Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-20
WE MUST HELP THE POOR.
Suggestions rs to How This Chrisnan
Duty May Be Performed.

RICHMOND, VA. November 10. ls9i
To the Editor OF the Dispatch:
am glad TO see attention called IN
YOUR issue of yesterday to the claims Oh
the poor this winter. l have been max
ing inquiry into this. and ma 'ne
"Associated Charities" IS a thing OF the
mast. / am sorry TO find that Mr. Harry
Uutzler and DR.. Calisch, who did much
in getting up this association. are WITH
ont heart or hope; that is-Mr Hultzer
tolls mo he has called meetings or the
hoard. and no one responds. Mrs. W. II.
Peasants tells me the same thins'
This society did much good in the one
year Of its life. Something must De done'
and we have not time 10 delay. can
affirm with confidence that there VIII De
great distress-greater than last winter
should the weather be severe. Matters
have not improved much this fall. as we
all hoped. There was considerable
conflict last year, and this must De
avoided now. We must divide the needy:
1. Into the clinic poor who are
classed as Outdoor poor. The city must
take care of them; that is-they must
give them all they absolutely need. After
they have helped them these people
must not apply 10 any one else. They are
the clty's poor.
?. There must be work for the unem-
ployed men Colonel Cutsh1w must
be authorized to get It ready; not In
doing unnecessary work In levelllns
streets that no one complained OF for
| fifty years, and laying pavements at
cost to city and citizens that l nave
walked on all my life. and never thought
anything was wrong (see Cary from lhru
10 First street and Seventeenth from
/ Broad 10 Marshall; a new pavement WAS
needed here. but not the Stores
/ DAMAGED TO an immense extent0; but
work done on the parks and elsewhere
| that will have to be done at no distant
! dav. AS money buys more than form
/ erly. let the wages be lowered. Let the
/ n On ont of work come forward AMI regis
ter at some place to be appointed and 20
TO work. Al.
3. Let all the churches prepare to take
| care of their own poor and protect theii
from seeking public charity; TINS Is
MAINLY their duty If they would be con-
! slstent II is Idle for me to say low
that brother or sister. but am no
going TO inquire whether they need heip
/ though | have every reason 10 tnlnk 80
THE world is suffering much for the wan
| of practical religion. IL Is easy 10 say
! "Be We fed ana clOtHtu' Inv r,
Is abundently able % do this Work: ~
should be done cheerfully l have a man
! formed plan for union of all the churcle'
/ for this purpose, but have not space LOT
! II here. Some years ago l bought IdIs.
quantities of inferior wood and coal az
| wholesale prices and sold 1t at cost MOI
/ having sense to know that man uolhs
This sort Of business can't credit ioS'
s5o0 or $500. 1t Is not proposed 10 inter
| fore with the trade. l refer to sort VI
"co-operatlou' plan for four or hN'
months In the year
We must slit ont the drunkards ana
law oilers. The Apostle says a man "ho
will not work should not eat. III we
shalI he compelled to feed those men, pun
them IN iaii or In the poorhouse' SO tha'
/ thov cease - disgrace city AS oai
ron and POOR as Scotland Is. no man oi
woman Is allowed to beg in their s'Iee1a
THE same Is true Of Paris. But nave
taken TOO much Of your space. III coz,
cIusion. / am willing 10 cooperate WIN
ANYBODY at any time in this matter.
am perfectly satisfied that God III Uni,
country especially. has made apuhuah'
nrovlsion for the support OF all our pei,
nile. and Christians must see that his WIZ
IL faithfully carried out. Inc s'rohs
must help the weak, the rich the Poo'
or we have denied the faith. l.