The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-02-14
|1D HEI,P. THE POOR.
;NEfAss MEETING HELL, TN
WORTHLNGTON.
Generous People Contribute to
the Relief Fund.

the Relief Fund. ...5
l8 Ihe Snow and cold weather are sea
Isonnable, and they are always welcom-
Sed by the majority, but will the ma
Hljority think of the minority to whom
${tlley bring terrible suffering and dis
Htress. The beautiful snow sends the
Iblood tingling through the veins,
| gives new impetus to business, sets
the sleigh bells to jingling, sends
merry sleighing parties here and
There, but it brings to many localities
,assmuch suffering,> Nebraska and South
sssDakota seem tc be unfortunate this
Ibyear. They need aid, and what can
IfNorthington.d do, has been the ques-
ftion of late. g.. r. p. i. .s
IA / mass meeting was held in G. A.
IR. 1ISR. hall Sunday evening, to talk the
fmatter over. The pastors of the yari
Gus churches were. present to lerd
ltheir assistance, and the hall was filled
to it's utmost capacity. The meeting
was opened with song by the con
gregation, after which Rev. Robinson
read a scripture lesson, and Rev.
McCune led'in prayer. Rev. McCul-
1I.loln WAS unanimously elected chair
man, and he appointed Rev. Aull sec
}.retary. The committee on investiga
ton, appointed a short time ago, was
called upon to report, and the letters
mentioned in last weeks ADVANCE,
We're read by Editor Smith. One let
ter was from Gregory county and the
other from Brule county, South Da-
|kota, and were signed by reliable per
sons. ....,s -.:..... .....= !
\ standing relief committee of five
Wss appointed to solicit aid and for
ward aid to South Dakota. This COM
mittee was instructed to get few
leading farmers in each township in:
terested in the work and have them
solicit aid il their township. D. *.
.!sIe s,lniSss M HI.
ton, G. J. Snallwood and Chas. Cram
dali were appointed as said commit
tee.
A subscription paper was passed
through the audience, and S32. IS was
a,eollection was ken up,
and S17.7O was secured. 1t was
deemed best to open relief headquar
ters at the office of Ramage a. Small
wood, where all supplies will be re-
ceived. The work is in good hands,
and all the money, clothing, grain,
ETC., donated will be sent where it will
do the most good.
The weather this winter has been
very favorable to- the many poor peo
pie of this country, but the recent
cold snap and goodly supply of snow
found thousands unprepared. Can
those who sit by comfortable fires or
in steam furnace heated rooms call
up pictures of houses where there are
no fires, and of rooms where the in
mates can only keep warm by re-
naming in bed? Can these people
picture to themselves the distress,
sore distress that has come to good
people of South Dakota and Nebras-
ka.a Many have little or no food, lit
tie or 10 fuel.
The good people Of this state may
never know how much their help
may do. Many of the leaders in this
grand and enobling work are people
who lived in this section during the
grasshopper plague and We're at that
time compelled to draw upon the
charity of the world. The South Da-
kota and Nebraska sufferers are de-
serving Of assistance. The persons
who need aid are mainly farmers.
They are industrious people, else
hey would not be found on the farm.
They are ambitious, because only
persons with true ambition brave the
of frontier life to make
ZONES for themselves. '''Tis more
blessed to give than to receive" is a
GOOD and true adage, and we trust it
will find lodgment in the hearts Of '
IL our people who are able to give.
BLOOM Townships LiEcraIity.