St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-21

~ 4 Ja IN Sb< of the state One of
the greatest questions. he said, for charity so
cieties to settle was what TO do to help those
who needed work, and were willing to work II
opportunity were given. He thought that
alms-giving should form no part Of charitable
work. There were more than quarter OF a
million paupers and nendlcants-more than
st. Paul and Minneapolis comblned-in New
York city alone. The principal idea OF the
report was the advantage obtained by what
is known as organized charity in any city.
SCHEME FOR sELF-HELP.
n. S. Rosenau of Buffalo, n. Y, sub
mitted paper on Schemes for the Self
Help of the Poor" it being composed of
answers to a series Of questions asked of
the organized charity managers in Buffalo.
He explained all the details of the manage
ment of the ''creche," or day-nursery in Buff
falo, where the total attendance of children
last year was g. 81 none being admitted over
four years of age. For this institution and
other organized charities in Buffalo Mr.. Fitch
gave $500 GOO. 1t is a four-story building,
well Allied up. The total expense Of the in
stitutlon for the last year was S2,7l6. No
children are admitted until it is ascertained
by committee that there is no bread-winner
in the family to relieve the mother of work
that it is a legitimate child, and its parents
have resided one year in the city; unless
liable to become charge on the city; also,
that it is free from all contagion. Having
always the best medical inspection, there
had never been a serious epidemic in the
institution, although the total number of ad-
missions was over $4,000. The report was a
very interesting one and was heartily ap-
plauded It embraced other plans for self
help In addition to the one given.
George B. Bazille, Brooklyn. n. Y,
read paper On individual Charity-The
Work of the Friendly Visitor" lie said
the power that made life pure and strong
was that of an earnest friend. Battles
We're won by cemradeship and not by the
commissary. whether in war OF in the con-
science. The subject of provident savings
banks and individual charity was discussed
by DR.. w. c. Kloman, Baltimore, Rev.
Father Clary of Wisconsin. president of the
Catholic Total Abstinence society of Amer
lea and Bishop Gillespie OF Michigan. The
latter advocates the support of poor by the
church instead of the state.
TO CURE TRAMPERY.
Rev. W. L. Bull of Whetford, Pa, read
| paper on ''Trampery-lts Causes, Pres
ent Aspects, and Some Suggested Rene
! dies" 1t was summary Of reports re-
received from nearly all the states and ter
ritorieS, from which the following facts are
| taken:
In one third of the territory covered tramp
! ing and in the rest stationary. Severe penal
ties for tramping in the South did not dimin-
ish it. The great fault was the lack of accu-
rate registration in all counties by all socie-
ties of all tramps. The term vagrant here
1 means tramp, but strictly speaking one
| who has legal residence in the county. In
these reports the nationality of trampS was
shown to be mostly Irish, next Americans,
then Germans, English and Canadians.
Among the causes he enumerated drink, lack
| of employment, laziness, strikes, defective
! education in public schools, indiscriminate
almsgiving, eX-convicts and the Chinese.
| laziness and drink were most frequently
mentioned. and the alnsgiving next He
enumerated twenty-one causes for the abol-
| ishing of trampery, mostly high moral in
struotion, but including the compulsory la
| Dor theory for tramps on public improve
ments. a head-tax was recommended, COM
pulsory education and manual training. He
knew of no better method by the state at
present than by adopting the Wayfarers'
Lodge system.
W. Alexander johnson, who presided
during the consideration of this topic,
called on A o. Wright of Wisconsin, who
continued the discussion by considering the
! importance of churches as charity organ
ization. He favored the plan of having
the poor supported by the church, and not
by almsgiying. but by friendly visitation.
| IL Tie CllTlSIldn CIuTCllGS WOulQ only give
not only a contribution, but themselves,
to the poor, there would be no need of dis
| cussing these questions.
DR.. E. P. Jefferes of Pennsylvania ex-
planned the recent laws of that state in deal
ing with tramps. in which the wayfarers
lodges are in operation, in which meals and
lodging are furnished to tramps for one,
two or three houls' work.
Rev. Oscar G. McCulloch of Indiana tool,
the side of the tramp, most of whom he
thought were honest men looking for work.
He did not believe 10 per cent of them
were vicious, nor in forcing the million idle
men in the country down into the list OF
the lowest vagabonds. The tramp had a
human side to him, and would help himself
| if he got chance.