The Red Cloud chief., 1884-10-24
Irtsrnatlonai SundsJ-S heol Lessons.
CHRISTIANITY AND CHARITY Oi..
GtNiZATIUN.

Said Peter io the lame man a; the
temple gate. - viii ~ ucttrr by YOU
than giving YOU money. | wIH heal
Sour !aunruc-, and thea No1 wall not
nrei tn u-,' The doctrine ulirT'y-
.ng thc LaEra'!Vv j. hat Wha; man
needs j, not an Improvement, in hI. 81
ternll circumstance. but a change in
himself "le must be- born again -
tho New Tcstain AT Teaching The
trouble j. in Yourselves Bccn.ic new
Crraturvs in , lar = Jesus. bs'comr "a h
men ~ y should be-. AMI IHsu all Will
BE- vel
!: J., worth not 4 NJ that the current
Charity Organization movement l.
based az the same general i,lcs. II
aims not 10 cary along = icggAs
a. 4 bcggar. hu, To secur- such y
change of conditions that the man
viii not need Ia beg. \ philosophical
treatment Oi the sub cct of paup-rism
l. ba--d ~ n recognition of Ih. fAct
that the great thin needed il a change
ia the man hiuSelf. 50 that instead vi
being n laz, nan. he shall lie aL indus.
triouS man instead oi a spcndihrfl a
lE h'tttAN Iut4is - Nf-fiAft tI aAIIsAh
- based on the idea al tho ncccs.liy Of
IA new creation. the need al a thorough
change in the man himself. IL j. bu,
another instance ia which praci ca
worldly wisdom has found itself Obliged
la come INTO the path of Christian phi-
io>ophy. in which the results 81 later
study ave beer anticipated IN the at
teranccs OF tn >crip;ur-S.
The grca, evils that allie, the com.
munlty spring from fault, In personal
character. Ii Nil men were what they
should be-. industrious instead of indo-
lent. temperate instead Of di-sipatrd.
vrtuou> instead IL we ois. the burdens
of society would be- reduced TO n mini
nun a moral community W II thrive
under the most q d.antageous cir
cumstanccs. while a ,]iciou, SOC eiy will
b. borne down by n weight o{cyii-. no
matter now favorable are IT. surround.
ingS. From a winters settlement on a
rocky cua,, ma spring mighty States.
while colonies planted IN palm groves
may r, main squa.,I and weak. The
problem - - the alienation Of the 80,
of society - n moral problem True
relief can COM" ONLY through n change
in men themselyc>. The welfare 81 the
community depends op the personal
characters of its mcmLors.
Many attempts n VII arr made NJ
giving n starving man not a loaf 81
bread. bu; a TRAIT. Now. in nine case.
out 81 ten II j. the tract-ihat j.. "A
moral influence which the man mn.i
needs. In most ease. the ina = ia sut
icrng because OF d-riIcieucie- IN some
form IN himself. iio lacks industry. or
lacks prudence. or lacks zone other
personal element. Will ihi, lack re-
mans the mans case must continue a
bad one Help him TO-DAY aud he
mus; lee helped again tomorrow. lem
pOraTy relic may wisely To- given while
Il permanent amelipra.ion - sought
for: but. In order tha; a true
benefit be lone the man. something
csc than material relief - needed
The question whether a boy j. going
10 succeed in the world il not tho gucs-
ton whether bis father can "set him
up al whether he has influential rela-
Ive> N : the question whether TIA.
boy himself = what he should b. II
he il an industrious boy. \ faithful boy.
an honest boy. :. Goi-icaring boy. be
viii make his HAy in the world though
his father can give him no,hinx bot the
p~aiernal blessing; while. If the boy t.
dc. cient IA moral c~haracter. he -
doomed to failure. no matter ho~ much
he mas be boistered mp. 4 parent
anxiety regarding = boy should BE-. no,
tn scraps iogetnef some money To leave
him. but Ia see tina; tho boys personal
character.st C. n. VIA, they shotli b.
II the feet and ankle ZONES of hs moral
nature are such tina, b. can stand up
firm and strong. the boz viii not -ee~l
an outfit Of silver AMI gold" Hc VIII
take are of that matter himself
And this exalrs the work % the
preacher of the Gospc.. Of ik@ daY-
school teacher. aud q. al otters who
labor. MT for the ria'cTiai. bu. FOR the
moral Interests of scsety. The trga
relief 81 suffering IN tn community j.
To be attained. no. az the ~dis;rbution
of SACKS OF four and loads e csai.
but by changes .. peTsoaal charartrT.
The copper tossed 10 pruury wIii b.
speu; for the nssaZsr supper ar The
wrsicbed bed. AMI slsen tie suffer NJ
viii lie the anne u teaOre & hanifai
@ gold vii gEe ~ IeTuzsenf al
But when. in the uaue IF Jcass Chnsi
OF Nazareth. the inward Es:u-s j.
CHANGED. here l. Tc..sg Tercet. gTznd
and glorious-A. i. lsfeeadksL