, 1882-10-14
ANNUAL ApDREN.

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ANNUAL address.
Annual address of the Pres of the Ladies
Relief Society, read before the members on
Tuesday Oct. ;, 1852
LADIES OF THE REIIEF SoCIErY-In CIV
ing you 4 view of the charitable work ac-
complished by yourselves the past year.
had intended taking up each case receiving
aid from the Society and giving in detail, lis
claims upon your sympathy, and the aid you
furnished in response:-but having held MY
position only part OF the year. and not. At
first, really knowing what should be my
share in,this great work. l would find it DIFF
ticult TO become conversAnt with their re-
spective interests: therefore shall give only
brief, though, hope comprehensive and
satisfactory summary OF the work in question.
find, on consulting the records, that
twenty-five families have been relieved Of
pressing want, eight cases receiving over two
and less than five dollars each; three under
ten: four less than twenty; and the balance
various amounts above that, one case, the
family Of disabled soldier, receiving as high
as Slli -. and, all amounting TO S3S6 80.
This, in brief ladies, is your work. A fair
commencement truly, especially Ar the
numbers - and 400, are wholly inadequate
To convey to your minds full conception
OF the amount OF real good accomplished.
Far nure than - had present suffering And
ken distress alleviated, and their unnvoid-
able tiials rendered endursble by your low
ing sympathy. And you yourselvrs, by
your nany seif-sacrllices in your search for
human Voc, must be CONSCIOUS OF the ell
noblipg effects Of self denial and benevolrnce,
IN yonT truer and happier lives, lifted up a.
1t were '"r n time above the sor,lid and the
leads To Perfection
l offer yon my warmest congratulations
upon your success, and bid you God Speed, !"
IN the future, feeling confident that ''havinc
once put your hand to the plow, you will
not turn hck, though You have often be N
disheartend over ingratitude. often ridiculed
Tor the mistakes into which inexperieuee had
led you snl more often blamed, when YOU
should hav. been praisrrl
There is grand work before YOU, and |
urge you t its continuance, assuring you
that the brad now cast upon The wat er will
ill your ships at Sea" with untold treas
ures.
Before cbsing, let me give you one word
OF warning. 1t has been suggested that
those who hive actively labored this year.
may now wRh to withdraw, u at others may
ill their pla,es, arguing that it would extend
an interest Ia the work, and bring fresh zeal
tO meet and Dear its burdens. True, so far
aS 1t goes, but little reflection will con
vinc' You tlat the experience of the old
workers Is superior to the enthusiasm OF the
new, and yOu know We have divine author
Ity To- miitrusting zeal without knowledge.
We all ;amit mistakes have been male the
past var, and that for the cool of the
cause hey should not be repeated in the
Future. Then let me apprai to those who
have lbored and become wise % gather
more iborers into the vineyard If they can
bnt to'tI,l lend their personal effects 10 the
work. That ii may not be retarded in it,
progrss and that We nay see, before another
year cmplctes its circuit, our Society thor
oushi "rganized, and sending IT'S helping
hands AMI loving hearts into all the haunts
Of misry Throughout our fair city.
MKS. f. s. KELLOGG.