The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-31
TO AID THE POOR AND DESTITUTE.
Plans Adopted by the Pastors and Others
In Conference Yesterday.


In Conference Yesterday.
The pastors held their regular weekly
conference yesterday morning in the
parlor of the Y. M. C. A. st 10 o'clock.
The reports from the different churches
showed fair attendance of worshipers
on Sunday. The following pastors
were present: Revs. Miller, Wilson,
Collins, Engle, Anderson, Buchanan,
Campbell, Hammer, Garrison, Hamilton,
Anthony and Garrettson.
Messrs. w. e. Deaton, f. v. Thomas
and j. M. Gambill were present to con
fer with the pastors to arrange some
plan for the dispensing of charity dur
ing the winter months. The following
resolutions were unanimously adopted:
Whereas heretofore in extending help
to the poor the charities of the people
have been abused by impostors, and con-
sequently the worthy poor have suffered,
and as this has been due to our lack of a
cooperative system of giving;
BE it resolved, That we propose to the
Benevolent Society, all church societies
and all other organizations and persons
desiring to cooperate with the pastors
conference in the noble work Of caring
for the poor in accord with the following
plan:
l. That the church society of each
congregation care for the needy of its
congregation, and that all other cases
Of restitution be cared for through the
Union Benevolent Society.
2. That for said purpose there be ap
pointed from each congregation one lay
man to cooperate with the Benevolent
Society.
8. That the society open and main
tain at a suitable and convenient place
general supply store, where contribu-
tions may be received and distributed.
The store shall be kept by a com
petent gentleman, TO be chosen by the
benevolent Society and its CO operative
members. He shall keep correct &C.
count OF all the transactions of the con-
Germ and receive reasonable compensa.
tion for his services.
4. The several cooperative members
shall, with the aid of their pastor, can
vass their respective congregations for
supplies for said store, and the members
of said society shall conduct such a
canvass for said purpose as they may
deem best, and that all other persons so
undivided may send voluntarily their
| said contributions to said store.
5. That all charitable persons be
urged to distribute their aims through
this general supply store. We offer as
our reason for this suggestion that we
believe the Union Benevolent Society to
be the best organized charitable body in
the city. They are thoroughly &C
qua1nted with the poor OF the city; their
organization Is comprehensive and
thorough; they have demonstrated in
| the past their ability to accomplish the
| object In view. and we believe all they
need Is cooperation.
6. That said supplies be distributed
as follows: The district representatives.
shall be supplied with book Of blank
orders with duplicate stubs, and they
shall appoint one of their number in
every district to issue orders and keep
| duplicates of same When a case of
restitution is found the same shall be
reported to the person authorized to
issue orders for that district. The order
shall be sent or taken to the store and
the uperintendent shall fill the same.
He shall supply no more than the
amount of the order and only the things
named in the order. No order shall be
issued for more than one weeks rations
at time. Provided, however, that
articles Of clothing or bedding or fuel
may be supplied according to the judg-
ment of the representative attending
the case.
The Ladies' Benevolent Society will
meet the cooperative members from
| the different churches at o. N. next
Saturday in the parlor of the Y. NJ. c. A.