, 1880-11-14
HELPING THE NEEDY.

| y<,r York Tr,tu,,e y.r
! wanderfnr down tho Eost River front with r.:
| 49,, .. 80 - ,.'-~ ~ ~ A " - A'os'.' wiz Az
tai, dtngy warehouses; on onc side and the long
hedgc-likc row Of bristling musts gu the other, i
t,,r ,he 49, ~, t,-.,, ~
.,. .s ~ "s - pes y. ~ " secn n'ons
| tnat edge or the city. The mir was ccol: and
peosas were out in the streets en;oyf,,r the In
aim su,nme~ A. a..t,x, sta., $500, .e. -
..lu. o'au 81 e'cfs s'ep son'et"'ae he" ot
sout1nlue interesting was presented here 1ouI
| little girls had gathered companion inton turgc
| shawl. aud with its four corners in their hands
~, <,' ~ ~ s n94 a. oo''a s'iu oae 4ae ~.
coins without asking for the delivery ot their
fne,, bahv-ctothea .vara ntortrr nnr,,.,s ha-.
s..rs"A ~. $50, "e.e p1ayn!s nntuee "eso
anu tnere' or nghtfng among themselNes,-thc
! apparent outcome of every other: Old women
nnsacd he ,,aar1n boo,-r h,,,,,os ~, t,,. hn.1.
f ,s. y: 4s aea's oonu'ss Va tuet1 hc"as,
With ~r1ok1ed. care worn faces that seemed
never to have been lighted up by a single
happy thought There were sullors amblinr
along In the uncoutht rnonner of rnen nnaq.
~ ~ usouu uiaunes VI nten uluc-
cus1oeueo " "alA'ns upon solto eas9h' anu enere
owing 10 a cause mt altoocthar insonoroMa
from an alcoholic exhalntion which came frnm
them.
Rooscyei1 Street Ferry in frnni ~ - 1its ,r,rns
house, the reporter saw n larxy crowd asse,n',ItG
around Il t1nc-looking, portly nan with silverx
talked In loud tone, using pin,n. hninclX
language that the pox,rcst most iEiitnrntc nf fhe
There vas nnthuv a{9,t t',e 1'r,..
snf1o1 e,,d thnro ,co~e e. ss fs, w ~ "
tons to be explained " 11A'''' 4"0>D'
The audience was at the hurnblest clAss; out
at the knees and elbows with bA1tcscl hats ,l1,i
wornout shoes. There were women rs well us
men in the crowd, aud not a few little chi,lrcu
we're UD1OnN thH L1,r,t
lent order. Some. who tul,:c apparently with
the intention OF tnterrupt1ng or Insulting tho
profanc banterinxs and became u,1ici listeners,
The man had power over tho crt,wt and be
knew It md exercised It: The sermon he
the bottom. The simple, tet,ticrIy- spoken words
were such as were adapted 10 r1isu the poUr
listener abcve himself; TO excite III him an uul-
to drop his vices and put virtues in their plncc:
to stop desparing and begin to hope: to cease
kindness, forbearAncc, and charity i1iatcajl
But tho meeting Was not ai sermon. 4 hand
some little wagon WIS brought up, witn tnll
from he crowd were selected by the speaker to
I'LL and pass around cups Of steaulf,sg hut coffee
twelve coifee-cups und saucers. which wer,. 1ifrd
and eInpted again nnd avain until ti, SUNNY II
both coffee and brend was exhausted. Ii wus
crs'wd drew up ,lbolt the urn anu Wagon Of
bread Some or the people arc y0rnciousiy. M
Sney were almost starving: Others came tip
but al were encouraged BY the preacher id I.
blunt, hofncly way to 80 up and In. hris.,d and
nuke themselves at home and the rt.su,. wns
thar the people went forward freely aud accrn.tI
the bounty In tho kindly spirit in which it was
offered
81 tell you this {s thu kind of rc,tn.ton y r,,r
can take stock ip, saiu 1ann WIN h,s t.,L 1 ~.
cup OF coec and bit Of brend .Thcr.: is ,:.ihs
int, Ut the pricst in ff,is wa, ch,, r,St ,s =. ~
seat In church aud poSes US incs r., =, ,r,: 'tr.
ner whcrt. our rags won't max rhf. rfh n...,lt.
hold their rnsc and keen ns fnr ,,,Sn,. f,rp ~ y' '
they can. There is no ccc,ion ;a:;o:, IN 49,"
nnd ne ain't Told we'll u, to H.it If W.. .,It NJ
tol, kep: uut. This Is tho reii:. ": man, IN
lninc:' Others spoke in TIC .,a.,,. WV KID II
was pinin that the eurncs, worker ,., ~. ..f.
tiotrs nf the people When TIC ,ncc;i,,.r VIA III
over tho speaker announced that s,l,: la. rt..
ay af,nroo, or n9d nnd " ,,n, ,he xn p!e
giving uay, special dinner would bc even In
ee of the sahtsss rear bt to ,yich every on.
present and every ltar. ragged, siS,,:<s4i, ur