The Helena independent., 1893-12-31
CHARITY ORGANIZATIONS.
Books and Articles ~ tbs Pablo Libra
Relating tO the Subject.

Relating To the subject.
The present interest In organized charity
makes II sesm probable tLst there are .
number Of people who would liks 10 know
what printed matter upon tho subject IL
available for general use. have therefore
prepared the following list Of bsoks. ohap-
the public library. The list IN only intended
to be exhaustive Of the resources Of ths
library. The magazines are to be used In
thelibraYy reference room. ths books may
be borrowed fer homo use.
In the North American Review for ApgiI.
1891 ". IT,. p. 3O5) 10 general ststsmsnt
q tho problem of"Paupe'ism IN the United
who has made an extensive study OF this
subject. Richard 4. Ely. formerly professor
Of ecOnomios at John Hopkins University,
sad now the head Of tbs department. OF
history. and sconomics. University Of
Wisconsin.
Prot. Fsanois G. Peabody, Of Harvard
university, contributed TO, ths Forum for
Dscember. 1892. ". II, p. H4,) AN article
entitled How should a city care for its
poor?" In which ths Gsrman ELAN IL de-
seribed. after which the associated charities
system In operation In 10 many Of our cities
has been modelled.
President John II. Finley, OF Knox col
lsks. GalssbsrR. Ill.,. formerly at tho head
Of the state board Of charities Of New York.
and founder Of "Tho Charities Review" /"
contributes to the Chautauquan for Octo-
Dor. 1893. IN article describing tho character
OF american charity movements
In the second chapter Of Problems In
American society. the author, Rov. J.- II.
Csooksr, describes the history and methods
Of scientific charity. accidentally discussing
also the causes Of pnuporism and the prob
lem Of poverty. Tbs book is used % text
book at Harvard university.
A general article upon ''Scientihc Char
ity." BY Prof A. G. Warner. OF the Univsr-
sity Of Nebsaska, appeared in tho Popular
Science Monthly Of August. 1859 ". 35.
| p. 1887.
1.-THE Principles and Chief Dangers OF
the Administration of Charity" is the sub
ieot Of an article in the Iute' national Jour.
.al of Ethics for April. 1888. by Bernard
BasanQust, of Lon don.
The evils Of indiscriminate relief in Hart,
ford. Conn. arc set forth in an article in
tho Charity Organization Review OF Lon
don for June, 1892. The library has this
periodical from 1891 to the present tiae and
the current number Is always At nund in
the reference room.
The book entitled "Philanthropy and
social Progress. Essays Before the Ply
mouth School Of Applied Ethics. Session Of
1892" contains one or two chapte of in
tersst on the dangers and successes in the
administration of charity.
How the other half lives" by Jacob A
Riis IL an accutat description Of patien,
investigation into the conditions Of lif,
among the ''subMerged tenth" of New
York city.
Tolstops "What to do?'' relates will
great earnestness the authors thoughts
difficulties and successes in trying to reliev.
distress In Moscow. He at least comes r.
| kk~ n1N kN -h hnk- k>I.r
fulness 10 as other philanthropists in othcl
parts Of the world.
Mrs. James L. Fields. of Boston, in ''Hov
to help the posr," gives helpful hints ane
instruction to tho friendly visitor. &
| Load . ahand''is rsosivsd monthly " srh,
contain historical article, the result O
ten years Of inq1iry, on ''the origin O
scisntifc charity in Hamburg" BY Rsv. j
H. Crooker, of Helena. Tho number To-
December, 1888, just received, contains tn,
proceedings OF Tho New England conference,
of charities. correction and philanthropy,
held at Newton, Mass, October, 1898. which
is full OF interest.
The library has nearly complete set o
the Charitiss Review. published In Nov
York city. The following articles desc, ',
special mention: 'The Plain Path of Re.
form" brief statement of what to do will
pnupsrisn. By Rev. Washington GLADDEN.
OF OaeVeinnu. Cnlo, April, !o32; IN
Friendly Visitors Oppo tnnity," by Alfre,
I. White, president Of tho Brooklyn Bu
reau of Charities. April, 1898; ''Ihe Churcl
and the Problem of Poverty in Cities" b.
John Il. Commons. professor of politics
economy. university OF Indiana. May, 1888
The number fot November. 1893. is devote.
to ,ort OF the ninsteensh national con
ference of charities and correction, held a
Denver, June, 1892. NJ
| Ihe national conference OF charities an,
correction has hold twenty annual meet
inRs. In the published proceedings. o
which the library has q partial set, ther
are many articles from tho foremost spe
cialists in the field of organized charity.
FRANK G. PATrEN, Librarian.