The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-01-06

Take Care OF By the "a ems
Charity, Of all virtues the grandests IS
the watchword Of the Topeka Associated
charities. which net last evening al Rep
sesentative hall Very few Of the busl-
ness men Of the city were presents the
entire audience might be classed - work
ing men,
People subscribed ten and I'VE dollars
20 the fund who would have 70 make
sscrf fees to- nav lt and although the
meeting was not as large IN hunters as
that Of asst week yet more money was
raised flor the cause Of charity AN early
$500 was given at last nights meeting
5sarshall's military band was there,
and besides Offering their services as
musicians. they contributed ten dollars
10 the fund The Topeka coal %. con-
tributed five tons of zeal, and Lacey S
drug store @4 o i'm drugs.
President g. IL smith ln calling the
meeting to 0rder said. ~H e have met
tonight in the interest Of Associated
Charities. ~ nat is IL and how does 1T
W0rkT
SOUR purpose is one of cooperation
and we want to cooperate with al
efforts thai are being made. We are en-
tering upon q winter with great many
cases Of dest tuti0n- which Will increase
ia the next few months, and the cry for
cold weather comes The pleasant
weather SO far has been gOQsen4 and
we want % BIZ prepared when the cold
weather comes TO meet every case Of
need
SOUR charity does away with imposture
to great degree. Every case Of want
Will be Investigated and tie public funds
placed where they will do the most good
"The door giving and pocket giving on
the street cruelty as il is NOT perma-
~nft aF r,H rffa rYo4 IN
begging the next day and SO throughout
the winter
-NNe want to make work and labor the
basis Of ali giving, and If applicants can
work they shall Le made to do so as far
as possible LIE that viii not work
neither shall be eat'
~Ingles4de las come to as all ready
and Says, ALL 1e have and can DO IS Ia q 1T
you feet; that IS 2 noble stand taken BY
that noble charity, and 50 with all Of OFT
people they are enthusiastic, and 1T H.
cooperation that we want Iopeka's
heart is right, ana when we shall get 70
work. there will not be 4 soul It'd the city
that VIII suffer from cold or hunger this
winter
..Ihere IT'S one impression that I don't
want % 60 abroad, and that is. That We
have great amount Of money to give
away. wv K are not planning for amy man
% give UP b IS job and fan back on our
charity for Lelp; if we ind such q man
he Is coming. All we can do is to help
those who ARE unable 10 get work aud
are without means Cf support either for
themselves Or their families"
After Dir Smiths remarks Narshall's
band again favored the audience with a
Captain J. Lee Knight was next intro
duced by President Smith. He sald-
~Ihe care Of the poor ana how to best
supply theI wants is one of the greatest
.ft
society. Not ia this city alone but
throughout .hs whole country has been
heard Che cry which stirs the humanity
in man TO help.
s-Ihere is promiscuous tendency
among some to say that the terms pow
erty and crime are synonymous III nv
experience as q nae mber of the board Of
county commissioners, 4 ann led to be-
Aeye ID many cases that poverty is the
parent and not the child Of crime. For
tive years | nave met almost daily the
suffering peer Of this city and county,
and such pleas for help have been all
most heartren1ing il q great many cases
There are frauds among the poor as
among all asses of society. Fraud and
crime have non been tolerated biz us and
the pclcy Of the board has been to help
those who have most willingly attempted
to help themselves. In our work WE
have been aided TO q great extent by the
ladies IF lngleslde ana Orphans Home.
work and believes that this organization
viii de much good"
After another selection by the band
Charles $. CAleed spoke as follows
IA read very foolish article the other
day which said that charity wasn't
wanted now but work. And Is / Re-
mem bered CHE greatest Of all virtues is
charity - seemed absurd, but analyze it
and Let me ask yOu why is any man under
any more obligation e give days work
than go give ham. The only
obi CATION is the Christian obligation. /
believe h CHARITY and rememb er when
job given go me would have been as
much charity as $40 bill. and I have no
more right 10 ask man for work when
he doesn't need my services than L have
70 ask him for money. Charity IS what
we want.
-Ihe fact that makes the world better
today than It has ever been before Is the
nagnlhcence ana extent Of its charities.
~ c man ln Kansas can starve if his stu
alton IS known.
'ln giving charity system is neces-
sary- 1r is not enough to give a man
ham IL he has to walk forty miles to
get Il You cant give dollar for char
ify II the aisburHing Of id costs TWO dol
lars
"All through our social organization
the spirit p PAS come in of taking care oil
those who can't take care Of themselves.
HN e can T Do all here that has been
done ln the great cities, bur we can do
All in our power. and # we don't do that
we are ln5urlng ourselves more than the
poor"
After Mr.. Gleed's speech Bernard
Kelly conducted the financial part of the
meeting. and succeeded ia raising about
$500. among the offers was i've tons III
coal from the Topeka Coal com nanv