The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-19
CARE OF THE POOR.
WHAT THE CHARITY ORGANIzA-
TI0N SOCIETY Is DOING.
Agent Allen Reports Mere Appli-
cants for Aid Than Ever-Seed of
More Union and Co-0peration
Among the Churches and Charity
Societies.

Agent Allen, OF the Charity Organization
Society. reports more applicants for aid
than ever, and says there is greater need
Of more union and co-operatioHamong ali
the churches and charitable organizations
OF the city.
In connection with this the following
editorial from ST. Marks Rubrie. Rev.
ID. G. CARROTS. paper. may prove inter-
esting. Mr.. Garrett Is president OF the
Charity Organization Society and is labor
ing 10 bring all the churches of Seattle
into practical association for the care Of
the poor.
The Rubric says:
AT all times. but especially at such a
crisis of hard times as these. which never
seem TO end in Seattle, the churches have
a work to do-platn. glorious, man-ap-
proving and God-commending. Il is to
take hold of every case OF misfortune, OF
poverty or vice. and grapple with II low
ingly. persisteatly and successfully. II
can be done
with one true Christian family or one
Christian man or woman, with church
back of him TO Offset single case of
struggling need. nine times out OF ten
remedy for suffering wiz be found Causes
OF poverty. too. VIII be uprooted by con-
certed action among the churches. The
present plan OF charity organization is
all that is wanted in the way of method.
The demand Is for energy and fidelity 10
carry the plan into operation. The
than IN taking hold by districts OF all
the distress. lack OF employment and in
capacity in this city. Every church en-
listed should have a good strong com
mittee TO do the work, and it should be
done thoroughly. This committee should
come TO the stated meetings and get what
information is needed 70 do their work
wisely. The church that holds back. re-
fusing 10 cooperate IN this united effort.
is not proving itself loyal 10 Him who
went about doing good. IL is not ex-
pected that each church shall assume the
responsibility Of feeding all the poor with
in It's district. Cnbelievers and nom
church-going people have responsibility
as outlined by law. The county commits
sioners WILL for every worthy case, supply
groceries. What IL needed Is personal
friendship for the poor, somebody 10 see
that the family gets the food. And. De-
sides this. there Is the greater need or
teaching people how 10 help themselves,
the furnishing OF temporary or permanent
employment, TO give reimbursement; in
word. to be n friend TO the frtendless.
Emergency relief may and should be
given whenever needed, and with the city
divided into so many districts the burden
on each church will not De greater tnan
each church should be willing 10 bear. IN
no better way can the churches Demon
strate 10 outsiders the power OF Christians
ify than In making this Christianity prac-
teal IL any church, through It's pastor
or trustees prefers to crfticfse rather
than cooperate, 70 go along It's own way,
hiding its selfisnness behind a false In
dependence. let IL go that way. The COM
Tnunity. well as God. VIII be the judge
OF that church's right and title 20 the
name Christian. The plan r. before the
city The ministers meeting has Endorsed
IT. The rooms. with volunteer agent,
ere open tsS Sullivan bullding) Thirty
churches have agreed TO DO the Lords
business for the poor IN this way What
We want Is 10 have the business attended
20. Reports must be made 20 Mr. Allen
az his rooms. Committees must meet to-
gether and md ont how things ere going.
A case that - remanaei TO q church must
be attended 20. Either by public or pri-
vats aid the poor must be given work or
bread Many Of tho committees need In
struetion about applying 70 the county
commissioners. Every family now on the
books OF the commissioners AZ recipients
II relief must Re visited and hsfrten6ed.
the unworthy deferred from feeding at
the public crib ard taught 70 be more
worthy the really deserving helped all
the more and made 10 feel that there IS
stlll a chance for them 20 become tude-
neadent. Two things are now necessary
knowledge OF the methods OF organized
charity interest enough 70 put these
methods into application"