Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-03-30
CONFERENCE pnILANrHRopiEs.
Resolutions Adopted to Ask the Legis
lature to Establish II State hoard %
Charities.


which was placed on an easel and afforded
a condensed history of the institution with
a statement of its present condition.
At the afternoon session Daniel w.
Taylor, president of the Associated Chari-
ties. occupied the chair. Walter l.. Butler
acted as secretary. In his opening address
Mr. Taylor said that the time had arrived
when there must be less theory and more
of practice IL the Offices and Influences of
charity and benevolenCe are To be more
effective than hitherto. To check the in
crease of pauperism there must be a firm,
fearless consistent enforcement of the
law. This is the foundation of all social
reform. The fruit of the laws enforce
ment and of the kind and sympathizing
effort of the charity worker is to connect
the two extremes of society by ties of
human sympathy, to utilize the wealth
and culture of one class to aid and uplift
the other. To send messages of sympathy
to toiling suffering humanity as promptly
US to royalty when in grief; to carry succor
to those whelmGa i'll floods of ignorance
and poverty us quickly as to an inundated
city. The problem is how best TO maintain
and strengthen the safeguards Of society
The Rev. Edward A. Lawrence was then
introduced and spoke on the topic of
Associated Charity Methods" He said
that the greatest successes of organized
charitable work are to be found in prGven-
petent to mete our punishment ioracrime.
The best 1t can do is to isolate the criminal
and to check his evil propensites.
The speaker was emphatcally impressed
with the conviction that practicable
| charitable work of organized societies must
| be in the hands of persons devoted to it as
| q life mission. When this supreme worker
| is discovered then when the community
has learned to cOntide in him. tie work
will 20 on successfully. Success requires
organization, cooperation, leadership and
| work.
The next great factor is the friendly
| visitor These ought to be found and can
he found in the churches. 1t is necessary
also that there be n thorough assimilation
| of male and female workers. There is no
such word as can't in the vocabulary of
women who desire to interest men in good
works which interest the women.
Reports were next i'll order and among
them one showing the societies represented
AT the meeting, rs follows:
State w. e. r. T.-prlegates, Miss Madge
| lltles, PRESIDENT and Mrs. NJ. s. Cranston.
| Report by Mrs GrInstOn
Local W. c. 7. U.-Delcgates. Mrs. A. H.
| BerltI, VINO Rad an interesting paper.
Local !. W, q, T, u.--Doagatc, Miss May
| Hopes.
Humane Society-Delegate, the Rov. I. a.
| littell, d. d.
Law and order acknowledgements, the Row
w. 7. Swaziland a. D. Warner.
| Girls Friendly sOciety-.Delcgates, Miss f..
ID. knignt and Miss Alice .Ohnstop; report by
Miss knight, the ~ esldent Ut the so iety.
| st. Matthews Observation-Disclosures, tho Rey.
Mr.. Speakmtn. No report,
Y. VI. 4. A.-Deleg tics. Charles Baird and
lsaac 4 Johnson: Report by the latter.
81. Michaels Missionaries. Leighton Cole
man, PRESIDENT No report
Bible sOciety-Delegate Miss Carver.
West End keading ltoon--Deecates, Miss
| Emily Blsscll and Miss Bowman. Report read
by Mrs. Newbo,d Trump.
| 7. e. Littell and Mrs Charles q. RuInfurd.
The report was read by Mrs Littoll
West End ktndeIg Delegates, Mrs.
+ l.. Gilpn, Mrs. H. 4. Cause and Mrs. Mag
Kings aushters-Delegate, Mrs. Title
Horn. No report.
Friends Benevolent Soriety-nelegates
Mrs. N. y. Pyle and Mrs. Laura W. Webb. lie.
port by Mrs. Iylp.
Provdent Society-Delegates Miss Margare,
Barr and Miss NJ. D. Ssson. Report by Sliss
S!ssOn.
Home for Aged womeE--D Delegates, Mrs W.
c. Spruance mud Mrs. Charles Wolaston. Re.
port by Mrs WolnSton.
Home for Friendless Chitdren-neiegntes
Mrs. A. l.. Conant, Mrs. Thomas Darlington
and Mrs. w. H. Morris. Report by Mrs. Norris
Home for Aged Delegates. Miss Emma
Norrel aud Mrs. George w. Bush; report by
Miss WorrelL
Homeopathic Observation-Disclosures Mrs. @
q smyth and Mrs, G, W. Fields; report by Mrs
Smyth.
Delaware ITospital-No report.
Ferris Industrial SchoOl-Delegates, Mrs
Francis Garrett and Wilmer Palmer; report By
Mrs Garrett.
Delaware Industrial school for Girla-Dee
gates Mrs. Lafayette Marks and Mrs. :. ST.
Knox; report by Mrs. Marks.
state Hospital AT Observation-Disclosures, DR..
Richardson, resident physician no report
New Castle County Almshouse--D Delegates
Trustees Lawson, Merritt and vii etts: no re-
port
Associated Charities Delegates, Mrs A. d.
Warner. Owing TO the lateness Of the houl
Mrs. Warner declined to road her report say.
lug IL could be reserved to another time.
The afternoon session was closed with q
vote of thanks to Mr.. Lawrence for his adj
dress.
There was a very large attendance at tht
evening session of the conference. Mayor
Wiley presided. Ex-Sheriff Simmons and
A. ID. Warner occupied seats on the plat
form. The chair introduced Judge W. n
Ashman of the orphans court of Philadel
phia as the speaker of the evaning.
The speaker stated as the sources of the
recruiting OF the criminal class the intln
euGe of certain institutions licensed by the
State and the existence of hereditary in
lluences. He thought no small children
should be allowed the sfreedtom of tn,
famous to expose children TO the evils o.
factory and workshop life.
The processes of reform, he thought
were those which invade the camp of thu
enemy of society and win his supporter
away from him. The forces of reforma
ton are the forces OF Christianity. The
instruments are Christian men and womel
who dare TO invade the novels of poverty
, and the back streets of cities where crimt
hides from justice. The question is on,
! Of reformation. The goal cannot b.
reached by any system of punishment
, The speaker doubted the capacity of so
ciety to intlict q Just punishment for crime
The divine and human love as mani
Tested in Christianity is the force, and thu
unused abundance with which Providence
has endowed mankind is the means fo
the ameioration Of the evils which assai
society.
Z Mayor Wiley spoke briefly, alluding tt
! the need oil better prison regulations in thu
! city and State
Ex-Sherilf Simmons spoke on the ne
, | cessity of Il State Prison in Delaware anC
; gave II statement descriptive of the crowded
! condition of New Castle jail while unde
! his care.
At the close of the addresses, on the mo
, ton of Colonel Nields, Mayor Wiley wa
authorized to appoint a committee to peti
) ton the Legislature in favor of the Crea
ton of Il State Board of Charities. whicl
should have power to visit the prisons o
the state and suggest the necessary i'm
i proycments.
Q 4 Railroad Record.
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