The Saint Paul globe., 1898-11-07

brass and tinkling cymbals.' The
spirit of love is founded on the Father
hood of God and the brotherhood of
man. These take their meaning from
charity.
I'm the pages of history we see the
expression of this great virtue. Its es-
sential is the giving up of self-a sac
rifice. Beginning with that one inn
mortal sacrifice, we can think of thou
sands of His followers men and wom-
en-. leaving father, mother and home,
to go out and do something that would
make them more useful in the world,
and Issue them reward in the here
after.
"As society has enlarged-as the
world has expanded-it has appeared
To many that charity is now a me-
chanical thing-a mere study in po-
litical economy. Some people today
look with suspicion on our organiza-
ticn, and say that 1T is too much OF
machine But this Is not so. True
charity is as much alive IN our mldst
as ever We have still amongst us
men and women who will sacrifice
themselves to care for the wounded on
the battlefield, and the sick in the laz-
arctic. who will care for the widow and
fatherless. and be kind to old age.
.'some there are, it is true, whose
motives are unworthy who give aims
a
for display more than to benet1t their
fellow men.
"Some people ask us why we organ
ize in order to do good. The Asso-
ciated Charities is not an almsgiving
institution And it is precisely in this
that 1t displays its greatest useful
ness. Our officers have now records
of over $4,000 cases. It is their duty
to investigate, and to give confidential
information to those who will make
thes most use of it. There are always
MANY doubtful cases that require care
full handling. ImpoStors crop up from
dime to time, and our files are inval-
liable to keep tab on these, and 10
determine the course of other relief
societies with whom we cooperate.
The Associated Charities has been in
dorsed by important public institu-
tions like the beard of control, the
relief society, the ST. Vincent de Paul
society and the asylums. It acts as a
check on the duplits2 ton of almsglving.
We have experience of cases where
! assistance has been asked at the same
time from the Associated Charities, the
board Of control and the relief society.
1.-THE method of keeping an eye on
chronic beggars has a wonderful ef-
feet. There is a kind of telegraphy
there is a check on them and that
there is liable to be an investigation,
they think twice before attempting
imposition"
Rev Mr.. Johnson began his address
with the Scriptural quotation, 1.-THE
poor ye have always with you" He
said the world was full Of all kinds
of wants, which there was no chance
Of satisfying. AS long as the present
dispensation lasts, the poor will be al
WAY with us. No scheme, however
elaborate, could be devised to wipe out
poverty. Paupers were made, as a
rule. by either shiftlessness or early
marriages or drink, the latter above ALL
When people become poor they are
lonely. Nothing separates a man from
his fellow quicker than poverty. 1t is
the duty Of every citizen to consider
the poor. It is the church's vocation
to unite all men and make them as
society as well as the rich. They are
Of national Importance. The wage
earning class is as great factor In
the world as the class to which it ca
ters The rich need the poor as truly
as the poor need the rich.
Rev. Mr.. Johnson deprecated the
idea of charity at arms length. Boun-
ty should not be administered to the
unfortunate In order to get rid of them.
The highest and truest charity not
only relieves, but lifts up. There is
wealth enough in the nation to relieve
the poor ten times over, without
cramping the rich.
There is a well-defined idea that the
rich are getting richer and the poor
poorer. But statistics go to show that
the poor are in better circumstances
today than they were fifty years ago."
Dr. Rhodes said there were three rea-
sons why the Associated Charities was
worthy Of support. 1t checked impos-
ture-it acted as q spur to the indolent
lit aided worthy unfortunates. Peo-