Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-11-23

cept refuge for the criminal against Tyne
law, and while every organized charity
j. modern civilization may be traced to III
Masters matchless story Of the goo
Samaritan Vet il is the record of eXpel
fence that indiscriminate charities result l
evils worse than poverty. Organzatlo
may be lifeless, but life without organizatio
{ is helpless. What we need is wisdom in tn
management of even the purest sentiment
Love is the supreme thing In a home, btt
home without applied wisdom will be faii
ure.
There are dangers Ia be guarded against
+, and precautions to be taken. a. VIII
. the experience of centuries OF European
legislation before us. We ought to be pre-
pared for partial failure Of the best plan w
can devise. 1t is easy enough to formulate
. theory, but il Is very difficult 10 enforce
even the soundest principles OF poiitlca
economy when they confront natural III
Stinct-and il is very natural for mar
worthy Of the name to respond at once ant
r without .'red tape to the cry of distres,
, that comes to his door. As late as the l1tl
century English laws tried to prevent giving
money to street beggars, but the laws wer,
a failure. Philosophyis is apt to 90 TO the winds
when wOman'S tears flow and manhood ;
impulse responds. But experience shows
that while legislation is imperfect, Organiza
ton liable to abuse. and ''red tape" APT
to be too slow for emergencies, yet
organization and definite principle of ad-
miniStration are necessary tO the best re-
suits. Red tape" need not be heartlesS
and indolent. The Office Of administering
charity is no sinecure and should never te
filled by u man without heart, but he must
have judgment and firmness. And as the
best men and women are made on the SYM
pathetic side. such officer or officers should
be regulated by wise Legislation. Let us
| then expect some defects in the very best
arrangements We can make.
,. There is danger from having too
many independent sources of supply.
We have organized churches, benevolent
| societies, soldiers unions, relief societies
and township trustees. The needy are Just
so many however various. As poverty and
piety do not always go together. there is
moral certainty that some will improve upon
these societies to their own great disadvan-
tage. Hence the proposal TO cooperate
upon some plan that will prevent dupica-
! ton and imposition meets my hearty ap-
proval.
3. There is danger, without the great
est care. of creating pauper class
Knowing how terrible must he the moral
strain upon an honorable man before he
will consent To beg. the measures to which
professional beggars resort rather that en-
gage in hohest work, belong to the myste-
rieS Of human phenomena. To feed the
body at the expense of moral character should
be no part of Christian benevolence. There
must he. then, some system of examination
into individual cases a. they arise. Ii must
not DE assumed tiiat taiseho"d and poverty
go t"setner leave that I" the heart
less cyhic ana Pessilnist; nor must
II F assumed that every big tear and
p.iiui scory are porn OF the Tuth.
Mheh apit>p"iied heartiess men. leave
neipiess wives ana chiidreh 10 the mercy oi
Charity, we Struggle oet"eeii Inauguration ana
ShPa'n!' pu' Whei' tlie ear-shedu'ng Wile
Is iouhd u c"ini'e win the husband IN MS
heaitlt~siit'>s-tls then we need grace ana
WISDOM c"ihDiiieu.
II moi Always pest 10
give money. 1 nave known money 10 De
sent " the absent husband whiie the
GOOD "iie Went the ROUNDS Tor more.
rosa anu iuei ana ciothlng when
Needed should De purchased and bestowed
on some prudent principle. When
possible ulose apie 70 Work shouid DE fur-
hished some employment lhe tramp VINO
carried piie ol stones across the street for
MS diiniei, ana 'heh carried them pack
again ior ms supper, was Deter man the
next morning anu tile genius VINO bestowed
HIS ei'"i',! III 'iia' way if want ol pettef
was P,iios"PneI. Tosert! Is NOT neces-
saiily disgraee' put otteh II Is INFANCY.
oiu ese, sohl.>s anu acriaeh' apart uie III
u"s'i la co'oitiois III WHICH an hohest man
cali'ot earn h'ms are rare In TINS
country. We siiouia never forget that
.ne soslFi-aie parent Oh cnarity-asSuiles
'iial llle man VINO aofs ner piadhg VIII DE
a si'er ana not receiver: Sopriet!, IN
uus'r! anu ecopom! are ohrisuah virtues
.iia' usuah! opar gov" iruit. lhey are VIZ
tues hot usuaii! conspicuous III tle pauper
ciass. Hence we must pe careiui 10 $"
neip .hat we VIII no, encourage !diehess,
incompetence ana shiftlessness. Better go
hungry mo heaven than full-bellied INTO
nell anu 'nrie are potn heavens and heils
ON ear'h. me gospel faul says. Is Proht-
"ole lol .lle me !iiat no" Is: Lei US not py
our Ilulsclinlinate, impuisiSe charities mn
ner its ProhtaoihesS
- ihere Is danger OF mistake with an
other anu very dinereht Class known
a"ohs US H the worthy poor. lhere are
such; ineS are MOI Always "ithout iauit.
pu, tiils ohis increases tleir sehsitiseness-
ha'iief tiiah De Known as recipients VI char-
ny ui.. "ouiu take 'he iast step peiore
starNatloh. NO man OF woman should be
required to take that step. All that is nee
esSary is that some official, responsible eyi-
dence of the facts in the case b.a furnished.
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,ra,a.,;nn So n.na,;a :"' ioi ISL, ss
when dealing with strangers for unworthy
people soon learn all the symptoms of
worthiness. The man who can make you
S si;e'e ;e 1 mar , ne Is o.lna OF ohe-eyed wneh
Won helisve IN, Is , ..nrnnd na,.b,... '.hns
in fact he is an srrant scoundrel True
sympathy. quick wit. and sound judgment
are All .hal one needs To manage such eases
unfortmn,,e man Smoh mua.r n'.u ata mo,.'y t Su.
should be enforced on others IN. onnortnn.
ity to keep himself. Such a man usually
needs but a lift over rough or steep place.
. An suc,i rase neiping hand could De ex-
witness II or nnhIisbinS !, in ,ha no,'s, "
pers.
5. There should be wisdom and busi-
AnOntAA1 T2fSinP