St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-05
SELF HELP THE REMEDY.
Teach Men to Rely Oh hemseIves--
The C0.ODeratiye Plan.

DR.. Field, the able editor of the New
York Evangelist. is in Londen. and gives
an account OF sermon preached there by
Archdeacon Farrar, on the condition of the
poor of that huge city. He says:
Never was the story told with more of
pathoS and solemnity. The appalling condi-
ton of vast masses was pictured in its lear
full reaiity-gaunt, haggard. hopeless poverty
and want, leading to every form Of vice and
crime The effect was very powerful and
produced a deep impression on the rich and
tilted audience. which responded by gener-
Gus contribution.
Archdeacon FarTar is philanthropist as
well as an orator; he wishes well to all
classes of men, and is willing to do his part
towards lifting up the degraded and the
suffering. His sermon was needed, and
may have produced deeper and more per-
manent results than generous contri-
BUTTON" Certain it is that such contri-
buttons of money will 90 but little
to relieve the wretchedness and wlckedness
of our great cities and nothing at all to pre-
vent the accumulation of vice and misery
among the masses.
Nothing? No. Contributing to the sup
port of paupers is direct method of max
ing more paupers. Building asylums for
foundings is sure way to make more asy-
lumS necessary.
Now. I do not deny the present and the
pressing necessity for making provision
against the starvation of the poor or the de-
structiOn of the unfortunate children that
vice brings into the world. No. not word
do wish to say against the efforts of good
citizens in any direction. But should we
rely on these eXpedients for present relief?
To ask the question is to answer it, so lar
as thoughtful people are concerned.
The Self-help remedy is the only one that
gives promise of success. All students of
social science agree to this proposition. In
this city, for Illustration, the Self-help
system has become power. 1t is growing.
Its results are good, lasting and
hopeful. Let us boom it as
the chief glory of Minneapolis.
An essay by one of our citizens. giving a
full history of cooperation in Minneapolis
will soon be published by the New Ameri-
can Social Science association. 1t will give
a world wide reputation to Minneapolis as
the center of cooperative power in this
country Among other institutions spoken
of will be the aSso .iation for the building of
a Workingmens hall. This is grand pro-
ject. 1t will advertise Minneapolis to the
thousands of strangers to come here to at
tend the next general assembly of the
Knights of Labor. Ii will make the work
ingmen proud of themselves. 1t will be a
pledge on their part that they will favor
law, order, and the rights of property
They will have stake in the community.
The building will be used for discussions
that enlighten. for library, for social
meetings and for lectures. Who can doubt
that such building is needed; that such an
enterprise is laudable Can the associa-
ton depend for success on the SIS and SIC
subscriptions of the masses ? | do not
know-but of this l am sure that, our far
seeming men-fOr example. such public-spir
ted citizens as pushed the exposition pro-
ject to glorious consummation-will