, 1880-12-24
THE ABUSE OF CHARITY.
Encouragement OF n Indy Who 1KnA
Given Away egOU,OOO.

Encouragement OF n Indy Who 1fna
Given Away 100000.
y paragraph has huen printed In sevcra ncws-
pnpors reciting thNt Mrs. ElIzabush Thompson,
Ut this city. Inns sntl;
~ hRyo given during tho Inst sixteen yoars for
benevolent purposes stmo $tlo, ,0JD. Tic must nt
this has beeh used ITO encourage !tieHcss eur
assst 'lod's worthy poor, who are willing nnd
striving 20 10 something TO nnkc. ,mH,,kind
tssy fxesE s sr st'ss neesasn ,sFi'y intellectually" scrn
Questioned rclativo to this by a reporter for
tho Sun, Mrs. Thompson replied: " l suppose
havo frotu time to tinla snil I'LL thosu things.
hnvc, III fnct. given moro thnn TINT lurgo sum In
vnrlD,,s wayg"
"And have sou rcnl|y found that your charlty
has Often ticcN mlsanpllrd7"
"Not only that, Int 1 have begun TO ask my
Eclt tho question whcthor havo tot done moro
harm than goud. Although hnvo trIod to give
with diseFlutnaton, hnvo lcarnod too often
TINT hnvo been encouraging ldleness and In
do.ence, md sometimes erlE,io.'
"l[ow do you distinguish lods worthy poor
from other puor2"
~ find thoro nro too classcs. Ono Is Gods
poor, md the otnor Is what I cul tho novll's
poor, find that thero ts q great difference be-
tween tho unfortunate hourst, tollin9 pour, who
Aro kept flown bucnus0 they hnvo no chnnco to
rise, atld tho lazy, indotcnt. shiftless, t.oautt
legs tlass, whu nro always looking for ROnu one
to hell, them. u1l .7i.l n0ver do anything FOR
themselves. II Ii tho Inter olnss who nro push
lux, arrogant, nIducous, Aul persistent. They
demand charity ns right, and receive It with
cIIs,u agntn and ayain, anil aeetn 10 think yui.
nru obliged to tnku euro OF the'lI. | have ltnd
tlicn toll nlp, 'Yni hnt iu right to give 50 much
,mess yen laaG"cd to give moro; You haso !od
=, - you Iai .he,u ungrntefula" -...-
"AitAust always. They think thoy have q
r{1tf f,iOrk tyf.FflrttINaa fin fNTf
that thcyaro rcsAing with Morai and rtyscal
disease, they multiply with reckless IsMprorl-
contributions 1l.cy farcu t!,olnErIves upon tho
Intention Of tho rlnlritac, and obtaIn tlle nlns
which ought to ha given III tho deserving poor.
wo,,tti huIp themselves IT llloy c.nlld. rhnru IL
positlyc hilrnl IN lnilscrlinnnto charity. havo
loumi ,i.em, iha tnoroat protot,so of nenoya.
Juice. Scum of them wo,,l.l siand .ntnuty:. .nIto
gents to Ftyo ln,n.y to tls poor. Tho M bulk a nf
GERS nna needless tnachlnory."
.Ga,, yoa recull a'y spcclal Instances Of Ill
| YVES; thero Ia lettor from a uan whom
havo teen hetp!uE for two years, ita tolls lne
that unless help him moro Au Will ~ to hull
immediately, have wrtlun ~ hIM tint t:ouEn!
to !!lo let hin M twu ynr.s nED. Tilu other tsnj
hlt II Gull from u 1'erssin Wllo wanted uh for u
female. rals 1rsot. sAsA Incidentally TINT s!lG
hatl meyer helped fcsna!cs. iut tnve chouka
Showing tlMt g,lyo tl,at wou.at, sss,:l lit cusl.
4
| "Ycs hurv IL Il tract shaving tho rplntlvo cost
of religion mud run! in Now York. Tho ostt"
atua s"st @ "f rel;xio m t. st M s.9 M ysar wia
Yurk. Tho result WIS that twenty-mluo ton!ucr'
| Anct Her!noila were prencletl. bntiie at &h1
pnpars st!d tllora WIS atl cpIdomlo nf sorllnns.'
"Mhleh do yo. tnk does tho moss h"rn the
,"WeI!. n!rt.t.st think II is 0 to 9: OF courst
tho taldoncy Ut religion Is to keep tho puopln IL
iNnorance; to op!ms0 traK1ess: 70 onco1rsyu
Is wotno. u Ia dreadful 70 SEQ how mon niit
walnc1. Will tlothsu themselves. nnd W ytlo hal'
What we n,pst need ly to tpauE, people to belt,
themselves, Wn could mako Industrial etlucsi.
t!nn u. scnutils tnketho place ut criminal ecas'
istas Il iSs NV sta Yer shas rssSva
tl,aj7 7G5haI evory ycMr. our tN1 charitable nati
tullo,ia III tho city Hve nwny s5.0s>,tt1 II ypHr
s,,r az nf this IL wasted OIL tho ua'l'scryns a'e
,,snns .'s KEY r 'n Eenr t'no much occupied viii
$50 much 81 that Mn compelled frequent,
tNrthhly setllct tAAn l Ain UyGrr0n with appll
cAnts. WIN think they hnvo lntt ~ lsk 4nl ru
eetye. hlvv tried to discriminate nnd pick III
liuvo hec0tro iliurostel.'" Mrs. Thosnps0i
hanlru thu reporter TIM following;
tAnSTitACr or PisOSrECrus.1
New YDNk, OetahUr, lSS0.-iH Wow OF tho fac
ttat ,nucii valauLu tarnt Is Lost 10 o,lr coiltr.
hayGit Is4tud md apriet, We. tlo WliiersiEue'
sutscrtl~ss aetuntea ~ lust an4 sonsclenliou
nucluus fur thu PURPOSE nr tievlstnH Measnrs
hest hltett "a s'rgnnlzn sulf-1u4tnft.InY istitu
ton, tho object IL which shall bu to lltllizv th
IntaeHt Gef,lla Alsl tulrnt otherwise ln!sappliGt
An expression from yourself Ailf nthGra iil rul,.
ton t0 Ibis subject Will bu gratefully Etcuive'
Mr. .rhn,pao, hna .ttl,, In, Vim :,