The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-12

made and circulated throughout our owl
country and In foreign lands as to the amount
which we had received; OF the large balance
winch we were keeping to divide after the ep.
ordinations as to race, religion, etc, in The
dlstrlDutlon OF the funds sent us. Never be.
fore has our association been the subject OF
50 many and such untruthful allega.
lion lions. appealed to by different socie
funds entrusted to us for their distribution, to
such societies and individuals representing
races or scots, your uniform reply was, that
the Howard Association knew no race nor sect
nor color. but gave gladly to all alike who
applied for our help the relief which was their
/ due from the funds entrusted to us. You
properly refused to give to any others the
funds entrusted to your care; and because
| the same was held for distribution according
to need, after personal supervision by the In
diyidual members OF our body, and who were
held responsible and could be SO held, by our
association. The location Of our States at
some forty different points throughout the
| city were daily advertised In all the morning
papers, with the names OF every member, each
In his own district; and the sole requisite for
any needy sufferer, OF whatever tongue, color,
or sect, was to have his or her name and resi-
sure prompt relief and attendance from the
member In charge
This, however, did not suffice some. Per-
sonal, sectaran or political ends might have
been suoserved by donation from the Inn
! mense balance OF funds which we were accused
OF keeping on hand. We only gave through
allopathic doctors; we only furnished doc
tor, nurse and medicine to the sick, and did
not care for their starving families; we at
tended only Americans first and Frenah.
English, etc. afterwards; we had a Wide open
eye Tor the Christian, and could not discover
Jew; these and such other untrue and I'M
generous accusations and insinuations were
made against you, and are now all emphatic
| a " n nj " hxyA h. A,A-
given:
II these reports were intended to impede us
In or to put a stop to our work of relief they
entirely failed OF their object, and we haven no
reason to believe that the confidence OF our
generous patrons was at all abated by them,
as their remittances to US still continued and
our subsequent call for further aid made at
go late day, was answered by the remit
tances OF such balances as were still remain
ing on hand of funds collected.
And now, brethren, what more can be said,
save IL we attempt to speak In praise of and
thanks to the generous hearts that sent to
our people that bounty, so grand, which we
have administered to the stricken and af-
fiicted. We have already, as best we could,
expressed In words the thanks we feel to
them for their devinely-inspired charity. No
human tongue, no human pen, can fittingly
express it.. tits as unutterable as the sorrow
and suffering which their generosity has miti-
gated and relieved. Eternity alone will I'M
fold all the good that they have done. We
who have, in the administration OF their
bounty, been called to stand by the bedside OF
sickness and death, and In the house OF
mourning and restitution, can tell them only |
that we have seen the light Of hope replace |
the gloom OF an almost dispair, and strength |
and courage revive In those who were ready |
to die. We have seen. and we have felt, but |
even we do not, and cannot, know all, here. |
The record of 1t all is written above, and |
there only shall they read 1t.
We have, too, to thank our donors for the |
generous confidence they have bestowed upon |
us. In the distribution Of the trust which |
was thus laid upon us, a great privilege has |
been bestowed, In seeing the widow and the |
orphan. the friendless and the needy. the |
the sick, suffering and the Borrowing, made |
happy for this we can only say out OF sincere |
hearts, brethren, we thank you.
Respectfully submitted,
+. r. SoUT HMAYD, Secretary.