The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-09

and money that we annually throw
sway and consecrate them to the work
which will be far more economical anu
helpful. This is reducing the problem 10
its very lowest terms. From one point
of view it Is purely utilitarian, II aims
at the greatest happiness OF the greaser
number. But that is not pad louLua
ton on which to build. That must ps
the substructure of the kingdom OF LOU
No one knows the JOY OF lVlhg III nc
kingdom until he has tried IT a WINE.
We would not condemn the working
Mems Loan association because II re-
turns interest to investors. The practical
philanthropists are those who invest
freely. We should welcome economic
charities of this sort
But If we are already confident tnat
the Associated Charities is useful IN
stitution in modern social life; II we
need no persuasion to win our allegl-
ance; If we regard it as charitable man
kind in its most efficient form, let us
! by all means give to it plentifully ana
| directly. Let us not force this servant
! Of ours to fall back on the various
means of extracting money from the
public that are now in vogue. Fairs, So
called charity balls and games are the
channels Of much Of the enthusiasm OF
modern benefactors. 1t is taken LOT
granted that money cannot be raised
for any purpose without offering artl-
cles for sale at exorbitant rates; we
think that funds win be Forthcoming If
we advertise a subscription dance; we
imagine that the Golfers may be filed If
we render the donors perfectly obliv-
ious to the object by means of the ex-
citing and interesting athletic contest.
A fair is a good thing; 1t stimulates in
terest in the objects for sale and ele-
Yates the ideals of both the maker OF
articles and the purchaser. A well con-
Quoted ball is an excellent thing. 1t ed
i ucates a graceful and courteous people
| Games, base ball and foot ball are one
tof the most hopeful and helpful features
of modern society. If played properly
they do much TO develop the promising
boy into the well built and well disci-
plined man, and to keep the healthy
man alert and active. All these, as well
are good to attend and pleasant tC
watch. But they are not the ideal vehi-
cles of help to our fellow man. The best
that can be said of them is that they
produce money. But they distract the
attention from the real object; they an
initiate the proper motive; they hide
| the personal element under a mass o.
business, pleasure and sport. The char
ity thereby becomes the secondary fea
ture, If itcome to anything at all. Thu
work is great enough and importan
enough to demand direct attention ant
first hand support. 1t must not be for
gotten that in charity there are at leas
two parties-the one who gives and tn
one who takes. There Is nothing in an.
manly code of morals, be it Christian
or any other, to suggest that the recipi
ents were the only ones to benefit there
by. 1t is quite as important to inculcat
lofty and healthy means of giving as t
insist upon upright and helpful meth
DDS of receiving. The society feels tn
latter very keenly; perhaps it is con
lscious of the other as well. Nothing tina
stands between us and our fellow hu
man beings can ever be of permanen
service to either them or us. 1t onl.
deceives one into the idea that he il
performing his social duty.
May we rather think the matter owe
carefully, giving it the combined atten
ton of head and heart. If we can SCI
that the society rests upon those tw'
salient characteristics of today-a larg
and inclusive human sympathy and tn
Ipower of organiZation-let US co-operat
with it directly. If we may know tina
its aim is to produce permanent result
with the "alms of good advice, 9Th
moral support of true friendship" an,
with the power of first love, let u
identify ourselves with such service; 70
only thus shall we effectually reach on
real neighbor, only thus shall we low
God with our heart, mind, soul an
strength, only thus shall we enter int
that boundless realm Of love whic
Christ has called eternal life.