Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-02-18

Ear o. uonan they rauss 80 nmsse
AID fee a 1f<z. but su<a a. will rival
/ ths attrsctions VI the saiooa aud tn~
d..ire for driDk. I kBow . fften1ls
/ vis.tor VINO startsd games Of various
/ DESCRIPTIONS IN . fanliy. thai spread
thfo1gh the reighoornooa Aad en-
crossed 20 much attention that ta<y
ruined the corner ssioeo. Proper and
/ eieyatiux associations NAV % ted up 10
1 that vnsen vii tend powerfully 10
strengthen the viii - reslss tsmptations
| and mutually lead TO . more comfort
| abls and b<ttsf life. They may cons
| N approprsAte lectures and ualverslty
| est<nslon oOcrses, worked up ~ the
I friendly visitors collectively. bat tins
repeat cannot Be q ne IN . minute, or
/ IN . month. o. IN Q year. IL must BE .
groutn and no matter about age. HUI.
mainly 70 never 10 Old 90 grow. IL
/ NAV b that you cant teach IN cid dog
/ new trscks. but mAn 10 never Too old To
learn, and he will learn X the infiu-
enc<s which surround him are suff-
Gently attractive aud aliuring.
Friendly Waiting = not friendly relief
work.
"Tosum upthe whole matter. friendly
Waiting does not mean . spasmodlc In
terest in family whicn ceases when
the temporary distress OF the family 10
over. but . SUBSTANTIAL, friendly reIa-
ton. = permanent strengthening that
will Cultivate . better frisndship.
! gently aud without appearance grind
ing. 70 . higher and holier life And
the friendly visitor WHO remains stead
fast, faithful TO the trust, becomes q
SAINT without perhaps knowing IT."
Mrs. Resssaa's PIss.
He makes strong showing for or
gained work. Mr.. Rosenau said:
at you were thoroughly acquainted
with the subjsct you would only
family realize the great problem that
confrona every community-poverty
vice. crime and general uniitness.
Every state legislature 10 called
upon to appropriate money TO build 90
called institutions. in my own state
OF New York over SO. 000. 900 10 invested
IN such institutions and the annual ex-
pendlture amounts 10 $4,000. 900.
have tried TO make IN estimate OF
what Is expended in America for tina
benefit of the 'submerged TENTH As
nearly - l can estimate IL cver $780,
100000 . year IL thus expended.
Desultory charity now can remedy
this. Organization aud sclence may.
The first etfost TO battle scientifically
| with the problem was made In 1880 by
the Roman catholic church.
"ln 1869 the Charity Organization co.
ciety Of London was formed. 1t Was
/ an event in tue social history of the
world. Then science began its battle
against sentiment. Little by little the
4 49,. --{sx t.A r. IN
movement reached America. II was a
crisis in municipal affairs that gave
Buffalo its society. In 1876. when Buff
falo was q city Of lac. 900, the charity
expenditures Of the overseer of poor
as that paid for educate u. In 1873.
! clety was formed, the city's expendi-
ture for outdoor relief fell TO SOL 900.
In 1879 they fell TO sac 900. and In 1850
to $50 200. All Of this was not due to
the organization. Times had improved.
But If you make . rsupsr IN time OF
distress, his manhood never returns in
. time Of property.
| The Jukss Family.
"The celebrated Jukes family OF New
York IN seven generations cost the
| state VI, loO, uVV-
I'm this city the total expenditure for
outdoor relief for the year ending May
so. 1892. amounted TO $i9,954, an IN
crease OF 81 500 over the year previous.
The general expenses of the city gov
eminent in that time amounted to
5000, 900. The outdoor charity
amounted to nearly " per cent OF the
total expenditures. In Buffalo it
amounts to only ~ per cent Ii is evil
dent that there 10 something wrong
here. The director OF the poor tells
ns that there are about 600 families on
the books. About 800 of these were
put on after the cold weather came IN
November. No one man can look
after this work properly. The director
OF the poor who has that task imposed
upon him cannot help doing more
parn than good.
"Now waat are you doing in your
private relief. We all have hearts and
do not like TO wound them by refusing
a dollar to N apparently suffering
fellow being. The giving OF dollar
10 poor man or a poor woman Is not
relief. lou don't know the cTcnm-
stances. and he may be no better off
than he was before. II woman tells
you that size Is TO BE- turned out of her
house because she couldn't pay the
rent. you give her . cents. That
doefn't pay Il, but enc thinks II shs
can get quarter from you she can
from other persons, and the result j.
she Will begin systematic begging. You
commit s0clal crime when you help
teach persons that they can get some
thing for no.ning. What becomes OF
I 81 - l..
tuted by the bret beggar that comes
along.
Newspaper Relief
81 noticed IN a morning newspaper
today an appeal for help tor q suffer.
ing family. ! have seen 90 nlucn in
jury wrought by that class of news
payer appeals and have seen 40 niaay
evil results from II that | am almost q
/ crank on tho subject.
1--WE are giving TOO much relief these
days and too ittle charity. With tue
improvement OF neia Ifs cosues tue
gradual rasing Of toe poor and the
gradual elimination Of peCpefsm.
"The object of charity organization
society IL not TO do away with relief.
bat g unite and sssinlulate al TIRE
Otner societ.ea There u enough relief
IN the city. A society - needed 10 d
rect that relief. Ofgaolze Il and your
poof will he letter taken care Of than
they evsr nave been before aud YOU
vii bsss fewer Of them.
DO n seslst n prsctcing that ex.
ploded theory that the stale oses you
lsiug. The state owfs no man 4
living nnless he makes himself worthy
~ slsins. Stop Competition IN cnsx-
~ Organ - = charity tra.t.'