The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-03
THE TOWARDS.

We translate from the New Orleans Bee
! the following able and timely article on the
position taken by the Howard Association
| We can add but a few words to what our es
| teemed contemporar says concerning this
| noble association of charitable men. We will
simply mention the fact that the mission
of the Towards appears not to be under
| stood, either at home or abroad
This society has been organized for par
| ticular purpose-that Is to fight the yellow
fever and bring aid and relief to It's victims.
It's record Is before the world Since forty
years 1t has opposed @ solid front to the yellow
scourge, and many who have been stricken
and are now alive can bear testimony to It's
good work 1S53-t858--1S67 are emblazoned
In letters OF light upon the banners Of the asso-
citation, and such Is the extent Of it's reputa-
ton that It's officers have been obliged to
refuse from the open hands of the whole
world the generous donations that were being
poured into its Golfers through the dictates of
the big heart OF e charitable universe. The
mission Of the Howard Association is restrict
ed. They deal with yellow fever; attend all
patients, irrespective of race, color or nation
atty that are suffering from the scourge.
There their mission ends. Other societies
may then come in and fill up the gap. Hun
CRY families have to be fed. destitute people
to be cared for. Here comes the endless work
Of charity which one society alone cannot un-
dertake:
THE HOWARD ASSOCIATION. .... ......
This ascot alton has Just answered the letter
addressed by the consuls Of various nations 70
the Liverpool com mittee by reiterating its first
dispatch, ~ which 1t announced that it had at
Us disposition. or expected to receive sufficient
funds to meet all demands for assistance that
might be male upon it. The mi sion of this
association, is to assist. the INDECENT sick in
times Of epidemy, and 1t Is glad to say that the
generosity Of the country has placed In its
hands enough money to enable it to fulfill It's
mission properly.
The eonsuis of France England and of Snain
SAYS the manifesto. and the presidents Of the
different societies representing various creeds
colors and nationalties have applied to the as
ISOLATION for peouniary aid Ia order that they
might themselves make the distribution to their
CONGREGATIONS or Municipalities. The Howard
Association has invariably answered by d re-
fusal, because 1t consid red the funds which
nave been SO generously given 1t as trust fund
which should. therefore, beexpended under the
buted independently of all outside intervention
~ Inc association has answered the French
oonfn tha With21t reference to the donation
donation. the beneflcence and assistance of the
MISREPRESENTATION have been distributed as
Inuch dInong Gne french INDECENT sick as among
those Of other nationalities who have applied
to them under the same circumstances. The
members Of the Howard Association make 10
distinction OF sect, nationally or color. They
have received freely. and freely do they give to
all who need assistance. They have spent
thousands Of dollars r Frenchmen. victims OF
the epidemy, and they will continue to do what
they have done until now.
Ine same answer has been given to the Eng
lish and Spanish Consuls. and as we'll TO the
presidents OF the societies referred to above,
ana some OF these answers end with thu follow
ing words: There Is only one condition: the
moneys that have been so generously sent to us
from all poin's must be administered under
our immediate control and the members of the