Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-01-08
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Tho cilz.ns OF San Fpnc'tco have
decided upon method " giving om'
playmcut to the many men dtairing
work la TIA. place uul unable 10 OBJ
tain IT, The city government had gone
90 Ehat % lrlt be the ull extent Of iis
powers IN providing bb3r Tor the uu.
employed, bat largo number Of the
latter still remained. Business men
anI ministers then concluded 10 DO
what they could. A registration Of the
unemployed was made, and 1900 men
placed tbclr names on the lisL or
these jDl stated they were the heads Of
iami.ita
Asa means Of raising iundi TO pay
wages fJr such % these msn as could
bu given employment, the ministers
engaged loo the work of obtaining
money by subscription. IL was de.
sided q Try and make tho amount
$4,000 by tho opening OF spring, as
that sum was clnudproi % be sufficient
20 meet opfus.ng needs Of the silu.
alton until that time. Ia the flut
effort nearly s3i,OOl was promised.
Sub cup,lonl attn continue obr taken.
How 90 cxpouI the money to the
bost advantage was the next question,
and an executive committee selected
by mass meeting considered tle sub.
Icci. They concluded that ~ ths
money was contributed by the public
II should 20 10 make some public im.
pr0ycment. A large portion Of GOLDEN
| Gate park was Ia SUCH condition that o.
great amouutof labor could buput upon
10 ana tbs park be- thus rendered.
more beautiful ani c1nvsnlel. Tor lae
public, and OF the same "a permanent
| Improvement DO made. 10 was dc.
o,dei, Therefore, TINT tho proposed
work be all donB tn the pars, under
the direction OF tbs regular clmmis.
sionors, aud that tho men emplJyoi b.
given i per day. This was REGARDED
as sufficient coming from the relief
ilnd, and whom tho men could better
themselves they wefe At iibsdy 10 DO
30 without being complained at Tho
whole 5000 men oanno, DO put to work
Mt one time, 20 the mon with families
arc to BIO taken hlsi, aud tho others
arc 10 bcgivcn employment alternate.
~ according u their neels for foji
aud clothing.
The San Franolscans who have on.
gagged In this charitable work are
deserving OF great credit therefor.
Such an act Is a part Of practical reli.
gion, ami Is responsive 10 a truly
divine inspiration. Theirs arc some
people WAC talk about assisting IA @
needy, but when action Ia that
direction Il considered they are not
there; such people reprrscn, the very
auuthesis Of tfue religion, ~ they ura
without the deed that l. In harmony
with tho principle. Bu. there utv
oIhcm who not only talk OF doing good
but follow their words by works in
accord herewith. Utah has a good
many Of this latter class who have been
showing forth the principle OF divine
love Ia their charitable deeds this
winter, and no doubt there viii b.
further scope Tor this noble work,
though There Is much less Of poverty
In this section than Ia other parts Of
the country. IL Is probable that there
we're very few Of the literal contrlbu.
tors ior the destitute who ever thought
OF reward when they added their mite
TO the fund. Yet tho return OF good
Tor the good 10 r certainly; the cause
having been placel In operation, IT.
legitimate effect mus. follow. Gle
that giveth to the poor lendeth to the
Lord" aud to him viii thu measure
DO returned, here and heFea ter,
"heapei up and running over"