcrlsD by SElr-
dy and lazy class Of men who make 1t probes
fession.
Hon. John Welsh OF Philadelphia, Vas next
introduced by Bishop Potter as the pciS "a
| whose appointment 90 Minister TO the Court CT
| St. James had Given pleasure to and drawn the
| approval Of the whole country. lie said that
the State in it's broadr-l and highest sense was
| but an organized charity or instrument 20 81.
cure to and confer on men advantages which
Individually he could not coaiuand Tor himself,
and the Church was like unto il, only excepting
in its purpose. Had the State and Church, ho
maintained, each performed lis relative part,
| the highest point of civilization had long ere
thia been reached. The Church. claiming DI.
vine origin aud commission 10 be the teacher
and the guide Of mankind. had failed 10 That
duty. A systematic plan fer the a,!mInistr.
| ton Of charity WAS now bong Developed which
|
promised to compass III 4 lew years The who'll
circle OF charity. There VAS 60 occupation that
so expanded the heart, cnscnrl our sympa
thy and made ul more like our Divine Master
than acI'S p.l''c''"l'e" III IL" I':!'H' i!'ohH -
charity. Many people a'Hu; maj in"l'tFiul
nate private charity works great Eutl.a HrGng
Inevitable results being The creating an co;i!n
uing of the paupcr class. Ii Is mol a matter d
doubt that indllcrminate. unIsorincd ani
u ri hA'H e""l oo' w. ~ ''''i
OF those VINO are It's u'p@nuiH'' IN" CtcaI7
paupcll'm OF the very worst character. l.osr:
tails, homes and asylun.s for he sick, the aged
and orphans in popnlous districts arc most us.
InI ;nst;tu,nns E,rncrircc, Teachers that in
La aronau,or, r. oi,.r,,;ns a., n,cI ,,irnr,;.,,
!i'e - ~ ~ Wv ~ : - ~ =,
Is great. i1Vcly fall5N ouSh' ~ W t''" u"Ei''}
organized, and organizations shnii!i ~ hHl'cd
onlo hy material for their formation and OF incts
10 which they could be APPLIED The Pru.c:
tont Eoisconai Church onrit ~ l.. mad, The
| H. Lli, l
houic VI tho "u'Lo!'l o'aS,,.. u, y
The next speaker was ncV. D. W. h'o"p, O.
Cleveland, ONO. lie said he believes that to
properly administer true charity, organic itions
snoh nc cyiat in Morono ere ri vitol im,ortanc;
~ u,,on nco,,, 49, or,ol;I;cs u,cs,l, nnol,I =,
Inc '"leo aHeu'1 v! pur''!' ""''' "..n' ~
Inc tiansaG'lo" 81 ,pcCit'1 ""'' VI c""''S H'
vocation, dress and cGilhaty. LIT II hAVc Or.
y
70 aceomuIi,h this glorious work. 81 ce:,ayv
H. al ~ ,,,,n ,o,,,,u,l ,,;r.i,,;,,, Int Eir
~ W.; uo' l' ~ ,at ,no, ~
suell 'lI' "a t.'1 h'e'' "''" - VIZ f''
every eHor! Oh i;an AMI ""iH;n lrr 'He "@t.-
they have engaged &c.
Mr. Iowa W. Dr!aiiali then i,lin.4cl tie
said tho presumption now i: that applicants FIR
charity src inlposters and thoir sLorioS ir.lads
The Drlucr system Of charity shoul be 60 ~: IL
tho recpont to help himsnii. There are in this
city, said the speaker, "uU charitable institutions
| out of which only f9l hsvo been recommended
as worthy and beneficial in tho report Cr The
Board OF State Charities. Many sncietias arc
yun in tho bench, or interest of uriyato inl:vid.
u.ls What kind of sssistsacc can = society
n;va Which aida so ono nnrsons y in so OH or
SSnoiher which assists H5rD nnrsn2s Mn So :
C0O9 The whole present sys,om Of charity So.
| cctics is recyadci bv ulmos. CON plc.o rra3pon.
| sihijitv Tho mowers OF the Board e STATE,
Chsriiirs should he enlarged, and Tho Board
strcngthnned with the power to cxgrnico and
SUMMON witnesses in cases OF I'll charity ccyio-
ties. whether incorpora.el or net The -scsn.
case, when the St. Johns Guild was onah!nd TO
defy The State Board and refuse to suJn.: u OK
animation shows tho necessity for such pnwc7s.
Tho next speaker was uoH. r Brooks. lie
said he considered this tho mcst imp, .tan. sub.
iect which had been brought before the present
Il Congress. If any o2e duty is moro strongly
imposed by Scripture on mar it il to assist the
poor. 1hero arc in the poor house Or this Sts;o
y GA persons, and tho number CT uamarrei