Connecticut western news., 1881-07-27
The .sCharity'' Question.

ED. NEWS "A writer, .'G. W. B." criticises l "Observer" in your columns. Aside from some
 small talk he does me the injustice to mis-
 quote from my letter, and asks these ques. Itions: "Hsye you ever been to New York p l "Has it ever been his lot to witness the filth, the degradation, and the crime, etc.T Per haps have, but never to find place to be- stow charity, nor did he need to. Again say, go out and look in the street of Canaan. Is
 he aware that the filth (he seesl in New York is the result of corrupt political rule? that l whatever crime exists there, is best remedied by administering pure law instead of pure air { If it is his lot to witness it there, why not spend his talk-better his labor there, labor ing without price ip Americas Sodom. But
 what arguments does he refute He divides
 charity in two classes One "wealthy enough
 part" Those have described. It is the de-
 nial of the giver that the Lord loveth. 'Sell
 all thou hast and give to the poor" said He
 to one of this class. The charity that maketh
 the giver poor, is not puffed up, or it availeth
 of heart, and wealth not like the ,giver that
 went up into the temple to pray, reciting his
 own goodness-such charity is mockery. is
 mistaken charity. What is "G. w. B's." oth-
 CT class "Those of limited means, who are
 able to give personal efforts only for 6 com l pensation." Yes such was the agent from I New York, just the same as the laborer on the
 railroad shovels gravel for charity to the com pany, and receives dollar and 6 quarter l Is 10 reminds me by the cant in his argument, of
 those sanctimoniops men that are so charita- l ble as to be called by the Lord to give three
 hundred dollars worth of preaching the gos- pei, taking six hundred dollars year with do- nation gifts and such other presents as in- portuning brings them. Is he one of this class | Is he all the way from New York it must be. later writer (C.) in last weeks issue, says | 'sThe duty of the agent is committed to some
 person who will engage in it as 8 matter of <NA, T fg-zI
 from New York" Let GIVE. go to New York
 and learn something fthe enterprise. before
 he takes "Observer" to task. don't believe
 he can find man in the filth of New York willing to admit he belongs to the last class of
 charity. nor in Canaan, unless it is G. W. B.
 I presume he will lend his influence in for
 warding charity on this basis, and tbus refute
 s'the false argument f'An1 Observer" Any intelligent reader of "C's." reply will see de-
 nial of sickness and disease among the child ren they wish to send here. Evidently G. w. B. is trying to use the story of rescuing children from ''crime, degradation, disease, sickness and death. as Q means of exciting sympathy for his answer to Observer" Has he read "Cs." letter. Our broad commonwealth. | which "G. W. B." extends from New London to Salisbury, Ctis quite broad) may not hold | as much filth as New York. Perhaps he may l not know that all cities have . larger death l rate than the country, and the larger the city. I learn, if he can. this fact, and that cleanliness is productive of health, he will in future spend less time talking of the filth of New York. This he may learn and not go ito New York | my dear sir" for an argument to answer a plain suggestion to a class of people that are listening to solicitors of this "charity pur- pose,"
 If Iwere to "meet e. W, B. face to face" how would he reply if I ask him Chow many children has be picked out of the highway of the town of Canaan How many dollars have you ever given unasked, to the poor of the phans in Falls Village that are needy and worthy of charity, and whose means ofsupport is but just buried in Canaan cemeteryp How much Christian charity have you left at their doorf When he has walked the streets of towns where this paper is read, and found no rbject of charity, he can turn to New York md look up the needy there. If the gripe of poverty is harder there than here, he had best nngage at once without price. The cities of Hartford and New Haven alone have five thousand children that arc suffering all the sickness and disease resulting from want, fol- owed by the same evil consequences that he ears in New York, and the same wickedness md sin will dwell in our State. If he is earn nunity to do charity. "C." tells "G. W.R." hat the promoters of this project are peonie gho are willing to furnish all the money need d to carry out their charitable purpose; Take he 'beam" out of Canasn's eye before going o New York to get 6 mote on which to stand. nd don't try to reap the benefit of Ch,1stid, | hd''lty till you have taken care to dispense lonest home charity. Let this seciety 20 on Vith lta own work, at home, and when any ,ersons wish to'unite in charitable aid, call hem to look at the objects ofrsal charity that