The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-02-22

The efficiency of our association is cor
 dially recognized generally. Yet 1t is a
 curious fact that difficulty is experience
 ed in securing funds for administration
 purposes. Expert employees are neces-
 sary for this, as for all special work,
 and must be adequately recompensed
 for their services. Provision must be
 made for the care of the building, in
 vestigation is sometimes expensive, and
 in many ways funds are required to
 properly promote the work. All of this
 is readily acknowledged by thoughful people, yet the association derived near ly half of it's support last year from be-
 quests (which ought to have been ap-
 piled on the mortgage), and is to-day in debt for current expenses.
 On the other hand funds for direct relief, coal, food, clothing, etc, come
 voluntarily, and there has been no lack
 even in recent exceptional times. A
 'cold snap" inspires benevolent impul- ses, and funds are sent in, but 1t is usu- ally stipulated that they shall be used for direct relief, and therefore We can not eXpend them otherwise. Hence we occasionally find ourselves with no funds for current expenses and balance in favor of the relief account. Uncondi- tional contributions will give us greater freedom, as in that case we could use them wherever necessary, and still as- sure the community that the poor will not suffer.
 Two bequests were received the past year, which are gratefully acknowledg- ed, $500 from the estate of Major H. H. Strong and $2,500 from that of the late Hiram Camp Of this amount $2,000 was applied on the mortgage and the balance we were forced to use for cur rent expenses.
 Our subscription list needs enlarging. Many of the former liberal contributors have died, removed from town, or have been forced to discontinue assistance by business reverses, or for other causes. We need to fin their places and to se- cure new supporters. It may be best to employ a collector who will present the needs of the association and it is hoped that his statements may receive a fa- vorable consideration and result in ni- creased contributions.
 A special donation of $100 worth of meat and grocery orders from the firm of Strong, Barnes &t Hart has proved to be exceedingly useful, and large dona- tions of garments, etc., from the Needle work guild, the United Workers and many individuals have enabled us to clothe many people. In the disposition of these articles the work test has been applied and some equivalent secured when possible from the able-bodied,
 f,, 4s direct relief, yet the conf- dence of the public in our management has, to some extent, laid this work upon us, and our facilities for coupling work with relief have very materially aided us in avoiding undesirable complica- tions. 45lou
 The degree of cooperation with the Farious charitable agencies and the pub lie generally is very great and we are not aware of single antagonistic or ganization. Differences of opinion ex ist but they are friendly in tone, the of a mutual desire to benefit the unfortunate being general,
 Our relations with the town commit tee on outside poor have steadily be- come more intimate for the past nine years, valuable information is frequent l Iy exchanged, and it is safe to say that | the cooperation thus maintained is of | great economic value to the com munity.
 The police department Is an important | factor in the care of the poor The pa trolmen very generally know the char acter of the people on their beat, and | we have always found them ready to l assist in investigation, wise in counsel | and personally generous in relieving | suffering Not infrequently we en- counter people who have been material y aided in this way.
 IN RELIGIOUS WORK.
 The religious care of the dependent class we do not assume, The denomi- national differences are so great that | we feel the wisest course for us to pur- sue is, as far as possible, to secure ma erial aid, inculcate morality and stim- Hate thrift We refer the spiritual care If the subject to the pastor, priest or 'abbi, as the preference may be indi- ,ated or disclosed. Where there is no l choice recourse is had to some of the Jarious missions.
 It is d source of much satisfaction to Is that we have on our board of direc- ors representatives of nearly every made of religious belief, working to- sether harmonously for the good of the 
 In all large cities experiments, more 1T less successful, are in operation, and he general trend of their efforts is to- ward making the dependent classes and self-respecting. York is the great specific. The main difficulty is how to apply it. The farm .olony Originally we believe, the sug- ,estion of the Salvation army) is bought by many to afford a hopeful outlook.
 We are yet a small city, comparative y, but the problems that confront the arger ones are incipient here, Thirty Iifferent nationalities came to our att ention the past year Half of all cases we're foreign born, as well as tWo-thirds f the residents. The causes of distress n the main were preventable, and the evising of means to this end should ngage the attention of the humane, nd the economist. We now have a ecord of over 1000 residents, many of whom still need care.
 The multiplication of individual, inde- d.