The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-10-17
An Appeal ~ Canon Dixon.
BERxELEY STRINGS, Va,
Sent enahar On. 1879.

10 tie Editor of The Soss,h ern Charckfna,t:
Fam In receipt OF d letter from the Rev.
Canon Dixon, rector of st. Georges
church, Gnelph, Ontairo, Canads, M exc
tract OF which / send you, In the hope you
may find space for it in your excellent
Journal. Many OF your readers and sub
scribers will peruse it with pleasure, for
they know the Rev. Alexander Dixon
personally, and have often received kiad-
nesscs at his hands, and ever 4 hearty wel-
come at bis hosnitabte, house at Port Dali
housie, Canada, where until the past two
years he was the beloved pastor and friend.
During the war, and the hard and trying
years succeeding 1t, many OF our southern
people, especially Virginians, spent their
summers at St. Catharine's and other
points near, and within the parish OF this
large hearted man OF God, and they always
found in him true, unselfish, generous,
sympathzing friend. Since then he has
been removed to larger field OF usefulness,
where his Iabors 10 his Masters cause have
greatly increased; but here, too, bis sensi.
tive and loving nature is again moved to
sympathy for the poor pestilencc-strlcken
cities OF the South, and the substantial aid
Of bis noble congregation is worthy OF kindly
recognition.
r. THE REcToRY, GUELPH
ONTARIO, CANADA, Sept. II, 1878.
My Very Dear Friend yesterday / re-
ceiyed your noble letter as published 10 the
World, and determined 70 write to you the
first thing this morning to tell you how
much I appreciate its sentiments. Last
Sunday made an appeal to my congrega-
ton on behalf OF our brethren in the South
now bowed down by such terrible Attic
tions, and appointed next Sunday as the
day when special collections should be taken
up on their behalf. I never saw a con-
gregation more affected. One leading gen.
lleman was so carried away that he FASTENED
I'D to the chancel and begged that we should
commence at once. After service a lady
came to the rectory and gave me $40,
another SIS, and young man, clerk in q
store, came in the afternoon and handed
me an envelope On examining found in
It SIS. Yesterday went to him and said,
I wish to hand you back S10-you have
given me more than you can afford, having
wife to support. suppose his salary is
not more than $500. Canon, he said, you
preached on the nobility OF sacrifice last
Sunday; confess it is to nae sacrifice, for
l give up other things which I can do with
out. with difficulty. But God help the
poor South cannot take back cent, and
wish only could give double the amount.
So yesterday, BY the first mail, sent
draft for 1874 to the Rev. Mr.. Waters, in
New Orleans, rs the first fruits OF my APP
peal. This Clergyman is Il Canadian and
| lived in Toronto and Montreal. Lately ne
was appointed rector OF st. PauPs, New
Orleans. In the early summer he. came
North and took charge OF the. cathedral in
Montreal for a few months. When the fever
broke out he said there can be no difficulty
in filling my place here; my duty il TO
hasten to my parish; and there he has been
ever since, doing a noble work among the
awful scenes OF misery and death in that
afflicted city.
| GUELPH, September 23.-On Sunday Ca
non Dixon, rector OF st. Georges church,
made an earnest appeal to the congregation
on behalf of the sufferers from the yellow
fever in the South, taking for his text the
words Of Christ, Inasmuch as We have
done it unto one Of the least OF these, my
brethren, We have done it unto me-" There
was a most liberal response to his appeal,
for, after deductng the ordinary offertory,
there will be over $500 TO send to the South
This will be forwarded TO the Rev. IL. ii
Waters, at New Orleans.